Meet The Quagmiresfamily Guy : Season 5 Episode 18 • High Speed

The episode ends with a cameo by Roger the Alien from American Dad! , who enters the Griffin house asking for "pecan sandies" .

This was the final episode directed by Dan Povenmire , who left halfway through production to create Phineas and Ferb . Meet the QuagmiresFamily Guy : Season 5 Episode 18

The episode features a high-effort "Take On Me" cutaway parodying the A-ha music video, which required weeks of hand-drawn rotoscoping to match the original art style . The episode ends with a cameo by Roger

A standout feature of the Family Guy episode is its extensive and detailed parody of the 1985 film Back to the Future . The episode follows Peter as he uses a "do-over" from Death to travel back to 1984, accidentally creating an alternate present where Quagmire is married to Lois . Key Plot Parodies and References The episode features a high-effort "Take On Me"

The "bad" alternate future includes several absurdist changes: Al Gore is President (having killed Osama bin Laden with his bare hands), flying cars run on vegetable oil, and Chevy Chase hosts The Tonight Show . Notable Trivia

Brian plays the role of Marty McFly on guitar, performing "Earth Angel" and then surprising the 1984 audience with Rick Astley’s "Never Gonna Give You Up" —a performance that prompts a band member to call his "cousin Rick" in a nod to the "Marvin Berry" scene from the movie .