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* UselessBystanderParent: As Peter tells Meg, Thelma and Francis used to sit by and let Karen pick on him.
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* UselessBystanderParent: As Peter tells Meg, Thelma and Francis used to sit by and let Karen pick on him.
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* PoorMansPorn: Chris asks for a flyer of Hispanic women running for city council. When Meg has one, he takes the flyer upstairs. He later invites the city councilwoman over to Thanksgiving, clearly attracted to her.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Karen ends up in a coma (courtesy of Meg hitting her with a chair), with it even being implied at the end of the episode that she could [[KarmicDeath die]].
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Karen ends up in a coma (courtesy of Meg hitting her with a chair), with it even being implied at the end of the episode that she could [[KarmicDeath die]].die]] without a blood transfusion that Peter refuses to be the donor for.
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* SuddenDownerEnding: As the family reconciles the lesson Peter learned about standing up for himself, he reveals Karen is in a coma from Meg hitting her with a real chair instead of a stunt one. He gets a call from the hospital urging him to donate for a blood transfusion which he apathetically refuses, leaving his sister to her fate.
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: Chris asks for a flyer of Hispanic women running for city council. When Meg has one, he takes the flyer upstairs. He later invites the city councilwoman over to Thanksgiving, clearly attracted to her.
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* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: Subverted. Karen's bullying of Peter is seen as playful[=/=]karma for his treatment of Meg. But it is clear Peter is deeply traumatized from what Karen put him through and even Meg feels pity for Peter.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Peter decides to teach Karen a lesson by beating her at her own game, challenging her to a fight as "Maxie Patty" in the ring for all her fans to see. Since Peter has only had a few days of training (if you could even call it that) and Karen is an experienced professional wrestler, [[CurbStompBattle Peter gets his ass handed to him]].
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* GreenMeansNatural: A cutaway gag sees Stewie doing an ad for ''Monster'' energy drink. Jittery, rambling, and hyped up on the drink, Stewie says "It's green, so it's nature!" to upsell the drink.
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* BaitAndSwitch: An infamous one takes place during this episode. When Meg complains about Peter being beaten up by his sister and everyone else is just standing by and watching "like the whole world during UsefulNotes/{{The Holocaust}}", the viewer expects this to be followed by a CutawayGag making a tasteless joke about the event. Instead, it's followed by Peter standing in front of a black background, saying forlornly, "Too true...never again."
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* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Peter's reason to treating Meg better.
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* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Peter's reason to treating Meg better.BrawnHilda: Karen, and how. She's a big, burly woman who is tomboyish, rude, and skilled at wrestling.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: Karen is portrayed as a gruff, unfeminine tomboy and is voiced by the openly gay Creator/KateMcKinnon. She makes a joke at one point about trying to woo Lois in the past, but it's not confirmed if this is true or not.
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* TheOneThatGotAway: Karen made a quip about Lois being this to her.
* {{Retcon}}: Previous episodes have always indicated that Peter was an only child. Him having an older sister has never even been hinted at before Karen's appearance in this episode.
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Peter decides to teach Karen a lesson by beating her at her own game, challenging her to a fight as "Maxie Patty" in the ring for all her fans to see. Since Peter is has only had a few days of training (if you could even call it that) and Karen is an experienced professional wrestler, [[CurbStompBattle Peter gets his ass handed to him]].
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Karen, although "Villain" may be a stretch, but, nevertheless, she's more of a {{Jerkass}} than Peter is.
* {{Retcon}}: Previous episodes have always indicated that Peter was an only child. Him having an older sister has never even been hinted at before Karen's appearance in this episode.
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Peter decides to teach Karen a lesson by beating her at her own game, challenging her to a fight as "Maxie Patty" in the ring for all her fans to see. Since Peter is has only had a few days of training (if you could even call it that) and Karen is an experienced professional wrestler, [[CurbStompBattle Peter gets his ass handed to him]].
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Karen, although "Villain" may be a stretch, but, nevertheless, she's more of a {{Jerkass}} than Peter is.
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* TheOneThatGotAway: Karen made makes a quip about Lois being this to her.
* {{Retcon}}:Previous episodes have always indicated that Peter was an only child. Him having an older sister has never even been hinted at before Karen's appearance in this episode.
episode. Previous episodes have always indicated that Peter was an only child, and even episodes released after "Peter's Sister" include flashbacks to Peter's childhood that don't show or mention Karen at all.
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Peter decides to teach Karen a lesson by beating her at her own game, challenging her to a fight as "Maxie Patty" in the ring for all her fans to see. Since Peteris has only had a few days of training (if you could even call it that) and Karen is an experienced professional wrestler, [[CurbStompBattle Peter gets his ass handed to him]].
* VillainWithGoodPublicity:Karen, although "Villain" Karen is a popular professional wrestler, and while she may not be a stretch, but, nevertheless, an outright villain, she's portrayed as even more of a {{Jerkass}} than Peter is.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Peter decides to teach Karen a lesson by beating her at her own game, challenging her to a fight as "Maxie Patty" in the ring for all her fans to see. Since Peter
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* SuprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Peter decides to teach Karen a lesson by beating her at her own game, challenging her to a fight as "Maxie Patty" in the ring for all her fans to see. Since Peter is has only had a few days of training (if you could even call it that) and Karen is an experienced professional wrestler, [[CurbStompBattle Peter gets his ass handed to him]].
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* SuprisinglyRealisticOutcome: SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Peter decides to teach Karen a lesson by beating her at her own game, challenging her to a fight as "Maxie Patty" in the ring for all her fans to see. Since Peter is has only had a few days of training (if you could even call it that) and Karen is an experienced professional wrestler, [[CurbStompBattle Peter gets his ass handed to him]].
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* RealityEnsues: Peter (as "Maxie Patty") had no chance against Karen, who is an experienced professional wrestler and more in shape than he is, while Peter had only a couple of days of training (if you could even call it that). As a result, [[CurbStompBattle Peter gets his ass handed to him]].
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* RealityEnsues: {{Retcon}}: Previous episodes have always indicated that Peter (as was an only child. Him having an older sister has never even been hinted at before Karen's appearance in this episode.
* SuprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Peter decides to teach Karen a lesson by beating her at her own game, challenging her to a fight as "MaxiePatty") had no chance against Karen, who is an experienced professional wrestler and more Patty" in shape than he is, while the ring for all her fans to see. Since Peter had is has only had a couple of few days of training (if you could even call it that). As a result, that) and Karen is an experienced professional wrestler, [[CurbStompBattle Peter gets his ass handed to him]].
* SuprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Peter decides to teach Karen a lesson by beating her at her own game, challenging her to a fight as "Maxie
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Karen, She ends up in a coma (courtesy of Meg hitting her with a chair), with it even being implied at the end of the episode that she could [[KarmicDeath die]].
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* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Lois forces Peter to be nice to Karen when she arrives, regardless of her bullying him.
* LaserGuidedKarma:Karen, She Karen ends up in a coma (courtesy of Meg hitting her with a chair), with it even being implied at the end of the episode that she could [[KarmicDeath die]].
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: Chris asks for a flyer of Hispanic women running for city council. When Meg has one, he takes the flyer upstairs. He later invites the city councilwoman over to Thanksgiving, clearly attracted to her.
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* TheDogBitesBack: Peter attempts to do this by showing Karen up at her own game. He instead gets his ass kicked. [[spoiler:However, Karen is left in a coma after Meg hits her with a chair, and the doctors inquire about a possible transplant. Peter doesn't know if he's a blood match, but he explicitly says he's not interested in checking to find out.]]
* EveryoneHasStandards: After Peter gets the "toxic shock", stutters, and pees his pants, everyone is noticeably shocked
* EveryoneHasStandards: After Peter gets the "toxic shock", stutters, and pees his pants, everyone is noticeably shocked
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* TheDogBitesBack: Peter attempts to do this by showing Karen up at her own game. He instead gets his ass kicked. [[spoiler:However, However, Karen is left in a coma after Meg hits her with a chair, and the doctors inquire about a possible transplant. Peter doesn't know if he's a blood match, but he explicitly says he's not interested in checking to find out.]]
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* EveryoneHasStandards: After Peter gets the "toxic shock", stutters, and pees his pants, everyone is noticeablyshockedshocked (including Meg, who found Peter being bullied by Karen cathartic up until this point).
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Karen, [[spoiler: She ends up in a coma (courtesy of Meg hitting her with a chair), with it even being implied at the end of the episode that she could [[KarmicDeath die]]]].
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Karen, [[spoiler: She ends up in a coma (courtesy of Meg hitting her with a chair), with it even being implied at the end of the episode that she could [[KarmicDeath die]]]].die]].
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* MurderByInaction: Peter decides to [[spoiler:just let Karen die by refusing to be her blood transplant donor.]]
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* MurderByInaction: Peter decides to [[spoiler:just just let Karen die by refusing to be her blood transplant donor.]]
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* RealityEnsues: Peter (as "Maxie Patty") had no chance against Karen, as, being a professional wrestler and more in shape than he is, is well skilled with fighting and so [[spoiler: he almost practically loses]]
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* RealityEnsues: Peter (as "Maxie Patty") had no chance against Karen, as, being a who is an experienced professional wrestler and more in shape than he is, is well skilled with fighting and so [[spoiler: he almost practically loses]] while Peter had only a couple of days of training (if you could even call it that). As a result, [[CurbStompBattle Peter gets his ass handed to him]].
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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Karen, although "Villain" may be kind of a stretch, but, nevertheless, she's more of a {{Jerkass}} than Peter is.
* UselessBystanderParent: As Peter tells Meg, Thelma and Francis use to sit by and let Karen pick on him.
* WhamEpisode: After Meg saved Peter, Peter stopped his abusing treatment to her. At least, not any worse than anybody else, anyway.
* UselessBystanderParent: As Peter tells Meg, Thelma and Francis use to sit by and let Karen pick on him.
* WhamEpisode: After Meg saved Peter, Peter stopped his abusing treatment to her. At least, not any worse than anybody else, anyway.
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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Karen, although "Villain" may be kind of a stretch, but, nevertheless, she's more of a {{Jerkass}} than Peter is.
* UselessBystanderParent: As Peter tells Meg, Thelma and Francisuse used to sit by and let Karen pick on him.
* WhamEpisode: After Meg saved Peter, Peterstopped his abusing treatment to her. At least, not any worse than anybody else, anyway.doesn't bully or harass her as much as he used to.
* UselessBystanderParent: As Peter tells Meg, Thelma and Francis
* WhamEpisode: After Meg saved Peter, Peter
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The episode opens up to the Griffins getting ready for Thanksgiving and they get a letter from Peter's sister, Karen, which states that, after spending Thanksgiving with their mother, Thelma, for 20 years up until her death, she wants to spend the holiday with Peter. Peter, being Peter, refuses to invite her but Lois insists.
When the day comes, Karen arrives, while the family is watching [=TV=], and everyone finds her delightful but Peter doesn't. When they do family football game, Karen performs the "Toxic Shock" on Peter, which chokes him out, and shocks everyone, especially Meg.
When the day comes, Karen arrives, while the family is watching [=TV=], and everyone finds her delightful but Peter doesn't. When they do family football game, Karen performs the "Toxic Shock" on Peter, which chokes him out, and shocks everyone, especially Meg.
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When the day comes, Karen arrives, while the family is watching [=TV=],
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* MurderByInaction: Peter decides to [[spoiler:just let Karen die by refusing to be her blood transplant donor.]]
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* TheDogBitesBack: Peter attempts to do this by showing Karen up at her own game. He instead gets his ass kicked. [[spoiler:However, Karen is left in a coma after Meg hits her with a chair, and the doctors inquire about a possible transplant. Peter doesn't know if he's a blood match, but he explicitly says he's not interested in checking to find out.]]
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* GenerationXerox: Meg quickly figures out Peter and Karen's dynamic, due to knowing what it's like to be repeatedly abused by a family member and no one else in the family doing a thing about it.
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* LastRequest: Thinking he's about to die, Peter says Stewie is in charge of the show when he's gone. Peter survives at the last moment, but Stewie didn't get the memo, so he arrives dressed as a pimp and escorting a hooker.
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* BigDamnHeroes: Meg comes just in time to save Peter from getting his ass handed to him by Karen.
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The episode opens up to the Griffins getting ready for Thanksgiving and they get a letter from Peter's sister, Karen, which states that, after spending Thanksgiving with their mother, Thelma, for 20 years up until her death, she wants to spend the holiday with Peter. Peter, being Peter, refuses to invite her but Lois insists.
When the day comes, Karen arrives, while the family is watching [=TV=], and everyone finds her delightful but Peter doesn't. When they do family football game, Karen performs the "Toxic Shock" on Peter, which chokes him out, and shocks everyone, especially Meg.
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*BigSisterBully: If we assume she's older, Karen was this to Peter and treated him much the same way he treated Meg.
When the day comes, Karen arrives, while the family is watching [=TV=], and everyone finds her delightful but Peter doesn't. When they do family football game, Karen performs the "Toxic Shock" on Peter, which chokes him out, and shocks everyone, especially Meg.
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*BigSisterBully: If we assume she's older, Karen was this to Peter and treated him much the same way he treated Meg.
*EveryoneHasStandards: After Peter gets the "toxic shock", stutters, and pees his pants, everyone is noticeably shocked
*FreudianExcuse: Having Karen as a sister made Peter the way he is towards Meg.
*LaserGuidedKarma: Karen, [[spoiler: She ends up in a coma (courtesy of Meg hitting her with a chair), with it even being implied at the end of the episode that she could [[KarmicDeath die]]]].
*FreudianExcuse: Having Karen as a sister made Peter the way he is towards Meg.
*LaserGuidedKarma: Karen, [[spoiler: She ends up in a coma (courtesy of Meg hitting her with a chair), with it even being implied at the end of the episode that she could [[KarmicDeath die]]]].
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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Karen.
* WhamEpisode: After Meg saved Peter, Peter stopped his abusing treatment to her. At least not any worse than anybody else, anyway.
* WhamEpisode: After Meg saved Peter, Peter stopped his abusing treatment to her. At least not any worse than anybody else, anyway.
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*RealityEnsues: Peter (as "Maxie Patty") had no chance against Karen, as, being a professional wrestler and more in shape than he is, is well skilled with fighting and so [[spoiler: he almost practically loses]]
* VillainWithGoodPublicity:Karen.
Karen, although "Villain" may be kind of a stretch, but, nevertheless, she's more of a {{Jerkass}} than Peter is.
*UselessBystanderParent: As Peter tells Meg, Thelma and Francis use to sit by and let Karen pick on him.
* WhamEpisode: After Meg saved Peter, Peter stopped his abusing treatment to her. Atleast least, not any worse than anybody else, anyway.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity:
*UselessBystanderParent: As Peter tells Meg, Thelma and Francis use to sit by and let Karen pick on him.
* WhamEpisode: After Meg saved Peter, Peter stopped his abusing treatment to her. At
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BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Peter's reason to treating Meg better.
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WhamEpisode: After Meg saved Peter, Peter stopped his abusing treatment to her. At least not any worse than anybody else, anyway.
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* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Peter's reason to treating Meg better.
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* TheOneThatGotAway: Karen made a quip about Lois being this to her.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity:Karen.
Karen.
* WhamEpisode: After Meg saved Peter, Peter stopped his abusing treatment to her. At least not any worse than anybody else,anyway.anyway.
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* TheOneThatGotAway: Karen made a quip about Lois being this to her.
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* WhamEpisode: After Meg saved Peter, Peter stopped his abusing treatment to her. At least not any worse than anybody else,
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BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Peter's reason to treating Meg better.
VillainWithGoodPublicity: Karen.
WhamEpisode: After Meg saved Peter, Peter stopped his abusing treatment to her. At least not any worse than anybody else, anyway.
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WhamEpisode: After Meg saved Peter, Peter stopped his abusing treatment to her. At least not any worse than anybody else, anyway.
