“Death Has a Shadow”
Family Guy episode
Peter accidentally getting the $150,000 check from the government.
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 1
Written by	Seth MacFarlane
Directed by	Peter Shin
Guest stars	Billy West
Production no.	1ACX01
Original airdate	January 31, 1999
Season 1 episodes
Family Guy - Season 1 January 31, 1999 – May 16, 1999
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Plot summary

When Peter is invited to a stag party at Quagmire's house, Lois makes him promise not to drink too much. Peter completely ignores this and gets incredibly drunk at the party, falling asleep on the kitchen table upon returning home. Needless to say, Lois is very upset, though she decides to forgive him since nothing bad has happened. However, Peter continues to fall asleep on the job at the Happy-Go-Lucky Toy Factory the next morning, leading to the release of many highly dangerous "toys" (actually things like jackknives, toasters, and hair dryers). Peter is subsequently fired for negligence. Realizing that he would only hurt his wife again, Peter decides to not tell Lois and instead to immediately apply for welfare. Peter, however, is shocked to find that his first welfare check is for $150,000, due to a misplaced decimal point. With his new fortune, Peter begins to buy lavish gifts for his family, due in part to the fact that he is trying to keep Meg and Chris, who have found out that Peter is now unemployed, from telling Lois of what has happened. Lois, however, does eventually find out after she directly receives a new welfare check. With Lois once again upset with him, Peter decides that he will make it up to her by dropping all of his extra welfare money out of a blimp above Super Bowl XXXIII (complete with a parody of the NFL on FOX main theme music). Despite his good intentions, Peter is prosecuted for welfare fraud. Realizing he does care for her and his family, Lois makes a passionate plea to the judge to forgive her husband, but this only succeeds in convincing the judge to let her join him in jail. After being hypnotized by Stewie's mind control device, the judge sees Stewie in the court's audience and decides that he can not send Peter or Lois to prison because it would leave Stewie without the protection of his parents. Also, due to the mind control device Stewie has created, the judge is able to get Peter his job at the toy factory back. The episode ends with things returning back to normal, with Peter thinking about new ways to make money, supporting the idea that Peter never learned his lesson. Peter Löwenbräu Griffin is the protagonist in the American animated television series Family Guy. ... A bachelor party (also called a stag party, stag night (UK, Ireland, Canada, and NZ), bulls party (South Africa) or bucks party, bucks night (Australia)) is a party held for a bachelor shortly before he enters marriage, to make the most of his final opportunity to engage in activities a... Glenn Quagmire (sometimes spelled Glen) is a character on the animated series Family Guy, best known for his sexual deviancy. ... Lois Griffin (née Pewterschmidt) is a cartoon character on the TV show Family Guy by Seth MacFarlane. ... This article is about financial assistance paid by government organizations. ... USD redirects here. ... Megan Ryan Meg Griffin is a cartoon character on the TV show Family Guy by Seth MacFarlane. ... 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. ... Blimp can refer to: a non-rigid airship as opposed to a rigid airship (e. ... Date January 31, 1999 Stadium Pro Player Stadium City Miami, Florida MVP John Elway, Quarterback Favorite Broncos by 7 1/2 National anthem Cher Coin toss Raymond Berry, Lenny Moore, Jim Parker, Art Donovan, Gino Marchetti, Frank Gifford, Roosevelt Brown, Don Maynard, Sam Huff, Tom Landry Referee Bernie Kukar Halftime... In contemporary usage, a parody (or lampoon) is a work that imitates another work in order to ridicule, ironically comment on, or poke some affectionate fun at the work itself, the subject of the work, the author or fictional voice of the parody, or another subject. ... NFL on FOX is the brand name of the Fox Broadcasting Companys coverage of the National Football Leagues National Football Conference games, produced by Fox Sports. ... Stewart Gilligan Stewie Griffin is a fictional character in the animated television series Family Guy. ...

Original pilot

Scene from the original pilot. ^[1]

• The animation for the original pilot was produced by Film Roman. The premiere episode is different from the originally pitched pilot in various story details, names and appearances.
• Peter's skin is of a slightly darker tone, and the rims of his glasses appear thicker.
• Lois' hair is blonde rather than red, and she wears a pink shirt and navy pants instead of turquoise and tan. Alex Borstein also used her regular voice for this role.
• Meg wears a blue cap instead of pink, and her shirt has a reversed color scheme. The rims of her glasses are also thicker. Her voice was provided by Seth MacFarlane's sister Rachael.
• Chris wears navy shorts instead of black pants and is barefoot. His personality is much different, as he was initially intended to be a fraternity boy. Chris Griffin was voiced by Seth MacFarlane instead of Seth Green for the pilot. According to McFarlane Seth Green was hired because FOX wanted a larger voice cast.
• Stewie wears a purple shirt with green overalls instead of yellow with red.
• "Bullshit" is completely heard in the pilot. But in the TV version, the word "shit" is drowned out by the audience, "Aw, that is bull—."
• In this version, Cleveland makes a cameo as one of the fathers with "brain implants." He also appears in the court talking to Quagmire.
• Tom Tucker's name in the original pilot is Mike.
• In the TV version of the pilot, Quagmire appears at the party, convincing Peter to disobey Lois and drink more beer. The one in the original pilot is a completely different character, except he has the same voice as Quagmire. The pilot version of Quagmire is seen next to Cleveland in the court room.
• Mr. Weed's voice is more emotionless and lacks an accent.
• Both this episode and the following one ("I Never Met the Dead Man") borrowed their titles from episodes of the classic radio program Suspense.

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Censorship

• Edits made in syndication:

• The cutaway of Peter passing out on a table after licking rum raisin ice cream was cut.
• The part during the party sequence where Charlie says "Your clock won't flush" is cut.^{[citation needed]}
• During the sequence where Peter goes to work hungover cuts out the part where one of the workers pitches a new idea for an action figure called "GI Jew."^{[citation needed]}
• The part where the Michaelangelo statue's penis breaking off was cut.^{[citation needed]}
• The cutaway of Peter losing a music contest to the von Trapp family was cut before he could say, "That is bull--" and getting drowned out by audience applause.^{[citation needed]}
• The part after Peter says he's going to apply for a minority scholarship and the fake credits roll is cut to remove Peter's other two ideas to get money (a sexual harassment suit [where Peter puts on a woman's wig and tears his shirt to simulate that he's been attacked] and a disability claim [where Peter hits himself in the head with a bat and passes out]).^{[citation needed]}

References

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• Callaghan, Steve. “Death Has a Shadow.” Family Guy: The Official Episode Guide Seasons 1–3. New York: HarperCollins, 2005. 14–17.
• Delarte, Alonso. “Nitpicking Family Guy: Season 1.” Bob’s Poetry Magazine March 2005: 7–8. http://bobspoetry.com/Bobs02Mr.pdf

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External links

• Death Has a Shadow at the Internet Movie Database
• "Death Has a Shadow" at TV.com
• Death Has a Shadow transscript