Bing Crosby the 1930s, Crosby starred with Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour in seven "Road to" musical comedies between 1940 and 1962, cementing Crosby and Hope as an on-and-off duo, despite never officially declaring themselves a "team" in the sense that Laurel and Hardy or Martin and Lewis (Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis) were teams. The series consists of "Road to Singapore" (1940), "Road to Zanzibar" (1941), "Road to Morocco" (1942), "Road to Utopia" (1946), "Road to Rio" (1947), "Road to Bali" (1952), and "The Road to Hong Kong" (1962). When they appeared solo, Crosby and Hope frequently made note of the
Road to ... (Family Guy) differs in each episode, and have included Brian reuniting with his mother in "Road to Rhode Island", Stewie finding his lost teddy bear in "Road to Rupert", and rescuing Mort Goldman, the town's pharmacist, in "Road to Germany". In "Road to the Multiverse" various different animation styles and techniques are showcased, such as Disney and Robot Chicken. The final segment involves the two's struggle to return to their home in Quahog. The "Road to" episodes are a parody of the seven "Road to..." comedy films released between 1940 and 1962, which starred actors Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour.