"Family Guy" The Father, the Son and the Holy Fonz (2005)

Director:

James Purdum

Writers:

Cherry Chevapravatdumrong (staff writer)
Seth MacFarlane (creator)

TV Series:

"Family Guy" (1999)

Original Air Date:

18 December 2005 (Season 4, Episode 18)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy

Plot:

During one of his visits Peter's father, Francis, discovers that Stewie has never been baptized, so...

Plot Keywords:

Holy Water | Mormon | Plastic Bubble | Reference To Madonna | Erectile Disfunction

Cast

Seth MacFarlane	...	Peter Griffin / Brian Griffin / Stewie Griffin / Glen Quagmire / Tom Tucker / Additional Voices (voice)
Alex Borstein	...	Lois Griffin / Loretta Brown / Tricia Takanawa / Barbara Pewterschmidt / Additional Voices (voice)
Mila Kunis	...	Meg Griffin (voice)
Seth Green	...	Chris Griffin / Neil Goldman / Additional Voices (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Paula Abdul	...	Herself (voice)
Lori Alan	...	Diane Simmons (voice)
Tom Bosley	...	Howard Cunningham (voice)
Gary Cole	...	Bill Lumbergh / Priest (voice)
Chris Cox	...	(voice)
Charles Durning	...	Francis Griffin (voice)
Ralph Garman	...	Parishoner #1 (voice)
Sherman Hemsley	...	Sherman Hemsley (voice)
Mike Henry	...	Cleveland Brown (voice)
Phil LaMarr	...	Parishoner #2 / Doctor (voice)
Sherry Romito	...	Joanie / Nancy / Young Wife (voice)
Marion Ross	...	Marion Cunningham (voice)
Chris Sheridan	...	Various (voice)
Danny Smith	...	Father Karras / Parishoner #3 / Gnome (voice)
Amir Talai	...	Hindu Man / Wedding Priest (voice)
Fred Tatasciore	...	(voice)
Sarah Utterback	...	Lindsay Lohan (voice)
John Viener	...	Various (voice)
Wally Wingert	...	(voice)

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Australia:M

Trivia:

For the "Opposites Attract" parody in this episode, Paula Abdul re-recorded her vocals in the song since the show's producers were unable to splice in Peter's singing over the song's original male vocal part.

Quotes:

Brian Griffin: Oh that's very Christian. Believe what I say or I'll hurt you.
Francis Griffin: Now you're getting it!
[Peter's Dad hits Brian with a Bible]

Movie Connections:

References "Growing Pains" (1985)

Not funny

I didn't laugh once during this episode. I love the first 2 seasons but this one has just gone down the crapper. Now the writers are more concerned with trying to offend as many people as possible (although biased - there are countless slams against Republicans, conservatives, Bush, and religion). In the first 2 seasons it was more than tolerable because it was funny. It seems the writers now have a political agenda and are just trying to enforce their views on everyone. In this episode we get to watch Brian (as the moral compass) comment on religion as simply sheep doing whatever someone tells them to do, and how religious people are weak-minded that the evil take advantage of and exploit. Perhaps the writers are making fun of Brian and his pseudo- intellectualism, but more often than not these lines seem forced and thrown in, as if the writers just wanted their opinion to be heard. It takes you out of the episode and just feels awkward.

I watch Family Guy to laugh, not to be told what the writers think is right or wrong. Please go back to doing what you do best, which is being funny.