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What's up, doc? Join us as we count down the most hilarious "Looney Tunes" references ever featured on "Family Guy!" From Porky Pig's unexpected twist on his iconic catchphrase to Wile E. Coyote seeking a refund at Acme, these animated crossovers are pure comedy gold. Which "Looney Tunes" gag on "Family Guy" made you laugh the hardest? Let us know in the comments!
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00:00"'Mayor West asked me to give you this.'
00:02"'Uh-oh.'
00:06"'Of course, you realize this means war.'"
00:09Welcome to WatchMojo!
00:11And today, we're looking at the funniest Looney Tunes references in Family Guy.
00:15"'Raggin' frangin' piracotta slaughter on the very corner of the fucking money now!'
00:22Number 10
00:23That's all, folks?
00:25It only makes sense that we start at the end.
00:28"'That's all, folks?'
00:30That's all, folks, may be the most iconic outro in cartoon history.
00:33The line is synonymous with Porky Pig bursting out of a drum, although the Muslim version
00:38plays a little differently in Family Guy.
00:41Peter and his new friend Mahmood catch the tail end of a Muslim Looney Tunes short, which features
00:46a different musical theme, while Porky has grown a five o'clock shadow.
00:50"'What do you want to watch?'
00:50"'Well, if you turn on channel 14, we can probably catch the end of Muslim Looney Tunes.'"
00:55In lieu of his famous catchphrase, Porky notes that he's a dirty pig and thus shouldn't
00:59come into physical contact with humans.
01:01"'As a pig, I am very dirty and should not be touched by humans.'"
01:06In the Quran, swine is singled out as something that humans shouldn't consume.
01:10Number 9
01:11Acme Credit
01:12We're not sure what's more absurd, that a company would manufacture products like giant
01:17slingshots, or that a patron would continue to buy items from them after multiple misfires.
01:22When his latest attempt to catch the Roadrunner literally blows up in his face, Wiley Coyote
01:27returns to the Acme store where Peter works as a clerk.
01:30"'I haven't had my own business since I ran that mail order operation.'"
01:33Wiley wants a refund, which we think is the least Acme can do since he's been a loyal customer
01:38for decades.
01:39"'Yeah, uh, I bought a giant life-size slingshot from you, and it just slammed me into a mountain.'"
01:44"'Sorry, no returns.'"
01:45The best Peter can do, though, is a store credit, which Wiley considers until the missus interrupts.
01:52It's always funny when Family Guy replicates casual dialogue that feels real, but to hear
01:57it come from a character who's usually silent is especially surreal.
02:01"'What's the hold-up in here?'
02:02"'I'm taking care of it.'"
02:04Number 8.
02:05Hair-raising Lola
02:06"'Yeah, he's in there sleeping and muttering about Lola Bunny from Space Jam.'"
02:10During a time-travel misadventure, Brian and Stewie attempt to retrieve Chris, only to find
02:15him in a compromising position.
02:17His inspiration?
02:18Lola Bunny, who attracted more than a few admirers with their 1996 debut in Space Jam.
02:24"'Smokin' hot rabbit.'"
02:26We're not just talking about her fellow Looney Tunes.
02:29At first, Stewie finds it odd that Chris would consider a cartoon rabbit sexy.
02:34Once another Chris from an alternate timeline whips out a photo, though, Stewie sees the appeal.
02:39For anyone who grew up with a crush on Lola and perhaps still harbors those feelings nearly
02:44three decades later, this moment surely made them feel seen.
02:48"'Okay, I didn't get it when you said it, but now I get it.'"
02:51Number 7.
02:52Rapid Dave
02:53Although some view Speedy Gonzales as offensive, many in the Hispanic community consider the
02:59mouse a cultural icon.
03:00After all, he's a heroic mouse from Mexico who constantly sticks it to the American cat.
03:06We can see why Speedy is celebrated, but when Peter embarks on a crusade against immigrants,
03:11he deems the cartoon mouse unsuitable for his children.
03:14Peter thus creates the American version of Speedy Gonzales, Rapid Dave.
03:19"'Because Speedy Gonzales is an immigrant and a bad influence on our children, so I created
03:23his American equivalent, Rapid Dave.'"
03:26Who says that Americans can't be stereotyped, too?
03:29"'I got you now, mouth!'
03:31"'Yeah?
03:31We'll up your ass, cat.'"
03:33Dave might be as fast as Speedy, although his catchphrase could use some work.
03:37While Seth MacFarlane voices Dave, Sylvester's voice here belongs to Jeff Bergman, who has
03:42regularly voiced characters in actual Looney Tunes projects since Mel Blanc passed away.
03:48"'Quickly, quickly, quickly, run fast, run fast, quickly!'
03:50Number 6.
03:51Taz Tucking In
03:53Family Guy is the only show where people can go from having a conversation about helping
03:57Jesus lose his virginity to talking about the Tasmanian devil tucking in his kid.
04:02In yet another cutaway gag, Taz reads his child a bedtime story.
04:06"'Don't worry, Lois.
04:07I swear, I'll be sensitive and gentle, like the Tasmanian devil tucking in his kids.'"
04:11In typical Taz fashion, his dialogue is mostly gibberish, but his kid seems to follow the story
04:17nonetheless.
04:18Kissing his child goodnight, it appears Taz is gearing up to dash out like a tornado.
04:23Instead, Taz slowly spins out of the room, albeit still with cartoony sound effects.
04:29"'That needs nothing.'"
04:31Even if he routinely tries to eat bugs, there's no denying that Taz is a good father.
04:37It goes to show that someone from work can be completely different at home.
04:49Number 5.
04:50Finally Got the Roadrunner
04:54What if the coyote caught the Roadrunner?
04:57It's an age-old question that was finally answered in the second episode of Family Guy.
05:02Faster than the Roadrunner charges onto the screen, Peter abruptly runs the bird over with
05:07his car.
05:11In the passenger seat is Wiley, who tells Peter to just keep driving.
05:16After so many elaborate stunts, Wiley at last flattened his nemesis in the most straightforward
05:21way possible — a hit-and-run.
05:23Although technically not from Family Guy, we'd be remiss if we didn't also mention an episode
05:29of Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy, in which Wiley's successful pursuit
05:34of the Roadrunner leads to a lost sense of purpose, followed by a spiritual reawakening.
05:40It's like when you work for your meal, when you really work for it, it just tastes that
05:44much better, you know?
05:45So, what are you going to do now?
05:47Huh.
05:48Never really thought about it.
05:50I've been chasing this damn bird for 20 years.
05:53I'm not really trained for anything else, I guess I kind of let my life get away from
05:57me.
05:58Well, I'm sure something will turn up.
06:03Number 4 Acme Miscarriage Kit
06:10When Lois becomes a surrogate for a couple who suddenly die, the Griffin family is left
06:15with a difficult decision.
06:16Peter decides to take matters into his own hands, borrowing a page from his old acquaintance
06:21Wiley Coyote.
06:23Ow!
06:29Using Grey's Anatomy DVDs as bait, Peter lures Lois into an over-the-top Acme trap.
06:35Seeing how Peter once worked for Acme, we assume he got a discount.
06:40Peter should know, though, that Acme kits never function in the way you envision.
06:44The trap naturally backfires on Peter, leading to his inevitable downfall.
06:48The sequence is mostly faithful to the slapstick tone of the original Warner Bros. shorts, although
06:53given the dark circumstances surrounding the homage, you can see why Fox didn't want to
06:58air this episode.
07:06Ow!
07:07Number 3 Ephraim the what rabbit?
07:10Peter feels disrespected, especially since his grandfather had a hand in creating a cartoon
07:16all-star.
07:16Damn government, tell me I can't build a pool on my own land.
07:20And after my grandfather helped create one of this country's most beloved cartoon characters.
07:25The character in question is Bugs Bunny, although that's not the name Peter's grandfather championed.
07:31The elder Griffin felt the rabbit should be called Ephraim.
07:34But that isn't the whole name.
07:36We can't repeat it here, but let's just say there's a good reason why nobody else in the
07:40room raises their hand in favor of the name.
07:47Speaking of which, some of the others around the table kind of resemble the Termite Terrace
07:53crew.
07:54The one on the lower left in particular is a dead ringer for Chuck Jones.
07:58It's a subtle detail people often miss, most likely because they're too shocked to concentrate
08:03on anything else.
08:05Number 2 Yosemite Sam Jeans Shopping.
08:08I heard that's where all the famous people shop for skinny-leg jeans.
08:11Seth MacFarlane does a pretty spot-on Yosemite Sam impression in this cutaway gag, which binds
08:16the outlaws shopping for jeans at Barney's.
08:19Of all retail chains, the pants are a tad too tight for Sam, who goes off on one of his
08:24rapid-fire rants.
08:25Whoa!
08:26These are the tightest, penis-compressin-est, sperm-killin-est, testicle-grippin-est jeans
08:31I ever tried on!
08:32While capturing the spirit of Sam's familiar Western drawl, the audience is caught off guard
08:37by the sheer number of references to his… lower frontier.
08:41Boom, ya stupid rabbit, like this!
08:50The tirade goes by so quickly that you're compelled to watch the clip more than once.
08:59Eh!
08:59I missed!
09:03I hate that rabbit!
09:05We'd say this is why Sam never had any biological children, but come to think of it, he did have
09:10a son in Bugs Bunny's third movie, 1001 Rabbit Tales.
09:15So, we guess the jeans… weren't that tight.
09:431.
09:45R.I.P.
09:46Rabbits
09:46Shhh…
09:47Be very, very quiet.
09:50I'm hunting wabbits.
09:52It's a classic set-up we all know.
09:54Elmer Fudd is hunting wabbits.
09:56He finds Bugs munching on a carrot and… he guns him down, leaving the poor bunny gasping
10:01in agony before finally snapping his neck, dragging off his bloody carcass.
10:06What's up, Doc?
10:07That escalated quickly.
10:09Brian wasn't the only one disturbed by this cartoon, as the Canadian Broadcast Standards
10:13Council demanded an apology following an airing in 2011.
10:17We're not sure what Mel Blanc would've thought of this, but his son, Noel Blanc, voiced Elmer
10:22Fudd here.
10:25Shhh…
10:25Be very, very quiet.
10:28I'm hunting rabbits.
10:29So we guess this scene comes with a blank seal of approval.
10:32Still, this is the most hilariously gruesome fate a Looney Tunes character has ever met.
10:37Except for maybe that time Foghorn Leghorn encountered Colonel Sanders.
10:42I say, I say, son, what do we got brewing in here?
10:44I was walking by when I picked up the smell of 11 herbs and spices.
10:48What's your favorite Looney Tunes gag on Family Guy?
10:51Let us know in the comments.
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