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-->''(Joe starts crying)''



* HighPoweredCareerWoman: Parodied in the TV show Quagmire, Joe, and Cleveland are watching at the bar called ''Busy Business Lady Whose Life Is Missing Something But She Doesn't Realize It Because She's So Busy With Business''. In it, a LadyInAPowerSuit harriedly answers phones ringing off the hook, turning down meetings because [[{{Workaholic}} she has more meetings]] she has to get to. A male colleague enters the room and asks her out. When she tries to turn him down as [[ManVsCareer she's too busy]] he interrupts her saying, "Over the next 90 minutes, I'd like to show you all of your problems can be solved by my penis." You can watch the clip [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXM08-GyucQ here]].

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* HighPoweredCareerWoman: Parodied in the TV show Quagmire, Joe, and Cleveland are watching at the bar called ''Busy Business Lady Whose Life Is Missing Something But She Doesn't Realize It Because [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment She's So Busy With Business''.Business]]''. In it, a LadyInAPowerSuit harriedly answers phones ringing off the hook, turning down meetings because [[{{Workaholic}} she has more meetings]] she has to get to. A male colleague enters the room and asks her out. When she tries to turn him down as [[ManVsCareer she's too busy]] he interrupts her saying, "Over the next 90 minutes, I'd like to show you all of your problems can be solved by my penis." You can watch the clip [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXM08-GyucQ here]].



* KickTheDog: Chris wants to apologize to Anna, but he needs an excuse to go to the vet, so he hits Brian in the face with a chair.

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Chris wants to apologize to Anna, but he needs an excuse to go to the vet, so he hits Brian in the face with a chair.
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* OverlyLongGag: Peter trying to pick up the dead bullfrog and throw it out Chris' window without touching it with his hands.

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* OverlyLongGag: Peter trying to pick up the dead bullfrog and throw it out Chris' window without touching it with his hands. It takes over a minute for him to finally get rid of it.
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A subversion of a trope does not a Realistic Outcome make.


* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: After following Peter's dating advice, Chris learns the hard way that '''Not''' AllGirlsWantBadBoys, as insulting and objectifying Anna causes her to break up with him.
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* HighPoweredCareerWoman: Parodied in the TV show Quagmire, Joe, and Cleveland are watching at the bar called ''Busy Business Lady Whose Life Is Missing Something But She Doesn't Realize It Because She's So Busy With Business''. In it, a LadyInAPowerSuit harriedly answers phones ringing off the hook, turning down meetings because [[{{Workaholic}} she has more meetings]] she has to get to. A male colleague enters the room and asks her out. When she tries to turn him down as [[ManVsCareer she's too busy]] he interrupts her saying, "Over the next 90 minutes, I'd like to show you all of your problems can be solved by my penis." You can watch the clip [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXM08-GyucQ here]].
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* ShoutOut: Peter's quote "After we've had our fill of bread and wine, we shall tell tales of other times we had our fill of bread and wine." may be a reference to the following bit from one of Creator/DaveChappelle's stand-up routines:
-->'''Dave Chappelle:''' All white people talk about when they get high is other times that they got high.

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* AllForNothing: Despite the events Chris went through for Anna (especially the atrocities he did to Brian), Anna is [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome never seen again]] and [[ShaggyDogStory Chris is back to being single]].
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Peter chastises Chris for treating Anna like a human being and says that acting like a bad boy will be a first-class ticket to sex. It backfires and she breaks up with him. But he apologizes to her in the end, and she forgives him.

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* AllForNothing: Despite the events Chris went through for Anna (especially the atrocities he did to Brian), Anna is [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome never seen again]] after this episode and [[ShaggyDogStory [[StatusQuoIsGod Chris is back to being single]].
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Invoked and averted. Peter chastises tells Chris for treating that girls love when boys are tough and demeaning to them. In practice, Anna like a human being and says that acting like a bad boy will be a first-class ticket is not charmed at all when Chris tries to sex. It backfires do this and she breaks up with him. But he apologizes him.
* BullyingTheDisabled: Chris tries
to her in ask Peter's friends for advice about his relationship with Anna. Joe tries to give him a genuine heart-to-heart, but Chris insensitively says that he'd prefer to ask someone who isn't "broken from the end, and she forgives him.waist down".
-->'''Joe:''' I'm a father!
-->'''Chris:''' You're a two-wheeled monster!



* HalfwayPlotSwitch: The first half is about Peter adopting a parrot and becoming a mock pirate, while the second half is Peter trying to help Chris find a girlfriend after he ruins one of his dates.
* InnocentInnuendo: Lois is surprised when Chris tells her that Anna "took a dump" on him, but is relieved when he tells her that he meant "break up".

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* FreudianSlip: When Peter's friends start suggesting things he could wear as part of his pirate persona, Quagmire suddenly confesses to sleeping with an underage crossing guard.
* HalfwayPlotSwitch: For Peter. The first half is about Peter of the episode focuses on him adopting a parrot and becoming a mock pirate, while the second half is Peter trying to help Chris find has a girlfriend after he ruins separate subplot with Anna. After the parrot is killed on one of his dates.
raids, Peter gives up his pirate person and gets involved with Chris' subplot, which takes the focus for the rest of the episode.
* InnocentInnuendo: Lois is surprised horrified when Chris tells her that Anna "took a dump" on him, but is relieved when he tells her that he meant "break up".



* RealityEnsues: Contrary to Peter's advice, the AllGirlsWantBadBoys trope does not pan out in real life. Chris treating his girlfriend badly only causes her to leave him.

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* RealityEnsues: Contrary to SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: After following Peter's dating advice, the AllGirlsWantBadBoys trope does not pan out in real life. Chris treating his girlfriend badly only learns the hard way that '''Not''' AllGirlsWantBadBoys, as insulting and objectifying Anna causes her to leave break up with him.
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* AllForNothing / ShaggyDogStory / ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Despite the events Chris went through for Anna especially the atrocities he did to Brian, Anna is never seen again and Chris is back to being single... although to be fair if one remembers who voiced Anna it looks like she will never appear in the series ever again.

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* AllForNothing / ShaggyDogStory / ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: AllForNothing: Despite the events Chris went through for Anna especially (especially the atrocities he did to Brian, Brian), Anna is [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome never seen again again]] and [[ShaggyDogStory Chris is back to being single... although to be fair if one remembers who voiced Anna it looks like she will never appear in the series ever again.single]].

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* APirate400YearsTooLate: Provides the page image.

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* APirate400YearsTooLate: Provides Peter starts acting like a pirate after getting a parrot. This episode also provides the page image.image.
* RealityEnsues: Contrary to Peter's advice, the AllGirlsWantBadBoys trope does not pan out in real life. Chris treating his girlfriend badly only causes her to leave him.
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* CoversAlwaysLie: The poster for the episode put Peter and his pirate crew front and center, even though the pirate plot was only for the first chapter.

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* CoversAlwaysLie: The poster for the episode put Peter and his pirate crew front and center, even though the pirate plot was only for the first chapter.act.
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* CoversAlwaysLie: The poster for the episode put Peter and his pirate crew front and center, even though the pirate plot was only for the first chapter.
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** Also taken quite literally at the end when Stewie kicks a now unconscious Brian in the gut.

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** Also taken quite literally at the end when Stewie kicks a now unconscious Brian in the gut.gut before running off.
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** Also taken quite literally at the end when Stewie kicks a now unconscious Brian in the gut.
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* CannotTalkToWomen: During their first date, Chris is a nervous wreck, including asking Anna if she ever made it with one of the dogs and if she enjoyed the food that hasn't been brought to their table yet. Anna just tells him to relax and takes his hand.
* ContinuityNod:
** Peter mentions his pirate crew is made up of guys he knew during his fishing boat days.
** One of the dates Peter arranges for Chris is former crush [[Recap/FamilyGuyS3E12ToLoveAndDieInDixie Barbara]].


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* KickTheDog: Chris wants to apologize to Anna, but he needs an excuse to go to the vet, so he hits Brian in the face with a chair.
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* * AllForNothing / ShaggyDogStory / ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Despite the events Chris went through for Anna especially the atrocities he did to Brian, Anna is never seen again and Chris is back to being single... although to be fair if one remembers who voiced Anna it looks like she will never appear in the series ever again.

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* * AllForNothing / ShaggyDogStory / ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Despite the events Chris went through for Anna especially the atrocities he did to Brian, Anna is never seen again and Chris is back to being single... although to be fair if one remembers who voiced Anna it looks like she will never appear in the series ever again.
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* * AllForNothing / ShaggyDogStory / ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Despite the events Chris went through for Anna especially the atrocities he did to Brian, Anna is never seen again and Chris is back to being single... although to be fair if one remembers who voiced Anna it looks like she will never appear in the series ever again.
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Peter steals a parrot from the vet's office and pretends he's a pirate, leading to a car fight with a British driver. Meanwhile, Chris has a crush on an intern who works at the vet.

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Peter steals a parrot from the vet's office and pretends he's a pirate, leading to a car fight with a British driver. Meanwhile, Chris has a crush on an intern (voiced by Amanda Bynes) who works at the vet.
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* IKnewIt: Lois says this when Chris says his date failed because of Peter's bad advice and says that his isn't the first life he screwed up, which triggers a CutawayGag revealing Peter murdered Nicole Brown-Simpson.



* SuspiciouslySimilarSong[=/=]ShoutOut: during the scene where Peter and his pirate buddies give chase to a British guy, the music that plays in the background is similar in tune and pace to the theme for Fox's Peter Pan and The Pirates.
** It's actually the theme to ''TheSeaHawk'', which inspired Peter Pan and the Pirates' theme.

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* TheJimmyHartVersion /ShoutOut: during the scene where Peter and his pirate buddies give chase to a British guy, the music that plays in the background is similar in tune and pace to the theme for Fox's Peter Pan and The Pirates.
** It's actually the theme to ''TheSeaHawk'', which inspired Peter Pan and the Pirates' theme.


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* SuspiciouslySimilarSong[=/=]ShoutOut: during the scene where Peter and his pirate buddies give chase to a British guy, the music that plays in the background is similar in tune and pace to the theme for Fox's Peter Pan and The Pirates.
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Peter chastises Chris for treating Anna like a human being and says that acting like a bad boy will be a first-class ticket to sex. It backfires and she breaks up with him.

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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Peter chastises Chris for treating Anna like a human being and says that acting like a bad boy will be a first-class ticket to sex. It backfires and she breaks up with him. But he apologizes to her in the end, and she forgives him.
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* TheJimmyHartVersion /ShoutOut: during the scene where Peter and his pirate buddies give chase to a British guy, the music that plays in the background is similar in tune and pace to the theme for Fox's Peter Pan and The Pirates.
** It's actually the theme to ''TheSeaHawk'', which inspired Peter Pan and the Pirates' theme.



* TheJimmyHartVersion /ShoutOut: during the scene where Peter and his pirate buddies give chase to a British guy, the music that plays in the background is similar in tune and pace to the theme for Fox's Peter Pan and The Pirates.
** It's actually the theme to ''TheSeaHawk'', which inspired Peter Pan and the Pirates' theme.

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Peter steals a parrot from the vet's office and pretends he's a pirate, leading to a car fight with a British driver. Meanwhile, Chris has a crush on an intern who works at the vet.



* OverlyLongGag: Peter trying to pick up a dead bullfrog and throw it out Chris' window without touching it with his hands.

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* OverlyLongGag: Peter trying to pick up a the dead bullfrog and throw it out Chris' window without touching it with his hands.
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** It's actually the theme to ''TheSeaHawk'', which inspired Peter Pan and the Pirates' theme.
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* TheJimmyHartVersion /ShoutOut: during the scene where Peter and his pirate buddies give chase to a British guy, the music that plays in the background is similar in tune and pace to the theme for Fox's Peter Pan and The Pirates.
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* HalfwayPlotSwitch: The first half is about Peter adopting a parrot and becoming a mock pirate, while the second half is Peter trying to help Chris fuind a girlfriend after he ruins one of his dates.

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* HalfwayPlotSwitch: The first half is about Peter adopting a parrot and becoming a mock pirate, while the second half is Peter trying to help Chris fuind find a girlfriend after he ruins one of his dates.



* VomitIndiscretionShot: To make Brian sick to have an excuse to see Anna again, he makes Brian vomit by lifting Meg's short up.

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* VomitIndiscretionShot: To make Brian sick to have an excuse to see Anna again, he makes Brian vomit by lifting Meg's short shirt up.
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!!This episode contains examples of:
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Peter chastises Chris for treating Anna like a human being and says that acting like a bad boy will be a first-class ticket to sex. It backfires and she breaks up with him.
* HalfwayPlotSwitch: The first half is about Peter adopting a parrot and becoming a mock pirate, while the second half is Peter trying to help Chris fuind a girlfriend after he ruins one of his dates.
* IKnewIt: Lois says this when Chris says his date failed because of Peter's bad advice and says that his isn't the first life he screwed up, which triggers a CutawayGag revealing Peter murdered Nicole Brown-Simpson.
* InnocentInnuendo: Lois is surprised when Chris tells her that Anna "took a dump" on him, but is relieved when he tells her that he meant "break up".
* NoodleIncident: Quagmire apparently had sex with a crossing guard that he later found out was twelve years old.
* OverlyLongGag: Peter trying to pick up a dead bullfrog and throw it out Chris' window without touching it with his hands.
* APirate400YearsTooLate: Provides the page image.
* VomitIndiscretionShot: To make Brian sick to have an excuse to see Anna again, he makes Brian vomit by lifting Meg's short up.

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