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Dial Meg for Murder

Season 8, Episode 11, Aired Jan 31, 2010

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Brian gets a job writing for a teen magazine. After trailing Meg around for research, he discovers that she has a secret boyfriend who's in jail. When Brian attempts to inform the family of Meg's secret life, it is revealed that her boyfriend has broken out of jail, and has been hiding in the Griffin's house.moreless

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Chace Crawford

Luke
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Peter Chen

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Camille Guaty

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Alex Borstein

Lois (and various)
Seth Green

Chris (and various)
Mila Kunis

Meg (Production Season 2+)
Seth MacFarlane

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wasn't really feeling it

5.5

"Mediocre"

By futuramarama, Dec 02, 2011

This episode had so many weird gags- Peter and the bull attacking him, the goofy cutaway (which i didn't find offensive, just far from funny), the bull calling peter on the phone... there were probably more but still.
The first half of the episode involved peter being attacked by a bull, then we find out meg is seeing a convict. She is arrested for harboring a convict.
Then, she comes home and bullies her family, such as when she attacked Peter and made him hit Stewie.
The pacing was weird for this episode and i only laughed like twice- Meg asking who the "funny one" was and Peter raising his hand, and the end credits made to look like The Simpsons. The rest was weird and just not really funny. D+/C- or so is going to be my final grade. Not a terribly awful episode, but far from perfectmoreless
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I loved it.

10

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By jmbsonic555, Oct 10, 2011

Brian gets a job writing for a teen magazine. After trailing Meg around for research, he discovers that she has a secret boyfriend who's in jail. When Brian attempts to inform the family of Meg's secret life, it is revealed that her boyfriend has broken out of jail, and has been hiding in the Griffin's house.

I loved every moment of it, except the ending, which was dramatic.

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WAY better than I expected

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By tigerdude22, May 21, 2011

Last year in 2010 when I first saw the promo for this episode, I thought it was going to be an awful episode but I was proven wrong big time and was very impressed. It was interesting to see a whole new side of Meg after she was released from prison. I thought the drunk Billy thing in the beginning of the episode was hilarious. Peter signing up to be in a rodeo in the beginning of the episode was hilarious. It was hilarious when Peter used Chris as a bull and when Peter did a lasso on Meg and drag her downstairs to burn her butt but her butt says "AW" (Adam West) which means that Mayor West already burned Meg's butt before Peter did (which was hilarious). Peter at the rodeo and the bull beating up Peter was hilarious. It was also funny when the bull was calling Peter. I also thought the Goofy cutaway was hilarious. Brian writing a story for teenage girls and finding out that Meg has a boyfriend that is in jail was interesting. It was pretty cool when Peter called Joe to tell him that Meg's boyfriend (who escaped from prison) is running off and then Joe chases after Luke (Meg's boyfriend). Meg becomes a complete criminal after she was released from prison. It was absolutely awesome to see Meg stand up to herself to those mean popular kids and smacks them with a sack of soda. It was also funny when Peter punched Stewie after Meg told him to punch Stewie. The ending was also great when Brian showed Meg the column that he wrote about her before she robbed Mort's store and Meg turns innocent again. Overall, an excellent episode of "Family Guy". 10/10moreless
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Awesome episode!

10

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By marebear2009, Apr 28, 2011

Overall, I thought this was an excellent episode. The plot of Meg dating a convict and ending up in jail was interesting, and there were many funny parts, such as the bull calling Peter on the phone, Peter riding Chris like a horse, the cutaway with Goofy, and Mayor West's cameo. I also loved the breaking of the fourth wall when Peter was reading the TV guide, and seeing all the realistic photographs in this episode was pretty neat too. It was also great seeing Meg stand up for herself for a change, and it was interesting to see another side of her. For my overall grade, I'll give this episode an A+! Marebear2009, out!moreless
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Good - except for the ending

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By MartinBlank74, Mar 05, 2011

Once again, Family Guy comes up with a good episode that fails a few inches from the finish line. Almost everything in this episode was funny and well-made. My favourite joke was Stewie saying "oh now suddenly you can understand me", but there was enough in here for everyone.

Once again Meg was treated like a piece of furniture rather than a human being, but this time she got her revenge, and each step of it was fun to watch. (Obviously the scene where she crushes Peter's teeth on the steps is only funny if you know the movie American History X, otherwise it could be considered too violent).

But then we come to the solution. What the hell kind of solution is that? The scene in the pharmacy doesn't fit to the rest of the story at all. Sorry, but even a comedy needs a story that works out in the end, else it's a failure.

BTW I don't get the Simpsons reference in the end; huh?moreless
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- The famous Wilhelm Scream is heard as the helicopter, piloted by Drunk Billy, knocks down the water ski pyramid.
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QUOTES (3)
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- Mort: What kind of birdhouse can you make with popsicles, roofies and a mallet? Herbert: It's for a rare african bird called "nunya business".
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- Brian: Oh my god, Meg's in love with a convict! Stewie: Wow, Meg's like one of those crazy celebrities who marry someone even crazier then they are. (A picture of Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey is shown)
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- Stewie: Brian, what are you doing up there? Brian: Shh! I'm doing an article on teenage girls for a magazine. I'm studying Meg to see what goes on during her day. Stewie: Well, be careful you don't fall off that ladder. Not all dogs go to heaven. (Cuts away to Goofy meeting the devil in Hell) Devil: So, it says here you were involved in the plotting of September 11. Goofy: Well, that's what they get for supporting Israel! Hyuk, Hyuk, Hyuk! Gawrsh! Devil: Okay, into the Eternal Pit of Fire you go. (uses his pitchfork to poke him in) Goofy: Ya-hoo-hoo-hoo-hooey!
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- When this episode aired in New Zealand, it featured the scene where Meg, after beating up the kids that make fun of her, grabs Connie's head and kisses her, was shown. However, during a second airing months later, the scene was not shown.
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- The end credits of the episode is an allusion of the end credits of The Simpson's with the font and tune played.
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