Cutaway gag

A short scene that interrupts the main story to show an event a character has just mentioned or compared something to, then cuts back. Cutaways are the show's signature device and the subject of this site's forthcoming cutaway index.

Sources

Wikipedia: Cutaway (filmmaking)
Wikipedia: Family Guy

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Sources: Wikipedia: Cutaway (filmmaking)
Wikipedia: Family Guy
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