Manatee joke 

A manatee joke is a kind of humour popularised by Family Guy and satirised by South Park. A manatee joke is when one of the characters says something that has nothing to do with the plot or characters in the show, but leads into a flashback of the scene described

"Remember that time you slept with Bill Clinton?"
(Cuts to a scene of Lois boinking Bill).
"Oh Peter, remember when this show used to not rely on manatee jokes?

Manatee joke by Jlarge November 14, 2007

Manatee joke 

a joke format popularized by Family Guy... usually involves little or tangential connection to the plot, and includes two or three unrelated references put together into an irreverent mini-scene. South Park's parody of Family Guy suggested that the show is written by manatees pushing around floating colored balls with cultural references written on them.

Peter Griffin: "this is worse than when Fonzie jumped his motorcycle over Kevin James"

TV Viewer: "that was a total manatee joke"

Manatee joke by murraythandman December 19, 2016

Manitee Joke

A referance to the episode of South Park where the Family Guy writing staff was trained manitees. In short, a manitee joke is a random (and often stupid) joke that has nothing to do with the plot/storyline of a show.

Family guy is full of manitee jokes

Manitee Joke by MyHeadHurts October 29, 2007