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As Halloween slowly approaches and summer is feeling like it’s almost officially over, the pop girlies and guys are dropping the best new pop bangers before the season completely changes. One of the artists on this list has a song that recognizes just how fast this month flew by, while another band covers a song that mourns a certain summer month by a famous pop artist. (Take a wild guess to both.) The rest have music that will have you dancing and, possibly, crying in the street, a car, a train, or wherever you usually jam out.

Continue scrolling to see everything pop-focused that Uproxx loved this week. Here’s the best new pop music this week.

Muna — “August (Cover)”

Muna carefully crafted a cover of Taylor Swift’s Folklore track “August” during their time at NYC’s Electric Lady Studios. The result, featured among live versions of “Silk Chiffon” on their new Live At Electric Lady album, is a track that takes on a soft and calming presence, as the band opted to slow things down from Swift’s original version. Did we mention Muna made it their track five?

Tove Lo — “Grapefruit”

Opening with a captivating synth instrumental that carries “Grapefruit,” it also has a powerful message for those who choose to emphasize lyrics. Tove Lo discusses her struggle with body image that might get missed for those expecting a strictly-dance track. “What I see is not me,” she repeats throughout as a mantra to try to regain a sense of control.

Lolo Zouaï– “Free Trial”

Zouai dropped her sophomore album, Playgirl, last week. While it was actually quite hard to pick a favorite, between the immensely catchy namesake track or early single “VHS,” my personal standout is “Free Trial,” which closes out the record. She details how she finds herself testing the waters with a lover, but only for a brief moment. It’s a song about making the moments count, because you don’t know how long it’ll last, adding to the creativity of the temporary tech title.

Louis Tomlinson — “Out Of My System”

On Tomlinson’s new single, “Out Of My System,” he infuses alt-rock influences through using fast-paced drums and an occasional guitar riff. While the first verse feels almost reminiscent of One Direction’s early days, the instrumental takes over the rest of the song. It definitely serves its job as a catchy single.

Zella Day — “I Don’t Know How To End”

Zella Day stans have waited seven years for a new album, which she returned with today, in the form of the sophomore LP, Sunday In Heaven. Day shines on “I Don’t Know How To End,” an incredibly calming piano ballad that would fit perfectly in a movie soundtrack. And then, when you feel comfortable as a listener, she switches to an acoustic guitar — in a way that still feels as seamless and soaring as the entire song. A track truly worth the wait.

Lexi Jayde — “What’s The Matter With You”

Although Jayde already put out a standout EP with Closer To Closure earlier this year, it seems she isn’t slowing down any time soon. Just a few months later, her new song “What’s The Matter With You” is a love song about trying to not be in love — even if they’re literally perfect. In contrast to her heartbreaking past songs about reeling from a bad breakup, this one builds upon the hope seemingly presented in Jayde’s past song “Gentle.” Jayde hasn’t put out a miss yet, but, in fact, just keeps getting better.

Girl In Red — “October Passed Me By”

A reference to Girl In Red’s breakout hit “We Fell In Love In October,” she dropped a part two to the sonical story with “October Passed Me By” — just a more heartbreaking version. “You know this song is about you / Who else could it be?” the Norwegian singer makes it clear to the unnamed subject, who might be out there listening. We know we will be.

Joshua Bassett — “She Said He Said She Said”

In contrast to his drop from last week, Bassett shines even brighter on “She Said He Said She Said” by utilizing disco-inspired synths in a track that radiates hazy club energy. Lyrically, he’s also coming for blood, as he notes someone should “burn your bridge.” If this isn’t a glimpse of the direction he’s going on a future project, he should definitely reconsider because the dance-anthem-meets-shady-chaos style suits him so, so well.

Alexander 23 — “Ill”

A collaboration between Alexander 23 and Kenny Beats, including on the production, “Ill” is about straight-up reminiscing. “I guess it’s your right to do so, and it’s mine to feel like sh*t,” he sings on the track, which infuses R&B with an entire guitar solo towards the track’s end. Despite all the genres present, it still proves itself to work.

Raye — “Escapism”

Another team effort on this list, Raye’s “Escapism” is a heavy-hitting hedonistic pop song that features vocals from 070 Shake on the third verse. Detailing an entire chaotic party experience, followed by the hangover aftermath, the song is truly a rollercoaster ride — propelled by the beat changes. There’s also a line that feels like a (potential) Red Hot Chili Peppers reference. Those who hear it, get it.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Joey Badass quickly found himself in hot water after defending Kanye’s recent antics that got him barred from social media platforms such as Instagram and Twitter.

Despite the Brooklyn rapper noting he doesn’t agree with all of Kanye’s recent statements and has been trying to ignore all the controversy, he called out the mass media and accused them of censoring Kanye, calling the move “wack.”

“I don’t support everything Kanye been saying and honestly been trying my best to ignore most of it (for my own peace of mind) but censoring his right to freedom of speech is WACK,” he tweeted. “Askin him to come speak on your platform and then removing/blocking the content cuz you don’t agree?”

“We can have healthy disagreements. And yes, Kanye can do a much better job at his delivery but it’s the same old story,” he continued. “Magnifying a small piece of what he said and taking it out of context. The mass media needs to learn some new moves it’s corny and so obvious at this point.”

The rapper was immediately met with backlash, calling the internet an “unsafe place.” In subsequent tweets, Joey seemed to laugh the discourse off and said he had no plans of deleting the tweets he had written earlier.

Since then, the rapper has seemingly gone ghost on social media and made no more statements regarding West.

Creed III is the ninth Rocky film, but it’s the first installment in the Oscar-winning franchise to not feature Sylvester Stallone. The king of Tulsa will be missed, but he left the series in good hands: Creed III is the directorial debut of Michael B. Jordan, who will also reprise his role as Apollo Creed’s son, Adonis. This time around, he’ll square off against Damian, a formerly-incarcerated boxing prodigy played by ripped The Last Black Man in San Francisco and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania star Jonathan Majors.

Here’s the official plot synopsis:

After dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) has been thriving in both his career and family life. When a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy, Damian (Jonathan Majors), resurfaces after serving a long sentence in prison, he is eager to prove that he deserves his shot in the ring. The face off between former friends is more than just a fight. To settle the score, Adonis must put his future on the line to battle Damian – a fighter who has nothing to lose.

Creed III, which was written by Keenan Coogler and Zach Baylin with a story-by credit for Black Panther‘s Ryan Coogler, hits theaters on March 3, 2023.

There is a lot of controversy surrounding Parler, the conservative social media platform that parent company Parlement Technologies said is working on “a definitive purchase agreement” with West.

CNN reports that Parler has become a favorite among conservatives and has been banned by big tech companies like Apple, Google, and Amazon.

Founded in 2018, the alternative social network has been surging in popularity lately, particularly after the election of Joe Biden on November 8. The platform has also been accused of failing to rein in “hate-filled, violent speech.”

It was founded by Rebekah Mercer — a prominent conservative donor, daughter of a hedge fund manager, and the co-founder of a former political data-analysis firm Cambridge Analytica — along with John Matze and Jared Thomson. The company’s current CEO is George Farmer, who is married to recent Ye associate Candace Owens.

The app has been heavily used among Donald Trump supporters and has positioned itself as the epicenter of “unbiased social media.” There have also been many conservative politicians and media personalities that have become active on Parler, such as Fox News host Sean Hannity, radio personality, and Senator Ted Cruz.

After the presidential election and the subsequent attack on Capitol Hill in 2021, many media companies began cracking down on misinformation, leading many prominent conservatives to claim they were being censored and calling it an attack on free speech.

Parler has been linked to members of anti-government extremists like adherents to the QAnon conspiracy theory and white supremacist groups like the Proud Boys, per an ADL report, as well as the Capitol Hill insurrection.

For a country that’s so diverse, America has some obvious cultural staples, especially visible to those who don’t live in the U.S. Surprisingly—and thankfully—those staples don’t always conjure up a cringeworthy image of ignorance, bravado or unsavory politics.

Self-described “non-Americans” listed things that would be found in every American home, and a lot of the responses could remind Americans of what they might take for granted—whether it’s the ever-expanding variety of foodstuffs or appliances that make everyday life easier.

But perhaps more importantly, they could add a new level of appreciation (and perhaps a sigh of relief) given the amount of, let’s say, bad press the nation has been receiving as of late.

“This is the most wholesome I’ve felt about my country in a while,” noted one American after reading the thread.

The answers were also astonishingly accurate, as indicated by some of the comments.

“I haven’t seen a single one I don’t have tbh and I don’t know how to feel about it lol,” wrote one American.

The answers were prompted by Reddit user Ryrylx, who asked, “Non-Americans, what do you think every American person has in their house?” to the online forum.

Below are 12 answers—along with a few funny confirmations from Americans—for your viewing pleasure.

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1.

“Bbq sauce” — ThrewawayXxxX

“I have at least 5 varieties of BBQ sauce in my fridge at them moment, including 2 that are homemade 😆” — @Ruckbeat🇺🇸

2.

“A switch that when you flick it it turns your sink into a blender.” — @Kingdom-Kome

To be clear, they’re talking about garbage disposals.

@ryder_patash added:

“I’m so astonished by it, like where the trash goes from there…I want to visit America just to experience that!” — @thatsabingou

3.

“Popcorn setting on their microwave!” — @someone_somewear

“Popcorn, pizza, and (oddly) potato.” — @ BracedRhombus 🇺🇸

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4.

“Apparently Americans are rather fond of Pickles and Peanut Butter. Is that a fair assumption to make?

Edit: I meant either or not both at the same time. ☠️” — tree_of_lies

“Yes. I have three kinds of peanut butter, and five kinds of pickles. I went and looked.” — judgymcjudgypants 🇺🇸

5.

“Oh oh, the washing machines where you put everything in the top! This fascinated me when we visited the states. They’re huge!” — Tired3250

“Washer Collector Here. Automatic washers became popular in the US during the early 1950’s, and you had your choice between front load & top load. Top loaders had larger capacity (important with the baby boom). Had higher spin speeds so drying time was faster (important when many didn’t yet own a dryer). Went out of balance less often (not trying to distribute a sloshing horizontal load). Had very fast cycle times (clothes washed in 20 minutes). And clothes/detergent could be added at any time after start of cycle. Plus you don’t have to stoop to get the clothes out.

In Europe, the constraints were different. Typically there was no dedicated laundry room or basement for the larger machine. Laundry tended to be done more frequently so capacity wasn’t as much of a concern. Water was/is more expensive so a longer cycle time was acceptable for less consumption. And machine size was dictated by countertop height, as many were installed in kitchens out of convenience (and plumbing).” — @eldofever🇺🇸

6.

“A sofa that faces a studio audience.” — @AlterEdward

“When you walk into your living room and you hear the applause, it really helps you get through your day.” — @donedmeat🇺🇸

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“Drywall….lots of drywall.” — @JoeTisseo

“It’s a staple of home renovation shows in the US because it’s so easy. Just knock all the walls down and make it an open floor plan!” — @drinkallthecoffee

8.

“Large quantities of over-the-counter drugs in huge bottles.” — @Wombattalion

“Costco $3.99 for 500 Benadryl and $5.99 for 500 ibuprofen for the Win!!” — @Old_Perspective4835🇺🇸

9.

“Ranch dressing.” — @Killpop582014

“As an American I was expecting guns, but ranch dressing hurt for some reason.” — @tdogg1967🇺🇸

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“A plastic bag filled with plastic bags.” — @Sexyhumblebee

“The Bag of Bags is a time honored tradition in many American homes.” — @Left_Debt_8770🇺🇸

11.

“An entire refrigerator door with sauces.” — @Buster_Bluth__

“When your country’s food is made up of parts of every other country’s cuisine remixed and combined, you end up with all the sauces.” — @RoboNinjaPirate🇺🇸

12.

“Eggs in the fridge.” — @lordfaffing

“Like we have a choice.” — @ RobbinsBabbitt🇺🇸

Who’d have thunk that an album named after gout would not only rejuvenate a rap legend’s career and win a Grammy but would also spawn not just one but two sequels? That’s right: Nas and Hit-Boy are returning to the well one more time with King’s Disease III, which they just announced is dropping on November 11. Nas and Hit-Boy both shared what looks like the album cover on Twitter. Hopefully they’ll be able to keep the chemistry that made their last three projects together — both previous King’s Disease installments and 2021’s Magic — such fan favorites.

This makes for an impressive run for both artists. Nas has never released more than two albums in as many years, and the last time he dropped in consecutive years was literally 20 years ago. Meanwwhile, Hit-Boy has heavily contributed to projects from Benny The Butcher, Cordae, and Dom Kennedy at the same time. It also appears that working with Hit-Boy has sparked Nas’ creativity overall; we’ve gotten more new music from him this year via features with ASAP Rocky, Cordae, DJ Premier, and YG than we did in the last handful of years prior.

You can check out more of Nas and Hit-Boy’s creative chemistry on 11/11 via Mass Appeal.

On Tuesday night, the Inside the NBA crew will make their return for the show’s 34th season on TNT, and the 12th with the current crew of Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, Shaquille O’Neal, and Charles Barkley all together.

It has become the studio show all others try to emulate, but the magic of Inside is there’s not really a formula to follow. The combination of insight and fun is difficult to replicate, as is the freedom they’re given to go long with a conversation or just get really weird by TNT compared to other networks. It’s so natural compared to other shows that are clearly trying to hit their beats, and their comfort with each other is never more apparent than when they go off the rails and start making jokes, typically at each other’s expense.

On Monday, we learned that Warner Media had re-signed all four members of the show to long-term deals, including a massive 10-year deal for Barkley that could be worth almost $200 million. In honor of the gang getting back together and, happily, being together for the long haul so long as TNT retains their NBA rights, we decided to take a trip down memory road for the funniest moments the show has given us in the last 10 years. There is no shortage of hilarious moments from the last decade of Inside the NBA, but here we picked our 10 favorites (in no particular order) that have made us laugh the hardest as we get set for the 2022-23 season.

Jussie Smollett

It’s sometimes hard to remember just how big a story the Jussie Smollett scandal was, but it provided one of Charles Barkley’s absolute best monologues as he sent the show off the rails by not so subtly making jokes about Smollett’s case. It eventually became a PSA about not committing crimes with checks, which had Shaq in hysterics despite Ernie literally walking over to Chuck and giving him a stare like, “do you really wanna go here?”

The answer, as always, is yes, and this is one of the finest examples of how Shaq’s greatest attribute on the show is gassing Chuck up and egging him on to go further — any time Shaq gets going with a “What’d you say, Chuck??!” it is almost always hysterical. I still randomly think about “if you gonna break the law, do not write a check,” and laugh.

How Long Is The Flight To The Moon?

This is the first in the Shaq Math category (we will return to this later), as Dr. O’Neal has a … let’s call it unique viewpoint on the world sometimes. In this instance, Chuck and Kenny roast Shaq for asking how long the “flight” to the moon is, as if you can hop on a jet from Hartsfield-Jackson to get there, because he knows the flight to L.A. is five hours and he can’t see L.A. from the studio but he can see the moon. Shaq’s refusal to ever give in is what makes these so good, while the rest of the desk laughs at him. If you have never seen this before, the moment where he says how long he thinks it would take is one of the funniest things you will ever see.

Po-lice Presence In L.A.

The gold standard and one of the greatest nights in NBA Twitter’s history. I’m not sure I’ve laughed harder at any segment on TV than this, in part because it just builds and builds. You can tell something is up when Ros Gold-Onwude reports that a player said the whole thing was “very much a rallying around Chris Paul” and someone on set struggles to hide how funny that sentence is. Shaq and Chuck start losing it when Ros brings word there was a “police presence,” but Ernie pushes them over the edge by noting that there are social media reports “LAPD was called.”

Shaq can barely formulate words, which always makes Charles’ antics funnier, because he thrives on trying to make Shaq laugh, while Kenny tries his very best at all times to keep things on track and explain why those two are rolling in laughter. This is the most earnest laugh in television history.

It also produces maybe the funniest Shaq bit he’s ever had on the show with, “Hello police? Chris Paul is trying to beat me up!”

Shaq Tripping

Something funny usually happens when people race Kenny to the board during halftime of games. This one has the added bonus of someone who is ginormous getting tripped up and hitting the deck. Everything in the aftermath — Shaq accusing Ernie of setting him up, Chuck coming over and laughing, Kenny screaming “DOWN GOES SHAQ” and then getting wrestled down by the big fella — is excellent, too. But let the record show that unless he did it while the camera was on Shaq’s shoe, Kenny never touched the board, so Shaq technically wins this race.

Chuck’s Apology To The Women Of San Antonio

For years, anytime the Spurs got brought up, everyone on set would just wait for Charles Barkley to crack a joke about the “big ol’ women of San Antonio,” typically bringing up churros — which once led to a, uh, interesting demonstration of how they eat them that had Shaq and Ernie dying. It was relentless (and, to be honest, far too much), but the funniest moment in that bit’s history was when he stunned Ernie Johnson by declaring he needed to apologize to the women of San Antonio. Why? Because he finally tried a churro and “I see what all the excitement is about!”

Shaq literally does a spit take and has to walk off set, while Baron Davis, sitting in Kenny’s spot as a fill-in, does a great job of egging Chuck on with a “Talk to ’em Chuck! What was they like?!”

When A Guy’s Banging You In The Post

This clip deceives you in that you think it’s just Barkley doing some analysis, and then, the camera cuts to Shaq, who responds to Chuck saying everything by trying so hard not to laugh that he is vibrating. There is nothing I want more than whatever got recorded after the TNT crew went to break and they could start discussing this. Charles Barkley if you are reading this and wanna send it to me, please, do that.

James Harden Going Last In The All-Star Draft

This moment is unique on this list because the Inside crew isn’t at the center of it. The context: Earlier that day, James Harden was traded by the Brooklyn Nets after things totally fell apart between the player and the franchise, and then, Kevin Durant had to go draft his All-Star team to take on a squad assembled by LeBron James. Because he is a veteran of the All-Star Draft process (and has gotten roasted during the draft in the past), LeBron knew exactly how to play this, the Inside guys knew exactly how to egg KD on, and even though the inevitable happens after it slowly builds, with player after player going off the board before Harden, you cannot help but laugh — and when Chuck says “he got traded, he’s healthy now,” even the stoic Durant starts cracking up. This is exactly why the All-Star Draft exists and also why the TNT crew gets to present it.

$6.99 To Watch Lakers-Bucks

This is one of my personal favorites because it’s one of the times they get Ernie to join in on the fun. The “I dare ya” as Chuck gets ready to rip into this is so good, and they spend the next four and a half minutes losing it over the idea anyone would pay $6.99 to watch that Lakers team (which went 17-65) — “if y’all pay $6.99 for that, y’all get bamboozled.” It’s also made funnier by Kenny, always trying to keep Chuck and Shaq in line, being extremely wrong trying to explain that it’s $6.99 for the season and not one game, which was 100 percent incorrect. Ernie, ever the pro, can’t even keep it together for the next highlight, noting he’s gotta start reading those promos before he does them on air and joking there’s a lot better things to spend $6.99 on that don’t involve the Lakers.

One, Two, Back To One

This one can be any number of times that Shaq gets mad at Chuck. These moments are always way funnier than when Chuck gets mad at Shaq, because when that happens, both of them end up yelling at one another. But when DJ Diesel gets mad at the Round Mound of Rebound, it usually means that Barkley sees a chance to prod and prod and prod and prod and prod, which only leads to Shaq getting angrier and the whole desk laughing. Add in the fact that you never know which things will actually lead to Shaq getting mad and, to quote the great Carl Weathers, we’ve got a stew going. This one has the added bonus of Ernie and Kenny also losing their minds and Chuck laughing so hard that he snorts over and over.

(Honorable Mention: Who do they mistake you for? Shrek.)

Shaq’s Gas Tank Math

Admit it: There have been times when you have done Shaq’s gas tank math because of this segment. The thing that makes this so great is how every single organism in the entire universe can see how Shaq’s logic makes zero sense, but the one exception to that is Shaq, who is given a platform to keep making this argument because it’s, like, 1:30 a.m. EST on a Friday morning and anyone who is watching by now knows what the show is about. My favorite part comes a little after the 90-second mark, when Shaq says “listen to what I’m saying” and Ernie, who so badly wants to wrap the show and go to bed, says “I am.”

Even by Fox News standards, Jesse Watters has a history of offering up totally asinine takes on whatever’s happening — or not happening — in the news. And on Monday, as The Daily Beast reports, he lived up to that reputation yet again when he launched a bizarre attack on Joe Biden for… eating ice cream?! In case you’re wondering why he was so triggered by POTUS’ choice of frozen dairy dessert, he was happy to explain.

Watters began his berating by advising his viewers to “never underestimate Joe’s ability to F things up!” The Fox News host seemed to take issue with the fact that it was a Monday, three weeks before the midterms elections, and that the president was doing “nothing.” Except that part of the president’s job revolves around what some might deem “doing nothing,” a.k.a. “normaling,” in Veep parlance. In Monday’s case, that meant chomping on an ice cream cone in Portland, Oregon, and talking up the economy.

But Watters seems to have a lot of rules about the dos and don’ts of eating ice cream — and Biden clearly stirred up some anger in Watters, as he chastised the president for all the things he did wrong. For example:

A man should never lick an ice cream cone in public.

A man can only eat ice cream on vacation. I guess Biden’s always on vacation, so it makes sense. But if a man needs to eat ice cream in public, he should scoop it out of a bowl with a spoon. The President of the United States licking things, especially ice cream, is childish. It’s frivolous and it’s too casual a look for the country.

The way Watters was talking, you might have thought that Biden had decided to masturbate in the middle of a Baskin Robbins. Alas, no. He simply ate an ice cream cone, which Watters clearly believes there’s a very specific time and place for. And an ice cream shop in Portland on a Monday in October is not it.

“You’re not at a birthday party, Joe!,” he shouted.

Watters next set his sights on Chuck Schumer, who was spotted busting a move “like he was on Solid Gold,” according to a very unamused Watters. Which seems like a double standard…

You can watch the full video above. The bizarre ice cream rant starts around the 3-minute mark.

(Via The Daily Beast)

Jeopardy! contestants usually don’t get to say much on stage unless they’ve rang in with their signaling device, but put a bunch of actors and comedians on stage raising money for charity and things get a bit looser. Which is why Celebrity Jeopardy! has had a number of off-the-wall moments during its newest run on ABC. The looser and more conversational style has seen contestants poking fun at each other a bit more, and in the latest episode, Simu Liu called out an awkwardly-worded answer that got some laughs on stage.

Liu had a great run on Celebrity Jeopardy!, the ABC prime time event hosted by Mayim Bialik. Making his way to the show’s semifinals, the Shang-Chi star had a matchup with comedians Ike Barinholtz and Iliza Shlesinger. Early in the game, a question appeared that stopped the show cold.

“October is the history month for this Asian-American ethnic group that includes Olivia Rodrigo and Jo Koy,” Bialik recited. And Barinholtz correctly guessed, “What are Filipinos?” It was a bit awkward phrasing, using “what” instead of “who” perhaps in the answer. Which is probably why Liu decided to ask what Barinholtz meant.

“What do you mean, ‘What are Filipinos?’” Liu asked as Barinholtz tried to pick another answer off the board. “What do you mean by that, Ike?”

“Oh my God, that’s not what I meant,” Barinholtz said, laying on his own podium in embarrassment as he tried to come up with an explanation. “You have to answer in the form of a question.”

Liu kept going, asking Shlesinger, “Did you hear him? I heard him.”

Liu saying something certainly makes sense here: not only is he known for his quick wit and willingness to speak out, the answer hits pretty close to home. Considering the actor was playing for the Stop AAPI Hate charity, he probably felt the need to speak up here. If only to lighten the mood a bit. Liu didn’t win the semifinal, but he certainly made an impact on the game and raised some money in the process. All in good fun.

Family Guy is in its 21st (!) season. It’s hard to find an unexplored plot after nearly 400 episodes (let alone over 700 episodes), but to the animated show’s credit (?), it found one during Sunday’s episode. In “The Munchurian Candidate,” Peter gets hypnotized to become an expert at performing oral sex on Lois — and Lois’ mom, Barbara (?!).

Also, “Weird Al” Yankovic is involved.

On the ride home after Peter is unwittingly triggered by the Extra theme song to, uh, [REDACTED] on Barbara, he and Lois sit in awkward, horrified silence. But the quiet is interrupted by a song on the radio: “Eat It” by “Weird Al” Yankovic, a spoof of Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” about eating food… and only food, not anything else you might potentially chow on. The innuendo-filled scene caught the attention of the parodist, who tweeted, “Yeah, I’m not gonna bother describing the context of this joke.”

Peter’s face is all the context you need:

On the DVD commentary for the wonderful The Weird Al Show, Yankovic revealed that Family Guy could have been to The Weird Al Show as The Simpsons was to The Tracey Ullman Show. Creator Seth MacFarlane “approached the network with the original blueprints for Family Guy, hoping to turn it into a series of animated segments for the show,” but it didn’t work out. Harvey the Wonder Hamster is too pure for oral sex jokes.