When Peter finds himself in danger of losing the family home after taking out a reverse mortgage to buy a Mr. Potato Head, he and Mayor West decide to team up and confront Tom Selleck about getting his money back. Meanwhile, Stewie and Brian get into a rivalry with Bruce after they open up a booth at the flea market.
Tropes:
- Both Sides Have a Point: While the episode doesn't shy away from how damaging reverse mortgages are and how ads do target the most vulnerable, Tom Selleck does state that he didn't force Peter to do anything. Especially since Peter didn't need to take out the reverse mortgage, and only did so in order to buy an antique Mr. Potato Head figure.
- Do You Want to Haggle?: Stewie demonstrates to Brian how to haggle while running the booth at the flea market.
- Fun with Acronyms: Tom Selleck runs a reverse mortgage company called "Hey, Alright, Reverse Mortgages". Its acronyms spell out H.A.R.M.
- Pixellation: Stewie's collection of racist antiques is pixelated due to how offensive it is. Naturally, both Stewie and Brian lampshade this.
- Pun-Based Title: Of the phrase "a blast from the past."
- The Tape Knew You Would Say That: The H.A.R.M. commercial with Tom Selleck seemingly answers Peter's questions regarding reverse mortgages as he asks them.
- Title Drop: Tom Selleck says the title after spotting Peter and Mayor West outside his front door.
- We Used to Be Friends: Mayor West reveals that he and Tom Selleck used to be part of a hippie-country duo called "Cold Hard Stash" until the latter got addicted to one-a-day multivitamins.
