Family Guy/The Woof of Wall Street

The Finer Strings
Season 16, Episode 15
Airdate	April 8, 2018
Production Number	FACX12
Written by	Alex Carter
Directed by	Steve Robertson
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Family Guy — Season Sixteen

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The Woof of Wall Street is the fifteenth episode of the sixteenth season of Family Guy, and the three hundred eleventh episode overall.

In the main plot, Brian and Stewie play the stock market but are faced with a moral and ethical dilemma when they become tempted to invest in a highly successful company whose owners' business practices are exposed. In the subplot, when Jerome announces he is closing the Drunken Clam to tend to his ailing mother out of state, Peter and the gang agree to watch the bar, but are left with a major situation on their hands when a wild bull Peter brings into the bar as a novelty attraction destroys the place.

Starring: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Mike Henry

Also Starring: Carrot Top, Gary Cole, Chris Cox, H. Michael Croner, Colin Ford, Rachael MacFarlane, Martha MacIsaac, Emily Osment, Fred Tatasciore, Kiff VandenHeuvel, Patrick Warburton, Ed Westwick, Robert Wu

Plot Overview

Brian sees that Stewie has purchased every grocery store horse ride in Quahog and learns they have been purchased through investments. Stewie asks for help in picking out some of the latest good investments, but Brian declines... until he has an accident with his car and, without insurance, needs to make money to cover the repairs. So Brian takes Stewie up on the offer in exchange for being taught 'gymkata,' a mix of gymnastics and martial arts.

Very quickly, Brian and Stewie both become very wealthy, and are looking to expand their portfolio. Scanning the internet for new hot tips, Brian learns of a highly successful company that has made a fortune selling a new flavor of protein beverages. When he sees the company's stock has risen quickly, he decides to invest, but Stewie urges Brian to use caution and check things out. Brian reluctantly agrees, and upon investigation find the key ingredient is ... the internal organs of dogs. (The dogs are kept caged in a warehouse, with little food, water or proper ventilation ... and are horribly abused.) Stewie is horrified and demands to go home immediately, and warns Brian that this is not the company to invest in.

But Brian has dollar signs in his eyes and decides he will be investing in this company, no questions asked. Even as there is clear evidence this company engages in animal slaughter and subjects the dogs to the worst kind of abuse imaginable. Brian laughs off Stewie's threat ... until he is captured himself and thrown into a cage, told he is soon going to become part of someone's next protein shake.

Moments before he is taken to a room to be put down and his insides harvested, Stewie arrives, defeats the company owners and saves Brian's life.

Back at home, Brian reflects on the experience. He was, after all, lured in by the evils of Wall Street, but Stewie rejects that argument. He reminds Brian that he saw with his own eyes clear and overwhelming evidence this was a company that should be immediately closed and its owners facing felony charges that would land them in prison forever ... yet it was more of a reflection of himself being ready to literally eat his own kind ... ergo, he was knowingly driven by greed and lust for money and wealth, despite the evidence.

Subplot

Peter, Joe, Cleveland and Quagmire go to the Drunken Clam looking to watch the UFC pay-per-view fight, when they see Jerome locking up. He explains that he is closing temporarily, having gotten an emergency call informing him his mother had suffered a massive stroke and is not expected to live. Sorry guys.

Until Peter volunteers to operate the bar in Jerome's absence. Jerome agrees.

And at first, things go very well, with the guys trying out new attractions and novelties that work very well.

Until Peter decides he has a really great idea that is sure to draw even more people and put the Drunken Clam on the map: A real-live bull. After all, mechanical bulls are so boring, and the patrons can try their eight-second luck riding a live bull to win some great prizes!

But, of course, the bull wants to be anywhere but a bar ... and frightened by the loud noises and flashing lights, goes wild. In the rampage, he literally destroys everything in the bar, and tramples everyone standing in his way before the bull runs off. (A later cut scene depicts the bull as anthropomorphic, a teenager who is questioned by his father about what he knows about the rampage at the Drunken Clam, to which the bull takes offense.)

The guys wake up the next morning -- note that no one called the police -- and realize what has happened. Everyone does an "oh crap," and they have to figure out how to quickly repair the bar before Jerome returns. Especially one particular item that is a cherished possession of Jerome's: Just before he left, he explained that a painting of his mother is the only photo he has of her, and he has everyone's assurance that it will not be damaged in any way during his absence.

Needless to say, the picture of Jerome's mother is torn to unrecognizable shreds.

And then the real "oh crap" moment: Jerome calls Peter, informing him that his mother has died and that he is coming home for a few days before the funeral. And he'll be there in a few hours.

So with literally no time to fix the bar and knowing that Jerome will be upset (ya think?) when he returns, Peter, Joe, Cleveland and Quagmire hastily decide to make decoys of themselves and then hightail it out of there.

Sure enough, Jerome arrives, sees the bar in ruins and to say he is outraged would be a huge understatement. He immediately flies into a rage ... but ends up beating up the dummies, all while Joe, Cleveland and Quagmire are watching outside.

Forgot to mention Peter... as, well, his dummy was the one that escaped the roaring rampage of revenge, as the Peter dummy is seen in the final act asking where Lois is. The real Peter... well ... .

Trivia

Allusions and References

• RSPCA (and other animal-welfare organizations): When Brian and Stewie walk into the warehouse, thinking they're going to view the production process for a successful protein shake, instead seeing caged dogs who have been abused, and left with inadequate food or water. The camera panning on the dogs is akin to what is seen in the animal rescue organization commercials, said scenes used to increase the emotional pathos and encourage donations.

• Sesame Street: Outside the warehouse where the dogs are kept, Brian and Stewie meet Herry Monster, Elmo and Cookie Monster. Elmo states that he had been accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a teenager but that the victim recanted, a reference to Elmo's original portrayer Kevin Clash having gone through the same experience.

• The Woof of Wall Street: The episode title is a play on the 2013 movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio as a shady business investor.