TV Guide: Danny Smith

Stewie Kills Lois

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 23:00:00 -0500

Thu Dec 24 11:00 PM CARTOON Part 1 of 2. A jealous Stewie considers matricide because he didn't get to go on a cruise with Peter and Lois. Later, suspicion falls on Peter when he tells the gang at the Drunken Clam that he had recently taken out a life-insurance policy on Lois.

Believe It or Not, Joe's Walking on Air

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:30:00 -0500

Wed Dec 23 11:30 PM CARTOON Peter builds a men's-only clubhouse after Lois and her friends start hanging out at the Clam. The women soon take that over, too. Meanwhile, Joe has a leg transplant.

It Takes a Village Idiot

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:00:00 -0500

Tue Dec 22 11:00 PM CARTOON Incensed by Mayor West's complicity in oil-company pollution at Quahog Lake, Lois decides to challenge him in the upcoming election. Keith Olbermann has a voice cameo as an oil exec and Don Most plays himself. Angela: Carrie Fisher.

No Chris Left Behind

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:30:00 -0500

Mon Dec 21 11:30 PM CARTOON After Chris is expelled from public school, he's sent to the same snooty boarding school that Lois' dad attended. Meanwhile, a chicken picks a fight with Peter.

Business Guy

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:00:00 -0500

Mon Dec 21 11:00 PM CARTOON Lois' dad slips into a coma after celebrating too much at his bachelor party and even Dr. House (voice of Hugh Laurie) can't get him out of it. That leaves an opening at the top of Pewterschmidt Industries, and into it steps Peter. Johnny Galecki and Jim Parsons have voice cameos in their "Big Bang Theory" roles.

Death Is a Bitch

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:30:00 -0500

Mon Dec 21 08:30 PM TBS Peter survives a health scare but gets a killer bill. So he writes “deceased” next to his name on a form---and is visited by the Grim Reaper himself. How, Peter wonders, did Death get the form? “It was e-mailed to me by your HMO.” But Death must take a forced holiday when he sprains his ankle chasing Peter, who has no desire to go gently into that good night. In addition to Peter, series creator Seth MacFarlane lends his voice to Dr. Jack Kevorkian, Freddy Krueger, Hitler and other characters.

Hell Comes to Quahog

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:00:00 -0500

Mon Dec 21 08:00 PM TBS Needing money to buy a car, Meg gets a job in Quahog's new big-box store. She does well there; so well she gets promoted. And the store does well in Quahog; so well, in fact, that it drives just about every other store in town out of business. Voice of Angela: Carrie Fisher.

Brian's Got a Brand New Bag

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:00:00 -0500

Sun Dec 20 09:00 PM FOX Brian falls in love with an older woman, and he takes flak from the rest of the Griffins for it. Meanwhile, Peter goes on a kicking kick (he kicks just about everyone he meets) after watching the movie "Road House."

Boys Do Cry

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:30:00 -0500

Thu Dec 17 11:30 PM CARTOON Lois is hired as church organist, but at the service Stewie becomes ill after drinking too much sacramental wine, and congregants think he has been possessed by Satan. So the Griffins hightail it out of town with exorcisers in pursuit. Their destination: Texas. Gilbert Gottfried has a cameo as a horse. Jillian: Drew Barrymore.

I Am Peter, Hear Me Roar

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:00:00 -0500

Thu Dec 17 10:00 PM TBS Peter's sense of humor is no laughing matter to the woman who sues him for sexual harassment. He can escape the lawsuit, though---by attending a training session on workplace sensitivity. It's a chance for him to get in touch with his feminine side. Candice Bergen provides the voice of feminist lawyer Gloria Ironbachs. Other voices include Faith Ford (Miss Watson), Jennifer Tilly (Debbie).

Airport '07

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:30:00 -0500

Wed Dec 16 11:30 PM CARTOON Quagmire moves in with the Griffins after losing his job for crash-landing his plane. Naturally, it was Peter's fault. He wanted his pickup truck to fly, so he siphoned off the jet fuel from Quagmire's plane. Hugh Hefner has a voice cameo as himself.

Peter's Two Dads

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:00:00 -0500

Tue Dec 15 11:00 PM CARTOON Peter stops drinking (but starts smoking crack) after accidentally killing his father (voice of Charles Durning) while drinking heavily at Meg's birthday party. But is the dead man really his father? No, his mother (Phyllis Diller) confesses, he isn't. So Peter heads to Ireland to find his real dad. Meanwhile, Stewie develops masochistic tendencies.

Road to the Multiverse

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:00:00 -0500

Mon Dec 14 11:00 PM CARTOON Season 8 opener: Stewie and Brian tour parallel universes using a special remote control. Included: a place where dogs are in charge and humans are pets; a "Flintstone"-esque society; a place where Japan won World War II; and a world where everyone has two heads, one happy and one sad.

The Tan Aquatic With Steve Zissou

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:00:00 -0500

Mon Dec 14 10:00 PM TBS After Chris is bullied by a rival paperboy, Peter recalls his own days of being bullied---and becomes a bully himself. Meanwhile, Stewie stays out in the sun too long without sunscreen and becomes very enamored of his tan.

The Father, the Son and the Holy Fonz

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:30:00 -0500

Mon Dec 14 09:30 PM TBS Peter's very devout father (voice of Charles Durning) browbeats his son about his lack of religion, so Peter starts his own church: The First United Church of the Fonz. Meanwhile, Stewie is baptized with tainted holy water and gets poisoned, so he must be quarantined in a germ-free environment. Series creator Seth MacFarlane's voices include Fonzie, Potsie, Aquaman, the Coco Puffs bird and Zeus.

No Meals on Wheels

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:00:00 -0500

Mon Dec 14 09:00 PM TBS The Griffins open a restaurant that finds a niche---with Joe and his handicapped friends. But Peter wants to attract a different crowd. Meanwhile, Peter buys a pair of pajamas with feet, and discovers that when he rubs his feet against carpet he can create enough static electricity to give people shocks. He's the only Griffin who finds this funny.