Fish Out of Water

Season 3, Episode 10, Aired
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Peter, Still out of a job, and now severely obese, decides to take on a new profession: Fishing. After buying a boat at a police auction, he soon finds himself in debt to a loan shark. When Peter hears of a legendary fish that, when caught, could win him the money he needs, he and the guys go searching for the mystical creature called 'Daggermouth'. Meanwhile, Lois tries to cheer up Meg with a spring break trip, where Lois is the one getting all the attention.moreless
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  • great

    8.5
    "Great"
    By jmbsonic555, Oct 10, 2011 Report Abuse
    Peter, Still out of a job, and now severely obese, decides to take on a new profession: Fishing. After buying a boat at a police auction, he soon finds himself in debt to a loan shark. When Peter hears of a legendary fish that, when caught, could win him the money he needs, he and the guys go searching for the mystical creature called 'Daggermouth'. Meanwhile, Lois tries to cheer up Meg with a spring break trip, where Lois is the one getting all the attention.

    What I liked:
    - Peter being obese
    -"I had sex with all these fish" thing
    - Flying Dutchman's voice actor appearing again

    8.5/10moreless

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  • Gonna kill Daggermouth

    8.5
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    By fenway98, Feb 21, 2011 Report Abuse
    After losing his job at the toy factory, Peter becomes a New England fisherman because he is severly obese, and Brian needs to carry him on a forklift everywhere. All the other fisherman try to get rid of Peter, so Peter gets a loan from a loan shark, and losees the house, but tries to catch a shark named Daggermouth to get the house back.

    This was pretty good episode. There were some funny parts, like Peter being huge, Lip hair Steve, and, of course, the episode marks the first appernace of the pirate with the wooden legs and arms, Seamus!

    Overall Grade: 85%/B+moreless

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  • Who wears short shorts? Lois Griffin does in "Fish Out of Water", my all-time favorite "Family Guy" episode.

    10
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    By BatJane, Feb 18, 2011 Report Abuse
    The writers apparently got the idea for Peter catching the fish named Daggermouth from an early Simpsons episode in which Homer is forced into a dilemma on whether to catch a fish named General Sherman or save his faltering marriage to Marge. However, it is Lois who stands out more so than Peter, as she struts her stuff at a spring break resort while wearing only a halter top, sandals and blue trunks (obviously a homage to the clothing Laverne and Shirley wore in 1978's "The Dance Studio" episode). Why Lois can't wear these clothes as her everyday uniform, I'll never know...I'm not generally a fan of "Family Guy" because of its ribald humor, but this episode is a glaring exception.moreless

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  • Peter sets off on another wild caper with his three layabout friends and meanwhile Meg gets ever closer to a teenage breakdown.

    7.5
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    By oceanic6, Nov 21, 2010 Report Abuse
    Following a massive slump after losing his job; Peter decides to become a fisherman but when the cost of the boat gets their house put on the market it looks like Peter's last resort is to catch "Daggermouth" the deadly fish and win the money to pay for it. Meg and Lois go on a virtual Spring Break to make up for Meg missing hers but when they actually go to Spring Break Meg isn't happy at all.

    These stories aren't too good on their own but the countless hilarious moments make up for it. You can't have an episode based on the sea without a Castaway reference which is present here, there's yet another verbal game that the guys play while drunk "Who would you do?" And a reference to the Monty Python gag "Find the fish" which made no sense in the Meaning of Life film but is used to great effect here. Quagmire is given about five minutes of dialogue all up and manages to steal the show from right under Peter's shtick and having the sub - plot of Peter's house being sold to another owner is priceless. It was very hard not to zone out during Meg's story as it was too predictable and flat and was mainly used to pan out the length of the stories as Peter's wasn't substantial enough to fill 20 minutes. (Had they of used more of Clevelands elongated voice they'd filled the time, no problem.)

    With this episode we say "Arrrrr" To Seamus the crippled sailor and "Hi!" to the sleazy salesman who's always smiling and both of them provide nice cameos despite only appearing occasioanlly on the series.

    The visuals are as good as they ever were back in the woolly early seasons and the voice acting is first - rate.

    It has its flaws but this is yet another example of how a hit and miss show like Family Guy has its moments.moreless

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  • A step back, for me.

    8.5
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    By amazing_race, Feb 26, 2010 Report Abuse
    This was an OK episode, with quite a bit of good humour, but I didn't enjoy the storyline that much, and I didn't like the concept behind it.

    I thought there were many good laughs in the episode, which was the main plus side for this episode, but it really was a below average storyline, and that's what disapoointed me.

    I would still recommend this episode, becuase if you enjoy your humour, this is the episode for you. It's not as great as many other episodes, but still very worthwhile.

    Keep it up Family Guy, and I hope to have an improvement in the coming weeks.moreless

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    • At the beginning of the episode when Meg rushes through the door, you can see her purse on her shoulder, but in the next shot, her purse disappears. Edit
    • Lois and Meg take the Griffin car to go to the newly-opened fancy spa, but we see both Peter and Lois driving the car throughout the episode, even though Lois and Meg are still away and Peter is at home. Edit
    • When at the police auction, the auctioneer says, "She had nine STDs", but the closed captions say "She had twelve STD's". Edit

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    • The fisherman who built the robotic fish says he's going to get a cartoon deal with Nickelodeon. This is a funny coincidence because he is voiced by Brian Doyle-Murray, who does the voice of the Flying Dutchman on Spongebob Squarepants. Edit
    • Rescheduled numerous times once from September 13, 2001, and again from September 14, 2001. There was no network television during this period with the exception of news covering the events of September 11th. Edit

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    • (In the Griffins front lawn, Peter is shown in a kiddie pool, he's still overweight. Chris is spraying water over him with the hose) Peter: Yeah, that feels good. Lois: Chris, don't forget to mist under his chins. (Stewie pops out from underneath Peter, wearing scuba mask and holding a scrub brush. He has a frightened expression) Stewie: Oh, boy, Lois! It's a real mess down there. I'm afraid I not going to be able to do this in the time I quoted you earlier. Edit
    • (Chris goes up to Peter holding the phone) Chris: Dad, it's mom! Peter: Oh, God, please be Somerset Maugham. Please be somerset maugham. (talks into mouth) Hello? Lois: Peter? Peter: (Covers mouth piece) Damn! Edit
    • Joe: I heard that when Daggermouth eats you, he devours your guts first. Cleveland: I heard he doesn't just eat you, he eats your soul. Peter: I heard one of Shannon Doherty's eyes is off center because it's trying to escape. Edit

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    • Pulp Fiction Quagmire: I remember when you saved all our butts.
      This is a reference to a scene from 'Pulp Fiction (1994)' by Quentin Tarantino. Edit
    • Taylor Hanson Quagmire: Taylor Hanson.When asked what woman he would most want to have sex with, Quagmire answers "Taylor Hanson". Taylor Hanson is a member of the rock group Hanson, which was something of a one hit wonder with their song Mmm-Bop. The three members of the band are brothers, and at the time had long flowing blonde hair. This along with their higher pitched songs lead some to mistake them, or at the very least Taylor for girls Edit
    • The Friends of Voltaire (1906) Peter: Well, sir, while I may not agree with what you say, I'll defend to the death your right to say it."This is a famous quote which appeared in The Friends of Voltaire (1906), written by Evelyn Beatrice Hall. Edit

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