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* RuleThirtyFour: In-universe, after being fired from the show, Peter spends his spare time making erotic ''[[Franchise/DespicableMe Minions]]'' tapestry.
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* McLeaned: In-universe. The revenge reason is parodied in the new script. Peter is not simply killed off; it's said he committed suicide, that there's no way to undo it, and that the family would skip the funeral to spend time with his replacement.
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Creator/JamesWoods hosts a look at a typical week inside the ''Family Guy'' studio, where Peter's primadonna behavior gets him removed from the show and replaced by Creator/DavidSpade.
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* McLeaned: In-universe. The revenge reason is parodied in the new script. Peter is not simply killed off; it's said he committed suicide, that there's no way to undo it, and that the family would skip the funeral to spend time with his replacement.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: Brian starred in a remake of ''Old Yeller'', but it ends with him delivering an action one-liner and shooting the kid.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Parodied. Chris says the show was originally about him as [[Series/DoogieHowserMD a teenage doctor]].
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Parodied. Chris says the show was originally about him as [[Series/DoogieHowserMD a teenage doctor]].
* HiddenDepths: The Greased Up Deaf Guy regrets that his character isn't explored beyond his general gimmick.
* PanderingToTheBase: In-universe. Brian's ''Old Yeller'' remake was designed to appeal to dogs. He notes they overestimated how many dogs actually buy movie tickets.
* RockBottom: After getting fired, Peter breaks with the family, but he gets tossed out of a fancy apartment, struggles to find other jobs, and ends up working as a street performer.
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-->'''Peter:''' ''"Thank you, Stewie, who I can understand."''
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-->'''Peter:''' ''"Thank you, Stewie, who I can understand."''
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!!This episode contains examples of:
* AnimatedActors
* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler: It turns out that Peter becomes a diva every Monday, so the writers pen a fake script where he gets killed off, and then they shoot the real script on Friday when he comes crawling back.]]
* BitingTheHandHumor: The way Fox greenlights and renews series is smacked.
-->'''Peter:''' They bought the pitch, but, um, after a series of network notes, ''Bumbler with a Tumblr'' eventually aired as ''Bambler with a Famblr'', which made sense to nobody and is now in its third season.
* ContinuityCavalcade: Several props and costumes from previous episodes appear on display at the studio, including Stewie's ray-gun, the Petorian flag from "E. Peterbus Unum", Stewie's needlework from "North by North Quahog", the Gary the No-Trash Cougar suit from "Blind Ambition", Brian's banana costume from "The Courtship of Stewie's Father", a ''What Really Grinds My Gears'' poster from "Stewie B. Goode", Stewie's presidential portrait from "Lois Kills Stewie", the Lois puppet from "Foreign Affairs", and Meg's birth certificate from "A Fistful of Meg".
* GroinAttack: The episode ends with a montage of Peter getting hit in the nuts with a bag of nickels.
* InMemoriam: Parodied; at the end of the montage of Peter getting hit in the nuts, a card appears reading "In loving memory of Peter's Griffin's left testicle".
* RememberTheNewGuy: Parodied; when Peter gets kicked off the show, he is replaced by David Spade as "Uncle Ricky".
* SelfDeprecation: The time when Brian was temporarily killed off gets bashed, with Lois mentioning that it happened so Brian can star in a remake of ''Film/OldYeller''.
* ShoutOut
** When he gets evicted from his fancy apartment, Peter requests that he get thrown out [[Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir the way Uncle Phil throws out Jazz]].
** In his new run-down apartment, Peter sees some writing saying that [[Film/TheShawshankRedemption "Brooks was here"]].
** At the end, Peter gets rid of David Spade by getting Sofia Vergara deported and having Spade replace her on ''Series/ModernFamily''.
* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: This episode presents the Griffins as AnimatedActors who star in their own show.
* VerbalTic: David Spade keeps putting a "Hmmm..." at the end of his sentences.
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!!This episode contains examples of:
* AnimatedActors
* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler: It turns out that Peter becomes a diva every Monday, so the writers pen a fake script where he gets killed off, and then they shoot the real script on Friday when he comes crawling back.]]
* BitingTheHandHumor: The way Fox greenlights and renews series is smacked.
-->'''Peter:''' They bought the pitch, but, um, after a series of network notes, ''Bumbler with a Tumblr'' eventually aired as ''Bambler with a Famblr'', which made sense to nobody and is now in its third season.
* ContinuityCavalcade: Several props and costumes from previous episodes appear on display at the studio, including Stewie's ray-gun, the Petorian flag from "E. Peterbus Unum", Stewie's needlework from "North by North Quahog", the Gary the No-Trash Cougar suit from "Blind Ambition", Brian's banana costume from "The Courtship of Stewie's Father", a ''What Really Grinds My Gears'' poster from "Stewie B. Goode", Stewie's presidential portrait from "Lois Kills Stewie", the Lois puppet from "Foreign Affairs", and Meg's birth certificate from "A Fistful of Meg".
* GroinAttack: The episode ends with a montage of Peter getting hit in the nuts with a bag of nickels.
* InMemoriam: Parodied; at the end of the montage of Peter getting hit in the nuts, a card appears reading "In loving memory of Peter's Griffin's left testicle".
* RememberTheNewGuy: Parodied; when Peter gets kicked off the show, he is replaced by David Spade as "Uncle Ricky".
* SelfDeprecation: The time when Brian was temporarily killed off gets bashed, with Lois mentioning that it happened so Brian can star in a remake of ''Film/OldYeller''.
* ShoutOut
** When he gets evicted from his fancy apartment, Peter requests that he get thrown out [[Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir the way Uncle Phil throws out Jazz]].
** In his new run-down apartment, Peter sees some writing saying that [[Film/TheShawshankRedemption "Brooks was here"]].
** At the end, Peter gets rid of David Spade by getting Sofia Vergara deported and having Spade replace her on ''Series/ModernFamily''.
* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: This episode presents the Griffins as AnimatedActors who star in their own show.
* VerbalTic: David Spade keeps putting a "Hmmm..." at the end of his sentences.
