History CutawayGag / FamilyGuy

''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' is probably [[TropeCodifier the most (in)famous example]] of a work with extensive use of the CutawayGag. The show very rarely goes an episode without several cutaways being thrown in, most are only a few seconds long (but can be longer, with some even lasting longer than ''a couple of minutes''), and often take the format "This is better/worse/just like than the time that...", allowing virtually anything to be slotted in anywhere.

''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' is probably [[TropeCodifier the most (in)famous example]] of a work with extensive use of the CutawayGag. The show very rarely goes an episode without several cutaways being thrown in, most are only a few seconds long (but can be longer, with some even lasting longer than ''a couple of minutes''), and often take the format "This is worse than the time that...", allowing virtually anything to be slotted in anywhere.

* In another episode, Peter "she's betrayed me worse than Lady Macbeth betrayed Duncan." We then cut to a spaceship, where Lady Macbeth is fighting a bear. Cut back to Peter admitting "I don't know Shakespeare very well."

* In ''[[Recap/FamilyGuyFamilyGuyS2E7TheKingIsDead The King is Dead]]'', when Lois tries to comfort Peter after he's mocked at his job, she tells him about other people who had mindless job, for example [[UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein Albert Einstein]] who worked for a patent office. The scene cuts away to Einstein stealing the theory of relativity from a guy named Smith. Later in the same episode, Peter remarks about how God created Shrinky Dinks. The scene cuts to god creating Shrinky Dinks... [[RunningGag only for Albert Einstein to return from the previous cutaway and steal them!]]

* In "The Old West" Peter reveals that David Geffen paid the show $10 million to not do a cutaway about him.

'''Peter''': That was 'someone's getting fired,' is what that was.

* In "Lawyer Guy" a mix-up causes two of the cutaways, one involving a detective named Stabby {=McBackerson=] and another feature Lee Harvey Oswald working from home, to be switched.

* In "Lawyer Guy" two of the cutaways for a detective named Stabby McBackerson and Lee Harvey Oswald working from home are switched

-->''[after the wrong cutaway plays]''

* In 2010 they did produce a few episodes with no cutaway gags, basically to prove that they could. Two have been broadcast as of now. One of them, "Brian & Stewie", featured Brian and Stewie locked in a bank vault. It was a normal episode that was pretty well done. The other was an extended VerySpecialEpisode.

''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' is probably [[TropeCodifier the most (in)famous example]] of a work with extensive use of the CutawayGag. The show doesn't go an episode without several cutaways being thrown in[[note]]And yes, the writers liked the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode enough that [[AppropriatedAppellation they started using the "Manatee Gag" nickname]][[/note]]; most are only a second and a half long, and often take the format "This is worse than the time that...", allowing virtually anything to be slotted in anywhere. The show is widely acknowledged to be the most egregious example of this trope. During a period between seasons 8-12, the cutaway gags increased in average of three times per episode, which the writers admitted that because these segments are easily made and interchangeable it allowed them to do more spoofing of current events, as otherwise [[AnimationLeadTime episodes take too long to make to do so]].

''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' is probably [[TropeCodifier the most (in)famous example]] of a work with extensive use of the CutawayGag. The show doesn't go an episode without several cutaways being thrown in[[note]]And yes, the writers liked the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode enough that [[AppropriatedAppellation they started using the "Manatee Gag" nickname]][[/note]]; most are only a second and a half long, and often take the format "This is worse than the time that...", allowing virtually anything to be slotted in anywhere. The show is widely acknowledged to be the most egregious example of this trope. During a period between seasons 8-12, the cutaway gags increased in average of three times per episode, which the writers admitted that because these segments are easily made and interchangeable it [[WereStillRelevantDammit allowed them to do more spoofing of current events]], as otherwise [[AnimationLeadTime episodes take too long to make to do so]].

* In "Fighting Irish", Liam Neeson sets up a cutaway gag showing a soldier tragically dying. Peter then remarks that they usually have a joke when they do one of those, to which Liam responds “I’m not your client!”

* This actually becomes a plot point in "Finders Keepers". When Peter and Lois try to look for treasure in the Drunken Clam, they see it is closed, so Peter makes a cutaway setup to transport them inside.

* In "Fighting Irish", Liam Neeson sets up a cutaway gag showing a soldier tragically dying. Peter then remarks that they usually have a joke when they do one of those, to which Liam responded “I’m not your client!”

* In "Fighting Irish", Liam Neeson sets up a cutaway gag showing a soldier dying. Peter then remarks that they usually have a joke when they do one of those.

* In another episode, Peter says an intro to the cutaway, then cutting to Peter explaining to the audience that to enhance their reading abilities, he'll simply show a typed transcript of said cutaway. Unfortunately for the audience it was a visual gag.

* During early episode "I Am Peter, Hear Me Roar", a gag references something [[LampshadeHanging that literally just happened]]:

''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' is probably [[TropeCodifier the most (in)famous example]]. It doesn't go an episode without several [[CutawayGag cutaway gags]] being thrown in. [[note]]And yes, the writers liked the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode enough that [[AppropriatedAppellation they started using the "Manatee Gag" nickname]][[/note]] Most are only a second and a half long, and often take the format "This is worse than the time that..", allowing virtually anything to be slotted in anywhere. The show is widely acknowledged to be the most egregious example of this trope. During a period between seasons 8-12, the cutaway gags increased in average of three times per episode, which the writers admitted that because these segments are easily made and interchangeable it [[WereStillRelevantDammit allowed them to do more spoofing of current events]], as otherwise [[AnimationLeadTime episodes take too long to make to do so]].

''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' is probably [[TropeCodifier the most (in)famous example]]. It doesn't go an episode without several [[CutawayGag cutaway gags]] being thrown in. [[note]]And yes, the writers liked the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode enough that [[AppropriatedAppellation they started using the "Manatee Gag" nickname]][[/note]] Most are only a second and a half long, and often take the format "This is worse than the time that..", allowing virtually anything to be slotted in anywhere. The show is widely acknowledged to be the most {{JustForFun/egregious}} example of this trope. During a period between seasons 8-12, the cutaway gags increased in average of three times per episode, which the writers admitted that because these segments are easily made and interchangeable it [[WereStillRelevantDammit allowed them to do more spoofing of current events]], as otherwise [[AnimationLeadTime episodes take too long to make to do so]].

--->'''Lois:''' Nigel's charming. All British men are!\\

---> '''Stewie:''' They'll come after you like Peter went after that hockey coach. [{{beat}}] [[AnimatedActors Oh, no clip]]? Oh, thought we had a clip. Nope? Okay.

---> '''Peter:''' Guys, we have to re-cripple Joe. It's the right thing to do, just like taking out [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler Hitler]].\\

---> '''Peter:''' What the hell is going on up there?

--->'''Quagmire:''' 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?

--->'''Peter:''' A boat's a boat, but the mystery box could be anything! It could even be a boat! You know how much we've wanted one of those!\\

''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' is probably [[TropeCodifier the most (in)famous example]]. It doesn't go an episode without several cutaway gags being thrown in (and yes, the writers liked the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode enough that [[AppropriatedAppellation they started using the "Manatee Gag" nickname]]). Most are only a second and a half long, and often take the format "This is worse than the time that..", allowing virtually anything to be slotted in anywhere. The show is widely acknowledged to be the most {{JustForFun/egregious}} example of this trope. During a period between seasons 8-12, the cutaway gags increased in average of three times per episode, which the writers admitted that because these segments are easily made and interchangeable it [[WereStillRelevantDammit allowed them to do more spoofing of current events]], as otherwise [[AnimationLeadTime episodes take too long to make to do so]].

* In the {{Crossover}} episode "WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Guy" Peter tries to get Homer to set up one, which just confuses him, so Peter has to set it up himself.