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Recap / Family Guy S 20 E 7 Peterschmidt Manor

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Lois and her father attend the funeral of Lois' childhood nanny. Meanwhile, Peter and the rest of the family turn Pewterschmidt mansion into a hotel.


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  • Actor Allusion: In a flashback to her childhood, an upset Lois is telling her nanny about how someone at school said she was "MADtv (1995) funny, not SNL funny". Lois is voiced by Alex Borstein, while her nanny is Nicole Sullivan, who were both cast members on MAD TV.
  • Here We Go Again!: When Lois and Carter make amends at the end of the episode, Carter suddenly gets a notification on his phone telling him that the family's old gardener has died. He mentions to Lois that he has another dark truth to share with her, after which he'll have to get her another pond.
  • Love Triangle: Elle finds herself torn between Doctor Hartman and Principal Shepherd.
  • Parental Substitute: Meredith served as one to Lois when she was growing up. With her parents constantly neglecting her, Meredith went out of her way to attend Lois' special occasions and support and comfort her.
  • Put on a Bus: Carter casually implies that his wife Babs has been kidnapped, with the ransom note not saying where she is.
  • Shout-Out: When Stewie assigns himself the role of concierge, he says he'll be sure to watch out for "Dunstons" checking in.
  • Take That!:
    • In Lois’ flashback, Meredith’s telling of The Ugly Duckling, where the duckling grows up to make a billion dollar website invading people’s privacy, is clearly based on Mark Zuckerberg.
    • A cutaway shows that Stewie used to work as a matchmaker for Kevin Spacey, which involved him signing up young boys to be sexually assaulted without consent.

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