Da Boom

Season 2, Episode 3, Aired
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Peter, who is concerned that the world is about to end because of Y2K, convinces the family into canceling all their New Year's Eve plans. After bombs destroy everything, the Griffins set off to a Twinkie factory in Natick.
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  • Perfect... Just Perfect

    10
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    By tigerdude22, Jan 14, 2012 Report Abuse
    Peter, who is concerned that the world is about to end because of Y2K, convinces the family into canceling all their New Year's Eve plans. After bombs destroy everything, the Griffins set off to a Twinkie factory in Natick. I thought that this was a perfect episode of "Family Guy". There were a lot of humor for me to give me a good laugh and I really thought that the storyline was well thought out and brilliant. I've seen this episode like 6 times and it's still great to watch. The parts that did make me laugh was the cutaway with Peter fighting with the chicken, Peter telling the rabbit "Silly Rabbit, Trix Are For Kids", the guy in the chicken suit warning Peter about the end of the world, Chris saying "Run, E.T., Run" and then you see E.T. run, Cleveland and Quagmire having their bodies together, Joe being stuck in the ground and then a giant rat comes to attack Joe along with Joe yelling to the rat "Bring It On", Stewie having tentacles, Randy Newman making the song about Lois eating the apple, and the very ending with that dude saying "What's Family Guy?" and then he looks at the camera. So yeah, I loved the humor but I also loved the storyline to this episode... it just had a creative process that Seth MacFarlane did a well done job on. I also loved that Peter made the Natick now be called New Quahog. Overall, an excellent episode of "Family Guy" that is just worth watching to all fans. 10/10

    Note: mahesh2001 requested me to review this episodemoreless

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  • Superb, but a little dramatic

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    By fsaenz0125, Jan 01, 2012 Report Abuse
    Peter, who is concerned that the world is about to end because of Y2K, convinces the family into canceling all their New Year's Eve plans. After bombs destroy everything, the Griffins set off to a Twinkie factory in Natick. I think this episode was superb. My only problem is that this episode is too dramatic and more dramatic episodes occurs in the recent episodes. This episode was boring as well. Other than that, I enjoyed the episode's plot. I liked/laughed the chicken part, E.T.'s cameo, Peter pushes Lois to the basement after asking her she's pregnant, the Y2K occurs, the muntant rat approaches Joe, Stewie having octopus arms, Stewie taking Brian's food, Peter making New Quahog, and the ending. Overall, a superb but a bit dramatic episode of Family Guy. 9/10moreless

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  • One of the best of Season 2.

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    By jmbsonic555, Sep 30, 2011 Report Abuse
    Peter, who is concerned that the world is about to end because of Y2K, convinces the family into canceling all their New Year's Eve plans. After bombs destroy everything, the Griffins set off to a Twinkie factory in Natick.
    What I liked- the Trix rabbit, the giant chicken, the giant rat, peter eating a year's worth of food, Stewie slapping Brian over the waffle, Stewie as an octopus, when the horse is a doctor, the baby Stewies that attack the town

    Overall, a PERFECT episode.

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  • One of my favorites

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    By fenway98, Dec 19, 2010 Report Abuse
    This is one of my favorite episodes. When Y2K happens, The griffins are one of the few survivors, along with Joe attached to the ground, Quagmire and Cleveland fused together(Quagland), and Randy Newman who sings what he sees. The Griffins decide to go to Natick to get food from the Twinkie factory,but they start a new colony called New Quaghog, with Peter as their mayor.

    This was a great episode. There was so much humor, like the Y2K scene where everything goes wrong. I also loved all the random jokes, like the chicken fight, ET and the Stewie octopus people.

    Overall Grade: 100%/A+++moreless

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  • Party Over Here!

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    By ScOtTyZz, Oct 18, 2010 Report Abuse
    This episode was the funniest episode of Season 2!
    I know that Y2K isn't true, they make sound hilarious!
    My favorite part of this episode was the part where Peter was trying to convince Lois, Chris, Stewie, and Meg to hide in their basement by the end of the day.
    A quote from this episode that will make me remember this is, "Hey Peter, a balloon tied to a mailbox is an international symbol for 'Party Over Here!'"
    This episode deserves a 9/10! No doubt an episode that'll never be forgotten.
    :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) ~moreless

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    • After the citizens of New Quahog kick the Griffins out and slam the city gates, Brian is absent for several scenes. Only after they start walking down the road in a line does he return. Edit
    • This is the first episode starring Mila Kunis as Meg. Edit
    • The fight with the big chicken that we see in Peter's flashback actually continues during the Season Four episode "Blind Ambition." Edit

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    • The title for this episode came from a promo that FOX was running at the time. The title is Jamaican slang for "The Best" Edit

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    • Lois: Come on everyone, lets sing a song. Chris: (Sings) Left foot, right foot, left foot, right foot. Edit
    • Meg: There's no factory? Stewie: Ha! Very good, fat man! We follow the Pied Piper of Hamsteak to the Gates of Oblivion, and look what it's brought us! We're finished! We're done! Game over, man! Game over! Edit
    • Lois: Good-bye, sweet home. Maybe someday we'll return. Peter: Hey, Joe, can you keep an eye on the place? Joe: I might as well. I'm melted to the ground. Meg: (lays mousetraps around Joe) There you go, Mr. Swanson. These ought to keep the rats away. Joe: Thanks, hon. Stay in school! (Mutant rat walks up, slapping away traps) BRING IT ON!! Edit

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    • Gone With the Wind The scene in which the rising sun illuminate the undamaged twinkie factory is similar to a scene in this 1939 classic in which the rising moon reveals an undamaged Tara. Edit
    • E.T. The Extra Terrestrial Chris: Oh my God, the government is here! Run, E.T., run! The suit Peter was wearing was similar to the suits the government officials were wearing while they were chasing E.T. in the classic film by the same name. Edit
    • Family Feud Jorad: Show me potato salad! This is a reference to the catch phrase from the show Family Feud, during the round where the contestants would need to answer a question which 100 people were asked. If they answered with one of the most common answers, it would appear on the board after Richard Dawson (or any subsequent hosts) would call out, "Show me [given answer]!" Edit

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