Jokes in Family Guy You Don't Get

Thought I would bump this thread, but here's another Family Guy joke I don't get from a Season 3 episode during a cutaway to Peter and Lois' wedding: "Milk, milk, lemonade, around the corner fudge is made!"
 
Hey, I think it's funny just because it's so damn random. Who in the world is Sneakers O'Toole and why does everyone want him to take his sneakers off? Just who is this guy? To me it's just so funny because it's so out there.
 
How about from a circa 2001 Family Guy episode:

Peter checks his e-mail on his internet computer...

PETER: "Oh boy, I got an e-mail from Mr. Pewterschmidt!"

...then a fist comes out of the computer screen and punches/hits Peter.
 
I think he's talking about how is that actually possible that he was able to punch Peter through the computer. That's just one of those "cartoon gags that can't be explained but are funny anyway". Bonus Stage and Ed Edd n Eddy have done similar gags as well just for the "lulz".
 
"Look, Chris, it's a family of wasps."

This many years and I still don't get it. Could be a reference to a series, but...jeez it's really that obscure.
 
WASPs refers to White Anglo-Saxon Protestant. It's use to called people of elite background, social status, and presumed power that they hold. They're mostly upper class, practice the Protestant religion, are well-educated, and usually comes from the background of English, Scottish, or Welsh descent.
 
Here's one from an episode tonight:

New Brian asks Lois to sing karaoke with him, she goes to and says something like "Okay everybody, Rita Coolidge's less talented sister here!" Even Stewie replies with "In what way is that a joke?" I haven't really tried to look anything up yet. I guess I was wondering if any of you guys get it.
 
I recall this joke being made, but I can't remember exactly which episode it was in, maybe the quote itself can spark it for you!

I think it's the one where they're applying Meg to Brown so she could get into a good college and then they speak to the Dean or something like that...I think it's the Luke Perry episode.

"Meg? It's just three letters. It's HARDLY a name at all."

"Well yeah, I wanted to name her Twiki but Lois said kids wouldn't get the reference."

He's right, I sure don't. :sad:
 
I'm sure it was Twiki, I remember there being a K-sound, and also because it just seems more....Peter-ish if he went for the more obnoxious choice than a simple bash at a celebrity.
 
I think the joke is that Lois was comparing her singing skills to Rita Coolidge (a singer from the 1970s and 80s who did adult contemporary), by using her as measure of coolness like an unhip relative would, etc.

That's all there is to it, I guess.
 
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