Original air date: November 12, 2006
After Peter blows off his fingers from some fireworks, Lois steps in to help him out at work (and Peter sexually harasses her because he wants to have sex with her in his office). Meanwhile, Stewie discovers that Brian has a girlfriend...one who's, to put it mildly, not very bright.
This episode contains examples of:
- Accidental Misnaming: Brian tells an anecdote about how he accidentally called William Rehnquist "William Rhinequist". Jillian and her friends just stare blankly before going to the ladies' room.
- Bowdlerization: When Jillian tells Brian about Hitler (not knowing that he's dead), Stewie is shocked by how dumb she possibly is. On the FOX and free-TV syndicated version, Stewie's question to Brian is "Are [Jillian's] parents brother and sister?" On Cartoon Network and DVD, the line is "Is she retarded?" The DVD commentary does mention the hypocrisy of allowing references to incest to cover up the reference to mental issues.
- Common Knowledge: Invoked; when Stewie tests Jillian on the capital of Rhode Island, she answers "Rhode Island City?".Stewie: (laughs) It's like she's fucking five!
- Couch Gag: The opening sequence begins normally, but when Peter gets to the top of the steps, he trips and falls down the steps, crushing a dancer. He then complains about his swollen foot and Stewie tells the camera man to cut to the episode.
- Distracted by the Sexy: Brian's attempt to break it off with Jillian backfires the second she opens the door for him... in a wet bath towel, which she absent-mindedly removes in front of him.
- Eye Scream: During the guys' night out with the Big Horned Guy from Legend, Quagmire and Cleveland get jabbed in the eyes by BHG.
- Fatal Fireworks: The main plot kicks off when a firecracker blows up in Peter's hand, scattering his fingers, forcing Lois to cover for him at work.
- Fingore: Peter blows off his fingers in a firework accident. He gets them back just in time.
- Girl Posse: Jillian has one in this episode. They're so stupid that they actually make Jillian look like a genius by comparison. How stupid? Let this quote speak for itself.Girl: Gloss rhymes with hair!
- Got Me Doing It: Said word-for-word by Brian when Stewie makes fun of Jillian's Dumb Blond Verbal Tic that makes everything sound like a question and Brian's response accidentally comes out sounding like that.
- Hypocrite: Lois makes fun of Brian for going out with someone as stupid as Jillian, despite Peter (a man whom she's been married to for 20 years) being not just unintelligent, but dangerously stupid.
- Interspecies Romance: Brian (a dog) dating Jillian (a human)—in fact, halfway through reading the script, Drew Barrymore stopped to ask Seth MacFarlane whether or not her character was another dog.
- If I Had a Nickel...: Subverted when Jillian asks Brian what would happen if he had a nickel. He is unable to think of what kind of phrase would be an appropriate way to finish that sentence.
- Kindhearted Simpleton: Although Jillian's obviously very unintelligent, she's also a genuinely kind and friendly person.
- Literal-Minded: An example of Jillian's air-headedness, when Stewie asks if her apartment is "one bedroom, one bath," she replies "No, it's a whole apartment," clearly puzzled.
- No Periods, Period: Alluded to quite literally by Jillian, who apparently doesn't menstruate any more because she "threw up a lot in high school" (all-but-explicitly stating that she suffered from bulimia, an eating disorder, as a teenager).
- Overly Long Gag:
- Peter's elaborate method of hiding his porn from Lois.
- Stewie entertaining the retirees.
- Perfectly Cromulent Word:Jillian: Well, I just think, for starters, that sometimes the government has things they can't tell us and, truthishly, we should just accept that.
- Seinfeldian Conversation: Quagmire's annoyance that he's the only fan of Wings amongst the four main guys.
- Sex at Work: Peter's hand is injured after an incident with a firework, so Lois helps him with his workload. Peter immediately starts urging Lois that they do it in his office. Lois, while annoyed at first, ultimately gives in.
- Sex in a Shared Room: Peter and Lois have sex in Peter's office in full view of his co-worker Opie.
- The Stoner: When Brian says that he and Jillian talk about The Real World, Stewie points out, "You hate MTV!" Brian casually responds, "Pot helps."
- Take That!: To Mr. 3000, which Jillian is having difficulty starting, implying of course that only an idiot like Jillian would enjoy that movie.
