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* [[Nixon Mask]]: Masks of [[Ronald Reagan]] and [[Jimmy Carter]] specifically, at two different points in the series. Also a literal Nixon mask to get Cleveland onto a golf course.

* [[No Accounting for Taste]]: Peter and Lois, which is quite frequently lampshaded in the show.

** "Patriot Games" has Stewie smashing a glass on a Brian's face, smacking Brian around, repeatedly punches Brian in the face, picking up a towel rack and repeatedly hitting Brian in the head with it, holding Brian's head into the toilet, then throwing Brian onto the floor saying the dog has until 5:00 to pay up. (Brian owed Stewie money because of a bet.)

*** He then shot him in both of his knees and lit him on fire.

* [[No Such Thing As HR]]: The Pawtucket Brewery. The plot of one episode has Peter's boss Angela sexually harassing him; never once does Peter even consider taking it up with HR. (or even if the company ''has'' HR).

* [[Nobody Over 50 Is Gay]]: Subverted with Herbert.

* [[Noodle Incident]]: An event Peter refers to in "Don't Make Me Over".

{{quote| '''Peter:''' ''(after seeing Meg made over, but not knowing it was her)'' Oh, my god, Lois, it was twenty years ago, I'd never even heard the word "rubber"...!<br />

{{quote| '''Peter:''' Errr, (defeated) this is ''exactly'' what it looks like.}}

* [[Notable Commercial Campaigns]]: In 2011 American channel TBS bought the rights to air ''[[The Big Bang Theory (TV)|The Big Bang Theory]]'' and advertised it by showing a clip of Peter jumping into midair and getting frozen there. After he says "Call a Scientist!" we cut to a clip from ''Big Bang'' of Leonard answering the phone. Oddly enough, the footage of Peter came from an episode which only five minutes earlier had featured a ''Big Bang'' parody complete with [[Ink Suit Actor|stars Jim Parsons and Johnny Galecki]] voicing their characters.

{{quote| '''Stewie:''' I got my money and your wounds are clearing up nicely, can't we just let bygones be bygones?<br />

'''Brian:''' You shot me in both my knees, and set me on fire. Piss off. }}

* [[Off-Model]]: In "Let's Go to the Hop", during the musical number, Peter's head keeps shrinking for no reason. This was even addressed on the DVD audio commentary.

* [[Obvious Object Could Be Anything]]: Used on multiple occasions. The exact execution depends on who's doing the guessing.

* [[Oh Crap]]: Lois has a terrifying one when she realizes that {{spoiler|Diane Simmons}} is the killer at James Woods's mansion.

* [[Older Than They Look]]: One one-off joke shows Quagmire is actually in his 60's, despite looking younger than that.

{{quote| '''Narrator''': In the television comedy world, the people are entertained by two separate yet equally important types of shows: Traditional sitcoms that get laughs out of everyday situations, like trying to fix your own plumbing or inviting two dates the same dance, and animated shows that make jokes about farting. This is the latter.<br />

'''Peter''': Oh, sorry. I just farted. }}

* [[Out of Focus]]: Since the show returned, Lois, Meg, and Chris only get one (sometimes two) episodes per season focused on them, while the rest of the season being focused on Brian and Stewie, and to a lesser extent Peter.

{{quote| '''Peter''': That's right, it's going to be a Meg episode. ''(places remote on the table)'' Here's the clicker. No one'd blame ya.}}

* [[Plot Hole]]: A big one that is attributed to Brian being the [[Author Avatar]]. Brian is an Atheist despite meeting God AND Jesus on several occasions.

* [[Police Lineup]]

* [[Positive Discrimination]]: Subverted in "Extra-Large Medium" where a girl with Down's Syndrome is portrayed as a total bitch.

* [[Possession Implies Mastery]]: "Peter, you can't speak Italian just because you have a mustache."

* [[Precision F-Strike]]: Peter tells America to go fuck itself in "Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story".

** In "Peter's Two Dads", Brian says, "What the fuck?!" when he sees Peter on the couch, who just got done taking crack.

{{quote| '''Stewie''': You want my badge number? Here! Here's my freakin' badge number!}}

* [[Primal Scene]]: Causing Stewie to go [[Screaming At Squick]].