Mayor Adam West tries to ban same-sex marriage to divert attention from a bad investment he made with the taxpayers' money.

The episode features guest performances from Michael Clarke Duncan, Ralph Garman, Rachael MacFarlane, Chad Morgan, Charles Reid, Craig Reid, Kevin Michael Richardson, and Stark Sands, as well as several recurring voice actors for the series.

Meanwhile, Chris falls for Alyssa, a beautiful girl who belongs to the Young Republicans, and joins the group to impress her.

An enraged Brian vows to make West change his mind, getting 10,000 people to sign a petition to oppose the bill.

Since it has distracted the town from the Dig 'Em scandal, Mayor West agrees to drop the ban on gay marriage.

Mayor West also agrees to drop the hostage charges against Brian in exchange for a key for a Volkswagen Scirocco (which Stewie discovered at his grandparents' house).

[4] The writers had a problem with Lois being against gay marriage, as they felt they were not portraying her in a way that is consistent with other episodes as she expressed a more liberal viewpoint on many past issues on the show and even expressed a generally more accepting view of gays in the episode Brian Sings and Swings.

[6] Stewie takes over air traffic control, and causes Matthew McConaughey's private plane to crash into the ocean.

[5] West also swallowed a Stratego board game and an older issue of People magazine which features the actor Paul Hogan.

[8] Bob Sassone from TV Squad wrote that he could not stop laughing throughout the episode, feeling that there is "just something really funny about gay dogs getting married and a giant gold statue of Dig 'Em, the Sugar Smacks mascot".