The episode is noted for several specific gags and pop culture critiques:
: A toy Stewie desperately wants that parodying invasive data collection by asking children for their parents' political affiliations and household income. Christmas CrimeFamily Guy : Season 20 Episode 10
: Mayor West cancels Christmas for the entire town of Quahog until the culprit is found. Stewie eventually discovers Brian's secret and anonymously tips off the Mayor. The episode is noted for several specific gags
: Fearing a hate crime accusation, Brian attempts to hide the evidence by ditching his car in a Spirit Airlines parking lot, assuming its beat-up condition will allow it to blend in. : Fearing a hate crime accusation, Brian attempts
: After a drunken rant against holiday traditions, Brian accidentally crashes his car into Mayor Wild West's hand-carved nativity scene.
: Joe Swanson mistakenly believes the song "Life is a Highway" is a Christmas carol. Viewer & Critical Reception Rate And Review: Christmas Crime (Family Guy, LACX07)