[4], At the end of the episode, when Meg is revealed to be another sleeper agent by speaking Russian, it gave Mila Kunis an opportunity to voice a line in her native language. The four spies head to City Hall to warn Mayor West about the sleeper agent, but they discover that the mayor is the sleeper agent when Aykroyd inadvertently uses the trigger phrase. The original family guy was pretty funny (u know the one that had a story each episode) now its just awful. Family Guy (1999) - S08E03 Comedy - Yarn is the best way to find video clips by quote. When Aykroyd and Chase ask Stewie and Brian if they want to be "spies like us", Stewie asks if they can be "spies like them" and points to Black Spy and White Spy from Spy vs. Spy, one of the head comic strip features of MAD magazine. Best episode: "Haylias," in which Stan "activates" Hayley, who is a sleeper agent, to keep her from tearing off to France to sow her wild oats. Brian and Stewie learn that they are actually spies trying to track down a Soviet sleeper agent in Quahog. and laughs. Even if unactivated, the "sleeper agent" is still an asset and is still playing an active role in sedition, treason or espionage by virtue of agreeing to act if activated. With Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis. Find the exact moment in a TV show, movie, or music video you want to share. West escapes to Russia and the four follow him. The sets included brief audio commentaries by Seth MacFarlane and various crew and cast members for several episodes, a collection of deleted scenes, a special mini-feature which discussed the process behind animating "Road to the Multiverse", and a mini-feature entitled Family Guy Karaoke.[6]. Family Guy Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Obviously, this is an extreme version of the hidden threat concept, akin to the original Trojan horse. Chase and Aykroyd explain that during the Cold War, the Soviet Union turned dozens of American citizens into sleeper agents who would fall into a trance and do the bidding of the KGB upon hearing the phrase, "Gosh, that Italian family at the next table sure is quiet" – a phrase no one would normally use. This causes Peter, Joe, and Quagmire to yell "improv" repeatedly, until live-action footage of James Lipton saying the word "improv" is shown. Press J to jump to the feed. Mayor West holds himself responsible for America's fate, though Brian comforts him with the knowledge that West was not in control of his actions, having been brainwashed by the Soviets. Club's Emily VanDerWerff noted her enjoyment of the storyline, but she mostly enjoyed the episode's inclusion and voice work of Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd and commented favorably on the gags that describe Russia as filled with bears on unicycles and that Adam West turns out to be the Russian sleeper agent. Fun little bit of trivia for you there. Mila Kunis was actually born in Soviet Ukraine, and emigrated to America with her family when the USSR collapsed. Vladimir Putin makes an appearance in the episode, and asks if Brian and Stewie would like to see a Russian Cutaway Gag. The fuselage, though, crashes into Cleveland's house in Stoolbend, Virginia, while Cleveland was taking a bath, eliciting confusion from his neighbor, Tim the Bear. They later explain that one of the sleeper agents resides in Quahog, and they are looking for him/her. Trigger Phrase: Brian and Stewie learn from Dan and Chevy that the phrase to activate a sleeper agent is "Gosh, that Italian family at the next table sure is quiet." Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane wrote several episodes of the cartoon series Johnny Bravo.West played a similarly intense and odd rendition of himself in an episode written by MacFarlane, "Johnny Meets Adam West! They agree and the viewers are presented with a hedgehog in a foggy forest. The A.V. Easily move forward or backward to get to the perfect spot. The newly formed spy group go to see Mayor Adam West to see if he is able to help, but incidentally utter the phrase which activates the "sleeper agent" status within Mayor West, who fights his way out of the building to head towards Russia. Her family moved from the Ukraine to L.A. when she was 7. table. After dinner, Stewie is seen drawing and coloring Sebastian the crab, a character from the Disney film The Little Mermaid. A secretive group of spies or terrorist agents that remain inactive within a target population until ordered to act. Votes: 4,946 | Gross: $1.73M When Peter has to go to the bathroom, he runs to Cleveland's empty home, which has been put up for sale since he left to live in Virginia with his new family. Peter shows them some of his comedy bits, including a crude impersonation of John Wayne, which Chase, Aykroyd and Lois find painfully unfunny. This is a nod to the Russian-made animated film Hedgehog in the Fog. You Are Number 6: Even as a Russian sleeper agent, Meg … When Stewie, Brian, Chevy, and Dan land in Russia, the device Dan uses to track the beacon in Adam West's ankle looks like a PKE meter from Ghostbusters. When Peter becomes aware that Cleveland's house is being rented by actors Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd, he mentions that he is honored to have dinner with "two of the three Ghostbusters." The episode was written by Alec Sulkin and was directed by Cyndi Tang-Loveland. They are tasked with finding a "sleeper agent" who resides in Quahog, and they enlist Brian and Stewie's help. [9] The episode was also based on the 1977 spy film Telefon about brainwashed Russian spies in the U.S. who can be activated by a special code phrase. [5], "Spies Reminiscent of Us", along with the seven other episodes from Family Guy's eighth season, were released on a three-disc DVD set in the United States on June 15, 2010. In Tomb Raider: Underworld : Natla can control the Thralls & the Doppelganger of Lara with the phrase "Okh Eshivar" . Family Guy S 8 E 4 Brians Got A Brand New Bag. They later explain that one of the sleeper agents resides in Quahog, and they are looking for him/her. Family Guy Season 8 Episode 3: "Spies Reminiscent of Us" Quotes Dan Aykroyd: If these signatures are correct, Mayor West is located just a third of a kilometer that way just over this rise It's like a Brown Note specifically programmed into an individual. Chase then replies that he was not in that movie; Peter also notes that he is honored to meet "two of the Three Amigos," a movie starring Chase but not Aykroyd. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/FamilyGuyS8E3SpiesReminiscentOfUs. Meanwhile, Peter, Joe, and Quagmire attempt to start an improv comedy group with very little success. Family Guy 's eighth season first aired on the Fox network in twenty-one episodes from September 27, 2009, to May 23, 2010, before being released as two DVD box sets and in syndication. Even some hardcore fans of Family Guy thought the joke about Quagmire raping Marge Simpson then killing her entire family went too far. This allows him to aim the missile's warhead high above the Earth's atmosphere and harmlessly explode, saving the US. Easily move forward or backward to get to the perfect spot. During the ensuing fight, Aykroyd plants a homing beacon on Mayor West's leg. The hedgehog then goes on to say, "What kind of idiots would make a porcupine sandwich without bread? [4] Actors Adam West and Patrick Warburton made appearances as well. Wishing he could prove Dan and Chevy wrong, they decide to form an improv group. When Aykroyd and Chase explain to Stewie and Brian how they were recruited as official spies by Reagan, a cutaway is shown of an event in which 1985 is awarded the "Awesomest Year of the 80's" prize and all characters spontaneously start dancing to the 1983 song "(Keep Feeling) Fascination." A sleeper agent is a spy who is placed in a target country or organization not to undertake an immediate mission but to act as a potential asset if activated. An F.B.I. The episode featured guest performances by Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Gary Cole, Dimitri Diatchenko, James Lipton, Henriette Mantel, Chris Parson, Nicole Sullivan, and Mae Whitman, along with several recurring guest voice actors for the series. The house is eventually rented to actors Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd, and Peter invites the two actors to his house for dinner. The actor had previously left the role on Family Guy to star as the character in his own spin-off The Cleveland Show, co-created by Seth MacFarlane, Mike Henry, and Richard Appel. Agent works to uncover an All-American family as Soviet sleeper Agents, and gets caught up in friendship with their unaware son. Hayley Smith is voiced by Rachael MacFarlane (Family Guy, Johnny Bravo). Stewie (a brilliant but sadistic baby bent on killing his mother The episode pays homage to the 1985 comedy film Spies Like Us,[2] featuring baby Stewie and anthropomorphic dog Brian as they discover that American spies Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd have moved into their neighbor Cleveland Brown's old house; they eventually follow them on a secret mission to Russia. She criticized the improv comedy storyline, and commented that improv troupes and 1980s comedies are lazy targets, and ultimately graded the episode a B, tying that The Simpsons and American Dad!, and beating its spin-off The Cleveland Show. r/familyguy: A subreddit dedicated to the TV show *Family Guy*. While he tries to marry her off to … Series creator Seth MacFarlane was convinced by "Road to the Multiverse" director Greg Colton to make the change, due to the subplot that involved Peter, which caused it to "not feel like a Road show". He also owns various toys, such as a Lite-Brite and the board game Stratego which he keeps in his stomach along with a life raft and a copy of People magazine. [11], Brian and Stewie with spies Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd on a mission in. When the agent is activated, Dan, Chevy, Brian and Stewie end up traveling to Russia in order to stop the impending nuclear attack. Family Gay can be very disturbing if you're LGBT, or even a straight ally.. Sleeper Agent Haley (American Dad) vs Bloodlusted Lois Griffen. Family Guy (1999) - S08E03 Comedy - Yarn is the best way to find video clips by quote. The episode ends with Brian and Stewie in the family living room as they recount their adventure and repeat the activation phrase, which reveals Meg to be another sleeper agent, but she is told to shut up by her contact. [10], Reviews of the episode were mostly positive. [3] gosh that that that that Italian Italian Italian Italian family family family. The 9-11 jokes wouldn't be too bad if there weren't so many of them. Meanwhile, Peter, Quagmire, and Joe start an improv group. Find the exact moment in a TV show, movie, or music video you want to share. Adam West (Family Guy) is a sleeper agent programmed by the Soviet Union, and upon activation, he showed tremendous military combat might and knowledge. MacFarlane resided in Providence during his time as a student at Rhode Island School of Design, and the show contains distinct Rhode Island landmarks similar to real-world locations. It gave Mila Kunis, who does the voice of Meg, the chance to speak in her native language. Directed by Cyndi Tang, James Purdum, Peter Shin. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. In "Spies Reminiscent of Us", he was also a sleeper agent of the KGB who can only be activated if someone utters the phrase, "Gosh, that Italian family at the next table sure is quiet". [3] Series regulars Peter Shin and James Purdum served as supervising directors, and series creator and executive producer Seth MacFarlane and David Zuckerman served as the episode's staff writers. Meanwhile, Peter spends the rest of the episode working in an improv comedy group with Quagmire and Joe. He tells this Lois before proceeding to use Cleveland's bathroom while dancing to Jennifer Lopez's "Let's Get Loud." The episode saw the second re-appearance, the first being a brief appearance in "Road to the Multiverse", by former main cast member and writer Mike Henry as the voice of Cleveland Brown. Later, Brian and Stewie agree to become agents, and Stewie asks if "Ron Howard's weird-looking brother is here. Bumbling Peter and long-suffering Lois have three kids. He offers to help them stop West from fulfilling his pre-programmed mission by providing them transportation. It ran on Sunday nights between May and July 2010 on BBC Three in the UK. The primary setting of Family Guy is Quahog (/ ˈ k oʊ h ɒ ɡ / [pron. According to Nielsen ratings, it was viewed in 8.88 million homes in its original airing. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase move into Cleveland's old house. Angered, Peter begins frequenting the toilet at Cleveland's old house, which he has vacated after moving to Virginia. [9] IGN Television critic Ahsan Haque gave the episode a mixed review, stating that he did not like the improv storyline, and he was not amused with Peter's usage of Joe's American flag as toilet paper. The episode was largely based upon the 1985 film Spies Like Us, which starred Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd,[8] and the movie is mentioned in the episode itself. Instead I’m going with Meg revealed as another KGB sleeper agent. "20th Century Fox â€“ Fox In Flight â€“ Family Guy", "Family Guy Preview: "Spies Reminiscent of Us, "Family Guy – This Just In: Volume 8 DVD Announced to Retailers, with Complete Details", "TV ratings: NFL games score for CBS and NBC Sunday", "Family Guy: "Spies Reminiscent of Us" Review", Something, Something, Something, Dark Side, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spies_Reminiscent_of_Us&oldid=1000249356, Short description is different from Wikidata, Television episode articles with short description for single episodes, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 14 January 2021, at 09:26. "Spies Reminiscent of Us" is the third episode of the eighth season of the animated comedy series Family Guy. It received positive reviews from critics. In its initial broadcast, this episode received a Nielsen rating of 5.1/8, totaling 8.88 million viewers in the 18–19 demographic. family at at at the the the next next next table, table. Recurring guest voice actors Johnny Brennan, actor Ralph Garman, writer and showrunner Mark Hentemann, writer Alec Sulkin and writer John Viener also made minor appearances. Chase and Aykroyd explain that during the Cold War, the Soviet Union turned dozens of American citizens into sleeper agents who would fall into a trance and do the bidding of the KGB upon hearing the phrase, "Gosh, that Italian family at the next table sure is quiet" – a phrase no one would normally use. With the help of Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd, Stewie and Brian discover that Mayor West is a Cold War sleeper agent; Peter and the guys start an improv group. The newly formed spy group go to see Mayor Adam West to inform him of the program, but incidentally utter the phrase "gosh that Italian family at the next table sure is quiet." The phrase can activate a Deep-Cover Agent or Manchurian Agent, so hidden that the person may not even know they are an agent. "Spies Reminiscent of Us" was released on DVD along with seven other episodes from the season on June 15, 2010. The duo look to deactivate sleeper agents set forth by the KGB. Peter loses to Lois in a race for the bathroom and finds their other bathroom is occupied by a transfer student (a talking elephant) from Africa. However, he praised the scene that involved Stewie's, Brian's, Chevy Chase's, and Dan Aykroyd's travel to Russia, and he ultimately gave the episode 7.7 out of 10. Meg first appeared on television, along with the rest of the Griffin family, in a 15-minute short on December 20, 1998. This is based on an old spy film called "TELEFON" with Charles Bronson. If anyone wants to tell me where they’re from, leave me a comment. 16) Which Family Guy character is a brainwashed Russian sleeper agent? It almost ruined Matt and Seth's friendship and Seth admitted they went too far. These no-good bastards!" This, along with Joe's fecal incontinence, forces Quagmire to end the show early and conclude that this is something that should never have been attempted. Sleeper agents are popular plot devices in fiction, particularly in espionage fiction and … During the end of the episode, Brian and Stewie sit in their living room and say the activation phrase for the agents, which is "Gosh, that Italian family at the next table sure is quiet." ADAM WEST CARTER PEWTERSCHMIDT LUKE SKYWALKER STEWIE GRIFFIN West can only be activated by the phrase "Gosh, that Italian family at the next table sure is quiet". It originally aired on Fox in the United States on October 11, 2009. The episode ranked one of the lowest in the 9:00PM timeslot, behind The Amazing Race on CBS, Sunday Night Football on NBC, and Desperate Housewives; however, it was ahead of fellow Fox animated sitcom American Dad!, which was shown immediately after Family Guy. Whole Plot Reference: Of Spies Like Us. Actors Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd portrayed animated versions of themselves in the episode. The term sleeper cell is defined by Oxford Dictionary Online as. As it turns out, an old Russian sleeper agent has been living in Quahog for many years waiting to be triggered by a very unlikely phrase. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts Suspicious as to why Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd are living in their neighborhood, Stewie and Brian investigate the house and discover a secret underground military facility, eventually learning that the two actors were made real spies by Ronald Reagan after he saw their film Spies Like Us. Black Ops Assassins (Hλlf-Life series) are a well-trained group of assassins, with a goal to cover up the Resonance Cascade event. The Trigger Phrase is a post-hypnotic suggestion used primarily in Speculative Fiction. Brian and Stewie accept the offer. Aykroyd realizes that he can hack into the missile's guidance system. He notes how much this actually dates him. Wing Commander III: "Heart of the Tiger" is both the enemy's nickname for you and the trigger-phrase for their sleeper agent. One of the improv groups that Quagmire was a member of was called "Three-Smile Island." [7] In addition to the regular cast, actors Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, and Gary Cole; voice actors Dimitri Diatchenko and Chris Parson; writer, actor, and television host James Lipton; actresses Henriette Mantel and Mae Whitman; and voice actress Nicole Sullivan guest starred in the episode. The episode was originally intended to be a "Road to" episode, entitled "Road to '85", but was switched with "Road to the Multiverse" instead. As soon as the phrase is uttered, Meg becomes activated, goes to the phone, and starts speaking Russian. 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