Hell Comes to Quahog

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Cultural references

The show title, "Hell comes to Quahog" is a comedic pun of 1987 cult film, "Hell Comes to Frogtown". In the beginning, Peter, Joe, Quagmire and Cleveland are playing ping pong and lose their last ball. Peter then goes over to Mr. Moose who says "Knock-knock." Peter exclaims "Ping pong balls!" And ping pong balls fall on him. This is a reference to Captain Kangaroo. When Peter points the tank at Lois, she exclaims "Bocce Balls!" This is a reference to the 1984 comedy film "Splash". When the television commercial informs citizens of the electricity blackouts they will encounter, an animated version of The Electric Company opening theme is shown. The Pepperidge Farm commercials shown on the Griffin's television were real commercials in the 20th century, but have not been shown on TV for 10-15 years. When Peter enters "Superstore USA" in protest, he exclaims to the employee "when I walk into Superstore USA, I get the sensation [shouting] that I'm standing on a mountain top with the wind blowing through my hair!", a reference to quotes used by York Peppermint Pattie during their advertisements. Peter performs in a fictitious Broadway musical version of the 1984 film "Red Dawn". When working, Meg feeds Sloth, a fictional character from "The Goonies".When the Giant Smiley sign towards the end of the episode falls on Mr.Penisburg (who was sitting on a toilet in panic), is comedic pun from the Jurassic Park (film) movie where the Tyrannosaur eats the lawyer.

Reception

"IGNs" Dan Iverson gave the show a positive review, commenting that some of the gags were "extremely funny". He quoted that the "the episode had it all, from the Electric Company bit to making fun of people who drive Hummers and watch movies like Madagascar", noting that other shows, as well as "Family Guy" "took jabs at stores like Wal-Mart" previously. Iverson commented that the episode "may have lagged a little in the middle".cite web|url=http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/735/735065p1.html|title=Hell comes to Quahog|accessdate=2007-11-28|publisher=tv.ign.com] The episode accumulated a Nielsen rating/share of 5.7/8.cite web|url=http://www.mytvisonfire.com/couchpotato/2006/09/25/last-nights-ratings-september-24/|title=Last Night’s Ratings (24 September)|publisher=The Couch Potato|accessdate=2007-11-28]

References

External links

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* [http://www.tv.com/family-guy/hell-comes-to-quahog/episode/798772/summary.html "Hell Comes to Quahog"] at TV.com
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0828207/ "Hell Comes to Quahog"] at the Internet Movie Database