The Courtship of Stewie's Father

Season 4, Episode 16, Aired
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Lois thinks Stewie is trying to kill her due to his lack of quality time with his father, so she orders Peter to spend more time with Stewie. Meanwhile Chris starts a friendship with Herbert.
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  • A great episode.

    9.5
    "Superb"
    By jmbsonic555, Oct 10, 2011 Report Abuse
    Lois thinks Stewie is trying to kill her due to his lack of quality time with his father, so she orders Peter to spend more time with Stewie. Meanwhile Chris starts a friendship with Herbert.

    I liked the whole episode, except Herbert's unnecessary song near the end.

    9.5/10

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  • Everything in this episode made me laugh so hard except for the Chris/Herbert plot

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    By tigerdude22, Aug 05, 2011 Report Abuse
    I thought that this was an excellent episode of "Family Guy" and it made me laugh so hard. The only thing that I did not find funny at all and actually found to be creepy and wrong was the Chris/Herbert subplot. I just didn't find that plot to be entertaining and Herbert sure is a gay and creepy old man. I am going to let the Chris/Herbert plot slide and not take away any points since everything in this episode made me laugh very hard. Stewie attempting to kill Lois and fails at the beginning of the episode was hilarious. Peter and Stewie spending quality time with each other by hurting Lois was hilarious. Brian's "Peanut Butter Jelly Time" was absolutely hilarious. Peter ans Stewie going to Disney World so Stewie won't be mad at Peter anymore was also very funny. Peter talking to the crows from "Dumbo" was funny. The line "Look, it's like Michael Jackson is after me" and then Michael Jackson jumped off the screen and grabs the kid in the 3-D glasses was hilarious. It was hilarious that Stewie had to sing "It's a Tiny World" (reference to "It's a Small World") or else he is forced to do a Christmas movie with Tim Allen. Everything else in this episode except for the Chris/Herbert plot just made me laugh non-stop. Overall, a hilarious episode of "Family Guy". 10/10moreless

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  • "It's peanut butter jelly time!"XD Lol. Great episode!

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    By marebear2009, Apr 28, 2011 Report Abuse
    This was an excellent episode for the most part, although I liked the main plot much more than the sub plot. There were several funny moments, such as Stewie repeatedly trying to kill Lois, Peter's "What's a hypotenuse?" and "Look! There's a woman learning" lines, Stewie getting excited about going to Disney World, and of course, Brian's "peanut butter jelly time" scene was classic! The only really negative thing about this episode was the subplot with Chris and Herbert. That was just really weird and freaky to me and not all that funny, except for the very end. Overall, though, my grade for this episode is a B+. Marebear2009, out!moreless

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  • A memorable episode in all aspects, except one

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    By Southparkfa, May 15, 2010 Report Abuse
    In this episode, Stewie steps up his efforts to kill Lois, and she thinks this is because Peter doesn't spend time with him, so she makes them play together, and at first Stewie despises him, untill they play Stewie's favorite game, something I call "Lets beat the sh*t out of Lois", as they attack her repeatedly thourghout the episode. This storyline was great, although the Disneyland ending wasn't nearly as good as it could have been. The B story in this episode revolves around chris helping out Herbert the pervert after he breaks one of his windows. This storyline was somewhat decent, untill they got to the part with Herbert singing some song from Little house of horrors. This was so creepy, and not even close to funny. Not Even Close To Funny! Overall, this episode was good excluding the B storyline. Overall 9/10moreless

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  • My favourite episode!

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    By whizkid777, Aug 12, 2009 Report Abuse
    Truly the funniest thing I have ever seen in my life. From the hillarious evil main plot, to the screwed up, scary subplot. In the main plot, Peter tries bonding with Stewie, and they have a great time torturing Lois, until they go too far, and Peter agrees with Lois that Stewie should go to his room. Stewie is mad, so Peter takes him to Disney World, where they have a ton of very funny adventures. Meanwhile, Herbert becomes friends with Chris when he does chores at his house. Then Herbert has this weird dream of if they were married and had kids-DISTURBING! But it's so funny.

    All in all, the most twisted, disgraceful, offensive thing I've ever seen. My favourite episode.

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    • Unusually, the "Directed by" credit appeared at the middle of the screen, instead of at the sides. Edit
    • Factual error: Peter and Brian visit Fenway Park. Fenway Park's scoreboard is located in right field as opposed to left field. Edit

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    • According to the DVD commentary, Mike Henry based Herbert's voice on Frank Perdue. Edit

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    • Peter: Stewie, I know you're a little mad at me right now, but when you see where I'm taking you you're gonna change your mind. Stewie: Oh, yeah right, I'm gonna change my mind. We just sat on a plane for three hours to come to Florida, God's waiting room, for who knows what... (a sign appears saying "Disney World: 5 Miles") Stewie: (begins bouncing off the walls, literally) OH, DISNEY WORLD! DISNEY WORLD! OH, OH, I WANNA GO TO DISNEY WORLD! DISNEY WORLD! DISNEY WORLD! OH! OH! OH! (stops bouncing around when he notices he's holding Peter's head, then gets back to pouting in his seat) I'm still mad at you. Edit
    • Peter: Have you my son? Dumbo Crow: Well, I done seen just about everything, but I ain't never seen your boy, no way, no how! Peter: That's good, old-fashioned family racism. Edit
    • Lois: Peter, we need to talk about your son. Peter: Which one? The fat one, or the funny lookin' one? Chris: (laughs at Stewie) Dad called you fat! Wait... Edit

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    • I Love Lucy During Herbert's musical sequence, the family is watching an episode of I Love Lucy called "Job Switching" Edit
    • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom The chase scene is similar to the one in the movie "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom," with Peter as Indy and Stewie as Short Round. Also, the exterior of the building from which they exit bears a resemblance to the Indiana Jones ride at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. Edit
    • Peter: ...why are you dressed like Rerun? This is a reference to the character Rerun from the late 70's show What's Happening!! Edit

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