'''Original air date:''' 4/18/2000 ''(produced in 1999)''

'''Production code:''' 2ACX-07

Chris paints Peter an abstract painting for his birthday, which Peter uses to cover up the broken window in his car. When an art dealer from New York happens upon the painting and declares it a masterpiece, the Griffins are off to New York City, where the art dealer tries to mold Chris into an artist, and Peter (who feels that Chris is too good to be with his family) tries to exploit Meg's talent for bird calling.

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!!This episode contains examples of:

* AbusiveParents: How Music/BingCrosby is portrayed.
--> '''Bing Crosby''': And if your kids give you any lip, you can beat 'em with a sack of sweet Valencia oranges. They won't leave a bruise, and they'll let 'em know who's boss. There's ''no'' doubt about it.
* AdamWesting: The cast of ''Series/MurphyBrown'' appears to poke fun at their old show.
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Bob Funland confronts Peter after he causes a ruckus at his theme park:
--> '''Bob Funland''': This place is my legacy. So what have you done with ''your'' life, ya jerk?
* BaitAndSwitch: The episode opens with a black screen as Peter says he doesn't want to take off his blindfold until he reaches his birthday surprise. The next scene shows he's driving down the road with the blindfold on, to Lois's horror.
* DealWithTheDevil: Peter would sell his soul to be famous. Satan is about to close the deal, until he's informed that he ''already'' sold his soul in 1976 for Bee Gees tickets, and ''again'' in 1981 for half a Mallomar.
* EvilLawyerJoke: In response to the above item, Satan says he needs a lawyer to sort it out. The featured condemned sinners immediately raise their hands.
* FantasticRacism: Meg's bird calls end up seriously offending some pigeons. And [[Series/SesameStreet Big Bird]].
* IHaveNoSon: Peter says this, but admits that he still has Stewie and Meg.
* IncrediblyLongNote: Peter holds the last word of his song about Meg ("MEEEEEEE!") ''through the commercial break'' and is still holding it at the start of the next act. This joke is ruined a bit on Adult Swim airings, since they put the commercial breaks in a different place.
* {{Jerkass}}: A flashback shows Peter making fun of Bob Funland (as a kid) for missing his mommy (which turns out to be Funland grieving over his dead mother in a cemetery).
* LiterallyFallingThroughTheCracks: Supermodel Kate Moss is portrayed as [[PaperPeople so incredibly thin]] that she can get sucked out by the draft near an open window, caught up in the brushes of a passing street sweeper, and fall through the tiniest cracks in a wooden floor.
* NotWhatItLooksLike: A bull was in a china shop looking at a vase when Peter's runaway golf ball crashed through the window and caused a DisasterDominoes effect that destroyed all the shop's china. The store owner then comes out of his office and sees the bull surrounded by the shattered merchandise.
-->'''Bull''': I know what you're thinking.
* TheOtherDarrin: InUniverse. TheTeaser features a joke of a man named Carter Banks filling in for Brian. He does so poorly that Stewie considers [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere leaving the show]].
* PaperPeople: How Kate Moss is portrayed due to how skinny she is.
* RuleOfFunny: Peter somehow sold his soul ''twice''.
* SameSurnameMeansRelated: A brief cutaway reveals that Creator/KathyGriffin was a distant cousin of the show's Griffin family.
* ShoutOut:
** At one point while walking down the streets of New York, the scenery behind Peter and Meg switches to backdrops reminiscent of ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones''.
** "I'm Neptune, God of the sea." "No you're not, I am. [[Film/AnnieHall And you know nothing of my work."]]
** Peter's song is a parody of "Everything's Coming Up Roses" from the musical ''Theatre/{{Gypsy}}''. There's also a shot of Peter and Meg sailing near the Statue of Liberty, which is a nod to ''Theatre/FunnyGirl''.
* SoldHisSoulForADonut: Peter says that he'd sell his soul to be famous. The Devil hears him and is eager to buy, but his assistant tells him that Peter already sold his soul in 1976 for [[Music/TheBeeGees Bee Gees]] tickets, and again in 1981 for ''half a Mallomar''.
* StageMom: Peter pushes Chris to succeed as an artist because of this.
-->'''Peter''': Lois, our son has been blessed with a great gift, and I'm gonna do everything I can to nurture that talent and help him succeed. And I'm gonna use him to live out all my frustrated hopes and dreams because that's good parenting.
* TakeThat: To the political reference-laden dialogue on ''Series/MurphyBrown''.
** When Calvin Kline says that Stewie is beautiful Peter responds "You mean Creator/GinaGershon beautiful or ''beautiful'' beautiful?"
** Peter casually claims that then-Mayor of NYC Rudy Giuliani is plotting to KillThePoor (yes, people were mocking Giuliani before he became “the 9/11 guy").
* WomenDrivers: Peter claims it's against the law for women to drive.
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