Fans generally praise the Brian and Stewie subplot as the highlight of the episode, often ranking it higher than the marital drama.

The scene where Brian and Stewie save a "girl" from a well (who turns out to be a midget's wife) is a parody of The Silence of the Lambs ("It rubs the lotion on its skin...").

Actually, while is Season 3, Episode 19, it is an episode of Family Guy , not The Simpsons . The equivalent episode for The Simpsons (S3E19) is titled " Dog of Death " . Plot Summary