Don't Make Me Over

Season 4, Episode 4, Aired
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When Meg gets turned down for a date, she asks her family for support. Lois ends up taking her to the mall, where she gets the ultimate makeover. Meanwhile, Peter tries to start a band with the guys, but when their first gig fails, the family ends up performing. Impressed by Meg's singing, a record producer signs the family, and their travels eventually land them on "Saturday Night Live."moreless
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  • Could have been a better episode.

    6.0
    "Fair"
    By jmbsonic555, Oct 10, 2011 Report Abuse
    When Meg gets turned down for a date, she asks her family for support. Lois ends up taking her to the mall, where she gets the ultimate makeover. Meanwhile, Peter tries to start a band with the guys, but when their first gig fails, the family ends up performing. Impressed by Meg's singing, a record producer signs the family, and their travels eventually land them on "Saturday Night Live."

    I really only liked the parts that weren't the musical parts. It was also interesting that Tara Strong (voice actress of Timmy turner, twilight sparkle, etc.) voiced the singing Meg.

    6/10moreless

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  • great

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    By futuramarama, Jul 14, 2011 Report Abuse
    What I liked: Peter and the guys singing Don't Stop Believing, Peter listing a bunch of old comedians who used to be on Saturday Night Live, that Craig Hoffman character, amongst other things.

    The second half of the episode was kind of boring but the first half had some good laughs, so C+/B- or so as my final grade

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  • An episode that became better.

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    By woahwoah678, Jun 16, 2009 Report Abuse
    This episode was one of the best episodes made by one of the best shows ever made by one of the creators who make good shows.I loved it when Peter and the boys tried to mix the Clam and messed it up even worse than anything than before.That part was very funny and I really loved that scene.It was very funny and this episode had a whole plot that was funny.I loved it when Peter and the boys screwed up when they couldn't even think of any songs when they performed in jail.That was very funny and I loved it.moreless

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  • Meg gets a make-over.

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    By ParkPlace2623, Jun 04, 2008 Report Abuse
    This episode was hilarious. I laughed so hard when I first saw this episode. It was so good! I loved when everybody lit themselves on fire when they saw Meg. This episode was very well written. It is one of my favorites from Season Four. It is even one of my favorite's from the series. I was so amazed with this episode. It was funny when Jimmy Fallon used Meg sleeping with him as the opening skit on Saturday Night Live. This episode is definitely above average and a fine example. This episode was yet another great installment to this series.moreless

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  • Back to back stupendous episodes

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    By Iverson82094, Feb 01, 2008 Report Abuse
    Meg is turned down by a popular boy for a date and begins to feel sensitive about her appearance, so she looks to her family for support. In an effort to cheer her up, Lois takes Meg to the mall to go clothes-shopping, though that has very little effect. Discovering Channel 5 Asian reporter Tricia Takanawa is giving away free makeovers, Lois suggests Meg get the ultimate makeover. After the makeover, Meg becomes extremely attractive and her popularity skyrockets.

    Meanwhile, the Drunken Clam is suffering due to the aforementioned mall having been built right across the street, so Peter and friends drag out a karaoke machine that Horace had kept in a storage room. When Peter, Cleveland, Quagmire and Joe team up to sing Journey's song "Don't Stop Believing," people swarm to the bar. Thrilled with their success, the group starts a band and travel to their first gig at a prison. The band, named "Fat, Horny, Black, and Joe," is about to launch into their opening number when they realize at the very last minute they didn't write any songs, and the prisoners riot as a result. Peter's family, who are attending to support him, hastily take the stage and sing "Buy Me a Rainbow." They are an enormous hit, and they sign a contract with a record executive, Jimmy Iovine (who was imprisoned for stomping on a cat).

    Despite the family's talent, their producer Dr. Diddy is more interested in exploiting Meg's new look to make her a teen sex symbol. Meg's newfound stardom goes to her head, causing resentment among the other family members; nevertheless, they travel to New York to perform on Saturday Night Live. Meg is immediately seduced by Jimmy Fallon and loses her virginity to him; she fails to realize that the entire encounter is being aired on live television as part of the show (even as Fallon keeps glancing at the camera and chuckling) until it is too late. Peter attacks Fallon on stage and beats him up; this, however, was because of Fallon's aforemention bad acting and, although he had every intent of coming to Meg's aid, he was oblivious to the fact that Fallon was the culprit. The Griffins return home, where Meg reverts to her old look, saying "being beautiful is too much work." Lois replies sotto voce, "Well, not for me." It is then revealed that the entire show is on a set, and the Griffins leave the living room and walk to the rest of the cast that appeared in the episode, and Peter thanks everyone in the style of SNL.moreless

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    • When Lois and Meg are shopping for new outfits, Lois suggests some pink baby tees for Meg, but the ones she holds up are orange. Edit
    • Peter tries to entertain the prisoners with "a funny story from Lake Wobegon," mimicking the monologues of Garrison Keillor. Edit
    • Music: The song Peter and the guys sing at the Clam is Don't Stop Believing by Journey Edit

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    • Craig Hoffman (the guy Meg has a crush on) is named after one of Family Guy's executive producers. Edit
    • The singing voice of Meg in this episode was voiced by Tara Strong. Edit

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    • Horis: Ever since that mega mall opened across the street, it's been taking away all of my business. They've got three hundred stores, two hundred resturaunts, fifty-three bars and an indoor cattle ranch. (We then see a cow coming out of the mall with an ice cream cone) Cow: I go to Baskin Robbins every night and buy myself a little treat. Edit
    • (Brian and Stewie have come up with a song, and are singing it) Stewie: I want to have intercourse with you. Ooh, ooh, yeah, intercourse with you. Brian: Relations. Stewie: Intercourse with you-u-u-u! Edit
    • Dr. Diddy: Let me explain something to you, aight. We gotta get her half naked and put her out front center stage and that's gonna make y'all billionaires because America loves hot, white, jailbait ass. Edit

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    • The Brady Bunch The number Peter and his family perform at the prison is a reference to The Brady Bunch, specifically the episode where the Brady kids form a singing group called The Silver Platters. Edit
    • Dr. Diddy The name of the Griffin's band manager is a combination of the names of rappers Dr. Dre and P-Diddy. Edit
    • The sequence of them making over the Drunken Clam bar is an allusion to Revenge of the Nerds, when the nerds fix up an old house. The music and the robot are directly taken from the scene. Edit

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