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Is there a pop culture reference to Family Guy's 'whip' skits?
There was a running gag within an episode of Family Guy in which the word whip is pronounced strangely by some people. Since most of the comedy in the series is based on pop culture, I was wondering if there was some cultural reference to this?
The most remembered scene is probably between Stewie and Brian over the pronounciation of Cool Whip,
3 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
I remember that episode! As for the "whip" reference, I don't know if it does refer to a specific event in pop culture. It could just be a commentary on how people pronounce certain words differently (such as "whip" or any word that contains a "wh-" in it). This is much like the controversy that some have with the word "porsche" (or "porsh-a" if you rather). Even though Family Guy often uses specific current events as material for their comedy, they are also known to simply make a broad statement about society in general to add a little extra comedy to the show. The above exchange between Brian and Stewie could simply be a general comment about the pronunciation of certain words in the English language.
Regardless, this episode was great and the show in general is as funny as heck! :)
- Grand PoobahLv 61 decade ago
No, it's not a pop culture reference. It's something the writers came up with. It's one of those things that I never noticed until Family Guy brought it up...now I hear a lot of people over-pronounce the "wh" in words all the time...it's hilarious.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
I remember that, that was the hilarious episode when Meg makes out with Brian and goes psycho. Not sure about the pop culture reference though, sorry.
