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At her apartment, she greets her mother as she is leaving for her bowling night. Her father is out biking, and Catherine is on the phone. A [[Chickin Lickin']] commercial plays, in which [[Beauregard Poulet]] is commemorating the values of family. Francine sighs and walks off, feeling miserable. | At her apartment, she greets her mother as she is leaving for her bowling night. Her father is out biking, and Catherine is on the phone. A [[Chickin Lickin']] commercial plays, in which [[Beauregard Poulet]] is commemorating the values of family. Francine sighs and walks off, feeling miserable. | ||
At breakfast the next morning, Francine is presenting a plan to bring her family closer to each other. Her parents agree, although Catherine disagrees. Catherine envisions a beach party, and then a boring game of cards, but then reluctantly agrees when her mother gets offended. | At breakfast the next morning, Francine is presenting a plan to bring her family closer to each other. Her parents agree, although Catherine disagrees. Catherine envisions a beach party, and then a boring game of cards, but then reluctantly agrees when her mother gets offended. | ||
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*Catherine is revealed to be a vegetarian in this episode. | *Catherine is revealed to be a vegetarian in this episode. | ||
*Although the Frenskys are Jewish, Laverne ate eel and Francine ate pepperoni, neither of which are {{W|Kosher}} foods. However, in {{PFB}}, Francine states that her family is not Orthodox, which means they can eat non-Kosher foods. | *Although the Frenskys are Jewish, Laverne ate eel and Francine ate pepperoni, neither of which are {{W|Kosher}} foods. However, in {{PFB}}, Francine states that her family is not Orthodox, which means they can eat non-Kosher foods. | ||
*The calendar which Francine shows her family has thirty-one days. This gives a wide range of months which the episode could have taken place in: January, March, May, July, August, October, and December. However, Francine was in school when she watched the baboon video, which rules out July and August. | |||
*During the intro, [[Francine Frensky|Francine]] mimics [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] walking down the street with [[Pal]] seen in the [[Believe in Yourself|opening theme song]]. | *During the intro, [[Francine Frensky|Francine]] mimics [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] walking down the street with [[Pal]] seen in the [[Believe in Yourself|opening theme song]]. | ||
*When playing Megalopolis, Catherine accuses Francine of giving herself "an extra $20" when making change. If one looks closely as Francine puts down a $100 bill and picks up several $20 bills, she did, in fact, pick up six $20 bills (totaling $120) instead of five. | *When playing Megalopolis, Catherine accuses Francine of giving herself "an extra $20" when making change. If one looks closely as Francine puts down a $100 bill and picks up several $20 bills, she did, in fact, pick up six $20 bills (totaling $120) instead of five. | ||
*'''Moral:''' | *'''Moral:''' | ||
**Dont overreact if your family is not together because they have important stuff to do for your own benefits. | **Dont overreact if your family is not together because they have important stuff to do for your own benefits. | ||
**Dont get offended/overreacted over one single thing for your own benefits. | **Dont get offended/overreacted over one single thing for your own benefits. | ||
*'''Irony:''' Francine says "Can we just go one episode without mentioning aliens." However, she mentioned aliens thus makes her a hypocrite. | |||
*'''4th Wall break:''' In the beginning when Buster tells Francine he should have his own show, Francine says to Buster he already has a show. This is a reference to the {{Arthur}} spin-off show, {{PFB}}. | |||
===Cultural references=== | ===Cultural references=== | ||
*[[Megalopolis]] is a parody of {{W|Monopoly (game)|Monopoly}}. | *[[Megalopolis]] is a parody of {{W|Monopoly (game)|Monopoly}}. | ||
