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|contents = * The episode’s title is a reference to the Neil Sedaka song “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do”.
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* Stewie threatens to asphyxiate himself like “that boy from INXS.” The band’s lead singer Michael Hutchence was found dead in 1997. The death was ruled a [[suicide]] but rumors that Hutchence died while performing autoerotic asphyxiation.
 
* At the supermarket, Chris is beckoned into a shelf by a sketchily-drawn hand and pulled into the animated world of the music video for a-ha’s 1985 song “[[Take on Me]]”, and is lead through the things that happen throughout the music video, until he escapes by falling out of the freezer.
 
* Brian tells Lois her behavior is “worse than that [[Winona Ryder]] thing.” Lois thinks he is referring to the actress’s 2001 shoplifting incident,[http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/winona-ryder-accused-stealing-bulgari-jewels-article-1.334137] but he actually meant her performance in the 1993 film ''The Age of Innocence''.
 
* A cutaway shows Peter riding the luck dragon [[Falkor]], from fantasy novel ''The Neverending Story'' by Michael Ende, and the film of the same name. Falkor says Peter is too heavy and crashes into the ground. Throughout his flight Peter pumps his fist and shouts “Yeah!” in exactly the same way Bastian, the main character of ''The NeverEnding Story'' did in the film.
 
* In [[Asiantown]], Stewie mentions that he has not seen any female babies. This is a reference to news reports of male-preference abortion in China.[http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,714412,00.html]
 
* A commercial for “Asian Trix” parodies that of the American breakfast cereal.
 
* The chase scene between the Griffins and [[Joe]] in Asiantown is reminiscent of the final chase in ''Revenge of the Pink Panther'' in which Inspector Clouseau and company are chased through [[Asiantown]] to the same music as featured in this scene.
   
   
* The episode’s title is a reference to the [[Neil Sedaka]] song “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do.
 
* Stewie threatens to [[asphyxia]]te himself like “that boy from [[INXS]].” The band’s lead singer [[Michael Hutchence]] was found dead in [[1997]]. The death was ruled a [[suicide]] but rumors that Hutchence died while performing [[erotic asphyxiation|autoerotic asphyxiation]] continue.
 
* At the supermarket, Chris is beckoned into a shelf by a sketchily-drawn hand—into the animated world of the [[music video]] for [[a-ha]]’s [[1985]] hit “[[Take on Me]],” and is lead through the things that happen throughout the music video, until he escapes by falling out of the freezer.
 
* When Brian suggested that he hadn’t remembered another ham, Lois made an excuse that Brian was too busy eyeballing that ''[[Redbook]]'' with [[Glenn Close]] on the cover.
 
* Lois steals a painting by [[France|French]] [[Post-Impressionism|post-impressionist]] [[Henri Matisse]].
 
* Brian tells Lois her behavior is “worse than that [[Winona Ryder]] thing.” Lois thinks he is referring to the actress’s [[2001]] [[Winona Ryder#Shoplifting incident|shoplifting incident]], but he actually meant her performance in the [[1993]] film ''[[The Age of Innocence (film)|The Age of Innocence]]''.
 
* Stewie plays a game with Rupert that mimics common plots from [[Hanna-Barbera]] cartoons like ''[[Scooby-Doo|Scooby Doo]]'': finding a ghost in an abandoned house.
 
* A cutaway shows Peter riding the [[luck dragon]] Falkor, from [[fantasy]] [[novel]] ''[[The NeverEnding Story]]'' by [[Michael Ende]], and the [[The NeverEnding Story (film)|movie of the same name]]. Falkor says Peter is too heavy and crashes into the ground. Throughout his flight Peter pumps his fist and shouts “Yeah!” in exactly the same way Bastian (the main character of The NeverEnding Story) did in the movie. When Falkor crashes he digs deep into the ground and a distinct “Yeah!” can be heard, though it does not sound as enthusiastic.
 
* A flashback shows Chris watching the [[1958]] [[science fiction film]] ''[[The Blob]]''.
 
* Lois’ [[book club]] reads ''[[The Lovely Bones]]'' by [[Alice Sebold]], a popular book club choice in the early [[2000s]].
 
* While in Asiantown, Peter mistakes three passer-bys for [[China|Chinese]] [[martial arts]] star [[Jackie Chan]]. Incidentally, Chan is in town and mistakes Peter then Chris for [[Caucasian race|Caucasian]] actor [[Ethan Hawke]] and Meg for the [[child actor|child star]] [[Frankie Muniz]] of the [[sitcom]] ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]].''
 
* In Asiantown, Stewie mentions that he has not seen any female babies. This is a reference to news reports of male-preference [[sex-selective abortion and infanticide|sex-selective abortion]] in China.[http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,714412,00.html]
 
* Peter tells the owner of the [[sumo|sumo wrestling]] association that he’s “a born athlete, just like [[Greg Louganis]].” The show then cuts away to a [[meta-reference]] in which Peter mentions that they could make a joke about the [[Diving|diver]]’s diagnosis with [[AIDS]], [[Greg Louganis#His 1988 Olympic incident|the 1988 incident in which he hit his head on a diving board]] or the fact that his name rhymes with ''anus''. They decide on a “no body hair joke.”
 
* Adam West plays with a [[Lite-Brite]] toy.
 
* A commercial for “Asian [[Trix (cereal)|Trix]]” parodies that of the American [[breakfast cereal]], as well as referring to the sex term “Asian tricks.
 
* The Asian operator of the helicopter Joe charters, which is very similar to the helicopter used in the movie and TV series ''[[Blue Thunder]]'', says that, when he fires rockets, he pretends he is shooting at [[Jamie Farr]] and [[Alan Alda]], stars of the [[Korean War]]-set TV series ''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]].''
 
* When the Griffins are in the sewers, they encounter the characters from the [[1985]] film ''[[The Goonies]].'' Peter asks [[Jeff Cohen|Chunk]] to wave around his belly in a “truffle shuffle” as he does in the film.
 
* The Griffins run into [[1980s]] teen star [[Corey Haim]], who (when questioned by [[Stewie Griffin|Stewie]]) actually lives in the sewer.
 
* After entering the [[sewer]], Joe and his guide shoot down two [[TIE fighter]]s, in a parody of the trench sequence from the original ''[[Star Wars]]'' movie.
 
* The chase scene between the Griffins and Joe in Asiantown is reminiscent of the final chase in ''[[Revenge of the Pink Panther]]'' in which [[Inspector Clouseau]] and company are chased through Chinatown to the same music as featured in this scene.
 
* One cutaway shows the time when Peter invited [[Karl Malden]] to do cocaine only for him to snort it all due to his large nose.
 
 
When Chris is pulled into the milk section, he appears in the music video for "Take On Me" by a-ha. The video used a technique called Rotoscoping to draw over live action frames, creating images that look like drawings but move like live action.<hr>
 
Brian tells Lois that her shoplifting has gotten "worse than the thing with Wynona Ryder". Ryder was convicted of grand theft, and an alledged history of shoplifting raised the question of whether or not she suffered from kleptomania.<hr>
 
When Jackie Chan refers to Meg as "Malcom in middle", he is mistaking her for Malcom Wilkerson (played by Frankie Muniz), the main character of the sitcom "Malcom in the Middle".<hr>
 
The Goonies is a famous 80s movie. Sort of an Indiana Jones film starring children. The truffle shuffle is one of the most famous parts of the movie; you can find truffle shuffle t-shirts and stickers in many stores.
 
 
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Revision as of 16:04, 2 December 2016

  • The episode’s title is a reference to the Neil Sedaka song “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do”.
  • Stewie threatens to asphyxiate himself like “that boy from INXS.” The band’s lead singer Michael Hutchence was found dead in 1997. The death was ruled a suicide but rumors that Hutchence died while performing autoerotic asphyxiation.
  • At the supermarket, Chris is beckoned into a shelf by a sketchily-drawn hand and pulled into the animated world of the music video for a-ha’s 1985 song “Take on Me”, and is lead through the things that happen throughout the music video, until he escapes by falling out of the freezer.
  • Brian tells Lois her behavior is “worse than that Winona Ryder thing.” Lois thinks he is referring to the actress’s 2001 shoplifting incident,[1] but he actually meant her performance in the 1993 film The Age of Innocence.
  • A cutaway shows Peter riding the luck dragon Falkor, from fantasy novel The Neverending Story by Michael Ende, and the film of the same name. Falkor says Peter is too heavy and crashes into the ground. Throughout his flight Peter pumps his fist and shouts “Yeah!” in exactly the same way Bastian, the main character of The NeverEnding Story did in the film.
  • In Asiantown, Stewie mentions that he has not seen any female babies. This is a reference to news reports of male-preference abortion in China.[2]
  • A commercial for “Asian Trix” parodies that of the American breakfast cereal.
  • The chase scene between the Griffins and Joe in Asiantown is reminiscent of the final chase in Revenge of the Pink Panther in which Inspector Clouseau and company are chased through Asiantown to the same music as featured in this scene.

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