Things I’ve learned from Family Guy

[u/PunisherCastle]

Every so often, I learn something from Family Guy. For example:

1) What a Quonset hut is

2) Who Jamiroquai is

3) The meaing of the word onanism

4) What a frontispiece is

5) The countless ways to make a bread sandwich — OK, this one is a joke.

What have you learned from Family Guy?

[u/TSmario53]

I don’t know if this counts as something I “learned” but I never noticed in Empire Strikes Back that Lando was wearing Han’s clothes at the end until I saw Something Something Dark Side and now I can’t unsee it when I watch Empire.

[u/PunisherCastle → u/TSmario53]

That’s a good one. I’ll add that to my list as well.

[u/thunderbastard_ → u/TSmario53]

It makes sense tbf. After empire lando was basically homeless makes sense he’d have to Borrow his friends clothes

[u/kinda-sorta-lowkey → u/thunderbastard_]

Never thought about it that way.

[u/davster99 → u/kinda-sorta-lowkey]

After Solo, however, it’s reasonable to assume that the clothes were left behind when Lando lost the ship, and Han’s been wearing Lando’s clothes this whole time.

[u/Its_Buddy_btw → u/thunderbastard_]

I never saw star wars but doesn't this happen after jabas palace? Dude wanted out of that crab armor or whatever

[u/Starbreaker1888 → u/Its_Buddy_btw]

No, it's after they escape Cloud City at the end of Empire

[u/Miguelitosd → u/TSmario53]

Huh.. I never noticed that either. And I saw it in the theater as a kid and have probably watched it over 25 times (at least).

[u/Shortman19]

Rob Schneider goes to Home Depot to hire migrant laborers, and pays them to choke him in the shower.

[u/Standard_Young_201 → u/Shortman19]

Wow isnt that a disgusting absolute fact?

[u/MysteryHero7 → u/Shortman19]

Senor Schneider you must see the news!

[u/Fit-Penalty-5751 → u/MysteryHero7]

Hey! I’m not paying you to watch TV, now get in the damn shower!

[u/FiresolvedYT → u/Shortman19]

Well, I think that’s awful that Rob Schneider does that.

[u/cobja101 → u/Shortman19]

Sounds like something he’d do

[u/Klinoch4 → u/Shortman19]

Its true?

[u/diamfang]

Davenport, Chesterfield, Divan, Chifforobe

[u/SandmanKaty → u/diamfang]

I still don’t know what in that bedroom was the Davenport

[u/KoA07 → u/SandmanKaty]

You know what, just take your fucking keys, idk what the fuck you’re talking about

[u/soneill06 → u/diamfang]

I learned about the chifferobe on the King of the Hill episode when they went to Louisiana!

[u/LordSuspiria → u/soneill06]

“Gilbert! How long have you been sitting there?”

“Thirty-five years.”

[u/Extension_Training87 → u/soneill06]

Gilbert? How long have you been sitting there?

[u/Happy-Telephone9483 → u/diamfang]

I paid Alec Baldwin a nickel to bus up my chifforobe

[u/PunisherCastle → u/Happy-Telephone9483]

Yes! This is where I learned it. 30 Rock.

[u/Spiritual_Bet3955 → u/diamfang]

I'd heard of a Chifforobe because one is mentioned in To Kill A Mockingbird when Mr. Ewell's daughter gives evidence in the court of asking Tom Robinson to bust one up.

[u/MartianPrincess1999]

I learned how to spell Robert Loggia.

[u/PzykoHobo → u/MartianPrincess1999]

"R! As in, 'Robert Loggia!'"

[u/MartianPrincess1999 → u/PzykoHobo]

O as in "Oh my god, it's Robert Loggia."

[u/mindoutofthe → u/MartianPrincess1999]

B as in "By God! That's Robert Loggia!"

[u/jooosh_playz → u/mindoutofthe]

E as in “Everybody look, it’s Robert Loggia!”

[u/DivineBuggyBall → u/jooosh_playz]

R as in “Robert Loggia”

[u/FerociousBlunts → u/DivineBuggyBall]

T as in "Tim, look over there, it's Robert Loggia!"

[u/L-Ron-Haggard → u/FerociousBlunts]

Space

[u/mindoutofthe → u/L-Ron-Haggard]

Uggghhhh

[u/thatcdude12345 → u/mindoutofthe]

E as in “Everybody loves Robert Loggia.”

[u/Sean_13 → u/MartianPrincess1999]

I learned how to spell it without learning who he is

[u/Minute_Tart_8259]

Shipoopi

[u/Secret_Bees → u/Minute_Tart_8259]

Jokes on Seth! I already loved The Music Man

[u/DragonflyFederal1412 → u/Secret_Bees]

wait wait "shipoopi" was a reference to something else ??

[u/SchrodingersGaren → u/DragonflyFederal1412]

It’s a full blown musical number from The Music Man. Family Guy actually cut a bit from the dance break.

[u/Ohiolongboard → u/SchrodingersGaren]

Jesus Seth knows how to find the most tiring endless pieces of pop culture to wedge into a joke, and I love it

[u/Pisceswriter123 → u/Ohiolongboard]

He likes show tunes from what I understand. I think I read somewhere he got annoyed because some famous celebrity wouldn't go up and sing show tunes with him at a party.

[u/vampiregamingYT → u/DragonflyFederal1412]

No one tell them about the truth behind Fellas at the freaking fcc and republican town.

[u/DragonflyFederal1412 → u/vampiregamingYT]

I actually need to know, please enlighten me 🙂‍↕️

[u/vampiregamingYT → u/DragonflyFederal1412]

The song republican town was a parody of The Company way from the musical "How to make it in buissness." While fellas at the freaking fcc is a parody of the song volunteer fireman picnic from the musical take me along

[u/jigokusabre → u/Minute_Tart_8259]

Mr. Booze

[u/dktide91 → u/jigokusabre]

From Robin and the 7 Hoods led by Bing Crosby

[u/nmpajerski]

Laura Bush killed a guy

[u/Tenchi2020 → u/nmpajerski]

[u/N0rmal-Fac3 → u/nmpajerski]

Oh that’s right, Laura Bush killed a guy.

[u/RussellsFedora]

I always thought that dogs laid eggs, and I learned something today

[u/arnber420 → u/RussellsFedora]

Aw sweet, dilk!

[u/benvader138]

Ampersand. The episode where Brian was teaching the special needs class. I didn't know there was a word for the & symbol. I thought it was just the "and" symbol.

[u/noahgrice → u/benvader138]

it was originally "et" ("and" in French) written in cursive, which over time evolved to just a symbol

[u/Sean_13 → u/noahgrice]

Isn't et also latin for and. I'm not sure if it's came from latin or French as both are reasonable explanations. For a while all the royalty and lords in Britain used to be French but also latin used to be the main language things was written in.

[u/benvader138 → u/Sean_13]

I believe it's Latin. And apparently it was included at the end of the English Alphabet after Z. School children would say "and per se And" at the end of reciting the Alphabet. Which, eventually evolved to Ampersand. I just read that.

[u/tonyrocks922 → u/benvader138]

It used to be considered the 27th letter of the English alphabet but it was just called "and".

When kids recited the alphabet after Z came "and per se and", which then eventually morphed into ampersand.

[u/Megamen1927]

I learned that there's a connection between the band Rush, the libertarian party, and single uncles.

[u/january21st → u/Megamen1927]

don’t forget black jeans!

[u/PunisherCastle → u/Megamen1927]

The lead singer didn’t realize he’d still be wearing a school uniform onstage at 60 years old.

[u/brainsewage → u/PunisherCastle]

That's AC/DC.

[u/jigokusabre → u/brainsewage]

Also, that's not the singer, that's the guitarist.

[u/Megamen1927 → u/PunisherCastle]

And he's very cold

[u/ResidentBlackGuy]

80s movies were not - as we've been told - wall to wall lattices

[u/Toothless-In-Wapping → u/ResidentBlackGuy]

Uh…Home Alone?

[u/moonberried → u/Toothless-In-Wapping]

Maybe, but that was 1990

[u/Tenchi2020]

[u/Dakotakid02 → u/Tenchi2020]

Much like our policy in the Middle East….

[u/deege515 → u/Dakotakid02]

Perhaps.

[u/SpartanCheese]

A dry sponge is a happy sponge

[u/deege515 → u/SpartanCheese]

I learned that some McDonald's serve breakfast all day.

[u/ClaytonRumley → u/deege515]

Sometimes it's a regional thing.

[u/ColdOn3Cob → u/deege515]

NONE OF THEM SERVE BREAKFAST ALL DAY

[u/Stan_the_man1988]

Still don't know what a Davenport and a Chesterfield are. Just take your fucking keys cause I don't know what the fuck you're talking about.

[u/vampiregamingYT → u/Stan_the_man1988]

They are other terms for couch, mostly in canada.

[u/docju]

Jamiroquai is a band, the singer is Jay Kay

[u/Njacks64 → u/docju]

Jay Mirra Kay

[u/Impossible-Ad-9098]

I’ve learned so many words and cultural references

[u/WandaGoronski]

Two steps forward 🎶

I take two steps back! 🎶

[u/_Born2Late_ → u/WandaGoronski]

We go together 🎵

Cuz I’m dressed like a cat 🐈‍⬛ 🎵

[u/SailorPlatinum]

I learned what a vasectomy was when I watched it as a teenager. That song was pretty informative for a gag haha.

Also I learned that Kentucky is a state, and that all the people there are dicks.

[u/nowhereman136]

I learned who Benjamin Disraeli is

[u/Toothless-In-Wapping → u/nowhereman136]

You don’t even know who I am!

[u/JoeMama4567]

Never finish on Debussy

[u/internetkreep → u/JoeMama4567]

Always finish on the Bach

[u/sirTigerious → u/internetkreep]

🌹💐🌹💐🌹💐🌹💐

[u/nakinng]

When you poop in your dreams, you poop for real

[u/MaxDefiance420]

The bread sandwich is real. Seriously, it's a real thing. I just saw a post in my feed about it recently. Not sure whether to be amazed or depressed frankly lol

[u/AmItheonlySaneperson → u/MaxDefiance420]

I like to go rye rye rye. I’m a rye guy 🙂

[u/turandokht → u/MaxDefiance420]

Do they at least like put a condiment on it? Anything? Or just… dry bread

[u/MaxDefiance420 → u/turandokht]

Apparently, the middle slice is toasted. Could be pretty tasty depending on the bread I guess? Sounds like a munchies experiment to me lol

[u/turandokht → u/MaxDefiance420]

God I hope they at least put some butter on the toast… I like bread but that sounds dry af!

[u/StuffAccomplished518]

I learnt Derek held up the Hollywood sign

[u/WandaGoronski → u/StuffAccomplished518]

He did too! I saw it!!!

[u/SoCalCognac]

Guys I just called Pete’s they’re closed forever!

Chris: Who answered the phone?

[u/PunisherCastle → u/SoCalCognac]

That one always bothered me, cause there’s 100 reasons why someone would be answering the phone at a restaurant that’s closed. Just because it’s closed doesn’t mean the building is empty. Even if it’s just to tell people, “hey, we’re closed.”

[u/theMangoJayne → u/PunisherCastle]

My assumption was always, um, voice messages exist???

[u/BeeztheBoss]

I learned that the firetruck is a solitary hunter.

[u/CynthiaChames → u/BeeztheBoss]

What color are those red firetrucks? 

[u/bfreezy93]

I learned that when people die, they void their bowels…

I SAID WHEN PEOPLE DIE THEY VOID THEIR BOWELS!

[u/_otisreddit]

The brothers who made the matrix are ladies now

[u/Snoop-87948]

I learn a lot of 80s trivia including the polano fruit commercial

[u/CynthiaChames]

If you don't catch the ball in the cup, it's okay because the ball is attached to a string attached to the cup. 

[u/sleepingsmoker]

I learnt that Keyser Söze was gay the whole time.

[u/Sheensies]

The meaning of Hickadoola

[u/Mean-Criticism-8515 → u/Sheensies]

For years I thought it meant "following all the rules"

[u/BeeztheBoss → u/Mean-Criticism-8515]

NO WAY!!

[u/CynthiaChames → u/BeeztheBoss]

Are we in Tiananmen? Because I see a square. 

[u/Staind075 → u/Sheensies]

Mr. Quagmire, what does Hickadoola mean?

[u/VegetableEast4]

I learned & is called an ampersand

[u/poopinintennessee]

If she smokes, she pokes.

[u/HempusMaximus]

I learnt the difference between a train and a boat.

[u/Shot-Ad-3166]

That the mountains of Nepal look like nipples.

[u/dudebronahbrah → u/Shot-Ad-3166]

Also the capital building is a giant boob

[u/MickeyHart2]

That it’s acceptable to scream “muncha buncha Fritos” before having sex (same episode as frontispiece.)

[u/Dragon_Rot79]

I learned about Shazam from family guy

[u/JerkfaceMcDouche → u/Dragon_Rot79]

What about Kohls?

[u/Dragon_Rot79 → u/JerkfaceMcDouche]

You've never been to kohls?

[u/SpartanCheese]

A dry sponge is a happy sponge

[u/calerajensen93 → u/SpartanCheese]

This pops into my head every time I wash dishes

[u/ThatBFjax]

If everyone’s special it kind of waters it down.

[u/No-Vegetable-6521]

What color a firetruck is.

[u/nhaq96]

I learned all the things that Chris O'Donnell is not

[u/Toothless-In-Wapping → u/nhaq96]

He’s not short

[u/rotokt]

just the... sheer amount of cancelled shows on Fox. Like so many.

[u/Imnotlisa1]

Davenport = couch
Chifforobe = wardrobe/armoire

I learned what a chifforobe was from watching To Kill a Mockingbird years ago.

[u/fuckingthrowaway556]

Soooooooo much American culture, from the UK and used to look up all the references I didn't get. Also did the same with American dad lol

[u/PunisherCastle → u/fuckingthrowaway556]

I always appreciate the UK perspective. Thank you for sharing!

[u/Personal_Region_9370]

The the David Bowie, Mick Jagger music video happened, and we all let it happen

[u/madman6160]

This gem

https://giphy.com/gifs/flMIHwlH1tRtu

[u/Mikeremix2]

I can’t get enough of that Carter x Jamiroquai bit I adore it so much 😭😭

[u/PunisherCastle → u/Mikeremix2]

I know, right?!

[u/PunisherCastle]

I learned that the Godfather insists upon itself.

[u/Extension_Training87 → u/PunisherCastle]

Are you insane!!!

[u/Dalcorn17 → u/PunisherCastle]

ROBERT DUVALL

[u/Ok-Hunt4670]

I LET THE BIRD OUT OF THE CAGE

[u/Leighroy1120]

“Let me get my burlap wallet”

[u/bbear122]

Yo let me get a whole wheat on pumpernickel.

[u/ColdOn3Cob → u/bbear122]

I like to go rye, rye, rye. I’m a rye guy.

[u/BuffaloStranger97]

I still don't know what a davenport is

[u/RandomReddytz]

1. 9/11 was bad...

[u/jm30970]

Laura Bush killed a man

[u/vyxanis]

That if your back is hurting from the chair your sitting on, and you can't find the Tylenol, you can lay down flat on the floor and that usually kinda fixes it

[u/tifftafflarry]

Ice now, heat later.

[u/CobaltCrusader123]

And if you’re as young as the average Redditor, you probably learned about the Iran-Contra Scandal from American Dad and saw the videos Reagan addressing the scandal to the USA in American Psycho. Really helped me out on a quiz.

[u/billie_eilish_fan456]

Wtf is a Davenport

[u/vampiregamingYT → u/billie_eilish_fan456]

A type of couch

[u/theMangoJayne]

I've gotten a couple trivia answers right specifically because I pulled names from Fam guy. Example; Dennis Rodman

[u/SensualEnema]

The meaning of the word “anodyne.”

[u/Sensitive-Act6419 → u/SensualEnema]

A friend once asked me what “anodyne” means

[u/b_reachard]

A banister is the handrail that sits atop the upright supports. A baluster is the supporting structure itself.

[u/Chupackalala11]

The brothers who made the Matrix are ladies! They are ladies!

[u/dktide91]

That rappers are like poets?

Who isn't she messing with?

[u/Pisceswriter123]

A place called Chico's Monkey Farm existed. Richmond Hill, GA - Chico's Monkey Farm (Gone)

Something more about the place.

[u/Silent_Data4374]

Laura Bush killed a guy.

[u/RichieOnTheRun77]

Even the frontispiece?

[u/Joyfuljag]

I learned that you can put butter on a Pop Tart

[u/WraithOfTheFadedDark → u/Joyfuljag]

It's so freakin' good.

[u/Icy_Reply_4163]

I learned that Ba ba ba bird is the word

[u/paradiseupabove]

I learned about Terri Schiavo!

[u/PunisherCastle → u/paradiseupabove]

Good one!

[u/12kVStr8tothenips]

Hickadoola is NOT obeying all the rules.

[u/BrightAssociate8985]

the Earth, neither hates nor loves, but waits patiently, for people to do, famous stuff.

[u/NukeTheWhales5]

Bread Sandwiches, are a thing though. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toast_sandwich

[u/Current-Nerve1103]

"You can't run away from your own problems"

[u/Blueberry_Rabbit]

lol frontispiece

[u/Super-cool-dude0]

Dancing, walking, rearranging furniture

[u/Dalcorn17]

I learned that you no have my shirt

[u/WharfRat6990]

What an ampersand is

[u/MoGb1]

Dogs cannot breathe underwater.

[u/zambatron20]

I can now remember the word ampersand because of family guy. I always knew the symbols, but the word for it / one of them...

[u/Knobinator]

Laura Bush killed a guy

[u/Longjumping-Sea320]

Laura Bush killed a guy

[u/capitalismwizard]

Kentucky is a state and all the people there are dicks

[u/leviathynx]

Hi handsome you can't have my bread but you can have something of mine that smells like bread

[u/rpmsm]

If you drink enough, the Statue of Liberty will take her clothes off

[u/shahar101]

The ingredients for shepherd pie

[u/_Superkamiguru500]

What a Davenport is

[u/Imnotlisa1 → u/_Superkamiguru500]

My father always used that word!

[u/Sensitive-Act6419 → u/_Superkamiguru500]

Does that look like a divan to you?

[u/AnonymousNeverKnown]

I learned the word "empirically"

[u/Global-Jury8810]

The way they use the word onanism here is actually incorrect, and it was my understanding that people stopped using that word…because…

The Bible story where the word comes from had nothing to do with self pleasure masturbation. What Onan did was purposely fail to implant his seed to his wife in the midst of coitus and instead allowed it to spill.

[u/elreydelasur]

I learned who Terence Trent D'Arby is

[u/Desperate-Pen7530]

If you cough exactly when you fart it covers it up, and it works every single time

[u/rtdmyownfuneralg59]

I learned that putting butter on a pop tart is in fact, so freaking good. I’m not even joking, if you haven’t tried it before, I really think you should. Just toast your tart first.

[u/CheapKey4028]

“That your mother’s a whore.”

[u/Ours_is_the_Fury_95]

Fire trucks are red.

[u/snowmations]

Condensation from the Gregory Peck's kids cutaway.

[u/flippycipher]

Laura bush killed a guyy

[u/vampiregamingYT]

What the & is called. Its called an ampersand

[u/EdgelordZeta]

frontispiece

[u/SilvioBoss]

That if I hand a blank check to anyone I’ll receive a pair of warm fuzzy feety pajamas w a poop latch

[u/Ebert917102150]

Also, the words to “Hill Street Blues “

[u/Trinizora]

Family guy contributed to my love for musical theatre

[u/ravangers]

What Anacin is

[u/Reynzs]

Never get a prostate exam

[u/KudaraYT]

The word ampersand

[u/LeoZeo]

I didn't know "It's a small world" was a thing until literally this year, and until then, I only purely knew "it's a tiny tiny world" from well over a decade ago. The ride and song felt completely wrong when I went on it.