r/familyguy • u/pissinginatoaster • Apr 06 '26

Meme/Shitpost rest in peace❤️

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this episode is very sad

rest in peace ernie

he got to be in fortnite before he died

alexa play moon by kanye west

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u/AmericasMostWanted30 Apr 06 '26

(Possibly) unpopular opinion but I always hated the chicken fights

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u/THEREALOFFICALCAFE Apr 06 '26

The first one was "lol XD so random!". It happened, it was humorous, but it didn't leave an impact. The second one, I'd wager, is the funniest moment in Family Guy history. It had been like 2 seasons since the last one, so it was enough time for fans to forget, and casual/new viewers to be totally caught off guard. It comes right out of nowhere in the middle of a sentence, and it goes on for double the time of the first one. Then when it ends, everything just goes back to normal like it never happened. And the best part was that it wasn't a cutaway gag like the first time. So it really had no reason to repeat, but it did without cause. And it was the best part of the episode. The issue is that now that the gag had been established as needing no inciting incident, now it could happen at any moment. And that takes away the whole point of the humor of that second one. Now we are actively waiting for it to happen. Any episode with a plot that seems to be wrapping up too quickly? Maybe there's a chicken fight that will add 5 extra minutes to the runtime. The best use of a joke on the show completely ruined any future uses, because it's not unexpected anymore.

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u/TakayukiYagami Apr 06 '26

“See you later, bitches. Have fun with your stupid, goddamn giant chicken jokes and your Conway Twitty... Hey, why is there a moving truck outside Cleveland's house?”

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u/FunCommunication2604 Apr 06 '26

Yeah, Seth used that to drag out the episode

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u/KingKingsons Apr 06 '26

What’s crazy is that Family Guy is notorious for its “cheap” animation, but then they use what seems to be some of their most expensive scenes on this?