Family Guy/You Can't Do That on Television, Peter

You Can't Do That on Television, Peter
Season 10, Episode 18
Airdate	April 1, 2012
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You Can't Do That on Television, Peter is the eighteenth episode of the tenth season of Family Guy, and the one hundred eighty-ninth episode overall.

The cancellation of Peter's favorite television show, a children's program named "Jolly Farm Revue," inspires the Griffin family patriarch to create his own children's television series for the local public access cable TV station. Meanwhile, Meg begins shadowing Dr. Hartman at the hospital as part of a class at school.

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

Also Starring: Adam West (Mayor Adam West), Christine Lakin (Joyce Kinney)

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Plot Overview

Peter's mind is once again in the gutter as he plans to write an explicit book about the female anatomy. Lois sets her misogynist husband's priorities straight and wants him to spend time with Stewie while she runs some errands. Peter grudgingly agrees and father and son watch TV together. In the process, Peter becomes hooked on Stewie's favorite TV show, "Jolly Farm Review," during which time Stewie runs off, leading to an argument between him and Lois where Peter grumbles that he wishes that Lois would just lighten up and be more like Mother Maggie, the "Jolly Farm Review" host who never gets mad and there is no word such as responsibility.

Later, Peter learns the "Jolly Farm Review" is being cancelled, causing him great distress. He decides he needs to be the host of a replacement show and – to the shock of the world (given that with his dirty mindset and increasing allusions that he is sexually attracted to very young prepubescent girls he should never come closer than a million miles to a children's TV show) – he actually is allowed to host a kiddie program. The new show is called "Petey's Funhosue," and just what you can expect from Peter, the show is gutter minded and not intended for children. Still, the show is somehow a success and is allowed (by lax station personnel) to remain on the air.

When Peter decides to spend his nights out on the town and neglect his family, Lois naturally points this out. Peter is annoyed, thinking he's doing nothing wrong in thinking his family responsibilities are beneath him, and decides to make a puppet called "Saggy Naggy," which Peter uses to take his frustrations out on his wife by presenting her as a nag out to ruin his fun (which no doubt involve things that are unconscionable). Of course, everyone who watches the "Saggy Naggy" act takes this as literally (rather than consider the source) and it isn't long before Lois is ostracized by the entire town. That night, Peter wants sex but Lois refuses, and Peter responds in kind that he will not only not stop using the puppet but accelerate his act.

The next day, Peter announces plans to perform a "Who's on First?" routine involving a live puma. Everyone begs for Peter to not do something so foolish, but Peter insists and begins with the act. The predictable happens: the puma … a wild animal who does not want to be caged up in a live studio, immediately attacks Peter, seriously injuring him and causing him to lose a massive amount of blood. Peter is rushed to the hospital.

That is where Meg is in the midst of an internship at the hospital, shadowing Dr. Hartman. Meg realizes that Dr. Hartman is grossly incompetent and negligent, but agrees to step in for the "doctor" when he takes a break. Meg knows much more than Dr. Hartman ever will, and – after she is kicked out of the hospital for trying to examine a patient – she rushes to the TV station with the others to try to stop the puma act. Too late, and it is up to Meg to save her father's life by giving him a transfusion, a basic procedure that Dr. Hartman was clueless at doing. When Peter comes to, he apologizes for acting like a jerk, and Lois admits she nags only because she loves Peter. Meg tries to point out that she helped, but Peter brushes her away. Then, the puma arrives and gleefully says he understands the humor of the "Who's on First" routine.

Trivia

Allusions and References

• "Pee-Wee's Playhouse" – "Petey's Funhouse" is inspired by the long-running Saturday morning TV series of the same name.

• Who's On First: Peter attempts to do the famous Abbott and Costello routine with a puma.

• "You Can't Do That on Television" – The episode title is inspired by the youth-aimed TV series of the same name, which was a staple of the Nickelodeon cable network.