"Death
Has a Shadow"
FG-101
Original Air Date: 04/06/99
PETER LOSES HIS JOB, BUT FINDS A FORTUNE ON THE SERIES PREVIEW
 Pat
Summerall Makes Hilarious Guest Voice Appearance
Against strict orders from Lois, Peter drinks profusely
at his buddy's bachelor party. After showing up at work hung
over, Peter gets fired. When he applies for welfare, they
accidentally send him a check for $150,000, which leads to
a spending binge. When Lois discovers the truth, Peter attempts
to return the money to the taxpayers by dumping it from a
blimp at the Super Bowl. But when he is arrested, his family
must come to the rescue.
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"I Never Met the
Dead Man"
FG-102
Original Air Date: 04/11/99
PETER LOSES HIS (REMOTE) CONTROL ON THE SERIES PREMIERE
Erik Estrada Makes Guest Voice Appearance
While teaching Meg to drive, Peter crashes into a satellite
dish and knocks out the city's cable. He goes crazy without
television, until Lois suggests he spend more time with his
family. This plan backfires when Peter drives the family nuts.
Meanwhile, after Lois forces Stewie to eat his broccoli, he
attempts to destroy all vegetables by building a weather control
device.
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"Mind Over Murder"
FG-103
Original Air Date: 04/25/99
PETER GETS CABIN FEVER AND LOIS GETS DISCO FEVER
Erik Estrada Makes Guest Voice Appearance
When Peter goes to Chris' soccer game, he inadvertently
punches a woman he thought was a man. Restless under house
arrest, Peter turns the basement into a bar and Lois ends
up stealing the show. Meanwhile, Stewie attempts to create
a time machine to avoid teething pain.
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"Chitty Chitty Death
Bang"
FG-104
Original Air Date: 04/18/99
STEWIE BLOWS OUT MORE THAN CANDLES ON HIS FIRST BIRTHDAY 
Lois is furious with Peter when he allows Meg to attend
a party the same day as Stewie's first birthday. Unbeknownst
to Meg, she's actually attending a cult meeting and when Peter
brings her back home, the cult leader follows. Stewie recognizes
the leader as the man who wants to return him to the "ovarian
bastille."
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"A Hero Sits Next
Door"
FG-105
Original Air Date: 05/02/99
THERE'S A NEW GUY IN TOWN
Jennifer Tilly ("Bound") And Patrick Warburton ("Seinfeld")
Make Special Guest Voice Appearances
When a bubbly new family moves next door, Peter gets annoyed.
Lois becomes fast friends with Debbie, Meg tries to pick up
on son Kyle and Peter is forced to invite Joe to play on his
company baseball team. But when Joe shows up to the game in
a wheelchair and wins the crowd's hearts with his slick maneuvers
and winning plays, Peter decides he wants to be a hero too.
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"The Son Also Draws"
FG-106
Original Air Date: 05/09/99
ONE WRONG TURN FORCES PETER TO BECOME ONE WITH NATURE
Chris is booted from the Youth Scouts, so Peter takes the
family to the Big Apple to get him reinstated. But when Peter
takes a wrong turn, they end up at a Native American casino
where Lois hits the slot machine once too often. Peter must
embark on a vision quest to prove he has Native American blood
to save the day. Stand-up comedian Bobby Slayton makes a guest
voice appearance as Lenny, the pit boss.
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"Brian: Portrait
of a Dog"
FG-107
Original Air Date: 05/16/99
BRIAN HAS A BONE TO PICK ON THE SEASON FINALE 
Peter persuades Brian to swallow his pride and enter a dog
show to win some extra cash. But when they argue over a trick
gone bad, Brian decides he's had enough of being a second-class
citizen. His struggle to assert his civil rights lands him
on death row at the pound, where he discovers every dog has
his day.
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"Peter Peter Caviar
Eater"
FG-108
Original Air Date: 09/23/99
PETER SELLS EVERYTHING FOR THE GOOD LIFE
When Lois' wealthy aunt dies unexpectedly, the Griffins
inherit her extravagant mansion. Although his family doesn't
want to relocate, Peter is eager to enter the ranks of the
upper classes and moves them onto the estate. Revenue from
the sale of the Griffins' old house goes to the live-in servants,
who haven't been paid in months. Caught up in the spirit of
his new social standing, Peter bids ten million dollars at
the Historical Society for a work of art, offering to trade
his mansion for the piece. It is revealed, however, that the
mansion used to be a whorehouse and is not worth any significant
amount. A commoner once again, Peter finds that his family
still loves him.
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"Running Mates"
FG-109
Original Air Date: 04/11/00
DIRTY POLITICS PIT LOIS AGAINST PETER
Lois decides to run for the school board,
which thrills Stewie who will be somewhat unsupervised during
her campaign. Lois runs unopposed until Peter joins the race
in order to get his favorite teacher reinstated. He immediately
starts negative campaigning that spreads lies about Lois and
shows sexy photos of her.. His tactics work and Peter is elected.
His first order of business is to replace the hall monitors
with robots. Ultimately, his new policies backfire when Peter
allows Chris to bring porno mags to school and protests erupt.
Peter must publicly apologize in order to win Lois back and
save face with the town of Quahog.
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"Holy Crap"
FG-111
Original Air Date: 09/30/99
PETER'S DAD PROVES TO BE THE GUEST FROM HELL
Peter's dad is forced to retire from the mill. A stern workaholic,
the elder Griffin does not take retirement well. When Peter
and Lois suggest that he come spend some time with them, Peter's
dad agrees, and Peter gets excited at the prospect of bonding
with his father. But the new living arrangement doesn't go
according to plan: In addition to being a workaholic, Peter's
dad is also a control freak. He tells the children what TV
shows they can watch, tells Peter how to spend his free time
and instructs Lois on how to raise the kids. Peter decides
that the best way to get closer to his father is to bring
him along to the toy factory, but this plan also backfires.
Peter's boss is impressed by the retiree's work ethic and
hires him as a foreman, ensuring widespread misery at the
plant. After Peter's dad increases work hours and implements
strict rules, Peter is desperate to make him quit, and tries
to convince him to participate in a plot to kidnap the Pope.
The Pontiff is also impressed by the retiree's ambition, and
offers him yet another job.
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"If I'm Dyin', I'm
Lyin'"
FG-112
Original Air Date: 04/04/00
PETERS WORKS MIRACLES TO SAVE A TV SHOW
When Peter's favorite show, Gumbel 2 Gumbel, faces
cancellation, he takes drastic measures to save it. Using
Chris as bait for "The Make-A-Dream-Come-True" Foundation,
Peter tells them that Chris' dying wish is that the show be
renewed. But when the Foundation arrives to check up on Chris'
"tumorsyphillis-itis-osis", Peter panics and tells them that
Chris was miraculously cured. Word spreads of the "miracle"
and Peter becomes the "Miracle Healer of Quahog." Of course,
Peter loves the attention and Lois thinks it's immoral to
live such a lie. When the Griffins become mysteriously plagued
by everything from locusts to bloody bathwater, Lois forces
Peter to end the charade.
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"Love Thy Trophy"
FG-113
Original Air Date: 03/14/00
THE NEIGHBORHOOD GOES TO WAR, AND STEWIE GETS SHIPPED TO
FOSTER CARE
When their Who's the Boss float takes top prize in
the Quahog Harvest Day Parade, the neighborhood literally
goes to war over who gets custody of the trophy. Meanwhile,
in an effort to get big tips at her new waitressing job, Meg
tells customers that Stewie is her illegitimate crack baby.
When family services investigates, and finds the Griffin home
in the middle of a war zone, they take custody of Stewie.
Once everyone finds out that Stewie's in foster care, the
neighborhood declares peace and plots a rescue mission.
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"Death
is a Bitch"
FG-114
Original Air Date: 03/21/00
PETER'S DEATH WISH COMES TRUE
Norm Macdonald Makes Guest Voice Appearance
After Lois discovers a lump in Peter's breast, he lands in
the hospital. He's okay, until the whopping bill arrives!
To avoid payment, Peter fools the hospital into thinking he's
dead. As a result, Death pays a visit to the Griffin home.
While Stewie is excited to meet his idol, the rest of the
family doesn't want Peter to go--especially Peter! A chase
ensues and Death is injured. While He recuperates, Peter is
forced to take over Death's unpopular duties.
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"The King is Dead"
FG-115
Original Air Date: 03/28/00
LOIS AND PETER TAKE CENTER STAGE WITH A LOCAL THEATRE GROUP
Lois is named the new artistic director of the Quahog Players
theatre group and decides to direct The King and I
as her first production. Peter wants to be a star and becomes
such a nuisance that Lois makes him a producer to get him
out of her hair. He goes on a major power trip and soon wrestles
total control away from Lois, kicking her off the production
team all together! Peter soon realizes his vision by turning
the musical into a racy cyborg battle, complete with bikini-clad
dancing girls.
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"Brian in Love"
FG-201
Original Air Date: 03/07/00
BRIAN'S IN THERAPY...AND IN LOVE.
After cleaning up more than few pee stains around the house,
Lois thinks it may be time to potty-train Stewie. Stewie,
outraged that he's being blamed for the carpet stains, totally
resists Peter's efforts to train him. Meanwhile, Brian knows
the truth - that he's the one responsible for the "accidents."
Mortified, he continues to blame Stewie, until an accident
in the grocery store reveals his messy little secret. Brian
goes to a therapist (Guest Voice: Sam Waterston) who suggests
a European (you're-a-pee-n?) vacation to ease Brian's stress.
Not until he returns from his travels does Brian realize the
true source of his problem - his secret crush on Lois!
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"I Am Peter, Hear
Me Roar"
FG-202
Original Air Date: 03/28/00
PETER GETS A LITTLE TOO IN TOUCH WITH HIS FEMININE SIDE
Peter starts telling inappropriate jokes at work and a female
coworker sues him for harassment. Forced to go on a retreat
for women, Peter resists at first. After two weeks, however,
the effects of female bonding kick in and Peter becomes a
sensitive male. Back at home, no one finds Peter's new "female"
behavior charming, least of all Lois. Sure, the cuddling in
bed is nice, but when Peter tries to breast-feed Stewie, Lois
starts getting annoyed. When they both attend a women's charity
dinner, Lois and the guest speaker get into a knock-down,
drag-out fight--and Peter gets so turned on by the "chick"
wrestling, he snaps out of his female phase.
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"A Very Special
Family Guy Freakin' Christmas"
FG-203
Original Air Date: 06/27/00
AT CHRISTMAS, PETER GIVES THE GIFT OF STRESS
Special Guests: KISS as themselves
Lois loves the holiday season and is excited
about decorating the house, opening presents and introducing
Stewie to Santa Claus. Stewie, on the other hand, is completely
paranoid about this fat man in a red suit who can somehow
maintain 24-hour surveillance on all the world's children!
 Peter,
sent to drop off one gift to Toys for Toddlers, accidentally
gives all the family's presents to the charity. When he and
Lois hit the mall to rebuy everything - they are caught up
in the last-minute shopping madness. Lois and Peter are completely
frazzled, but Lois clings desperately to the hope that they
can still have wonderful Christmas. That hope is dashed, however,
when they arrive home to find Brian, the house and the Christmas
turkey burned to a crisp. Lois finally snaps and goes on quest
to snatch the star from atop the city's huge Christmas tree.
Only Stewie's motivational speech as the baby jesus (and a
tranquilizer gun) can bring Lois back down to earth.
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"Let's Go To The
Hop"
FG-204
Original Air Date: 06/06/00
TOADS, NARCS, AND THE SCHOOL DANCE
When the kids at Quahog High discover that
licking toads will get them high, Peter poses as a student
at Meg's school to narc out the young offenders. But the undercover
work goes a little too well -- Peter soon finds himself the
big man on campus, living the high school life he always wanted
but never got. Next thing you know, Peter's going to the big
school dance with Meg's rival Connie, the most popular girl
in school.
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"Da Boom"
FG-206
Original Air Date: 12/26/99
THE WORLD ENDS AND THE GRIFFINS' TROUBLES BEGIN
Peter is paranoid about the end of the world and makes the
family cancel all their New Year's Eve '99 plans. For once,
he is right about something: On January 1st, 2000, bombs destroy
every structure in the world, except for a surprisingly sturdy
Twinkie factory. The Griffins set out to find the factory,
but along the way Stewie is kidnapped by a band of mutants.
The episode ends with Victoria Principal telling Patrick Duffy
that she just had a dream in which she saw a crazy episode
of Family Guy.
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"A Picture is Worth
A 1000 Bucks"
FG-207
Original Air Date: 04/18/00
THE GRIFFINS MOVE TO NEW YORK
During a birthday visit to Funland, Peter
runs into a former classmate who founded the amusement park.
Peter starts to think he won't have a great legacy like Funland
to leave once he dies. Chris gives Peter a painting to cheer
him up, and Peter sells it to a New York gallery for five
grand. Deciding that Chris is his only hope for a legacy,
Peter moves the family to New York so Chris can become a famous
artist.
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"15 Minutes of Shame"
FG-208
Original Air Date: 04/25/00
THE GRIFFINS BECOME THE SUBJECT OF A TV SHOW!
In an effort to up her popularity, Meg has
a slumber party. However, the night is disrupted by the embarrassing
antics of both Lois and Peter. Mortified, Meg takes the family
on a talk show where they are "discovered" by network execs.
The Griffins become a TV sensation when they are followed
around by cameras 24-hours a day in a show called "The Real
Griffins." Soon after the show's premiere, executives decide
that Meg is too boring and have her recast with a slutty teen
girl.
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"Dammit Janet"
FG-209
Original Air Date: 06/13/00
STEWIE STARTS DAYCARE; LOIS FLIES THE FRIENDLY
SKIES
Fearing that Stewie has no social skills,
Lois places him in daycare. Stewie hates the bureaucracy of
the playground until he sets his eyes on doe-eyed toddler,
Janet. While he tries various ways to impress her, he finally
wins her over by sharing his cookies.
Meanwhile,
Lois now has nothing to do all day so Peter talks her into
becoming a flight attendant. Peter's ulterior motive is to
take advantage of the free travel - and he promptly starts
abusing the privilege. When Peter and Lois land on the same
flight, Peter's game is over! Unfortunately the plane is highjacked
and forced to land in Cuba, where Peter and Lois remained
stranded. After a trip to the local black market, the gain
passage back to the U.S. on a lifeboat filled with refugees.
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"He's Too Sexy For
His Fat"
FG-210
Original Air Date: 06/27/00
PETER'S ADDICTED TO PLASTIC SURGERY
Due to Brian's embarrassing flea problem,
the Griffin's move into a hotel while the house if fumigated.
Lois and Peter soon discover that Chris has been skipping
gym class because he's self-conscious about his body. Peter
tries to talk Chris into getting liposuction, while Lois starts
preparing him special low fat meals. Stewie starts taunting
Chris by eating everything in sight, and starts packing on
the baby fat.
Even though
Chris isn't up for surgery, Peter decides to go for it. The
new, svelte Peter has Lois all hot and bothered. Peter loves
the results of his lipo and decides to have some work done
on his face. The new, handsome Peter starts getting all sorts
of special treatment: at the gym, at the grocery store, even
from total strangers. Lois doesn't like the new Peter's attitude,
especially when he joins "The Beautiful People's Club." Karma
catches up to Peter while he's on his way to the club. Unable
to take his eyes off himself, Peter plunges his car over a
cliff. The nasty fall - and subsequent crash-landing into
a large vat of lard - leaves him horribly disfigured (ie:
back to normal).
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"Road to Rhode Island"
FG-212
Original Air Date: 05/29/00
FROM GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE WE GO
When Stewie begins causing trouble at his
grandparents' house in Palm Springs, Brian offers to go across
country to bring him home. But as Brian drinks in an airport
bar, Stewie manages to lose the airline tickets, forcing them
to road trip back to Quahog. Along the way, they stop at the
puppy mill in Austin where Brian was born. After finding out
that his mother has died, been stuffed, and now serves as
a table, Brian and Stewie manage to steal the table (er, Mom)
to give her a proper burial.
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"E. Peterbus Unim"
FG-213
Original Air Date: 07/11/00
PETER WAGES WAR ON THE GOVERNMENT BY BECOMING
A GOVERNMENT
It's tax refund season, and everyone's cashing
in except Peter! Tired of watching his neighbors buy expensive
toys, Peter decides to get an accountant that can net him
a profit. Satisfied that the new CPA will get him a huge refund,
Peter announces to the family that he's going to use the money
to put in a pool.
While
excitement at the Griffin house grows, Peter goes to get a
building permit. He's shocked to learn that the city codes
do not allow swimming pools. Outraged, Peter digs deeper (so
to speak) and learns that the county has no record of his
land. Armed with this new info, Peter decides to declare his
land a country and make himself the president!
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"The Story on Page
One"
FG-214
Original Air Date: 07/18/00
MEG "OUTS" TEEN HEARTTHROB LUKE
PERRY.
After an interview at Brown University, Meg
realizes she needs more extra-curricular activities to gain
entrance to this prestigious school. She joins every club
and even tries cheerleading, but fails miserably at them all.
Finally, she decides to join the school newspaper.
Her journalism career goes nowhere,
until Peter fabricates a story regarding actor Luke Perry.
Peter writes a gossipy article, but uses Meg's byline. When
the article is published it creates a sensation, because Peter
claimed Luke Perry was gay. Meg and Peter soon become embroiled
in a headline-grabbing lawsuit when Luke sues them for defamation
of character.
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"Wasted Talent"
FG-215
Original Air Date: 07/25/00
PETER DISCOVERS HIS HIDDEN, DRUNKEN TALENT.
When the local brewery has a contest offering
tours of the plant, Peter and his friends go on a drinking
binge trying to find the winning beer can. Through a stroke
of dumb luck, Peter and Brian actually find one of the winning
"scrolls". In a Willy Wonka homage, Peter and Brian
start the tour, but are quickly kicked out after breaking
the rules.
Meanwhile, Lois's students have
a big piano recital/competition coming up - and Lois is praying
one of her students wins. She thinks she's got a lock on it
when she signs a new student, Ling, a piano prodigy. However,
in her enthusiasm, Lois works Ling too hard and she drops
out! In an odd twist, Peter - in a drunken stupor over being
booted from the contest - sits down at the piano and plays
brilliantly! Lois is thrilled and keeps Peter drunk long enough
to win the piano recital.
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"Fore Father"
FG-216
Original Air Date: 08/01/00
PETER'S BELOW PAR ON THE GOLF COURSE.
After a father-son camping trip, Peter realizes
how irresponsible Chris is after raccoons steal their food
and their car. Back at home, Peter gets Chris a job at the
local golf course to try and teach him to be more responsible.
Chris is content to just pick up golf balls, until he discovers
that Peter has entered the father-son golf tournament, with
Cleveland Jr.!
Discouraged that Peter is focusing
all his attention on Cleveland Jr., Chris rebels by hanging
out with Quagmire at strip clubs. Ultimately, Cleveland Jr.
abandons Peter who recruits Chris at the last minute. However,
when they lose, Peter must deal with an angry group of gamblers
who put money on Cleveland Jr. Despite all the recent heartache,
Chris gives his dad his first paycheck in order to save his
butt!
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"Emission Impossible"
FG-301
Original Air Date: 11/08/01
Peter and Lois visit Lois' sister Carole
who is alone and pregnant since her husband walked out on
her. While at the house, Carole goes into labor and Peter
is forced to deliver. Overwhelmed by the experience, Peter
and Lois decide to have another baby. A shocked and appalled
Stewie however, makes it his mission to stop any conception
whatsoever.
Through varied attempts and
schemes, Stewie is able to avoid any colloidal collisions
between Peter and Lois, but when they lock him out of the
room, he's forced to go into emergency mode. Stewie shrinks
himself down to microscopic size and seeks out his new sibling
(sperm-brother) inside Peter's body. Instead of killing his
unborn brother, they hit it off - bonding over the desire
to destroy Lois. Stewie leaves Peter's body with the new hope
that his brother to-be will soon join him in his attempts
at world domination.
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"Screwed The Pooch"
FG-308
Original Air Date: 11/29/01
Brian admits to Peter and Lois that he has
had a lot of sexual yearnings lately. Lois suggests that Brian
join them on their visit to the Pewterschmidts for a change
of scenery. In the meantime, Peter is determined to pick up
the Pewterschmidt culture. Peter starts to impress Mr. Pewterschmidt,
but all is for naught when he accidentally unties a knot while
sailing.
When Brian sees Mr. Pewterschmidt's
dog, Sea Breeze, he loses it and attacks her. The doctor informs
them that Sea Breeze is okay, but is pregnant. When Mr. Pewterschmidt
refuses to let Brian near Sea Breeze or her litter, Brian
sues Mr. Pewterschmidt for custody of the puppies, but only
if he gets neutered. While Brian is in one room ready to be
neutered, Sea Breeze is in another about to give birth. Just
as Brian is about to neutered, Lois rushes in to save him
and tells him that Sea Breeze gave birth to another breed
and thus saving Brian from fatherhood.
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"To live and die in Dixie"
FG-309
Original Air Date: 11/15/01
When Chris Id's a convenience store robber,
his family is placed in the witness protection program and
sent down to the Deep South for their own protection. There,
Chris befriends a boy named Sam. When the town puts on a reenactment
of the Civil War, reinventing history by having the South
come away victorious, Peter questions the truth and the town
turns against him. Because of Peter's "slander,"
Sam's father forbids Sam from seeing Chris. Upset, Sam kisses
Chris on the mouth. Although flattered, Chris tells Sam that
he's doesn't like him in a physical sense.
Back in Quahog, A FBI agent
accidentally tells the convenience store robber the location
of the Griffins. At a party in the Deep South, Sam reveals
to Chris that he's actually a girl. The robber arrives in
the town and is about to kill Chris before the town residents
step in and stop the thief.
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"Peter Griffin: Husband, Father…Brother?"
FG-306
Original Air Date: 12/06/01
Chris gets a new job as the water boy for
the basketball team. After being around the black players,
Chris becomes a super-cool black dude in a white person's
body. Cleveland takes Chris to learn about his own Irish heritage
at a museum. Chris later visits a library to look up his genealogy
and is elated to discover that a black man (Nate Griffin)
was part of his family. Peter tries to embrace his black culture
by visiting a black theatre and club, but he doesn't get it.
When Lois' parents visit, it is revealed that the Pewterschmidts'
ancestors owned Nate Griffin. The Pewterschmidts' give Peter
money to alleviate their guilt. Soon Peter begins to suffer
the discrimination of being black.
While at a basketball game,
Peter looks in the mirror and he sees Nate, who shows him
that he has been selfish. Peter announces to everyone in the
gym that he was a jerk for taking the money. He throws the
cash in the air, and everyone scrambles to get their share,
showing that all races are unified by greed. Meanwhile, Stewie
plots to get rid of the head cheerleader so he can be on top
of the pyramid.
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"Fish out of Water"
FG-305
Original Air Date: 12/13/01
Still out of work and now grotesquely overweight,
Peter finally decides to find his true calling: fishing. He
doesn't have the money to buy a boat so he goes to a police
auction and overbids on one. Peter visits a loan shark and
unwittingly signs a contract that will put him in debt forever.
When Peter finds out about a mythic fish with a price on its
head, he realizes that it's his best way of getting all his
money back and his now repossessed house and possessions.
Peter and the guys set out to catch Daggermouth, the man-eating
bluefish. They go out and find the fish, only it turns out
to be a robot. He collects the cash and gets everything back.
Meanwhile, Lois tries to cheer up Meg because she wasn't invited
anywhere for spring break. Lois takes her to a beach party
and Meg gets jealous of all the attention her mom is getting.
When it becomes too much to bare, Meg decides to flash all
the spring breakers. Lois and Meg consequently get arrested.
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"Brain wallows and Peter swallows"
FG-303
Original Air Date: 01/17/02
When Brian is arrested for drunk driving,
he's forced to do community service, which consists of helping
Peggy, a middle-aged, agoraphobic, bitter woman. Brian gets
so fed up with her insanity, that he storms out of her house.
Later, Brian watches a television documentary that reveals
Peggy's past as a top advertising jingle singer of the 1950s
and 60s. Brian warms up to her, realizing where her pain comes
from, and eventually she warms up to him too. He convinces
Peggy to actually go outside, but she gets by a bus. While
on her deathbed, Brian and Peggy share a fantasy intimate
moment, but as they are about to kiss, she dies.
Meanwhile, Peter grows a beard
and learns that a swallow has nested inside it. He wants to
shave it off but can't when he finds out the bird is an endangered
species. Peter eventually grows attached to the bird and starts
feeling maternal. Lois is finally able to convince Peter to
let the bird fly away and also teaches Brian about moving
on with his life after Peggy's death.
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"From Method to Madness"
FG-311
Original Air Date: 01/24/02
When Brian expresses his interest in theatre, Lois tells him
to try out for the Quahog School of Performing Arts. During
the audition, Brian turns in a mediocre performance and is
dismissed by the judges. Stewie, determined to get Brian a
second chance, throws a melodramatic fit. The teachers, impressed
with Stewie's theatrics, enroll him in the rising stars program.
Stewie doesn't realize he is struggling at the school until
he overhears his teachers discussing how he and Olivia, the
school's most promising but overly haughty student. will be
asked to leave if they don't shine in the quarterly review.
Stewie tells Olivia that they must put on the performance
of a lifetime or they'll get kicked out, and their routine
is a hit. Stewie and Olivia become fast friends, but the harmony
ends when competition, pressure and fast-fame set in. Olivia
walks off the stage mid-routine, leaving Stewie to finish
the performance. Stewie takes his act solo, but is booed everywhere
he goes.
Meanwhile Meg finally gets a
boyfriend, a boy from an all-American family. There's only
one problem with this family though - they're nudists.
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"Stuck Together, Torn Apart"
FG-310
Original Air Date: 01/31/02
Peter's jealousy reaches new heights when he accompanies Lois
to the gynecologist. As the doctor prepares to examine Lois,
Peter refuses to let him near her. Later, while shopping,
Lois runs into an ex-boyfriend, Ross Fishman, who innocently
asks her out for coffee. Fearful of Peter over-reacting, Lois
sneaks off to meet Ross. At the same time, Joe picks up Peter
for a joyride in his new high-tech surveillance van. While
parked outside a diner, they see Lois and Ross inside. Using
the van's high-tech gadgets, Peter misinterprets Lois and
Ross' words. Angered, Peter decides to make Lois jealous by
hiring prostitutes to pose as his ex-girlfriends. Realizing
their marriage needs help, Lois and Peter see a marriage therapist,
who suggests placing video cameras around the house for a
week. After viewing the tapes, the therapist recommends that
Peter and Lois date other people during a trial separation.
Quagmire, hoping to take advantage of Lois' vulnerability,
invites her on a date to a restaurant where they run into
Peter and his gorgeous date, Jenner Love Hewitt. Lois becomes
enraged with jealousy and shoos Peter's date away. They leave
together happily.
Meanwhile, Stewie and Brian
accidentally super glue themselves together at the store.
They have to wait a week before the solvent arrives in the
mail. While stuck together, they actually begin to like one
another. Of course, things return to normal the moment they're
released from their glued prison.
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"European Road Show"
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Original Air Date: 02/10/02
Stewie is addicted to the British hot children's show "Jolly
Farm Review" based on Mother Maggie, a benevolent figure
who looks after kids on a farm. Brian makes fun of Stewie
for watching the show, but Stewie is determined to visit Jolly
Farm in England because he thinks he belongs there. He stows
away on a British Airways jet, which he assumes is headed
for London. Brian tries to drag Stewie off the plane, but
before he can, the plane takes off. When the plane lands,
they discover that they are in Saudi Arabia are stranded in
the middle of a desert with no passports or resources to get
out. As luck would have it, Brian and Stewie encounter a Comfort
Inn in the middle of nowhere and manage to steal a hot-air
balloon to fly home, but the contraption falls apart over
Italy, just as the Pope is about to address the masses. Brian
wants to head home, but Stewie insists on finding the Jolly
Farm in England. When they finally get to England, Stewie
runs onto the set of the show. His fantasy is crushed when
he encounters only a set full of props and disgruntled people,
including Mother Maggie. Brian shows Stewie Charles Dickens'
modest house and points out that Dickens was able to rise
out of poverty to accomplish great things and Stewie will
be able to achieve success even though he feels stifled at
the Griffin house.
Meanwhile, Lois and Peter travel
to KISS-stock, where Lois embarrasses herself because she
doesn't know the lyrics to a KISS song. She redeems herself
though when it's revealed that she once hooked up with band
leader Gene Simmons!
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"Family Guy Viewer Mail #1"
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Original Air Date: 02/14/02
In a special three-story episode, Brian reads viewer mail
and tries to answer profound questions:
"Li'l Griffins"
The Griffins as the little rascals. Kid versions
of Peter, Joe, and Brian decide that they don't need girls.
When they first meet Lois however, they quickly abandon their
anti-girl sentiment. In school, Lois reads a book touting
the virtues of bravery, and Peter and Quagmire try to prove
who's the bravest by staying in a haunted house overnight.
"No Bones About it"
Peter rubs a beer bottle and a Genie pops
out to grant him three wishes. Peter first wishes that Jackie
Gleason wasn't dead. A zombie-like Gleason terrorizes the
Griffins until Stewie blasts it dead. Peter then wishes he
didn't have any bones. The Genie transforms him into a gelatin
blob and he can no longer have sex. Upset, Peter flushes himself
down the toilet and winds up in Hollywood. He meets a doctor
who tells him about a re-boning procedure. Peter gets the
operation, which turns out came from bones donated from his
own family.
"Super Griffins"
A tanker truck containing radioactive waste
slams into the Griffin house. The radiation affects each Griffin
in a different way. Lois gains super strength while Peter
has morphing ability. Lois tells her family that they must
not abuse their powers. Of course that doesn't work and the
town is forced to hold a meeting to see how to stop the Griffins
from wreaking havoc. Adam West realizes he must fight fire
with fire. He volunteers to roll around in toxic waste but
he only gets lymphoma as a result. The Griffins, racked with
guilt, use their powers to make Adam's recovery more comfortable.
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