History Recap / FamilyGuyS7E12Episode420

* ShootTheShaggyDog

* HypocriticalHumor: Lois supports marijuana legalization and disapproves of Brian doing so despite having smoked pot himself. Brian even calls her out on it.

* SelectiveEnforcement: The cops don't mind Peter with a bloody trashbag or a note saying "This is where we'll hide the body", but go nuts when they catch Brian with a small amount of pot.

'''Melvin Udall:''' All I'm saying is, what if this is as [[Film/AsGoodAsItGets as good as it gets]]?\\

'''Superman:''' The only way for me to solve this crisis is to be ''Film/SupermanIVTheQuestForPeace''.\\

'''Superman:''' The only way for me to solve this crisis is to be ''Film/SupermanIVTheQuestForPeace'''.\\

** At one point Peter is too stoned to properly setup his own cutaway, and thus it ends up simply being a LongList of celebrities he hates. [[{{Coldplay}} Chris Martin]] gets mentioned four times. Other celebrities mentioned on the list include: Carlos Mencia, AmyWinehouse, Paul Tsongas, Andy Samberg, JustinTimberlake, Eve Plumb, David Arquette, that forehead guy on ''The Office'' (Rainn Wilson), and Kate Beckinsale. According to DVD commentary, the celebrities on that list were picked at random and the writers have nothing against them, though some of the celebrities on that list are considered annoying, detestable, marginally-talented, and/or overrated enough for viewers in real life to hate them.

* {{Jerkass}}: Peter, who not only kills Quagmire's cat, but calmly takes Quagmire's reward money, admits he killed the cat, and closes the door on him before Quagmire has a chance to react.

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* AreYouPonderingWhatImPondering: When Lois catches Brian trying to use some of Stewie's urine to use in a random drug test orchestrated by Joe, Lois scolds Brian for going to such lengths and tells him that he has to make a change if he intends on doing so--and it's implied that Lois was implying that Brian should just simply stop smoking marijuana.

* {{Jerkass}}: Peter, who not only kills Quagmire's cat, but calmly takes Quagmire's reward money, admits he killed the cat, and closes the door on him.

** At one point Peter is too stoned to properly setup his own cutaway, and thus it ends up simply being a LongList of celebrities he hates. [[{{Coldplay}} Chris Martin]] gets mentioned four times. Other celebrities mentioned on the list include: Carlos Mencia, AmyWinehouse, Paul Tsongas, Andy Samberg, JustinTimberlake, Eve Plumb, David Arquette, that forehead guy on ''The Office'' (Rainn Wilson), and Kate Beckinsale. According to DVD commentary, the celebrities on that list were picked at random and the writers have nothing against them, though some of the celebrities on that list are considered annoying and/or overrated enough for viewers in real life to hate them.

* TakeThat: Carter and Peter make an anti-cannabis video showing UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler as a pot smoker, but are then sued by FoxNews for using their copyrighted image of Hitler.

* TakeThat: Carter and Peter make an anti-cannabis video showing AdolfHitler as a pot smoker, but are then sued by FoxNews for using their copyrighted image of Hitler.

Quagmire's personality changes when he adopts a pet cat. Meanwhile, after Brian gets arrested for having a bag of weed in his car (during Peter's botched attempt at ditching Quagmire's dead cat in the woods), he starts a campaign to have marijuana legalized.

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Brian says that with pot legalized, crime is down, productivity is up and ratings for ''Series/DoctorWho'' are through the roof.

* SelectiveEnforcement: The cops don't mind Peter with a bloody trashbag or a note saying "This is wehre we'll hide the body", but go nuts when they catch Brian with a small amount of pot.

** At one point Peter is too stoned to properly setup his own cutaway, and thus it ends up simply being a LongList of celebrities he hates. [[{{Coldplay}} Chris Martin]] gets mentioned four times. Other celebrities mentioned on the list include: Carlos Mencia, AmyWinehouse, Paul Tsongas, Andy Samberg, JustinTimberlake, Eve Plumb, that forehead guy on ''The Office'' (Rainn Wilson), and Kate Beckinsale.

Quagmire has recently adopted a stray cat that he calls James and Peter, Brian, Cleveland and Joe are annoyed that he spends more time with the cat than with them. As payback, the guys plan to shave James while Quagmire is in Vermont getting him a present, but Peter accidentally kills the cat with the razor and he and Brian take the dead body to hide it. They'r pulled over by the police, who treat Peter being covered in blood as no big deal. They do, however, agressivly arrest Brian when he's discovered to be in possession of cannabis. He is bailed out by the family and later that day, Joe comes over to the house demanding Brian's urine. Since he has recently smoked pot, he tries to give Stewie's urine to trick Joe, but Lois catches him and scolds him for going to such a low. Finally had enough, Brian decides to start a campaign to legalize marijuana in Quahog and holds a rally in the park. At first it doesn't go so well, but he gets everyone's support by performing an enthusiastic musical number with Stewie.

With marijuana legalized, the town improves with a decrease in crime and an increase in productivity. But Lois' father Carter is losing money because since hemp is being used to make everything instead of lumber and bribes Peter to assist him with an anti-marijuana campaign. Their attempts fail and Lois tells them that Brian's campaign worked because he was passionate about the cause. Carter then bribes Brian to publish his novel ''Faster Than the Speed of Love''. Brian at first refuses, but Stewie suggest he at least perform an anti-marijuana song since the book does not have enough merit to sell on its own. Brian reluctantly complies and pot is outlawed once more. Brian's novel is panned and doesn't sell a single copy, leaving Brian saddened that he sold out his beliefs for nothing. Quagmire comes by the house saying he'll give a reward to someone who can find James. Peter takes the reward, bluntly says he killed him and slams the door, ending the episode.

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Brian says that with pot legalized, crime is down, productivity is up and ratings for ''DoctorWho'' are through the roof.

* {{Jerkass}}: Peter

Quagmire has recently adopted a stray cat that he calls James and Peter, Brian, Cleveland and Joe are annoyed that he spends more time with the cat than with them. As payback, the guys plan to shave James while Quagmire is in Vermont getting him a present, but Peter accidentally kills the cat with the razor and he and Brian take the dead body to hide it. They'r pulled over by the police, who fall for Peter's lies about the bloody trashbag. They do, however, arrest Brian when he's discovered to be in possession of cannabis. He is bailed out by the family and later that day, Joe comes over to the house demanding Brian's urine. Since he has recently smoked pot, he tries to give Stewie's urine to trick Joe, but Lois catches him and scolds him for going to such a low. Finally had enough, Brian decides to start a campaign to legalize marijuana in Quahog and holds a rally in the park. At first it doesn't go so well, but he gets everyone's support by performing an enthusiastic musical number with Stewie.

With marijuana legalized, the town improves with a decrease in crime and an increase in productivity. But Lois' father Carter is losing money because since hemp is being used to make everything instead of lumber and bribes Peter to assist him with an anti-marijuana campaign. Their attempts fail and Lois tells them that Brian's campaign worked because he was passionate about the cause. Carter then bribes Brian to publish his novel ''Faster Than the Speed of Love''. Brian at first refuses, but Stewie suggest he at least perform an anti-marijuana song since the book does not have enough merit to seel on its own. Brian reluctantly complies and pot is outlawed once more. Brian's novel is panned and doesn't sell a single copy, leaving Brian saddened that he sold out his beliefs for nothing. Quagmire comes by the house saying he'll give a reward to someone who can find James. Peter takes the reward, bluntly says he killed him and slams the door, ending the episode.

* SelectiveEnforcement: The cops don't mind Peter with a bloody trashbag, but go nuts when they catch Brian with a small amount of pot.

* StonersAreFunny

* ToTheTuneOf: "A Bag O' Weed" is sung to the tune of "Me Ol' Bamboo" from ''ChittyChittyBangBang''.

** At one point Peter is too stoned to properly setup his own cutaway, and thus it ends up simply being a LongList of celebrities he has a distaste for. [[{{Coldplay}} Chris Martin]] gets mentioned four times.

** Peter accidentally kills Quagmire's cat and decides to bury the body in the woods. He gets pulled over and is intoxicated, there's a bloody bag in the car, a map of where to dump the body, but he's let go while Brian is arrested for possession of Marijuana.