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** The third is a SpinOff comedy focusing on Chris, featuring none of the other original characters, who are either [[DroppedABridgeOnThem abruptly written off as dead]], or [[CommutingOnTheBus given awkward reference]] that heavily implies no one has interest in being part of the show anymore.

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** The third is a SpinOff comedy focusing on Chris, featuring none of the other original characters, who are either [[DroppedABridgeOnThem [[DroppedABridgeOnHim abruptly written off as dead]], or [[CommutingOnTheBus [[CommutingOnABus given awkward reference]] that heavily implies no one has interest in being part of the show anymore.
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** The third is a SpinOff comedy focusing on Chris, featuring none of the other original characters.

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** The third is a SpinOff comedy focusing on Chris, featuring none of the other original characters.characters, who are either [[DroppedABridgeOnThem abruptly written off as dead]], or [[CommutingOnTheBus given awkward reference]] that heavily implies no one has interest in being part of the show anymore.

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* BitingTheHandHumor: One person in the focus group claims to watch Fox. Peter maintains that no one watches Fox.



* PutOnABus: In-universe. The Chris spinoff begins with Chris talking to Stewie on the phone about how Stewie, Brian, and Meg moved to Australia after Peter and Lois died.

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* PutOnABus: In-universe. The Chris spinoff begins with Chris talking to Stewie on the phone about how Stewie, Brian, and Meg moved to Australia after Peter and Lois died.died. Chris proposes coming to Australia for the season finale, but the rest of the former cast is “just not going to appear.”
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* PutOnABus: In-universe. The Chris spinoff begins with Chris talking to Stewie on the phone about how Stewie, Brian, and Meg moved to Australia after Peter and Lois died.

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* CastingGag: Creator/JudyGreer, who appeared in many unrewarding best friend / secretary roles before becoming a better-known actress, is [[AsHerself "Judy Greer"]], Lois's friend on ''Lois!''.



* SelfDeprecation: Peter is depicted as ignoring any criticisms to the show and mocking the test audience for wanting anything different, putting in the minimum amount of effort to change the show and acting like the disaster that each of these turn out to be entirely the audience's fault.

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Peter is depicted as ignoring any criticisms to the show and mocking the test audience for wanting anything different, putting in the minimum amount of effort to change the show show, and acting like the disaster any creative decisions that each of these turn out to be disasters are entirely the audience's fault.fault.
** Family Guy's target demographic is described as being people who were ideally [[invoked]][[UncertainAudience "born in the 80's but are still teenager[s]"]].



** The Abry's execs are shown to be disgusted with their own products and make bets on who will eat what like a group of kids. As one of them puts it, "people will eat anything".

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** The Abry's Arby's execs are shown to be disgusted with their own products and make bets on who will eat what like a group of kids. As one of them puts it, "people will eat anything".anything".
** "The Q" is a jab at high school dramas that rely on sex appeal and action sequences, like ''Series/{{Riverdale}}'' and ''Series/TeenWolf''.



** "The Q" is a jab at high school dramas that rely on sex appeal and action sequences, like ''Series/{{Riverdale}}'' and ''Series/TeenWolf''.

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* NeverASelfMadeWoman: Lois's diligence and accomplishments are informed to the audience and rarely shown. In the end, Lois only gets the promotion because Peter pretended to be the boss of the company.

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* NeverASelfMadeWoman: Lois's diligence and accomplishments are informed to the audience and rarely shown. In the end, Lois only gets the promotion because Peter pretended to be a new high-profile client who only signed with the boss winery because of the company.Lois.



** The second, ''Q'', is a gritty supernatural TeenDrama that takes place in the wake of a murder (think ''Series/{{Riverdale}}'').

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** The second, ''Q'', ''The Q'', is a gritty supernatural TeenDrama that takes place in the wake of a murder (think ''Series/{{Riverdale}}'').



* ShoutOut: In ''The Q'', Chris says they're also "lesser-known Marvel characters", may be a reference to ''Series/{{Runaways|2017}}'', which is also a teen drama show.
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** The Abry's execs are shown to be disgusted with their own products and make bets on who will eat what like a group of kids. As one of them puts it, "people will eat anything".
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** "The Q" is a jab at high school dramas that rely on sex appeal and action sequences, like ''Series/{{Riverdale}}''' and ''Series/TeenWolf''.

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** "The Q" is a jab at high school dramas that rely on sex appeal and action sequences, like ''Series/{{Riverdale}}''' ''Series/{{Riverdale}}'' and ''Series/TeenWolf''.
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* RebootSnark: The episode features multiple attempts to reboot the show in the wake of the Disney-Fox merger, all of which deviate wildly from the premise and devolve into ridiculousness:
** The first, ''Lois!'', features Lois as a career woman.
** The second, ''Q'', is a gritty supernatural TeenDrama that takes place in the wake of a murder (think ''Series/{{Riverdale}}'').
** The third is a SpinOff comedy focusing on Chris, featuring none of the other original characters.
** Eventually Peter turns on the test audiences trying to decide the reboot's direction (who are portrayed as an [[invoked]]UnpleasableFanbase) before the execs call it off. ''Family Guy'' will remain as is, but with Joe getting more screentime.

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* NeverASelfMadeWoman: Lois's diligence and accomplishments are informed to the audience and rarely shown. In the end, Lois only gets the promotion because Peter pretended to be the boss of the company.



** The "Lois" segment is a jab at woke culture, the main character is depicted as more of an inoffensive symbol of empowerment than an actual person and everyone else is either flawless or worshipping her. It's also arguably a jab at politically {{Bourgeois Bohemian}}s who consider themselves politically correct and progressive.

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** The "Lois" segment is a jab at woke culture, the main character is depicted as more of an inoffensive symbol of empowerment than an actual person and everyone else is either flawless or worshipping her. It's also arguably a jab at politically {{Bourgeois Bohemian}}s who consider champion themselves politically correct and progressive. progressive despite doing the bare minimum and mollycoddling the female demographic.

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