Television shows and films shown in Season 2
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The reading of Marguerite Pewterschmidt's will | Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater | Lois, Peter, Arthur Plimpton | 1 | |
| Aunt Marguerite leaves Lois Cherrywood Manor. | |||||
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Frasier | Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater | Peter, Brian | 2 | |
| Brian attempts to change Peter by making him watch Frasier. | |||||
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The Cosby Show | Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater | Griffin Family | 3 | |
| Theo gets a girl pregnant, but Bill has other problems. | |||||
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"Got Milk" commercial | Holy Crap | Griffin Family | 1 | |
| Ad campaign with a twist. | |||||
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The Dick Van Dyke Show | Holy Crap | Lois & Brian | 2 | |
| Dick has issues around the house. | |||||
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Pope-a-Palooza | Holy Crap | Griffin Family | 3 | |
| The family watches a FOX report on The Pope's visit. | |||||
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Magnum, P.I. | Da Boom | Peter | 1 | |
| Lois considers the food the family has wasted. | |||||
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Biography | Da Boom | Peter | 2 | |
| Peter watches a special on Twinkie the Kid on Biography on A&E. | |||||
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The Jetsons | Brian in Love | Chris | 1 | |
| George confronts Jane for leaving him outside. | |||||
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The Price is Right | Brian in Love | Brian & Chris | 2 | |
| Brian has a few choice words for Bob Barker. | |||||
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Night at the drive-in | Brian in Love | Peter | 2 | |
| Peter compares Meg's story to being bored at the drive-in theater. | |||||
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60 Minutes After Dark | Death Is a Bitch | Lois, Peter | 1 | |
| Lois and Peter catch some television before bed. | |||||
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Pawtucket Patriot Ale commercial | I Am Peter, Hear Me Roar | Griffin Family | 1 | |
| "If you buy it, hot women will have sex in your backyard." | |||||
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Pewterschmidt-Griffin Wedding | I Am Peter, Hear Me Roar | Lois, Peter | 2 | |
| Peter tapes over the wedding video with soft-core porn. | |||||
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Pewterschmidt-Griffin Wedding | I Am Peter, Hear Me Roar | Lil Pewterschmidt, nursing home residents | 2a | |
| Lois sends the wedding video to her aunt Lil. | |||||
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Gumbel 2 Gumbel Beach Justice | If I'm Dyin', I'm Lyin' | Peter, Chris, Brian, Lois | 1 | |
| The Gumbels catch a purse thief. | |||||
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Hallway monitors | If I'm Dyin', I'm Lyin' | Peter, Chris | 2 | |
| Peter & Chris pass a bank of television monitors showing different networks. | |||||
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Good Times | If I'm Dyin', I'm Lyin' | Peter, Lois | 3 | |
| Florida complains about her name. | |||||
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Gumbel 2 Gumbel Beach Justice | If I'm Dyin', I'm Lyin' | Chris | 4 | |
| The Gumbels interrogate their thief. | |||||
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Peter's campaign commercial | Running Mates | Lois, Brian | 1 | |
| Peter exposes Lois. | |||||
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Scandal in the Griffin House | Running Mates | Peter, Cleveland | 2 | |
| Hour seven of scandal coverage. | |||||
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Stewie's Calvin Klein commercial | A Picture's Worth a Thousand Bucks | Griffin Family | 1 | |
| Stewie's Calvin Klein commercial shown on the giant electronic billboard of One Times Square. | |||||
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The Joy of Painting | Fifteen Minutes of Shame | Peter | 1 | |
| Peter learns to paint from an episode of the show. | |||||
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Diane! | Fifteen Minutes of Shame | Meg, Brian | 2 | |
| Meg gets an idea when Brian turns on Diane!. | |||||
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Diane! | Fifteen Minutes of Shame | Stewie, Brian | 3 | |
| Brian and Stewie tune into Diane!. | |||||
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Diane! | Fifteen Minutes of Shame | Lois | 3a | |
| Lois sees herself on the monitor. | |||||
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The Real Live Griffins | Fifteen Minutes of Shame | Peter, Lois, Meg, Chris, Stewie | 4 | |
| The Griffins watch themselves being filmed. | |||||
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The Real Live Griffins | Fifteen Minutes of Shame | Joe, Bonnie | 5 | |
| Chris confirms Joe's suspicions. | |||||
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The Real Live Griffins | Fifteen Minutes of Shame | Peter, Lois, Wilshard Watkins | 6 | |
| Meg walks off the show. | |||||
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The Real Live Griffins | Fifteen Minutes of Shame | Peter, Lois, Brian, Chris, Stewie | 7 | |
| The Griffins find they have all been replaced. | |||||
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A Way With Words in Marriage for Couple Who Communicate Not Good | Road to Rhode Island | Peter, Lois | 1 | |
| Peter and Lois review a watch a couples communication video that is more than it appears. | |||||
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A Way With Words in Marriage for Couple Who Communicate Not Good | Road to Rhode Island | Peter | 2 | |
| Peter enjoys the counseling video. | |||||
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A Way With Words in Marriage for Couple Who Communicate Not Good | Road to Rhode Island | Peter, Lois | 2a | |
| Lois interrupts the video with her own edit. | |||||
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Double Fresh Gum commercial | Let's Go to the Hop | Peter, Lois, Brian | 1 | |
| Peter is inspired to visit the circus. | |||||
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Toad commercial | Let's Go to the Hop | Lois | 2 | |
| Toad licking can land you in jail. | |||||
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Deep Impact | Dammit Janet! | Peter, airline passengers | 1 | |
| Peter exploits Lois' job for free travel. | |||||
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Dharma and Greg | There's Something About Paulie | Peter, Lois | 1 | |
| Peter tries to get Lois out of the living room while their car is cut up. | |||||
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How Stella Got Her Groove Back II | There's Something About Paulie | Peter, Big Fat Paulie | 2 | |
| Peter spends time at the movies with Big Fat Paulie. | |||||
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Dharma and Greg | There's Something About Paulie | Chris, Meg, Brian, Stewie, Lois | 3 | |
| More free-spirited exploits. | |||||
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Steven Seagal | E. Peterbus Unum | Joe | 1 | |
| Joe's movie is interrupted. | |||||
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History of Petoria | E. Peterbus Unum | Classroom | 2 | |
| A study of the tiny nation. | |||||
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Sherry and the Anus | The Story on Page One | Griffin Family | 1 | |
| Sherri asks anus if it is alright to lie to keep a friend. | |||||
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Little House on the Prairie | Fore Father | Peter, Meg, Chris, Brian | 1 | |
| Life was tough on the prairie. | |||||