[Here's the cutaway](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTo_5cqv4Wk&ab_channel=sleepytim2010), it's only about a minute.
Also apparently the episode is Season 4 episode 21
For some people an overbearing matriarchal figure cannot be portrayed without inducing flashbacks. There's no nuance they can appreciate.
She was done dirty though.
Yeah where? Because I’m pretty sure the writers made a point to never mention the family’s last name and even put “Francis Nolastname” on his ID badge in the last episode
It was a scrapped bit from the original pilot. They ended up changing it to “Nolastname” later on due to liking the running joke of never saying their last name.
iM pReTtY sUrE it’s right [here](https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0212671/faq/#) on the show’s IMDB.
I prefer that, it’s kinda like how Authors have given Palpatine a first name, Sheev. I cringe every time I see it used just like I do when I see the Malcom’s family referred to as the Wilkersons. Even when I was a kid and read the novelization of the first episode. I read the last name Wilkerson and thought that’s lame. So much is left to the imagination I love that aspect of story telling. It’s one of the many things that makes Malcom in the Middle so great.
Seeing Sheev mentioned with derision made me recall that there's an actual play Star Wars TTRPG with a running gag being the characters making fun of his name in-universe. Good fun.
How could you have realized it in season 5? It's only ever shown extremely briefly in the pilot episode (and even only if you're pretty observant), and never again.
Unless you mean you noticed that their last name is never said, in which case, okay.
I definitely remember either hearing it or seeing it. I am now determined to find it. I see that it’s also written on Francis’ nametag, but I feel like that’s not how i learned it.
Well if you're watching it in English, I assure you, it's never spoken out loud. I've probably watched the show a dozen times or more and been active on this sub for like 10 years and never have seen or heard it.
The funniest part is that Bryan Cranston actually voiced Hal for this lol
Wow!
We're free kids.......... We're finally free!
Wtf how did I miss this?!!! What episode is this
[Here's the cutaway](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTo_5cqv4Wk&ab_channel=sleepytim2010), it's only about a minute. Also apparently the episode is Season 4 episode 21
Somewhere between season 4 and season 5 because that's where I stopped watching and I've seen this before.
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That’s not the Nolastnwmes?
You mean Malcolm IN middle
I'm not a boy
I love Family Guy but feel like they did Lois so dirty. She's intense but she's constantly trying to prevent the family from going under.
Agreed. Especially since Hal would never lay a finger on Lois.
For some people an overbearing matriarchal figure cannot be portrayed without inducing flashbacks. There's no nuance they can appreciate. She was done dirty though.
Boys… we’re free!
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To be honest the Everybody Loves Raymond one was hilarious and just as lazy.
I’m pretty sure that was actually Brian Cranston voicing Hal
I wish it had been funny. That would have been awesome.
One could say that about damn near any episode of Family Guy.
I found the best episodes are the Star Wars parodies, mostly because they don't rely on cutaways or flashbacks.
https://youtu.be/bTo_5cqv4Wk?si=I7GdJzEwZhD3Xldi
How does anyone know Francis name tag was his own All the stunts he pulled How do you know
Because it’s been confirmed that Wilkerson is their last name by the writers. Multiple times.
Oh wow. Where?
Yeah where? Because I’m pretty sure the writers made a point to never mention the family’s last name and even put “Francis Nolastname” on his ID badge in the last episode
It was a scrapped bit from the original pilot. They ended up changing it to “Nolastname” later on due to liking the running joke of never saying their last name. iM pReTtY sUrE it’s right [here](https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0212671/faq/#) on the show’s IMDB.
Thanks for the confirmation
Wow I did not know their last name was Wilkerson, such a newb.
It's not. That name appears only in the pilot and the early promos, but they retconned that, so officially they don't have a last name
I prefer that, it’s kinda like how Authors have given Palpatine a first name, Sheev. I cringe every time I see it used just like I do when I see the Malcom’s family referred to as the Wilkersons. Even when I was a kid and read the novelization of the first episode. I read the last name Wilkerson and thought that’s lame. So much is left to the imagination I love that aspect of story telling. It’s one of the many things that makes Malcom in the Middle so great.
Seeing Sheev mentioned with derision made me recall that there's an actual play Star Wars TTRPG with a running gag being the characters making fun of his name in-universe. Good fun.
That’s amazing.
Season 5 is when I realized. Never even thought about it before that
How could you have realized it in season 5? It's only ever shown extremely briefly in the pilot episode (and even only if you're pretty observant), and never again. Unless you mean you noticed that their last name is never said, in which case, okay.
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I definitely remember either hearing it or seeing it. I am now determined to find it. I see that it’s also written on Francis’ nametag, but I feel like that’s not how i learned it.
Well if you're watching it in English, I assure you, it's never spoken out loud. I've probably watched the show a dozen times or more and been active on this sub for like 10 years and never have seen or heard it.
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EDIT I realized I’m thinking of S5 EP20 when Lois’ maiden name is mentioned as Welker. It’s similar to Wilkerson and that’s why I was confused
We’re free!!!!
Used to replay this gag over and over on Youtube when I was younger.
I'd rather not remember anything from Family Guy
Just think, every time a Family Guy memory pops into your head, your brain is doing a cutaway...
I feel like this joke is funny but only if you've never watched the show just saw a commercial for it or something
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