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The final straw of the family's hatred of "Surfin' Bird" is when Peter foolishly spends over $6,000 of their savings on a two-minute clip of himself on TV saying, "I dream of an America where everybody knows that the bird is the word" and singing the song again. Stewie and Brian steal the record
Peter also rediscovers "Surfin' Bird" by The Trashmen and sings to it while dancing, annoying the family. The Griffins had been previously tormented by it in the seventh season episode " I Dream of Jesus ", which the writer of the episode, Brian Scully, also wrote. [ 6 ]
"Surfin' Bird" is a song performed by American surf rock band the Trashmen, containing the repetitive lyric "the bird is the word". It has been covered many times. It is a combination of two R&B hits by the Rivingtons: "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow" and "The Bird's the Word". [1] The song was released as a single in 1963 and reached No. 4 on the Billboard ...
Peter Griffin resonates with audiences as a relatable, flawed father figure — an antithesis to the ideal American family model. ... the prehistoric patriarch inspired European dance acts, German ...
Surfin' Bird: Garrett Sundazed (1995) 48 [13] 1965 Bird Dance Beat: Garrett Soma (1996±) Debatably a compilation. The recordings span a range of time, but none were featured on Surfin' Bird and only one on The Great Lost Trashmen Album. The album was released during the original era of the band. 1989 Comic Book Collector: NPR 1994
Bunting performing the Bird Dance in 2014. Bunting initially used "Surfin' Bird" by the Trashmen as his entrance music as a humorous nod to remarks that he resembles Peter Griffin from the animated show Family Guy, the song being long associated with the animated character. [65]
A comical dance routine used by a rare breed of bird in a mating tactic that has never before been filmed in the wild. Sir David Attenborough has narrated the bizarre display of the male tragopan.
Peter Löwenbräu Griffin Sr. [1] (born Justin Peter Griffin) [A] is a fictional character and the protagonist of the American animated sitcom Family Guy.He is voiced by the series' creator, Seth MacFarlane, and first appeared on television, along with the rest of the Griffin family, in the episode "Death Has a Shadow" on January 31, 1999.