"Death
Has a Shadow"
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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"
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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"
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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"
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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"
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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"
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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"
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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"
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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"
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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"
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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'"
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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"
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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"
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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"
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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"
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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"
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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"
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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"
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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"
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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"
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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"
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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"
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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"
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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"
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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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"Road to Rhode Island"
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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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