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Family Guy Viewer Mail #1 is an episode of Family Guy that first aired February 14, 2002. The episode consists of three segments, each suggested by a viewer. Number sign in Arial font Number sign is the preferred Unicode name for the glyph or symbol # (Do not confuse with ♯ (Sharp)). The name was chosen from several used in the United States and Canada. ... Family Guy is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane for FOX in 1999. ... February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

It was written by Gene Laufenberg, Seth MacFarlane, Michael Shipley, Jim Bernstein, directed by Pete Michels, Scott Wood, Michael Dante DiMartino. This was the last original episode to air before the series was originally cancelled by FOX. Eugene (Gene) Gerard Laufenberg was born in Jersey City, NJ on July 28, 1967. ... Seth MacFarlane Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (born October 26, 1973 in Kent, Connecticut) is an American animator, screenwriter, producer, director and voice actor. ...

Plot summaries

Brian and Stewie introduce the show, consisting of three short stories in response to requests they have received from viewers. Brian Griffin is a cartoon character on the FOX animated television series Family Guy, and is voiced by the shows creator, Seth MacFarlane. ... Stewart Gilligan Griffin is a character in the animated television series Family Guy. ...

"No Bones About It"

Peter finds a genie who offers him three wishes. His first wish is to see what Kelly Ripa is like off-camera (she is a horrible alien who eats men's living hearts), and his second wish is for his own theme music, which plays everywhere he goes. On a city bus, a brawny man (Bill Goldberg) grows irritated with Peter's music and threatens to break every bone in his body. Peter quickly wishes that he was boneless and collapses into a fleshy heap. When townspeople react with revulsion and horror towards him, he moves to Hollywood to become a stuntman's human airbag. Peter misses his family, though, and when a doctor offers him an experimental surgery to restore his skeleton, he takes the chance. The operation is successful, but he is horribly misshapen; he learns that his family donated bones to transplant into his body, and they all amble painfully away together. Peter Lowenbrau Griffin (born in 1959) is a fictional character in the American animated television series Family Guy. ... Ancient Assyrian stone relief of a genie. ... Ripa in a promotional photo for Hope & Faith Kelly Maria Ripa (born October 2, 1970 in Stratford, New Jersey) is an American actress of Italian and Irish descent. ... The theme music of a radio or television program is a piece that is written specifically for that show and usually played during the title sequence and/or end credits. ... William Scott (Bill) Goldberg (born December 27, 1966 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American professional wrestler and retired American football player. ... ... Stuntman refers to any of several types of skilled performers. ... An automobile airbag, like this one in a crashed SEAT Ibiza car, deflates after 0. ... Skeleton of a Blue Whale In biology, the skeleton or skeletal system is the biological system providing physical support in living organisms. ...

"Supergriffins"

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After being exposed to toxic waste, the Griffins find they now have superhuman powers. Stewie's head grows even larger and he gains telekinetic abilities; Chris is able to start fires by thought; Peter can change himself into any person or object; Lois becomes very strong; Brian can run at incredible speed, traveling around the world nearly instantaneously; and Meg can make her fingernails grow or shrink on command. Despite initial intentions to use their powers for good, they soon terrorize Quahog for personal gain. Mayor Adam West douses himself in toxic waste, hoping for powers with which to combat the Griffins, but develops lymphoma instead. The Griffins see the error of their ways and dedicate themselves to good and helping West recover. Image File history File links FGViewerMail1. ... Image File history File links FGViewerMail1. ... Toxic waste is a waste which is toxic for a variety of reasons. ... A superhuman is an entity with intelligence or abilities exceeding normal human standards. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Christopher Cross Griffin is the second child and eldest son of Peter and Lois Griffin in the TV cartoon series Family Guy. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Shapeshifting, transformation , transmogrification or morphing is a change in the form or shape of a person, especially: a change from human form to animal form and vice versa a change in appearance from one person to another Shapeshifting is not considered scientifically or medically possible for humans (and animal shapeshifting... Lois Griffin (née Pewterschmidt) is a cartoon character on the TV show Family Guy by Seth MacFarlane. ... Nails: left hand, adult human male Anatomy In anatomy, a nail is a horn-like piece at the end of an animal finger or toe. ... Adam West Adam West (born William West Anderson on September 19, 1928 in Walla Walla, Washington, U.S.A) is best known as the actor who played the role of Batman on the original television program that ran from 1966 to 1968. ... Lymphoma is a variety of cancer that originates in the lymphatic system. ...

"Lil' Griffins"

In a parody of The Little Rascals, child versions of Peter, Brian, Quagmire, Joe, Cleveland, and Mayor West revel in their "no-girls" club. When young Lois Pewterschmidt joins their school, however, Peter and Quagmire are love-stricken. Attempting to impress Lois, both boys promise to spend the night in a spooky abandoned house to prove their courage. Wacky hijinx ensue as each group tries to scare the other; when they see an apparently "real" ghost, they all flee in terror. Lois says that she is no longer impressed by bravery, however, and introduces Mort Goldman, whose intelligence she likes. Peter and Quagmire swear off girls forever in disgust; thirty-five years later they are still womanless but incredibly wealthy (and having sex with buttered bagels.) In this particular episode, Joe is pulled around by his friends in a red wagon rather then a wheelchair. The fact that he might be paralyzed from the waist down as a child goes against canon as it is revealed (and widely accepted) that Joe's paralysis resulted from an accident on Christmas when he was an adult. A poster for the 1931 Our Gang comedy Love Business featuring depictions of (from left to right): Pete the Pup, Jackie Cooper, and Norman Chubby Chaney. ... Glen Quagmire Glenwood Quagmire is a character on the animated series, Family Guy. ... Joe Swanson is a fictional character in the Fox animated television show Family Guy. ... Cleveland Brown is a fictional character on the animated television series Family Guy. ... Adam West Adam West (born William West Anderson on September 19, 1928 in Walla Walla, Washington, U.S.A) is best known as the actor who played the role of Batman on the original television program that ran from 1966 to 1968. ... Mort Goldman is a fictional character on the FOX animated television series Family Guy. ...

Notes and Trivia

• This was supposed to be the first of two episodes consisting a segments suggested by fans, hence the title "Viewer Mail #1." The show was cancelled before the second was produced. Now that the show has returned, "Viewer Mail #2" may be an upcoming episode.
• Three short segments, unconnected to each other and the general continuity of the series, usually make-up the Halloween-themed Treehouse of Horror episodes of The Simpsons, a show Family Guy is often compared to. It also occurred in two Futurama episodes: Anthology of Interest I and Anthology of Interest II.
• The theme music that appears when Peter is "riding on the bus" has the same melody that appeared when Peter was doing research in Wasted Talent
• In "No Bones About It," professional wrestler Bill Goldberg was a cameo as a man who threatens to punch Peter.
• In a deleted scene, included on the DVD release of the third season, Peter's first wish in “No Bones About It” is that Jackie Gleason was still alive. However, the undead Gleason turns out to be a malicious zombie, and he tries to kill the Griffins until Stewie shoots him with a rocket launcher.
• In "Lil’ Griffins," Adam Carolla reprises his role of Death
• The episode depicted a young Joe confined to a wagon in the "Lil’ Griffins" parody, however, in the show’s regular continuity, he did not lose use of his legs until he became a police officer. (This episode is out of continuity context however, as Joe wasn't even around when Peter was a child, because they first meet when Joe moves next door.)

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Cultural references

• In the introduction, Stewie keeps pushing a button on a canned laughter box. When Brian asks Stewie where he got the gizmo, he says he got it from the frequently maligned ABC sitcom Dharma & Greg. ABC was claimed to use a bad laugh track.

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"No Bones About It"

• At the beginning of the episode, the Griffins watch the game show The Newlywed Game.
• Peter wishes to see what co-hostess Kelly Ripa is like off the set of Live with Regis and Kelly. Ripa and co-host Regis Philbin voiced themselves for this cutaway.
• Chris uses Peter's blubber to copy and stretch an image from the advice-giving comic strip character Mary Worth, exclaiming, "Look what I can do to Mary Worth's smug sense of self-satisfaction."
• Lois compares the family's situation to the human interest stories on NBC's news program Dateline.
• Peter mentions taking a stand-up comedy class at the Learning Annex, an adult education center with branches across North America. [1]
• At a Hollywood party, Peter meets Catherine Zeta-Jones and her husband Michael Douglas and mentions comedian Louie Anderson.

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"Supergriffins"

• The family develops superpowers common to comic book superheroes and villains: super strength, super speed, telekinesis, pyrokinesis, and shapeshifting.
• The familys powers mimic those of different Marvel or DC Superheros, Brian : The Flash or Quicksilver, Stewie: Has powers are similar to Jean Grey, Lois: Any number of Superstrong heros, Peter: His morphing ability is similar to that of Mystique, Chris: Human Torch or Pyro, Meg: Her claws are similar to those of Wolverine, though they more closely resemble those of Lady Deathstrike.
• Peter morphs into pop star Britney Spears to get into Nsync's dressing room and steal a lock of Justin Timberlake's hair for Meg. Despite his morphing abilities, he is completely unable to mimic the voice or social mannerisms of a young woman.
• Before kissing Timberlake, Peter morphs into film critic Gene Shalit, who is generally considered unattractive.
• Peter demands the town build statue depicting a scene from the 1980s-era sitcom The Facts of Life. Later, he uses his morphing ability to appear as Mrs. Garrett's bosom. This is one of several references to the The Facts of Life on Family Guy.
• Radioactive materials gave many superheroes their abilities, including Daredevil and The Fantastic Four. This episode spoofed on the improbability of this when Mayor West dosed himself in such material and developed lymphoma (the doctor points out that the notion is silly, to which West replies "Silly, yes. Idiotic, yes."). Ironically, Adam West, who provides his voice and namesake, is best known for playing the superhero Batman, although Batman is not superpowered. He also references his most well-known role when he states "I've tackled with superbeings before."

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"Lil' Griffins"

• Many of the younger versions of the show's adult characters are obvious parodies of the Little Rascals, a group of child characters that appeared in a series of 1930s short films and several later incarnations. Quagmire took the place of Alfalfa, Cleveland of Buckwheat, Brian Griffin of Pete, and Peter Griffin of Spanky. The scene in which the children stand on each other’s shoulders to portray an adult is a famous bit from the series even Death.
• Lois reads The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
• In the haunted house, the kids run into actor Michael Winslow from the Police Academy series of comedy films. Winslow's character was known for making convincing sound effects with his mouth, tricking criminals and fellow officers. Winslow voiced himself in this episode.
• Goldie Hawn pops out of the armor and shouts, "Sock it to me!" Both Goldie Hawn and the catch phrase are from the late 1960's-early 1970's sketch comedy show Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In.
• The gang from Scooby-Doo appears in the hall of doors gag. The gag itself, the illusion of a ghost based on an unlikely technical trick and the de-aging of cartoon characters in a different continuity were all part of the late 1980s series A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
• Randomly, Peter finds a global map and points out Istanbul.
• When the kids switch the channel, they turn to an episode of the daytime talk show The View, featuring de-aged versions of its hostesses.
• As adults, these versions of Peter and Quagmire watch ticker tape-style stock tickers.
• Despite the fact that Joe wasn't a parapalegic when he was a child, he rides around in a wagon for the entire skit as if he was paralyzed.
• In this skit Brian is seen despite the fact everyone is a kid, but in the show Brian is only 7(human years).