Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The line is a Victorian stage villain trapped in a nappy: the venom is real, the vocabulary is far too grand for a baby, and the target is the one person who stood between him and world domination. Fans quote it for any comic grudge against someone who has confiscated, cancelled or interrupted something, and it fixed Stewie's voice and attitude before the show had even found its feet.
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In context
Spoilers for Family GuyShow the scene
Also from the first episode, "Death Has a Shadow" (31 January 1999). At the Griffins' dinner table Lois takes Stewie's mind-control device away from him because she won't allow toys at the table, and he turns on her in his plummy, villainous English voice, cursing her and complaining that she has obstructed his work since the day he left the womb. Seth MacFarlane voices him. The line was later given to a robot Stewie decoy in "Bango Was His Name Oh",.
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- Family Guy Wiki: Death Has a Shadow (quotes)early in the page, Stewie to LoisReference checked
- Family Guy Wiki: Death Has a ShadowPlot, first paragraphReference checked
- Family Guy Wiki: Bango Was His Name Oh (quotes)robot decoy exchangeReference checked
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