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Petergeist

Episode Number: 76    Season Num: 4    First Aired: Sunday May 7, 2006    Prod Code: 4ACX29
Peter wants to top Joe, who just built a new home theater system, so he starts to build a multiplex in his backyard. In doing so, he discovers an Indian burial ground. He finds an Indian chief's skull and the Griffin house becomes haunted. Stewie gets sucked into the television and strange events follow as they try to get Stewie back from the poltergeist.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Alec Sulkin, Wellesley Wild
Director: Sarah Frost
Star: Alex Borstein (Lois (and various)),  Mila Kunis (Meg (season 2+)),  Seth Green (Chris (and various)),  Seth MacFarlane (Peter / Stewie / Brian / Quagmire / Tom Tucker (and various))
Recurring Role: Danny Smith (IV) (Various),  Ralph Garman (Various),  Lori Alan (Diane),  Johnny Brennan (Various),  Patrick Warburton (Joe),  John Viener (Various)
Guest Star: Stacey Scowley (Various),  Margaret Easley (Various),  Carrot Top (Himself),  Bob Costas (Himself)

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Quotes

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Lois: Stewie! Head for Meg's butt!
Stewie: Have you lost your mind?! (edit)
Stewie: (Through the TV) Mommy?
Lois: Stewie? Where are you?
Stewie: Look behind you, you stupid cow! (edit)
Brian: You know, we wouldn't be messing around with ghosts if you hadn't desecrated an Indian's remains.
Peter: Probably not a good time to mention I'm using the skull as an athletic cup. (edit)
Peter: I'll tell you what isn't safe: going hunting with Dick Cheney. (In flashback about hunting with Dick Cheney.) We all set to go hunting?
Dick Cheney: (Shoot Peter several times with a shotgun) Sorry, I thought you were a deer. (edit)
Mayor Adam West: I just bought a Rottweiler, and I need a sign to warn people how dangerous it is.
Home Supply clerk: (Pointing to BEWARE OF DOG sign)... Well, we have exactly what you--
Mayor Adam West: Ah, yes, here it is...(Motions to One Way sign)... So people will know if they step into my yard, there's only one way out--in a body bag from dog injuries. (edit)

Trivia

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When Lois goes in looking for Stewie, Peter ties a rope around her so they don't lose her, but when she finds Stewie and they exit out of Meg's ass, Lois has no rope around her. (edit)
Several bits of Jerry Goldsmith's original score for "Poltergeist" are used in this episode and match up to where the piece was used in the original film, i.e., when Stewie gets out of his crib to go to the TV and the whispering scene between Lois and the medium. The music in the closing credits of this episode is an obvious parody of Goldsmith's "Carol Anne's Theme", a similar piece of music that runs over the closing credits of "Poltergeist". (edit)
The author of "A Guild to the Occult" is Beverly Cleary. Cleary is the same author of the Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ralph S. Mouse book series. (edit)

Allusions

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Peter: We're gonna get those terrorists. Now, watch this drive.

President George W. Bush had a run in with the press in August 2002 while he was golfing. He issued this statement:
"I call upon all nations to do everything they can to stop these terrorist killers. Thank you. Now watch this drive." (edit)
I <3 Huckabees

Stewie: I haven't seen anything suck this much since (yelling) I <3 Huckabees

I <3 Huckabees is a movie with Dustin Hoffman and Jude Law. Determined to solve the coincidence of seeing the same conspicuous stranger three times in a day, Albert hires a pair of existentialist detectives, who insist on spying on his everyday life while sharing their views on life and the nature of the universe. (edit)
Chief Diamond Phillips

Peter names the discovered indian skull "Chief Diamond Phillips", which is a reference to native American actor Lou Diamond Phillips. (edit)
The Flintstones

The end scene alludes to the closing scene from The Flintstones with Peter taking the television back inside and replacing it with Meg, as Fred did with Dino. (edit)
Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight

When Stewie is speaking through the television set on "the other side", he starts to sing the hit song, In the Air Tonight by solo artist and former member of Genesis, Phil Collins. He makes use of the unique vocal effects which sound exactly like the song's beginning and even attempts to emulate the drumming sounds from the song. (edit)
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Community Reviews (51)

 
8.0
Great
Petergeist
"Adventurous"
Well it's time for another Family Guy movie rip - off; this time it's Poltergeist
Continue » Posted Mar 30, 2008 11:14 pm PST

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10.0
Perfect
Petergeist
"Series classic"
Funny episode! Action, horror, nices jokes. A nice episode a the end of the season!
Continue » Posted Mar 9, 2008 8:47 am PST
9.8
Superb
Petergeist
"Cleverly plotted"
An episode that had it all. Great comedy, a tiny bit of suspense and even tinier bit of Horror... What more could you ask for??
Continue » Posted Feb 2, 2008 12:27 pm PST
10.0
Perfect
Petergeist
"Exactly why I watch this series"
The funniest half-hour of my life I've experienced in quite a long time! :lol: I kid you not! ;)
Continue » Posted Jul 23, 2007 1:33 am PST
10.0
Perfect
Petergeist
"Adventurous"
OK, Im On MTV's Jackass: Im Stewie Griffin and im going to be kickin my dad's ass all day today!
Continue » Posted Mar 16, 2007 11:01 pm PST
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