TV Guide: Family Guy

Peter's Two Dads

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 23:00:00 -0400

Sun Oct 19 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 Germany

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:00:00 -0400

Sun Oct 19 09:00 PM FOX Mort Goldman mistakenly enters Stewie's time machine (he thought it was a bathroom) and is transported back to Poland on Sept. 1, 1939. It's the day of his grandparents' wedding, as it happens, but the Nazis interrupt the reception.

Love Thy Trophy

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:30:00 -0400

Fri Oct 17 08:30 PM TBS Peter and his neighbors enter a float in Quahog's annual Harvest Festival Parade. They win, but then the trophy turns up missing and the winners all suspect each other of stealing it. Meanwhile, Meg (voice of Lacey Chabert) needs $1100 for a purse, so she takes a waitress job, and takes Stewie (voice of creator Seth MacFarlane) with her---pretending that she's an unwed mother and Stewie's her crack baby. Other voices include Alex Borstein (Lois) and Jennifer Tilly (Debbie).

There's Something About Paulie

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:00:00 -0400

Fri Oct 17 08:00 PM TBS Peter finds himself tied to the mob after he buys a car that turns out to be a lemon, and a wiseguy (voice of Jon Cryer) offers lemon aid. Other guest voices include Michael Chiklis (Big Fat Paulie) and Alan King (the Don). Series creator Seth MacFarlane provides the voice of Peter.

Emission Impossible

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:30:00 -0400

Thu Oct 16 11:30 PM CARTOON Stewie takes a fantastic voyage inside Peter's body to keep his parents from having another baby. Peter gets the idea of adding to the brood after delivering a baby (of course, it's an emergency) and Lois happily agrees. Not so happy is baby Stewie, so he makes a bold bid to maintain his status as the youngest Griffin.

And the Wiener is...

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:00:00 -0400

Thu Oct 16 11:00 PM CARTOON Meg makes the flag-girl squad at James Woods High. That's “almost a cheerleader,” she boasts, but it doesn't impress the cool kids. Meanwhile, Peter (voice of series creator Seth MacFarlane) develops a severe case of Chris-envy. Other voices...Connie: Fairuza Balk. Jack: Patrick Duffy. Janet: Debra Wilson. Meg: Mila Kunis. Chris: Seth Green.

Death Lives

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:30:00 -0400

Wed Oct 15 11:30 PM CARTOON Peter pays a price when he plays golf on his anniversary---he's struck by lightning. Adam Carolla provides the voice of the Grim Reaper, who guides Peter through his “near death experience,” which leads to a “revelation” concerning Lois. Also, Peter offers the Reaper dating tips. Other voices include Peter Frampton, Chuck Woolery, Alex Borstein, Mila Kunis and Seth Green.

Brian Does Hollywood

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:00:00 -0400

Wed Oct 15 11:00 PM CARTOON Brian heads to Hollywood to be screenwriter and the others follow when Stewie is chosen to be on “Kids Say the Darndest Things.” Stewie doesn't exactly hit it off with host Bill Cosby but Brian does make his mark in show business, if not in the way he had intended (as a porn “auteur”). Guest voices include Ray Liotta and adult stars Jenna Jameson and Ron Jeremy (as themselves). Michael Eisner: Gary Cole.

One if by Clam, Two if by Sea

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:30:00 -0400

Tue Oct 14 11:30 PM CARTOON Peter and his pals catch a beer-besotted version of the “Spirit of '76” when a Brit buys the Drunken Clam and turns it into an English pub. As it happens, pub owner Nigel Pinchley (voice of series creator Seth MacFarlane) and his family move in next door to the Griffins, and Stewie (also voiced by MacFarlane) plays 'Enry 'Iggins to Nigel's Cockney-accented 3-year-old daughter. Guest voices include Patrick Warburton (Joe) and Jennifer Tilly (Bonnie).

Lethal Weapons

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:00:00 -0400

Tue Oct 14 11:00 PM CARTOON With a few tae-jitsu lessons under her black belt, Lois (voice of Alex Borstein) turns herself into Quahog's answer to Xena, cutting a wide swath through the hordes of obnoxious leaf-peeping tourists from New York. But soon her violent ways begin to hit home. Voices include Michael Chiklis (Bronx Guy No. 1), Lori Alan (Diane) Johnny Brennan (Horace/Bronx Guy No. 2), Peter Gallagher (Jared), Thomas Dekker (Michael Banks) and D.D. Howard (Katie Couric).

Love Blactually

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:30:00 -0400

Mon Oct 13 11:30 PM CARTOON In the sixth-season opener, Brian falls in love with a woman he meets in a bookstore, but Stewie urges him to take the relationship slowly, then proceeds to see that he does. This leaves an opening for the lovelorn Cleveland (voice of Mike Henry, who wrote the script). Meredith Baxter has a voice cameo as herself.

Fore, Father

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:00:00 -0400

Mon Oct 13 11:00 PM CARTOON Chris takes up with Quagmire when he feels neglected by Peter, who coaches Cleveland Jr. to play with him in a golf tournament. Patrick Warburton, Mike Henry, Nicole Sullivan.

Boys Do Cry

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:30:00 -0400

Mon Oct 13 09:30 PM TBS 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.

Fast Times at Buddy Cianci Jr. High

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:00:00 -0400

Mon Oct 13 09:00 PM TBS Fast times at Buddy Cianci Jr. High: Chris has a crush on his sultry new English teacher (guest voice Drew Barrymore), and she has an indecent proposal for him. Brian's on the faculty as well, and is encouraging his troubled students to strive for the bottom.

Holy Crap

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:30:00 -0400

Mon Oct 13 08:30 PM TBS Peter's dour and devout 80-year-old father (voice of Colm Meaney) moves in with the Griffins after he retires from the mill where he has worked for 50 years. He's a hellfire-and-damnation man, and he thinks family is heading south. Voices include Carlos Alazraqui (Gnome, Road Manager, Mr. Weed).

If I'm Dyin', I'm Lyin'

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:30:00 -0400

Mon Oct 13 03:30 PM TBS When Peter and Chris's favorite TV show, “Gumbel 2 Gumbel,” is canceled, Peter concocts a plan to get it uncanceled. He goes to the Grant-a-Dream Foundation and says that Chris is dying. His dream: bring back the Gumbels. It's granted, but Peter's “white lie” comes back to plague him. Voice of Mr. Harris: Martin Mull. Voice of God: series creator Seth MacFarlane.

Family Guy

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Sun Oct 12 10:00 PM CARTOON