Television shows and films shown in Season 4
| Screenshot | What's on | Episode | Who's watching | Episode Order | |
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Two and a Half Men | North by North Quahog | Meg, Chris | 1 | |
| A different look at the show. | |||||
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British porn | North by North Quahog | Peter, Lois | 2 | |
| Mel Gibson's hotel room has high-class British porn. | |||||
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British porn | North by North Quahog | Peter, Lois | 3 | |
| Peter tunes in more British porn. | |||||
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The Passion of the Christ 2: Crucify This | North by North Quahog | Peter, Lois | 4 | |
| Peter discovers Mel Gibson's secret film room. | |||||
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Dressing rooms | Blind Ambition | Quagmire, Security officer | 1 | |
| Quagmire finds the security office monitor station. | |||||
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Meg and the Griffins | Don't Make Me Over | Meg | 1 | |
| Meg reviews her video footage on the tour bus. | |||||
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Saturday Night Live | Don't Make Me Over | Peter, Lois | 2 | |
| Peter and Lois catch Meg's deflowering on National television. | |||||
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Bewitched | The Cleveland-Loretta Quagmire | Stewie, Cleveland | 1 | |
| Darrin finds a solution to Endora's tricks. | |||||
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CBS News | Petarded | Stewie | 1 | |
| Dan Rather boils over. | |||||
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Jake and the Fatman | Petarded | Peter, Brian | 2 | |
| William Conrad's weight starts to get the better of him. | |||||
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Kids Choice Awards | 8 Simple Rules for Buying My Teenage Daughter | Meg | 1 | |
| Paula Poundstone makes her choices at the Kids Choice Awards. | |||||
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The Blob | Breaking Out is Hard to Do | Chris | 1 | |
| Lois' imprisonment upsets Chris. | |||||
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Sumo Tonight | Breaking Out is Hard to Do | Joe | 2 | |
| Joe talks with Mayor West while waiting for Sumo Tonight to start. | |||||
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Asian Trix commercial | Breaking Out is Hard to Do | Joe | 2a | |
| The Asian Trix Rabbit has no patience for nonsense. | |||||
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Sumo Tonight | Breaking Out is Hard to Do | Joe | 2b | |
| Joe spots Peter on Sumo Tonight. | |||||
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Three's Company Asiantown | Breaking Out is Hard to Do | Meg, Lois, Chris, Stewie, Brian | 3 | |
| The family watches television while waiting for Peter. | |||||
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CBS Asiantown logo | Breaking Out is Hard to Do | Meg, Lois, Chris, Stewie, Brian | 3a | |
| The family watches television while waiting for Peter. | |||||
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Mmhmm! | Model Misbehavior | Meg, Peter, Chris, Stewie | ' | |
| The family watches television while waiting for Lois. | |||||
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Old People Agree With Arnold Palmer | Peter's Got Woods | Peter, Brian | 1 | |
| Arnold Palmer reminisces. | |||||
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Dog | Peter's Got Woods | Peter, Meg | 2 | |
| Peter tries to be friends with Meg. | |||||
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Gilmore Girls | The Perfect Castaway | Lois, Brian | 1 | |
| Lois and Brian pass the time while Peter is out fishing. | |||||
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Stewie's MTV Real World audition | The Perfect Castaway | Stewie, Brian | 2 | |
| Stewie records an audition for MTV's Real World. | |||||
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Peter and Lois making love | The Perfect Castaway | Stewie, Brian | 2a | |
| Brian is shocked when Stewie shows him Peter and Lois having sex. | |||||
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Deadwood | Jungle Love | Peter, Quagmire, Joe, Cleveland | 1 | |
| The guys catch Deadwood. | |||||
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Bewitched | Jungle Love | Stewie | 2 | |
| Stewie is not pleased when he sees the film remake of Bewitched. | |||||
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Primetime Emmy Awards | PTV | Peter | 1 | |
| Peter attempts to watch the Emmys during Meg's play. | |||||
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Three's Company | PTV | Peter, Chris, Brian | 2 | |
| Peter complains about television blocking out the good stuff. | |||||
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The Dick Van Dyke Show | PTV | Peter, Chris, Brian | 2a | |
| Peter tries another channel. | |||||
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The Peter Griffin Side-Boob Hour | PTV | Peter, Lois | 3 | |
| Peter shows off some of his original programming. | |||||
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The Brady Bunch | PTV | Griffin Family | 4 | |
| Big things come in small packages. | |||||
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The Facts of Life | Brian Goes Back to College | Brian | 1 | |
| Jo asks Mrs. Garrett if it’s okay that her penis touched her vagina. | |||||
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I Love Lucy | The Courtship of Stewie's Father | Herbert, Chris, their kids | 1 | |
| Herbert dreams of an idyllic life with Chris. | |||||
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The Price is Right | The Fat Guy Strangler | Lois | 1 | |
| A contestant has a word with "that person" that bids $1 higher. | |||||
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The Three Stooges | The Fat Guy Strangler | Peter | 2 | |
| Brian demonstrates that Peter has his own gravitational pull. | |||||
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The Adventures of Aquaman | The Father, the Son, and the Holy Fonz | Meg, Chris, Brian, Stewie | 1 | |
| Aquaman makes a lighter use of his power. | |||||
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Jaws V: Fire Island | The Father, the Son, and the Holy Fonz | Peter, Lois | 2 | |
| Jaws contemplates whether to eat a gay couple. | |||||
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The View | The Father, the Son, and the Holy Fonz | Brian, Stewie | 3 | |
| Brian forces Stewie to watch The View. | |||||
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Happy Days | The Father, the Son, and the Holy Fonz | Brian, Peter | 4 | |
| Peter is inspired by Happy Days. | |||||
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Nova | Brian Sings and Swings | Mr. Berler's class | 1 | |
| Mr. Berler starts to show Nova. | |||||
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Mr. Berler's sex tape | Brian Sings and Swings | Mr. Berler's class | 1a | |
| Mr. Berler tries to drum up interest in his sex tape. | |||||
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Infomercial | Brian Sings and Swings | Stewie, Frank Sinatra, Jr. | 2 | |
| Stewie and Frank Sinatra, Jr. pass the time watching infomercials. | |||||
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Celebrity Boxing | Patriot Games | Peter, Brian | 1 | |
| Carol Channing knocks out Mike Tyson. | |||||
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Wilkins Hyundai and Subaru commercial | Patriot Games | Griffin Family | 2 | |
| Peter shows off his commercial. | |||||
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Condensation | Patriot Games | Lois | 3 | |
| Lois watches British television. | |||||
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Wheel of Fortune | I Take Thee Quagmire | Lois, Peter, Brian | 1 | |
| Peter wins on Wheel of Fortune. | |||||
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Malcolm in the Middle | I Take Thee Quagmire | Brian | 2 | |
| Hal and the boys finally get free. | |||||
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Quagmire's death | I Take Thee Quagmire | Peter, Joan, Joe, Cleveland | 3 | |
| Peter tries to convince Joan that Quagmire is dead. | |||||
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What? | Sibling Rivalry | Peter | 1 | |
| Peter passes the time after his vasectomy. | |||||
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Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Deep Throats | Brian | 1 | |
| "Scarecrow" loses control of himself. | |||||
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Blind Justice | Peterotica | Peter, Brian | 1 | |
| Peter and Brian watch a crime drama. | |||||
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The Picnic | Peterotica | Peter, Carter | 2 | |
| Peter tries to teach Carter to be a regular guy by taking him out to the movies. | |||||
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Quahog Creek | Peterotica | Peter, Carter | 3 | |
| Peter and Carter attempt to make a teen drama. | |||||
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The Homosexual and You | You May Now Kiss the...Uh...Guy Who Receives | Lois, Priest | 1 | |
| Lois goes to a priest for advice. | |||||
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JAG | Petergeist | Peter | 1 | |
| JAG breaks into a discussion about its older demographic. | |||||
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Joe Swanson Theatres logo | Petergeist | Joe, Bonnie, Peter, Lois, Quagmire, Cleveland, Mort, Muriel | 2 | |
| Neighborhood movie night at the Swanson's house. | |||||
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Rocky VI | Petergeist | Joe, Bonnie, Peter, Lois, Quagmire, Cleveland, Mort, Muriel | 3 | |
| Rocky fights a Martian. | |||||
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Fast Talking High Trousers | Petergeist | Lois, Peter | 4 | |
| Lois and Peter watch a classic movie before bed. | |||||
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The TV People | Petergeist | Stewie | 5 | |
| Stewie communicates with the other side. | |||||
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Static | Petergeist | Griffin Family, Bruce | 6 | |
| The television is kept on to communicate with Stewie. | |||||
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Security monitors | Untitled Griffin Family History | Griffin Family | 1 | |
| Peter demonstrates the video cameras. | |||||
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Security monitors | Untitled Griffin Family History | Peter, Lois, Stewie, Chris, Brian | 2 | |
| Meg is caught by the robbers. | |||||
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People Who Look Like They Never Sleep... preview | Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story | Quahog | 1 | |
| Movie preview before Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story. | |||||
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The Littlest Bunny preview | Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story | Quahog | 1a | |
| Movie preview before Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story. | |||||
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Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story | Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story | Quahog | 1b | |
| The movie starts. | |||||
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Samuel Adams commercial | Bango Was His Name Oh | Peter, Lois | 1 | |
| Peter and Lois check out a 60" plasma television. | |||||
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National Diabetes Association commercial | Bango Was His Name Oh | Peter, Chris, Meg, Stewie, Brian | 2 | |
| Wilford Brimley tells it like it is. | |||||
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The Britney Spears Comeback Special | Stu & Stewie's Excellent Adventure | Peter, Lois | 1 | |
| Britney remains a trooper. | |||||