History Recap / FamilyGuyS5E18MeetTheQuagmires

** The episode makes many, ''many'' references to ''Film/BackToTheFuture'':

--->''Hey Rick, it's your cousin Marvin. Marvin Astley! You know that generic, mediocre sound you been looking for? Well listen to this!''

* RageBreakingPoint: Peter has Death send him back more than once when he does something to blow his chance with Lois at the pool. When he gets it right, but still goes to hang out with Cleveland, Death loses his patience when Peter calls him to fix things again.

* RageBreakingPoint: Peter has Death send him back more than once when he does something to blow his chance with Lois at the pool. When he gets it right, but still goes to hang out with Cleveland, Death loses his patience.

* ActorAllusion: The joke about UsefulNotes/OsamaBinLaden being on ''Series/MadTV'' which is why no one can find him also references a little-known role Alex Borstein (the voice of Lois) had before ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' -- a cast member on ''[=MADtv=]''.

** It is mentioned that Osama bin Laden was hiding within the cast of ''Series/MadTV'', a jab at the show not being as prominent or popular as ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''. The joke is [[HilariousInHindsight made funnier]] for two reasons: 1) ''[=MADtv=]'' got canceled in 2009 due to low ratings and FOX cutting the budget on late-night TV shows (at least until they brought in Animation Domination High Def[[note]]which also got canceled, but has been revived on FXX and has become an online series[[/note]]) and 2) Osama bin Laden was found and killed two years after ''[=MADtv=]'' ended.

* BrickJoke: The ''Jetsons'' cutaway ends with George sending Jane falling a long distance from the hovercar. Later, she lands next to Peter and Brian.

* DomesticAbuse: Implied with ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'' parody, wherein George tries to stop Jane from taking his wallet to go shopping. As she leaves in her personal orbit vehicle, George grabs her by the wrist and yells at her for not taking the money he was allowing her, holding her wrist all the while. Moments later, as Peter is trying to summon Death, Jane crashes to the sidewalk below in front of him and Brian as the sound of George's flying car going by is heard.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Peter does not care that virtually every aspect of life in the altered timeline is better for everybody, he wants Lois back. It doesn't matter that Lois is happy in this new timeline with a faithful Quagmire.He wants her to be happily married to him.
* IWasQuiteALooker: Molly Ringwald becomes this in the universe where she married Peter, looking about a decade older than her real age (39 in 2007). Judd Nelson also comes by and looks very decrepit.

*** When Peter travels back in time to the 80s, he shares Doc Brown's incredulity that actor UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan is the President -- despite the fact that Peter should know this already because he's from the future and was alive when Reagan was in Office.

*** The entire scene at the party -- with Brian filling in as the band's guitarist and playing "Earth Angel" while Peter punches out Quagmire for stealing Lois from him and kisses Lois to ensure that the future will come to pass as it should, Peter and Lois' kids reappearing in the photograph from which they'd been disappearing beforehand, and Brain following up his performance by leading the band in a song that won't exist for another few years (and a band member being revealed to be the original artist's cousin and informing him over the phone of said song) -- are all lifted directly from the climax of the first movie.

-->'''Random Guy:''' Whoa, whoa, big guy. You're probably never even gonna see him again.[[note]][[Recap/FamilyGuyS2E3DaBoom Which, of course, he does]][[/note]]

** The scene of the 1980s collar guy challenging Brian to a fight cuts off before Brian can say anything in the FOX version; on DVD and Adult Swim, the 1980s collar guy says, "I will kick your ass anytime, anywhere." Brian suggests that the two fight on September 11th 2001, at 8:00 am on top of the World Trade Center. (although the joke is spoiled by the fact that 8:00 am is still early enough that 1980s collar guy could plausibly get below the impact zone before American Airlines Flight 11 hits the tower at 8:46 am).

-->'''Random Guy:''' Whoa, whoa, big guy. You're probably never even gonna see him again.
** [[Recap/FamilyGuyS2E3DaBoom Which, of course, he does]].

'''Random Guy:''' Whoa, whoa, big guy. You're probably never even gonna see him again.

** When he comes to bring Peter back to the present, Death mirthfully informs Creator/MollyRingwald that he'll be back for her career in a little while.

** Brian's line to young Lois on FOX was "Can I WHAM! my Oingo Boingo into your Velvet Underground?"; on DVD and Adult Swim, it was "I would eat your poo"[[note]]it's a common consensus that the edited line is funnier[[/note]]
** The scene of the 1980s collar guy challenging Brian to a fight cuts off before Brian can say anything in the FOX version; on DVD and Adult Swim, the 1980s collar guy says, "I'll fight you anytime, anywhere." Brian suggests that the two fight on September 11th 2001, at 8:00 am on top of the World Trade Center. (although the joke is spoiled by the fact that 8:00 am is still early enough that 1980s collar guy could plausibly get below the impact zone before American Airlines Flight 11 hits the tower at 8:46 am).
** Quagmire's roleplaying game he plays with Lois on FOX is "Schoolgirl and Guy Who Has Sex with the Schoolgirl"; on DVD and Adult Swim, it's "Hide and Go Anal."

*** When Peter wakes up in the alternate future, Brian explains how Peter altered the timeline in much the same way Doc Brown explained it to Marty in the second film -- even quoting Doc Brown directly (saying Peter's actions have caused them to "skew into a tangent".)

** The scene of the 1980s collar guy challenging Brian to a fight cuts off before Brian can say anything in the FOX version; on DVD and Adult Swim, the 1980s collar guy says, "I'll fight you anytime, anywhere." Brian suggests that the two fight on September 11th 2001, at 8:00 am on top of the World Trade Center.

* AlternateTimelineAncestry: Peter accidentally changes the course of history when he goes back in time to blow off a date with Lois in order to go to a party with Cleaveland, and ends up making out with Creator/Mollyringwald. That action led to Quagmire consoling Lois and taking her out on a date, and the creation of a new timeline where Lois married Quagmire who fathered Meg, Chris, and Stewie, and who all share his nose, chin and libido.

* BadFuture: Ultimately subverted--while the changes in Peter (and Brian's) new life are certainly very extreme[[note]]1.) Creator/ChevyChase is the host of ''Series/TheTonightShow'' instead of Jay Leno, 2.) Lois and Quagmire got married while Peter ended up marrying Molly Ringwald, and 3.) Meg, Chris and Stewie still exist, except they look like Quagmire and inherited some of his mannerisms, such as Meg inheriting his sexual appetite[[/note]], the good things ultimately outweigh the bad things. Brian even admits to Peter, "As much I hate say to it, you not marrying Lois was the best that ever could've happened to the world." To name some of the good things in the new AlternateTimeline:

** With people being much more health-conscious and President Gore having implemented Universal Healthcare, people in the United
Americans are living much longer.

** Al Gore became President in 2000, and he killed Osama Bin Laden with his bare hands.

** With people being much more health-conscious and President Gore having implemented Universal Healthcare, Americans are living much longer.

** Dick Cheney (who obviously did not become Vice President in this timeline) simultaneously [[TakeThat killed Justice Antonin Scalia, Karl Rove, and Tucker Carlson]] in a hunting accident.

** The parody of ''The Jetsons'' opening on the TV version (both FOX and Creator/AdultSwim) has George say, "Bull...crap" after Jane tries to explain that she's not going to take his wallet this time. On DVD, the line is "Bull...shit."

Peter's wish to go out and live like a single guy again (thanks to Death) leads to an alternate reality where Lois is married to Quagmire and Peter is the husband of former Brat Pack star, Molly Ringwald.

* ActorAllusion: The joke about Osama bin Laden being on ''Series/MadTV'' which is why no one can find him also references a little-known role Alex Borstein (the voice of Lois) had before ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' -- a cast member on ''[=MADtv=]''.

* BadFuture: Ultimately subverted--while the changes in Peter (and Brian's) new life are certainly very extreme[[note]]1.) Creator/ChevyChase is the host of ''The Tonight Show'' instead of Jay Leno, 2.) Lois and Quagmire got married while Peter ended up marrying Molly Ringwald, and 3.) Meg, Chris and Stewie still exist, except they look like Quagmire and inherited some of his mannerisms, such as Meg inheriting his sexual appetite[[/note]], the good things ultimately outweigh the bad things. Brian even admits to Peter, "As much I hate say to it, you not marrying Lois was the best that ever could've happened to the world." To name some of the good things in the new timeline:

* DomesticAbuse: Implied with the ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'' parody, wherein George tries to stop Jane from taking his wallet to go shopping. As she leaves in her personal orbit vehicle, George grabs her by the wrist and yells at her for not taking the money he was allowing her, holding her wrist all the while. Moments later, as Peter is trying to summon Death, Jane crashes to the sidewalk below in front of him and Brian as the sound of George's flying car going by is heard.

** The scene where Brian explains the AlternateTimeline to Peter on a chalkboard parodies a similar scene from ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartII''.

** In the alternate reality, Peter and Brian decide that it's a BadFuture when they hear that Creator/ChevyChase is the host of ''Series/TheTonightShow''.

* ItsAllAboutMe: Peter does not care that virtually every aspect of life in the altered timeline is better for everybody, he wants Lois back. It doesn't matter that Lois is happy in this new timeline with a faithful Quagmire, she wants him to be happily married to him.

* ActorAllusion: The joke about Osama bin Laden being on ''Series/MadTV'' which is why no one can find him also references a little-known role Alex Borstein (the voice of Lois) had before ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' -- a cast member on ''MADtv''.

** It is mentioned that Osama bin Laden was hiding within the cast of ''Series/MadTV'', a jab at the show not being as prominent or popular as ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''. The joke is [[HilariousInHindsight made funnier]] for two reasons: 1) ''Series/MadTV'' got canceled in 2009 due to low ratings and FOX cutting the budget on late-night TV shows (at least until they brought in Animation Domination High Def[[note]]which also got canceled, but has been revived on FXX and has become an online series[[/note]]) and 2) Osama bin Laden was found and killed two years after ''Series/MadTV'' ended.

* ArtShift: The cutaway gag about ''WesternAnimaton/TheJetsons'' is done in the show's original style.

** Al Gore's the president, he killed Osama Bin Laden with his bare hands and there are flying cars that run on vegetable oil.
** With people being much more health-conscious and things like Universal Healthcare, Americans are living much longer.