History YMMV / FamilyGuyS8E1RoadToTheMultiverse

* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: The [[{{Disneyesque}} Disney universe]], animated in LA at Main Street Productions as opposed to farmed out to Korea and drawn more fluidly than anything else that's ever been on the show.
* CommonKnowledge: Contrary to popular belief, Creator/{{Disney}} did ''not'' animate the Disney-verse part of the episode. It was handled by Main Street Productions in LA, though there were ex-Disney artists on board such as Darlie Brewster.

* HilariousInHindsight: The very existence of Disney universe, especially with Stewie's line of wanting to spend their lives in that -verse (and, of course, the end of the sequence with Mort getting murdered because he's Jewish). As of March 20, 2019, Disney now owns 20th Century Fox, which means they own ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' and all the brutal "TakeThat"s the show has made about them since 1999.

* SugarWiki/DevelopmentHeaven: The Disney segment was animated in-house as opposed to outsourced and completely redesigned the characters to match Creator/{{Disney}}'s style.

* SignatureScene: The Disney universe sequence.

* SignatureScene: The Disney universe sequence.

* HarsherInHindsight: The human Brian getting hit by a car in the end would, sadly, happened to Brian on "Life of Brian." Luckily he got better.

* CriticalResearchFailure:
** In the Japanese universe, the Griffins live in a Japanese-style house. In real life, Japan had Westernized during the Meiji Restoration (though Japanese-style houses can be found in some parts of Japan. It's just not as widespread as what's depicted in the media, both Western and Japanese). The only justification is that the show was going for stereotypes, but chose a point of divergence too late given that Japan was still a modern great power far before World War II.
*** What is a bigger failure is the idea that "Japan never quit" WWII because America never dropped the nuke. In reality, other factors like ''the Soviets'' invading Manchuria also contributed to Japanese surrender, and the allies were not about to let Imperial Japan go unpunished with or without a nuke. ''Even worse'' than this case of AmericaWonWOrldWarII, is the implication that JapanTakesOverTheWorld without nukes, never mind the Point of Divergence was when Japan was practically defeated and on the brink of ruin, and would be in no position to invade anyone for years even if the allies randomly decided to end the war and go home before invading Manchuria and nuking.
** The first universe shows what the world would look like if Christianity never existed, in which the [[DarkAgeEurope Dark Ages]] never happened and science was able to progress by 1000 years. There are ''multiple'' problems with this speculation:
*** Firstly, the Dark Ages weren't caused by Christianity being imposed on other cultures, but rather the fall of UsefulNotes/TheRomanEmpire.
*** The real cause of scientific regression during this period was West European scholars' inability to decipher Greek texts. Christian monasteries actually helped preserve education and research within this region.
*** Many important scientific discoveries had been made in other parts of the world during this period, including enhanced agricultural techniques, algebra, and the scientific method. Modern society as we know it would not exist without these discoveries.
*** More obviously, the Sistine Chapel would never have been built without Christianity.
** The Disney universe appears to be based on Disney's Golden Age from the 1930s to the 1950s (particularly ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarves'' as Lois looks like Snow White and Peter looks like Doc). However, Disney Meg is based on Ursula from ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}'', and Disney Joe is on a teapot from ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast''. Both movies are from Disney's "Renaissance" era (which is the late 1980s into the 1990s, after its disastrous DorkAge following Walt Disney's death and several flops and forgotten movies now considered cult classics that appeared from the late 1960s into the early 1980s).

* HilariousInHindsight: The very existence of Disney universe, especially with Stewie's line of wanting to spend their lives in that -verse (and, of course, the end of the sequence with Mort getting murdered because he's Jewish). As of March 20, 2019, Disney now owns 20th Century Fox, which means they own ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' and all the sick burns and brutal "TakeThat"s the show has made about them since 1999, which isn't even counting the ''other'' burns to Disney from other 20th Century Fox shows.
* NeverLiveItDown: The two cases of CriticalResearchFailure Mentioned above have tainted perceptions of the episode for those that enjoy multiverse stories and AlternateHistory.
** The idea that Japan would not surrender and ''dominate the world'' without being nuked is widely regarded as false and impossible by historians.
** Years after the episode aired, the No-Christianity universe is widely regarded as an example of CriticalResearchFailure and reductive thinking on the part of New Athiest movement prevalent in the late 2000's and early 2010's, given that there is no evidence Christianity dumbed down the world, instead rather helping ''preserve'' knowledge in Europe. Even the most staunch anti-theists familiar with Post-Roman Europe these days would disagree with the AuthorTract.

** In the Japanese universe, the Griffins live in a Japanese-style house. In real life, Japan had Westernized during the Meiji Restoration (though Japanese-style houses can be found in some parts of Japan. It's just not as widespread as what's depicted in the media, both Western and Japanese).

* HarsherInHindsight: The human Brian getting hit by a car in the end would, sadly, happen to Brian on "Life of Brian."
* HilariousInHindsight: The very existence of Disney universe, especially with Stewie's line of wanting to spend their lives in that -verse (and, of course, the end of the sequence with Mort getting murdered because he's Jewish). As of March 20, 2019, Disney now owns 20th Century Fox, which means they own ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' and all the sick burns and brutal "TakeThat"s the show has made about them since 1999.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: The [[{{Disneyesque}} Disney universe]], animated in LA at Main Street Productions as opposed to farmed out to Korea and drawn more fluidly than anything else that's ever been on the show. There's a reason the sequence is well-remembered, even by those who stopped watching ''Family Guy'' because of its SeasonalRot.

* HilariousInHindsight: The very existence of Disney universe, especially with Stewie's line of wanting to spend their lives in that -verse (and, of course, the end of the sequence with Mort getting murdered because he's Jewish). As of March 20, 2019, Disney now owns 20th Century Fox, which means they own ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' and all the sick burns and brutal "Take That!"s the show has made about them since 1999.

*** Many important scientific discoveries had been made in other parts of the world during this period, including enhanced agricultural techniques, algebra, and the scientific method. Modern society as we know it would not exist without these discoveries. In summary, because of the writers' ignorance of this, the first universe is just an excuse for the show to bash religion.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: The [[{{Disneyesque}} Disney universe]], animated in LA at Main Street Productions as opposed to farmed out to Korea and drawn more fluidly than anything else that's ever been on the show. There's a reason it got a ton of fanart after airing.

** In the Japanese universe, the Griffins live in a Japanese-style house. Never mind the fact that Japan had Westernized during the Meiji Restoration.
** The first universe shows what the world would look like if Christianity never existed, in which the [[DarkAgeEurope dark ages]] never happened and science was able to progress by 1000 years. There are multiple problems with this speculation:
*** Firstly, the dark ages weren't caused by Christianity, but rather the fall of UsefulNotes/TheRomanEmpire.

*** Many important scientific discoveries had been made worldwide during this period, including enhanced agricultural techniques, algebra, and the scientific method. Modern society as we know it would not exist without these discoveries.