Peter Griffin: Husband, Father...Brother?

Season 3, Episode 14, Aired
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Chris gets a new job as the water boy for the basketball team. After being around the black players, Chris becomes a super-cool black dude in a white person's body. Peter takes Chris to learn about his own Irish heritage at a museum. Chris later visits a library to look up his genealogy and is elated to discover that a black man (Nate Griffin) was part of his family. Peter tries to embrace his black culture by visiting a black theatre and club, but he doesn't get it. When Lois' parents visit, it is revealed that the Pewterschmidts' ancestors owned Nate Griffin. The Pewterschmidts' give Peter money to alleviate their guilt. Soon Peter begins to suffer the discrimination of being black. ''''While at a basketball game, Peter looks in the mirror and he sees Nate, who shows him that he has been selfish. Peter announces to everyone in the gym that he was a jerk for taking the money. He throws the cash in the air, and everyone scrambles to get their share, showing that all races are unified by greed. Meanwhile, Stewie plots to get rid of the head cheerleader so he can be on top of the pyramid.moreless
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  • Perfect.

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    By jmbsonic555, Oct 10, 2011 Report Abuse
    Chris gets a new job as the water boy for the basketball team. After being around the black players, Chris becomes a super-cool black dude in a white person's body. Peter takes Chris to learn about his own Irish heritage at a museum. Chris later visits a library to look up his genealogy and is elated to discover that a black man (Nate Griffin) was part of his family. Peter tries to embrace his black culture by visiting a black theatre and club, but he doesn't get it. When Lois' parents visit, it is revealed that the Pewterschmidts' ancestors owned Nate Griffin. The Pewterschmidts' give Peter money to alleviate their guilt. Soon Peter begins to suffer the discrimination of being black. While at a basketball game, Peter looks in the mirror and he sees Nate, who shows him that he has been selfish. Peter announces to everyone in the gym that he was a jerk for taking the money. He throws the cash in the air, and everyone scrambles to get their share, showing that all races are unified by greed. Meanwhile, Stewie plots to get rid of the head cheerleader so he can be on top of the pyramid.

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  • How did the network let this one thru? Poor judgment.

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    By Presguy, May 28, 2010 Report Abuse
    Much of this episode was racist and could be very offensive. Ethnic humor is (unfortunately) a part of every day life, but for this much to appear on a network show is hard to believe. Of course, even taking that into account, as usual, the episode is funny, but certainly not one of the series' shining moments!

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  • Hilariously Bizare

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    By Southparkfa, May 28, 2010 Report Abuse
    This episode is in my top 10 favorites of all time, and it certainly is a great showing of what Family Guy is all about: Absurdly funny humor and stories. In this episode, while trying to teach Chris about his Irish heritage, he learns he has a black ancestor, and begins to associate with them. This leads to Peter learning that the Pewterschmits (Lois' family) were Peter's ancestors owners. He then gets repriations money from them, and he spends it on a recreation of Pee Wee's playhouse, and then his black friends get pissed because he shared none of it with them, and eventually he shares it with everyone. Stewie also had a B storyline here, where he joins the Cheerleading squad to learn their appeal. While this story wasn't as good, it still was entertaining, especially the lead up to the ending with Quagmire. Overall, another perfect like episode from Family Guy, one of their best ever. 10/10 A+moreless

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  • Quite an interesting episode, actually!

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    By amazing_race, Mar 14, 2010 Report Abuse
    I thought this was one of the better episodes in some time, as it was very funny and the storyline was incredible!

    I couldn't believe Peter as an African American, at girst, but the episode was really interesting, and I absolutely loved the storyline after a while.

    It was also a very funny episode, in my opinion, and I found myself laughing at many points of this episode and I absolutely loved i!

    I would recommend this episode very highly, and it is one of my favorites of all time! Keep it up, Family Guy, because this show is looking great and very awesome!moreless

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  • This episode... I can't ever forget!

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    By j19000, Aug 29, 2008 Report Abuse
    I can't ever forget this episode, I mean who could? It was sodding fantastic! Stewie and the cheerleader, Peter and his black ancestors, and yet another time where Peter tries to grab the attention of lois's father, to be accepted.

    Peter's great, great grandfather was funny as, and the mirror interview when Peter asks him: "Hey, what's heaven like?". "It's okay... There's a shortage of chairs" replied Nate Griffin. LOL, and Peter staring out the hot chick from the cheerleading to find out he was only chewing Lois's hair, rofl.

    This was an episode of pretty much; never ending entertainment, hilarious laughter and just a very nice and memorable storyline. I will never forget Nate, as the Griffin's were and still are owned by Lois's family.

    And lastly, my overall score of 8.5/10 was great but if I could point out anything missing? More laughter, strong episode, and entertainment alike, but I'll never forget this interesting ride of family values.moreless

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    • During the scene where Babs tells Peter to calm down, Meg's shirt collars turn pink. During the next scene, they become the usual white color. Edit
    • Peter's Kiswahili name 'Kichwa Tembo' means Head of the Elephant. Edit

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    • At the end of the episode, during the credits the theme song is sung as a rap. Edit
    • In the credits, Peter is the only one singing the Family Guy Theme in rap and also you can hear some of the black people are doing the rap music. Edit

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    • Peter: That's my son out there. I taught him how to wipe. Jake: Why won't you teach me how to wipe, dad? Tom Tucker: Because you don't have a bottom, son. Jake: Aw! Edit
    • Brian: "The Diary of Nate Griffin." May 7th, 1836. I was brushing down Lucy, the new colt, when she let out a fart right near my face. So I took her head and stuck it by my butt and blew a huge fart right back at her. Peter: Hehehehehehe! Brian: Oh, uh, that laugh's in here, too, see? "Hehehehehehehe..." Edit
    • Peter: Hey, Chris, what are you doing? Chris: Just layin' back in the cot, peepin' at this here homie. Yo, pops, let me have some cheddar. Some player hater be throwin' salt in my game and grillin' me over my gear and I needs to be mackin' style. Peter: Well, uh... the important thing is you tried, son. Edit

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    • The Exorcist Peter: Our son's posessed!
      Peter freaking out when he thought Chris was speaking in tongues was a reference to the horror movie "The Exorcist". Peter even throws holy water on Chris while chanting "The power of Christ compels you." Edit
    • George McGovern Peter's entire "I was there" speech is coming out of a George McGovern speech from the 1972 presidential campaign. This speech was McGovern's attempt to grab the black vote, especially since one of the candidates he was going against was a black woman named Shirley Chisholm. McGovern, over the course of his speech, continually told the people "I was there." Edit
    • OJ Simpson Stewie: I'm telling you juice she's screwing around behind your back... Stewie is talking to O.J. Simpson in a bar he then turns to get another drink and O.J. leaves making a reference to the night his wife was killed Edit

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