Chick Cancer
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Chick Cancer is the 7th episode of Season 5 of the FOX animated television series Family Guy.
Plot summary
Template:Spoiler Stewie sees on the news that his old friend, child actress Olivia's Hollywood career is coming to a close and she is making one last appearance at the Quahog mall. He goes to the mall to gloat but winds up falling in love with her. She does not return his feelings. Stewie takes Brian's advice to be mean to her, and soon they tie the knot with Rupert officiating. But their relationship quickly turns into a traditional marriage filled with resentment and bickering, which comes to an ugly head when they join Brian and Jillian on a double date. When he discovers that Olivia is cheating on him, Stewie sets fire to their pretend house,possibly killing Olivia,and another boy.
Meanwhile, Lois introduces Peter to chick flicks, and he decides to make his own movie based on the plots of every girly movie ever made. His movie, called Steel Vaginas, is considered an abomination by practically everyone.
Cultural references
- The Star Wars cutaway in the opening is a recreation of a similar scene in Curb Your Enthusiasm, complete with theme music.
- Peter's film Steel Vaginas is a play on the film Steel Magnolias.
- The scene where Brian continually tells Stewie, "It's not your fault" recreates the same scene in Good Will Hunting.
- Chester Cheetah is seen, snorting crushed Cheetos from a tray as if it were cocaine and listening to Rush's Tom Sawyer.
- During a selling of a compilation of 80's audience sounds and comeback phrases, there is a testimonial from Howard Hesseman, star of two sitcoms during the decade.
- The scene where Stewie and Olivia are "people watching" is similar to a scene in Annie Hall in which Woody Allen and Diane Keaton make similar quips about people walking by.
- Stewie relates that he was once roommates with Q*Bert.
Notes
- This is the second episode featuring Stewie's show business partner Olivia, after "From Method to Madness". Her last name is also said to be Fuller. She is voiced by MacFarlane's sister, Rachael MacFarlane.
- Brian's comment about black men to Stewie is a running joke on the show, suggesting that Brian's father was a racist, first shown in Don't Make Me Over.
- Stewie's troubled relationship with Olivia is a running joke about his ambiguous sexual orientation. This ambiguousness is furthered during the end credits scene.
- Neither Meg nor Chris have any lines in this episode.