The third episode of Family Guy’s brand new season 7, entitled ‘Road To Germany‘, aired on Fox in the US October 19th 2008. In ‘Road To Germany‘, Stewie and Brian travel back in time to save Mort Goldman from the Nazis.

This Family Guy episode was brilliantly written and directed, with excellent parodies and jokes throughout. I waited a fortnight to watch ‘Road To Germany‘ and I was not disappointed; Family Guy’s brand new season 7 is a triumph!

‘Road To Germany‘ - Pop-Culture References
Many great pop-culture references remained sufficiently vague so as not to attract legal action.

Like when the newspaper picture of Hitler shaking hands with Mickey Mouse appears; implying perhaps that Walt Disney made cartoon propaganda for the Nazis and/or that Walt himself was anti-Semitic.

I’m not saying either of those things are true… but I have heard both those rumours before!!!

Despite the US Election next month, Family Guy continued it’s anti-Republican tirade; Stewie found a McCain-Palin campaign badge on a Nazi uniform.

‘Road To Germany‘ - Parodies
‘Road To Germany‘ does a parody of so many things, I thought I’d try to list a few.

• When Brian, Stewie and Mort lure 3 Nazi’s around a corner to obtain their uniforms a Star Wars Blaster noise is heard, parodying the scene in ‘Star Wars‘ where Han Solo and Chewbacca lure Stormtroopers into the Millenium Falcon to obtain their uniforms.
• When Brian, Stewie and Mort are being chased by Nazis, Stewie breaks apart a farmer’s cart and uses the base as a skateboard, parodying the Marty-Biff chase scene in ‘Back To The Future‘. Stewie even jumps onto and over the car and the Nazis crash into manure.
• When Stewie mirrors Hitler it’s a parody the Marx Brothers film ‘Duck Soup‘.
• When scene where Brian, Stewie and Mort escape from the plane in a raft parodies ‘Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom‘.
• When Police cars pile into the crashed submarine, that’s a parody of ‘Blues Borthers‘.
• Just before the dogfight Stewie calls Brian ‘Goose’ in a parody of ‘Top Gun‘.
• The Hawk Men who appear during the Battle of Britain dogfight are from ‘Flash Gordon‘. Brian Blessed voiced the Prince, the same character he played in the 1980 film Flash Gordon. Brian Blessed’s a life-long friend of Patrick Stewart who plays Avery Bullock in Family Guy’s sister show ‘American Dad!‘.

Family Guy Season 7 Episode 3 ‘Road To Germany‘ Resources:

• Watch Road To Germany @ familyguynow.com
• Road To Germany | Wikipedia
• Family Guy Season 7 | Wikipedia

Next week’s Family Guy is entitled “Baby Not On Board“.

The second episode of Family Guy’s brand new season 7, entitled ‘I Dream of Jesus‘, aired on Fox in the US October 5th 2008.

In ‘I Dream of Jesus‘, Peter meets and befriends Jesus Christ.

Peter convinces Jesus to reveal himself, which gains him instant celebrity status. Jesus even gets to meet Jay Leno on the Tonight Show.

Also in this episode of Family Guy, Peter becomes obsessed with the 1963 song ‘Surfin’ Bird‘ (The Trashmen):

“A-well-a everybody’s heard about the bird
B-b-b-bird, bird, bird, b-bird’s the word
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, the bird is the word

Annoying isnt it?

A-well-a bird, bird, bird, well the bird is the word
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird’s the word
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, well the bird is the word

Yes.

A-well-a bird, bird, b-bird’s the word
A-well-a don’t you know about the bird?
Well, everybody knows that the bird is the word!
A-well-a…

Its so annoying that Brian and Stewie stole the ‘Surfin’ Bird‘ record and destroyed it thoroughly in a rap parody music video.

[ Later discovered to be a parody of the fax machine destruction scene from the cult movie ‘Office Space‘.
The rap song was ‘Still‘ by ‘Geto Boys‘ - thanks to Gogs for that information. ]

I saw ‘I Dream of Jesus‘ on Monday night and I’ve been singing that bloody song to myself all week!

I cant get it out of my head; curse you Family Guy for making it this way!

Family Guy Season 7 Episode 2 ‘I Dream of Jesus‘ Resources:

• Watch I Dream of Jesus @ familyguynow.com
• I Dream of Jesus | Wikipedia
• Family Guy Season 7 | Wikipedia

Next week’s Family Guy is entitled “Road to Germany“

Last night I had the pleasure of watching the brand new season 7 premiere of Family Guy entitled ‘Love Blactually‘.

I thought ‘Love Blactually‘ was pretty funny but not the best Family Guy I’ve ever seen; but a good start to the new season, which I’ve been waiting for since, well, the last one. I loved the dirtyness of the phrase:

“Close the window; you’re letting the stank out.”

I watched the brand new Family Guy Season 7 Episode 1 ‘Love Blactually‘ at familyguynow.com; a totally legal Family Guy site which links to totally illegally hosted episodes.

This first episode of Family Guy’s brand new season 7, entitled ‘Love Blactually‘, aired on Fox in the US September 28 2008.

Family Guy Season 7 Episode 1 ‘Love Blactually‘ Resources:

• Watch Love Blactually @ familyguynow.com
• Love Blactually | Wikipedia
• Family Guy Season 7 | Wikipedia

Next week’s Family Guy is entitled “I Dream of Jesus“.