Episode#: FG102
Title: "I Never Met the Dead Man"
Original Air date: April 11, 1999
Abstract: Peter is teaching Meg how to drive. However, anticipating a series premiere of a new TV show, Peter watches the show through someone's living room window, causing him to crash into the town dish and taking Quahog's television off the air. Meg takes the blame for the crash and Peter tries to cope with the loss of television.
Starring: Peter, Lois, Meg, Chris, Brian, Stewie
Also featuring: Quagmire, Tom Tucker, Diane Simmons
Special appearances by: William Shatner, Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote, Erik Estrada, Bigfoot, Willy Wonka, Frank Welker (as Fred), Velma, Scooby Doo, Charles Manson
Musical Numbers:
Directed by: Michael Dante DiMartino
Assistant Director:
Written by: Chris Sheridan
Storyboarded by: Ron Brewer, Don Sciore
References Explained
- Charles Manson's "If I haven't seen it, it's new to me!" is a play on a then-current NBC slogan pushing summer repeats.
- Sun dropping two scoops of raisins - from 1980s commercials for Kellogg's Raisin Bran
Quotes
- Stewie: Well broccoli, Mother tells me you're very good for me, but I'm afraid I'm no good for you!