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Family Guy: It Takes a Village Idiot, and I Married One

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Lois runs for mayor of Quahog, though she doesn't become the front-runner until she dumbs down her political views. Once in office, she becomes corrupted with the power that she now holds, and begins accepting bribes so that she can buy herself expensive things. Meanwhile, Peter comes to enjoy being the "first lady" of Quahog, and all of the perks that go along with it. Add a recap »

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Writers:: Alex Borstein

Director:: Zac Moncrief

Stars:: Mila Kunis (Meg (season 2+)); Alex Borstein (Lois (and various)); Seth MacFarlane (Peter / Stewie / Brian / Quagmire / Tom Tucker (and various)); Seth Green (Chris (and various)); Mike Henry (VI) (Cleveland/Herbert/Performance Artist/Greased-Up Deaf Guy (and various))

Recurring Role:: Gary Cole (Various); Phil LaMarr (Various); Carrie Fisher (Angela); John Viener (Various); Fred Tatasciore (Various); Adam West (Mayor Adam West); Lori Alan (Diane); Johnny Brennan (Various); Danny Smith (IV) (Various); Patrick Warburton (Joe)

Guest Star:: Keith Olbermann (Bob Grossbeard)

When Mayor West shot those people in the end, his hand didn't pull back after each shot (Excluding the third one, because it wasn't shown). His hand should've pulled back because of the recoil. edit »
When Lois shuts off the waste pipe, she turns the handle the same direction as it was opened, counter-clockwise. edit »
The numbers in the Price is Right Cliff Hangers game were shown to go up to only 16 when they actually go up to 25 on the show. edit »
The store that Lois goes into is named Britches & Hose, Fine Ladies' Clothing. edit »

When Stewie spots Brian's Ziggy tattoo, Brian moans "Aw, geez" on FOX. But on Adult Swim, the original line is "Jesus". edit »
In the part where Stewie plays the piano and farts, the FOX version has Stewie wearing frilly white underwear when he exposes his butt. In the Adult Swim version, his bare bottom is shown. edit »
On the FOX airing, when talking about a woman become mayor, Tom Tucker asks if she'll "menstruate all over the city", but in the [adult swim] airing he says bleed. edit »
Alex Borstein was credited with writing the episode as a.bo edit »
There were two working titles for this episode, Lois Pewterschmidt Griffin, and Commander in Queef. edit »

Brian: Hey, hey, Lois, look, look, another dog, Look, there's another dog! Hey other dog, f*** you! edit »
Chris (moaning): Mom, how long do we have to wear these wigs?
Lois: Until our hair grows back, Chris.
Meg: Dad, you couldn't have gotten us anything more stylish?
Stewie: I don't think it's so bad, I feel rather like Mozart.
Brian: Hey Stewie, play Haydn.
(Stewie plays toy piano, Meg, Lois, and Chris laugh and clap)
Brian: Now play Handel.
(Stewie plays again, gets cheers from Meg, Lois and Chris)
Peter: Play Peter Griffin.
Stewie: Ah, now that is a challenge. edit »
Stewie: Hey, you have a tattoo.
Brian: No I don't.
Stewie: Is that Ziggy? Is that a Ziggy tattoo
Brian: Aw, geez.
Stewie: Why do you have a Ziggy tattoo
Brian: I just to used think he was kind of funny. We should get to the hospital. edit »
Stewie: Brian, how many years have I been saying you and I should go berry picking?
Brian: A lot of years, Stewie.
Stewie: Wait a minute. Do you know where we are, Brian? This is a very special place. They say once every 100 years, in this spot, Donny Most rises from the mist.
Brian: Ah, I think that's just a legend.
Stewie: Well that's because you're...look! edit »
Peter: (About Quahog Lake's pollution)What kind of world is it when you can't even trust the oil companies anymore? edit »

Legion of Doom

The legion of doom is a group of supervillains including Bizarro, Gorilla Grodd, Brainiac and Lex Luthor. They were the main supervillains in the old "Superfriends" animated show. edit »
Brokeback Mountain

Peter's song he plays is a clear allusion to the movie Brokeback Mountain. edit »
Friday the 13th

Jason Voorhees appears a few times in this episode, he is the goalie mask wearing, machete wielding killer in the slasher movie series Friday the 13th. edit »
Crying Girl

When Lois was asked about traffic, she replied 9/11 and the crowd began cheering. Then it went to a live clip of a crying girl. This girl was on American Idol after Sanjaya sang. edit »
The Price Is Right

Peter mentions that they vacationed with the yodeler from the television game show The Price Is Right. The yodeler is from the game Cliff Hangars. Another popular game, Plinko, is also mentioned. edit »