Peter's Got Woods

Season 4, Episode 11, Aired
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Peter and Brian’s friendship becomes strained after Brian begins dating Meg’s high school teacher. Peter finds a replacement in new best friend James Woods, who is visiting Quahog because of a suggestion to rename James Woods High School after Martin Luther King Jr.
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  • Brian dates another freakin' woman.

    1.0
    "Abysmal"
    By jmbsonic555, Oct 10, 2011 Report Abuse
    Peter and Brian's friendship becomes strained after Brian begins dating Meg's high school teacher. Peter finds a replacement in new best friend James Woods, who is visiting Quahog because of a suggestion to rename James Woods High School after Martin Luther King Jr.

    The only part i liked was the "ooh, piece of candy" part

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  • good

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    By futuramarama, Jul 21, 2011 Report Abuse
    What I liked: Brian talking about putting all the world's orphans on a farm to let them run free, and then saying the same thing about black people, Brian saying if he was offered a slave he would turn it down, Brian and Peter trapping James Woods, Peter saying if it was him in the crate he would be mad, James Woods sleeping at the foot of Peter and Lois' bed, Adam West at the movie theater, amongst other things.

    Good episode. The plot was not that great but it was a really funny episode, much better then its sequel episode. B or so as my final grademoreless

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  • James Woods has *you* and *we* have James Woods too!....

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    By uk6strings, Oct 18, 2010 Report Abuse
    The hilarious Family Guy episode "Peter's Got Woods" opens with Brian meeting Shauna Parks, a black teacher at James Woods High School, and begins to date her, spending far more time with her than Peter. Hoping to win Shauna over, Brian suggests that James Woods High School should be renamed after Martin Luther King. Peter does not want that to happen and actually finds the real James Woods to try and stop it. Woods is fine with the name change but the school board is so star-struck that they keep the name. Shauna is furious with Peter and also with Brian for staying friends with him; meanwhile, Peter and James Woods strike up a very odd friendship indeed.

    "Peter's Got Woods" is easily my favorite Family Guy episode from season four and it also seems to be an underrated episode. Family Guy surprisingly handles a political/moral message right (usually political themes are handled with zero intelligence or wit on the show), addressing interracial dating and the European American patronization of African Americans (whether the Family Guy writers attempted the latter is unknown, but they achieved such a message anyway). The interracial dating aspect is given a very fair treatment - no one cares that Shauna is African American (yes, I know, Brian is a dog - but one can tell that if he was a human character he would be white). The patronization angle is also addressed very well as Brian patronizes all things African American to warm up to Shauna when he should really just be himself.

    The best thing about "Peter's Got Woods" is the James Woods half of the story. James Woods lends his real voice to this Family Guy caricature of himself and is very funny. Peter basically tries to replace Brian with James Woods and this Family Guy-style Woods grows crazier and crazier. The absolute highlight of the episode is the Star Trek: The Next Generation gag where Captain Picard has some fun with Worf - and I say that on principle as someone who appreciates great humor, not just because I am a Trek fan.moreless

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  • Brian has a new girlfriend and vows to change the name of James Woods High School but Peter has a few tricks up his sleeves to sabotage that plan.

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    By Vintage_Valente, May 05, 2008 Report Abuse
    This really wasn't an exciting episode at all. It seemed that the story went nowhere, at least for the first 10 minutes. It left a pretty stale taste in my mouth. That's what she said! Sorry. ... So fine, an episode of "Family Guy" was ordinary, let's deal with it and remember that this sharp comedy isn't about to go down the drain. They had an average night - the next episode will probably be a knock out of the park. To less average Family Guy! Cheers! ... ... ... ... ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ..moreless

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  • An ok episode to say the absolute least.

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    By Iverson82094, Feb 02, 2008 Report Abuse
    Lois asks Peter to go the PTA meeting, then Peter asks Brian to go. Brian reluctantly goes, and falls in love with one of Meg's teachers, Shauna Parks. They go out on a date, and Brian suggests changing the name of James Woods Regional High School. Shauna, who is black, likes Brian's idea of honoring Martin Luther King Jr., and the board holds a meeting to consider the name change. Peter gets James Woods to come to the meeting, who says it's OK to change the name of the school. Impressed by Woods' humility, the board decides not to change the school's name. Brian is furious with Peter's involvement with his and Shauna's idea, although Peter thought that Dr. King was "that guy from Space: 1999," Martin Landau.

    Peter and James Woods become very good friends, while Brian is late for his date with Shauna. She is upset that he still talks to Peter and makes Brian choose between her and Peter, and they eventually call off their relationship, as Brian feels that his friendship is more important. He and Peter patch their differences at the Drunken Clam. Returning home, they find James Woods is still there. They get rid of him by trapping him in a box, with Reese's Pieces as bait (A major Commercial Reference to l E.T.). Woods is then sent to be studied by "top men," when he is really being stored away in a Government Warehouse with similar other crates ( la Raiders of the Lost Ark).moreless

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    • Near the end of the episode when the "Top Man" is driving the nail in the box you can see that actually the nail is a screw with a Phillips head. Edit
    • In the Star Trek gag, Picard (Patrick Stewart) referred to Worf as "Commander Worf", but Worf was a Lieutenant in the TV series. He didn't become a Commander until the first TNG movie. Also Wesley Crusher and Data are in the wrong seats. Edit
    • Due to the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina, this episode was changed to become the fall premiere. Perfect Castaway was originally scheduled, but it had hurricane references, so it was moved a few weeks later. Edit

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    • This is the only episode of Family Guy to be rated PG Edit
    • A sneak peak at Stewie Griffin The Untold Story was shown after the premiere. Edit

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    • Brian: I can't believe you went to that much effort just to sabotage me. You're a jerk, you know that? Peter: Listen, at least I wasn't trying to change the name of the school to impress my girlfriend. Brian: Now that is not true! Peter: Oh yeah? Why'd you pick Martin Luther King? Huh? Why not, uh, Ronald Reagan? He was always fun. Especially in his later years. (cut to Ronald Reagan standing outside of a McDonald's) Ronald Reagan: Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall. Tear it down! Reagan Smash! (starts punching wall) Reagan Smash! (cut to the inside of the McDonald's) Worker: What's that? Worker 2: Oh, it's just Reagan. Just leave if alone, he'll tire himself out. (cut to outside, where Ronald Reagan is laying in a fetal position) Ronald Reagan: Reagan sleepy. Edit
    • Brian: What happened to your good buddy James Woods? Peter: He was having trouble catching things in his mouth. What happened to your girlfriend? Brian: Same problem. Peter and Brian: WHOA! (they both laugh) Edit
    • Shauna: (to Brian) Nothing cuter than a nervous white dog. Edit

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    • Ferris Bueller's Day Off When Brian meets Shauna, they play a song in the background about Shauna, just like the scene in Ferris Bueller's Day Off when Jeanie Bueller is talking to the boy in the police station, saying some people call her Shauna. Edit
    • Ferris Bueller's Day Off The name Shauna is sung in the background when Brian first talks to Shauna in class. This is a reference to the police station scene in Ferris Bueller's Day Off when Jean (Jennifer Grey) tells the guy (played by Charlie Sheen) that people call her Shauna. Edit
    • Roy L. Dennis
      Capitan Picard: (to Commander Worf) Oh, get a sense of humor, Rocky Dennis!

      Rocky Dennis was boy afflicted with a bone disease that severely disfigured his face and most prominently his forehead. He was portrayed in the movie Mask. This reference is apparently due to Commander Worfs cranial ridges. Edit

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