A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas
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| "A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas" | ||||
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 Merry Christmas from Family Guy! |
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| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 16 |
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| Written by | Danny Smith | |||
| Directed by | Brian Hogan | |||
| Guest stars | KISS | |||
| Production no. | 2ACX03 | |||
| Original airdate | December 21, 2001 | |||
| Season 3 episodes | ||||
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"A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas" is the 16th episode of Season 3 of Family Guy, guest starring the members of Kiss (Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley and Peter Criss) as themselves. The episode is a Christmas special which "isn't being irreverent just for the sake of mocking religion at Christmastime."[1]
[edit] Plot summary
After Lois repeatedly reminds Peter to donate a present to charity, he mistakenly donates all of the family's Christmas gifts to a needy kids' charity. Lois seems unfazed by the mistake, but insists that the entire family shop for new presents at the mall. Peter reluctantly agrees, although he only wants to watch Kiss Saves Santa on television; Brian stays behind to keep an eye on the turkey cooking in the oven.
Lois encourages Stewie to star as baby Jesus in a nativity scene during the Quahog Christmas pageant. Although Stewie initially resists, he eventually plays along in hopes of pleasing Santa, who he believes is omnipotent and thereby can supply him with plutonium.
Meanwhile at the Griffin house, an ember shoots onto the family rug from the fireplace; while Brian tries to deal with this crisis, the overcooked turkey begins to burn. Brian finds a fire extinguisher, but to his dismay it is merely a novelty item filled with plastic snakes, which, upon being released into the fire, promptly explode and make it worse. When he rushes through for the fire extinguisher (the real one) in the living room he slips on the foam from the real extinguisher and the TV falls on top of him. Afterwards the interior of the house is destroyed, but Brian escapes with his hands burnt hairless. Amazingly, Lois maintains a cheerful attitude, saying that they just need to clean up a bit; but when Meg tells her that there are no more paper towels, Lois freaks out, in a parody of the "wire hangers" scene from Mommie Dearest. She screams at the family about how difficult it is to ensure that Christmas happens without a hitch, then runs from the ruined house on a rampage (Meg then finds some paper towels mere seconds after Lois' rampage).
Lois storms through town, berating people for their ridiculous Christmas optimism. Lois also pushes George Bailey off a bridge in a scene from It's A Wonderful Life. Then on the way to town square, she is greeted by Frosty the Snowman but he gets his head knocked off by Lois but is then brought back to life by putting the hat back on his head, causing him to confront her. Lois then fires back at him (literally) by taking a homeless man's liquor and a match & breathes fire at Frosty, melting him instantly. When the children put the hat on him (hes half melted) he screams "take if off, take it off". When Lois reaches the town square, she begins to climb the huge Christmas tree there, bent on destroying the ornamental star on top. The rest of the family arrives and Stewie, eager to perform a good deed to earn Santa's grace, performs an extemporaneous monologue about Jesus and the meaning of Christmas. Lois, watching Stewie, regains her sanity and begins to descend the tree; but Peter, who feels Lois still doesn't get it, orders the police the shoot her in the butt with a tranquilizer dart.
The next morning at Christmas, the family has gathered in the charred living room, happily opening their presents; Stewie gets his plutonium, Peter gets his own copy of Kiss Saves Santa, Brian gets at what first appears to be a wine bottle, but actually turns out to be a book of some type, and Lois, as Peter would put it, is as cheerful as ever, despite still being heavily sedated, sitting limply in a rocking chair and drooling. In the closing scene, the Griffins wishes everyone a Merry Christmas (though Lois is still too numb to speak clearly).
[edit] References
- ^ Diane Werts, Christmas on Television. Westport, CT: Praeger (2006): 122
- S. Callaghan, “Husband, Father...Brother?” Family Guy: The Official Episode Guide Seasons 1–3. New York: HarperCollins, 2005. 152–155.
