Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater
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| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 1 |
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| Written by | Chris Sheridan | ||||||
| Directed by | Jeff Myers | ||||||
| Production no. | 1ACX08 | ||||||
| Original airdate | September 23, 1999 | ||||||
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"Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater" is the first episode of season two of Family Guy, originally aired on Fox on September 23, 1999. It guest-stars Robin Leach as himself, and Fairuza Balk as Connie D'Amico. This episode's title is a reference to the nursery rhyme Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater.
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[edit] Plot summary
Lois' wealthy aunt Marguerite Pewterschmidt comes to visit, but drops dead on their doorstep (much to Peter's relief—"Be careful what you wish for, eh, Lois?"). A videotaped message from Aunt Marguerite informs Lois that she has inherited Cherrywood Manor in Newport, Rhode Island. Marguerite's video is narrated by Robin Leach. There, the Griffins receive a warm musical welcome from the house's staff, who immediately leave afterward because according to one of the maids "The old bag only paid us up through the song." Peter hires them back after admitting that he secretly sold their former house in Quahog.
Peter has trouble fitting in with the blueblood cluster after disgusting everyone with a story about a rat at the yacht club, while Stewie adapts immediately to ordering servants around, even commanding two to fight to the death for his amusement. Peter begs Brian to teach him how to be a gentleman. After several attempts through regular methods, Brian resorts to shock therapy. That night, Peter arrives at a very ritzy auction in a new persona, "Lord Griffin". Lois is shocked to see him behaving himself and conversing easily with the upper crust crowd. Unfortunately, he also appears to believe himself fabulously wealthy, as he nonchalantly bids $100,000,000 for a vase.(Using the Dr. Evil pinky sign while doing so.)
Lois demands that the family return to Quahog as soon as possible; she says that she now remembered why she left Newport: because it changed people in much the same way that her family is changing. Brian is only able to snap Peter out of his delusion by comparing him to Lando Calrissian and smashing one of his Star Wars collector's glasses. Brian explains to Peter he's not really a millionaire. Although Peter returns to reality, he is still $100,000,000 short on covering his auction bid when Mr. Brandywine from the Historical Society comes to collect. When Peter is trying to prove that millions of dollars of history happened in the mansion, he points to a note on the wall dated 51BC that states "Jesus was here", a large crack in the wall (which he pretends is where the Stock market crashed), a small toy train (which he pretends is part of Harriet Tubman's Underground Railroad), and a stone saying when the Pilgrims had visited Fraggle Rock. After these several futile attempts to "prove" that Cherrywood Manor has enough historical value to cover the bid, Peter makes up with Lois and finds a set of hidden photographs. The pictures show several prominent American figures (including Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, and Ulysses S. Grant) at Cherrywood Manor, which was a whorehouse at the time. Not only does the discovery make Cherrywood enormously valuable, but Peter sells one of the pictures to the tabloids to repurchase their old house double what they paid.
In the end Peter no longer cares what Lois's family thinks of him, since her ancestors were nothing more than a bunch of, "pimps and whores."
[edit] Reception
In his 2008 review, Ahsan Haque of IGN praised the episode, stating that it was "very memorable" and "highlighted by Peter's idiotic creativity and social ineptitudes, and one of the better musical segments of the series".[1] This episode was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Music and Lyrics for the song "This House is Freakin' Sweet".[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Haque, Ahsan. "Family Guy: "Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater" Review". IGN. http://tv.ign.com/articles/886/886947p1.html. Retrieved 2009-12-1.
- Callaghan, Steve. “Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater.” Family Guy: The Official Episode Guide Seasons 1–3. New York: HarperCollins, 2005. 44–46.
