Family Guy: 20 Best Movie Homages & Parodies

17. Rocky Balboa

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lf1B7mvEkg Before becoming World Heavyweight Champion, Rocky Balboa practiced his fighting skills by punching slabs of meat at the Shamrock Meat Company, where Paulie worked. An unusual training method, you might say, but it seemed to help get the job done against Apollo Creed at any rate. Unfortunately, it still violates all kinds of rules, as Chris explains in this hilarious cut-away gag that sees him forced into throwing Balboa out, before Paulie is shown "porking" the meat. A nod to the opening 1976 film of the 6-part series, this was one of a few references to Rocky in Family Guy.