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[@MooseChicken]

Admittedly, the joke about Peter’s eye going over his nose was pretty clever.

[@Fil_the_spil]

did it do that origanally?

[@MooseChicken]

@@Fil_the_spil It was more than likely an animation error, as those were kinda common in the early days of Family Guy.

[@Scripture-Man]

Your use of the word "admittedly" suggests you're not generally a fan of the writing?

[@MooseChicken]

@@Scripture-Man Well, it’s modern Family Guy.

[@Ben-or4kj]

Stewie pointed out the show mistakes

[@fathergabrielstokes4706]

"They're setting up fckng cutaways" LMAO

[@Lukem-2463]

favorite part

[@Skalopulton301]

Oh my god, is that what we did back then?

[@Charlesperalo]

One of the best family guy episodes or episodes of TV ever. They took advantage of the fantasy element of Family Guy and it worked.

[@alvexok5523]

Yes, and I love this episode too. I have one question though. Most of the cutaway jokes were from the first episode season 1, but which season and episode was the cutaway joke where Peter said he's not going back to work and then smokes and says it's an Al Harrington cutaway? That wasn't the first season, and it was after Stewie said that they now look at their phones during cutaways. Was it season 10?

[@firghteningtruth7173]

I'm Charles Peralo and I hope you learned something. Sorry. Had to be done.

[@Chickenz663]

nah it's another mediocre family guy episode

[@Darkstar263]

The jokes about the cutaways were brilliant.

[@rexflamingo1037]

"She sounds like someone who's about to give up a huge opportunity" 😂💯

[@ban66a1]

It because Lacey Chabert(VA before Mila Kunis) quit the job after season one,she said she wants focus to school but the actress who replaced her(Mila)is only one year older than her.

[@frankmiranda707]

It was not Lacey’s fault.

[@tyrone162]

@@frankmiranda707 That's nothing. Look at you.

[@Dimensioneer88]

Uh, No. She dodged a bullet quitting this shit show.

[@impachoblue1301]

had me dead

[@Joe900x]

Did they just do a cut away about doing cut aways?

[@earthbound11037]

Joe900x Cutaway-ception

[@Joshua05005]

Joe900x yes

[@finnainsley9088]

“You’re in a cutaway, within a cutaway!”

[@ted__ryan]

Ryan Reynolds taught them or stole their idea.

[@postironichno_innit]

So what were they doing when they did their cutaway?

[@Xuurls]

“What’s with Megs voice, it would a like she’s about to give up a huge opportunity” 💀💀💀💀

[@addambelmont3050]

It's not often you can get revenge on a voice actress who quits your project.

[@Justo208]

2:30 Brian poped out if nowhere 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@vincehowell1018]

After all these years, the characters still haven't aged.

[@majidaljaburi7870]

But their voice did Brian and Lois’s voice were better then than now

[@Shadow79XXX]

Actually, meg and chris aged by about 2 years, meg was 15 when it started (or less) and there was a more recent episode on megs 17th birthday, and chris was apparantly 13 at the start

[@IzichiUchiha]

Good

[@inigobantok1579]

Cartoon spacetime is different

[@SmurfySmurf12345]

@@Shadow79XXX 18, actually.

[@shadowspector3611]

Dang, these self aware jokes are hilarious.

[@theostephanus3553]

The shade on Meg's old voice actor tho lmaoo

[@alpharedhed4446]

she acc must regret everything shes done

[@brennathecatlover4360]

Am I the only one that likes milla I think it’s spelled as Meg?

[@wool578]

@@brennathecatlover4360 everyone still likes Mila

[@brennathecatlover4360]

@@wool578 ohh cuz I hear everyone saying the old family guy was better

[@akieboygaming]

Megatron

[@jakemiketta3868]

2:08. Guess that’s how Family Guy has been doing flashbacks all these years

[@patryka.9215]

So..... stewies 20 years old? 😂

[@brianwalker3074]

Patryk A. So Stewie is 21, Peter is 62, lois is 60, meg is 37, and chris is 34

[@sigmamale3047]

Ubisoft Fix Your Game Uh Lois would be 60

[@finlaymarron]

@@brianwalker3074 Lois wasn't 20, wtf.

[@clash_blazr5095]

Not according to cartoon laws

[@blattt]

@@finlaymarron She was 40

[@S113Productions]

“You look like a prize at some Mexican church carnival.” LMAO

[@cityhawk]

My god, how many times did they throw shade on Lacey Chabert? The many ways you can say, “Yeah, you screwed the pooch on your career.”

[@jakefranklin89]

Brian OSullivan I’d say she’s more than made up for it with those shitty Hallmark movies

[@Nocturne22]

She doesn't have to do Family Guy in 2020, so I'd say she won.

[@brennathecatlover4360]

I like milla however it’s spelled as Meg personally

[@dantespears713]

As long as the Hallmark Channel is still on the air she’ll be fine

[@Simonporter89]

@@Nocturne22 Yeah, she's a really big winner, why would anyone want steady work for 20+ years in a notoriously fickle industry where projects with a 5 year run are considered massively successful

[@coolwhip4109]

even they joking about cutaways 🤣🤣🤣

[@Scripture-Man]

These cutaway jokes are funnier than that time I won a date to Mexico with Gary Coleman… Yep, that sure was funny.

[@heavyglamrocker1987]

Brian: I know we're not supposed to mess with the timeline, but should we, call an ambulance? Stewie: That is SO creepy!

[@tyrone162]

And remember that you had an Irish coffee the day we went to see Philadelphia?

[@heavyglamrocker1987]

​@@tyrone162 they're setting up fuckin' cutaways!

[@tyrone162]

@@heavyglamrocker1987 Is that what we did back then?

[@heavyglamrocker1987]

Now we just return text messages and screw around.

[@heyitsrackey]

Lois, I’m not going back to work tomorrow: that new boss has it in for me! He’s meaner than a shifty salesman!

[@gravity7208]

they sure roasted the first voice actor of meg

[@Jake_Connellan_71]

She later went on to do a voice for American Dad, also created by Seth McFarlane, so I imagine it was light-hearted in nature.

[@naisarggamit]

@@Jake_Connellan_71 She is actually wife of Seth

[@mrminkman952]

@@naisarggamit Seth isn’t married nor has he ever been.

[@Saidsailor]

@@mrminkman952 he doesn’t have kids?

[@mrminkman952]

@@Saidsailor no kids either.

[@jackyama5739]

Honestly… with how the animators could replicate this type of older art is absolutely amazing to me. VA’s is great but the animation must’ve costed a bit extra

[@choipichiim]

Im pretty sure they used the original VA recordings and just re-drawed the scenes. Ive watched Season 1 so many times if they did re-record the lines its pretty much spot on.

[@Scripture-Man]

I'm almost certain this is just the original animation only enhanced. Otherwise, why keep all the exact same angles? Re-drawing it makes no sense.

[@postironichno_innit]

​@@Scripture-Man they did reanimate some of the shots, just check out the comparison videos and look a bit closer

[@Dikin-Baus]

brian’s old voice was so awesome

[@Sun-Wukong-The-Monkey-King]

Whoa ass ahoy

[@Scripture-Man]

Yeah I wish new Brian got to hang out with old Brian - same with Peter. I want more episodes where they go back to the pilot. It's too good just to be a one-off.

[@KARTOONOG]

"Ahhh... ewww gross... Look at that!! 🤣🤣

[@Propraj]

00:30 very clever family guy !

[@pinkwolfytwt5755]

Stewie: ‘idk, they just standing there like zombies’ Lol 😂 2:08

[@stuckylar]

2:57 his cigarette is backwards

[@christopherjordan6235]

2:35 Oh they are making fun of their cutaway jokes.

[@subliteral]

The time travel episodes were among the best they ever did.

[@dannythehipster5644]

I like how they kept the OG 4:3 format when they teleport back in time.

[@jakemiketta3868]

Do you like time travel?

[@sammiepittman3130]

They honestly deserved a good review in some magazine for this episode. This was a great episode

[@ryderm5912]

1:11 that name tho

[@ryderm5912]

who else likes memes I just realized it

[@dannigro8794]

Micky D’s Chicken McNuggets kzbin.info/www/bejne/on_TqmSjopt2bMk

[@rahsaanthomas7030]

Cherry Chevapravatdumrong is of Thai decent. In Thai culture, the last names are known to be very long..

[@AutumnBlack]

1:26 Stewie, you did that when you saved Brian.

[@postironichno_innit]

This episode came before that

[@sandraromansgameplaysmore1701]

Anyone notice how the past Stewie's eyes are bigger than the present Stewie's eyes?

[@AB-me4en]

I just love when family guy break te fourth wall. So cool!!

[@suspense_comix3237]

Back when Animations were ACTUALLY smooth and Animators didn't care about the amount of Cells they used for a frame of animation.

[@khaliljuanjohnson2024]

This episode is genius and amazing!:))

[@SteveVi0lence]

They altered the timeline the moment they went back in time

[@jakemiketta3868]

0:03. The year when Family Guy first premiered

[@astronomical588]

2:06 bro 1999 stewie’s eyes

[@luishernandezsoto]

What's wrong his eyes?

[@masoncouch412]

Peter: Come on you worried about nothin'.

[@patrickbutler3961]

Stewie was so much funnier In the older episodes

[@DekuSt0ner]

@Horseradish sauce yes yes

[@diogomarques9228]

Its so funny Now equal it in the past

[@wastedbread8036]

he grew as a person

[@BeefPapa]

It was all angry well versed rants. It would've worn out quickly.

[@BigT.Larrity]

Hard disagree

[@masoncouch412]

Stewart: Well here we are.

[@blastromlifyedah]

I just realized the proportions of the screen changed

[@mikelonches6641]

This isn't actually the pilot it's just a reanimated version of the original pilot the original one had different colors and different versions of some lines and different scenes and voice actors

[@vendettagrudge9501]

Is that more or less impressive?

[@booqueefious2230]

Yeah technically a banana is a berry in the botanical sense but nobody really cares

[@stuartbarclay7940]

This episode is genius!

[@michelaugusto2743]

Stewie and Brian travel to the year when family guy begin

[@sovereignjoshinterstellari3975]

1:46 Woah Assahoy

[@screwball0589]

On 2:03 look at Peters eye it went over his nose

[@USSCYT]

Wow! Not like they pointed that out.

[@jensb3946]

Shut the fuck up moron

[@tvshowfan8003]

Ah! Ew! Gross! Look at that!

[@Suhi254]

Some kid Stewie told me that.

[@harmankang6883]

Family guy doesnt joke about 911 but jfk assasination, heath ledger's overdose nope we joke about that

[@SpaceCase132]

I think it has something to do with the fact that Seth Macfarlane was dangerously close to being on the plane that hit the North Tower (he missed getting on the plane by 10 minutes due to both recovering from a hangover and having an incorrect departure time).

[@Eltrio2]

Um, they've made countless 9/11 jokes.

[@LiquidusSnakeX]

Yeah they do... When they visit ground zero - "So this is where the first person got aids."

[@rahsaanthomas7030]

Peter went on David Letterman promoting his new film Nine Eleve-fun. David Spade was the guest star.

[@SmurfySmurf12345]

Peter supposedly found out about 9/11 when he saw Lois watching it on the news. He then joked that it must had been a female pilot.

[@1sadsexually2sadsexually54]

This is my favorite fucking episode lol

[@RonJohn63]

Matricidal Stewie was the best.

[@bentennyson2565]

This episode always confused me so they question the older animation but they don't question how they are still the same age I wish I was a cartoon

[@r0bw00d]

Punctuation is your friend.

[@charlottea.cavatica1696]

You know, when I saw this episode, I was expecting this scene to have the same design as it's current season.

[@ricardopratt5190]

Now that would have been even funnier

[@dillenjustice1008]

Since Brian and Stewie went back to the pilot episode I wish they could go back to the version in Season 4 and Season 5.

[@Scripture-Man]

Yeah I want more episodes where they meet their old selves and go back to old episodes. Especially to see new Peter meet old Peter, or new Lois meet old Lois - every single character. Including Cleveland!

[@maw4734]

The Al Harrington was a deeper cut, well done

[@Scouty222]

1:53 stewie’s right it is gross eww

[@gigi-rm1jh]

1:07 😂😂😂

[@anthonyfanchin1144]

If I ever want to go back in time, I would stop the Twilight book series from being written

[@trollzland1337]

You're about a decade late with the twilight jokes

[@coachlombardi9657]

I would go to the time of Vince Lombardi and try to get to know him better.

[@heavyglamrocker1987]

*Stunning and brave*

[@myeeeeeh]

Twilight jokes died ten years ago.

[@TWX27]

What’s wrong with twilight?

[@user-rt9er9uj2q]

Brian is like a father figure to Stewie more than Peter

[@habariasante3601]

Please go back in time and stop 9/11. Please.

[@incogttv325]

Habari Asante no

[@icecreamhero2375]

Brian tried that. Messing with time caused the apocalypse.

[@Zero8035]

No

[@mrgamra8833]

My dad died on 9/11😞 he was the best pilot that al queda had

[@TheFLAMEXD]

“Is that what we did back then?” You still do it now.

[@Username-or9nr]

Old Family guy > Current Family guy

[@tizyman5582]

I love how they make the characters time travel to the old episodes but they don't want to bring the show back to its roots

[@chiefgameplay5589]

What episode and season is this one

[@idkyiexist3534]

Isk

[@idkyiexist3534]

Idk

[@Scripture-Man]

Those cutaway jokes are funnier than that time I won a date to Mexico with Gary Coleman… Yep, that sure was funny.

[@nickblinko5677]

This was season 10. They're on season 20 now.

[@ricardopratt5190]

I know right now we just need to see them fgo to season 4 now that would be funny

[@jareththegoblinking3191]

1:08 Ouch

[@SBG_Arseny]

They did meg lmao missing a big opportunity

[@ferrer985]

but what did Stewie and Brian do during that cutaway?

[@Aries078]

0:22

[@KingWukon]

Because they are doing the flash back

[@Sc0rch91]

90’s animation > modern animation

[@Nora-oq5sz]

1:46

[@rayhanevercoss]

1:99

[@agustine9222]

Yo this episode tripped me tf out. I was high asf

[@shaunwhatever]

How is the credits still rolling at this part

[@mrcomltni]

brokeboy shaun if you mean at the part where they went back in time it’s because the pilot began there

[@hectorespinoza7678]

Why does tbs keep posting family guy clips? Haven’t they already done that?

[@ThunderboltSirenStudios]

Wasn't there a pilot before this one?

[@SuperMario231]

Return the device, woman!

[@legends3479]

How would Stewie text on his modern phone while a cutaway was occuring during the past

[@rayhanevercoss]

3:74

[@astro4248]

What episode

[@jameshowe8688]

Xan can’t you read

[@VictorGonzalez-xs9oc]

Actually, family guy came out on February where the Super Bowl is.

[@EliLong-sg3jg]

Peter in the early days of Family Guy gives me like South Park vibes.

[@Brianna-zf6he]

I never see Peter smoke

[@tomassmith1519]

Didn't Louis voice also change?

[@blue_lightning33]

What season and episode

[@USSCYT]

S1 EP1

[@diogomarques9228]

No its season 10 EP 5 but stewie and Brian back to the past to season 1 EP 1

[@Cliffordlonghead]

Cutaway Gag

[@supremetarell5766]

SEASON 10 EP 5

[@diogomarques9228]

When serie was good the serie was good until season 11

[@SamDoots]

I have a problem

[@zambiekiller360]

This Only Shows How better the Characters Were Back then

[@mattham1985]

That date was published April 14 2019 Was my birthday

[@waze7456]

No Name who

[@mattham1985]

@@waze7456 just no name

[@waze7456]

No Name who asked.”

[@mattham1985]

@@waze7456 what are you take about

[@waze7456]

No Name what you mean

[@97liner83]

Peter, since when are you a smoker? Put that out right now! Smoking is highly addictive.

[@Stitched_up]

Ah, I love meta humor.

[@joaooliveira8482]

2:06 Never understood this joke. I know they're setting cutaways, but why is it different than now? What's the reason for them to be like zombies?

[@Suhi254]

They used to take it all seriously. Nowadays, after so many cutaways, they just cynically drink or smoke or text until it's their turn to have screen-time again.

[@JacksonTheSkylanderDude67]

2:43 2:50

[@slugz2857]

January 31st is my birthday

[@dancemomslove6334]

mine too!!!

[@youngpolo8760]

There standing still because of cutaways

[@CassieSchofield]

Family Guy is the best

[@game_throweryt8452]

If brian is 29 years old this year in human years and 1 human year = 7 dog years that's means that he would be 203 years old

[@Meshal11YouTube15]

Happy 30th Anniversary of Family Guy {Coming Soon, In 2029/01/31}

[@aidan_sr]

They did an incredible job for the 3D Animation here! 0:05

[@kristensharbono6336]

Love 💕 I think we have a lot of people