 Written by David A. Goodman , and directed by Dominic Polcino , series creator Seth MacFarlane came up with the idea for the episode while writing a pilot episode featuring two gay men . MacFarlane describes himself as " incredibly passionate about [ his ] support for the gay community " , and finds it to be " infuriating and idiotic " that two gay partners " have to go through this fucking dog and pony act when they stop at a hotel and the guy behind the counter says , ' You want one room or two ? ' " . 
