Meet The Quagmiresfamily Guy : Season 5 Episode 18 -

This was the final episode directed by Dan Povenmire , who left halfway through production to create Phineas and Ferb .

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

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 . Meet the QuagmiresFamily Guy : Season 5 Episode 18

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 "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 This was the final episode directed by Dan

The episode mirrors the film’s climax at a country club dance where Peter must punch out Quagmire and kiss Lois to restore the timeline, while his children's faces fade from a family photograph .

The episode includes a frame-for-frame recreation of The Jetsons opening sequence, which later ties into the plot when Jane Jetson falls from the sky into Peter’s alternate timeline . Brian plays the role of Marty McFly on

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 .