“Chitty Chitty Death Bang”
Family Guy episode
Peter negotiates at Cheesie Charlie’s.
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 3
Guest stars	John O’Hurley Waylon Jennings
Written by	Danny Smith
Directed by	Dominic Polcino
Production no.	1ACX04
Original airdate	April 18, 1999
Season 1 episodes
Family Guy - Season 1 January 31, 1999 – May 16, 1999
Death Has a Shadow I Never Met the Dead Man Chitty Chitty Death Bang Mind Over Murder A Hero Sits Next Door The Son Also Draws Brian: Portrait of a Dog
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Plot summary

Lois has booked Cheesie Charlie’s for Stewie’s upcoming first birthday party and sends Peter (along with Chris) to drop off the deposit check at the restaurant. However, once they arrive, Peter manages to lose their reservation to someone else—a move Peter immediately realizes will infuriate Lois. Meanwhile, Stewie misinterprets the meaning of his birthday and assumes that the same mysterious “Man in White” who delivered him as an infant will be returning to force Stewie back into the womb. Also, Meg, who has been having trouble fitting in at school, discovers a new friend named Jennifer. Lois Griffin (née Pewterschmidt) is a cartoon character on the TV show Family Guy by Seth MacFarlane. ... Stewart Gilligan Stewie Griffin is a fictional character in the animated television series Family Guy. ... A childs first birthday party. ... Peter Löwenbräu Griffin is the protagonist in the American animated television series Family Guy. ... Christopher Cross Chris Griffin (born 1993, in Quahog, Rhode Island) is the second child of Peter and Lois Griffin in the TV cartoon series Family Guy. ... Toms Restaurant, a restaurant in New York made familiar by Suzanne Vega and the television sitcom Seinfeld A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to order, to be consumed on the premises. ... A human infant In basic English usage, an infant is defined as a human child at the youngest stage of life, especially before they can walk or simply a child before the age of one[1] (see also child and adolescent). ... This article is about female reproductive anatomy. ... Megan Meg Griffin (born 1990, in Quahog, Rhode Island) is the eldest child of Lois Griffin in the animated TV series Family Guy. ...

Stewie’s first birthday candle wish comes true.

Peter lies to Lois, claiming Cheesie Charlie’s is an evil place, and that he’s already planned an extravagant party at home. Meanwhile, Stewie makes it to the airport before deciding that he should face “The Man in White” after all. Peter fails to put together a party in time for Stewie’s birthday, finally rerouting a parade into the Griffins’ backyard, saving the day—that is, until he reveals to Lois that he gave Meg permission to go to a party at her friend’s house. Lois, who wanted the whole family together, is upset with Peter for letting Meg go. Neither realize that Meg’s “party” is a cult meeting where the members will commit mass suicide. Image File history File links FGChittyChittyDeathBang. ... Image File history File links FGChittyChittyDeathBang. ... photo of a backyard A yard is an enclosed area of land, usually tied to a building. ... This article does not discuss cult in its original sense of religious practice; for that usage see Cult (religious practice). ... Meetings are sometimes held around conference tables. ... Mass suicide occurs when a number of people kill themselves together with one another or for the same reason and is usually connected to a real or perceived persecution. ...

Peter retrieves Meg, who is also oblivious to the group suicide. After a heart-warming speech and toast, Peter convinces the cult members to die and they did. Peter and Meg race back to the party just in time for the erotic cake Peter bought. Meanwhile, Stewie traps and kills the cult leader, thinking he is the “Man in White.” This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Notes

• This episode marks the first appearance of the Performance Artist (later AKA Bruce).
• In this episode Stewie’s middle name is revealed to be Gilligan.
• This is the first episode not to have a sequence before the opening credits.
• Peter gets in a scuffle after losing his Dukes of Hazzard watch, and is shown wearing it for the first time later in the episode.
• This is one of the only episodes rated TV-MA.
• When Stewie is first writing in his diary at night, he is shown in his regular clothes. However, he is in his pajamas in the next scene.

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Censorship

In this episode’s original airing, when Stewie made his birthday wish, you could hear an audio clip of Adolf Hitler giving a speech, followed by people chanting “Sieg Heil”. In Fox reruns, Adult Swim airings, TBS airings, and the DVD, it is replaced with the sound of a bomb whistling and then a big explosion. However, some Adult Swim airings have broadcasted this episode with the original Adolf Hitler audio clip. Hitler redirects here. ... Sieg Heil is a German phrase, which literally means Hail [to] Victory. ... Adult Swim, sometimes rendered [adult swim] based on its logo, is the name for an adult-oriented television programming network. ... Turner Broadcasting System logo The Turner Broadcasting System (often abbreviated to Turner or TBS) is the company managing the collection of cable networks and properties started by Ted Turner from the mid-1970s to the late-1990s. ... Size comparison: A 12 cm Sony DVD+RW and a 19 cm Dixon Ticonderoga pencil. ...

Cultural references

• Cheesy Charlie’s is an obvious takeoff of Chuck E. Cheese’s.
• As Peter jumps into the ball pit, he yells, “Hong Kong Phooey!” (a nod to the Hanna-Barbera character).
• When Peter talks to Meg about not fitting in, he has a flashback to the West Side Story’s unique way of gang fighting, complete with finger-snapping.
• When Hanson’s bus breaks down in front of their house, Peter exclaims, “Holy crap! It’s the Children of the Corn!”, a reference to the Stephen King short story and the subsequent film of the same name.
• Waylon Jennings narrates the fight over the Dukes of Hazzard watch, as he narrated the TV show.
• In his excuse for losing the Cheesy Charlie’s reservation, Peter tells a huge lie villainizing the establishment, culminating with a quote of Bruce Banner before transforming into The Incredible Hulk. Upon hearing Peter’s story, Brian declares him to be “the Spalding Gray of crap.”
• Brian chases the chuck wagon from the commercials for Purina Chuck Wagon dog food.
• The Three Little Pigs hit Peter with a swinging can of paint, a reference to Home Alone.
• Stewie freezes an airport worker in carbonite, a reference to Star Wars.
• Jennifer mixes in Paul Reiser’s book, Couplehood, with the cyanide, arsenic, and rat poison.
• When Peter rides a circus elephant into the yard, he says that the two of them are “the two symbols of the Republican Party—an elephant, and a big fat white guy who’s threatened by change.”
• In a cutaway scene, Jesus tells the other party guests that he’s going to turn water into funk. This is a reference to the “water into wine” miracle.
• The cult is a reference to both:
  • the Peoples Temple cult which committed mass suicide in 1978 with potassium cyanide-laced Flavor Aid.
  • the Heaven’s Gate cult, who also committed mass suicide. Many members of the cult submitted to voluntary castration (in show, Jennifer mentions that the male members are eunuchs). The cult leader in the show resembles Marshall Applewhite.

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References

• Callaghan, Steve. “Chitty Chitty Death Bang.” Family Guy: The Official Episode Guide Seasons 1–3. New York: HarperCollins, 2005. 22–25.
• Delarte, Alonso. “Nitpicking Family Guy: Season 1.” Bob’s Poetry Magazine March 2005: 9–10.