“Mind Over Murder”
Family Guy episode
Peter running his bar in the basement.
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 4
Written by	Neil Goldman Garrett Donovan
Directed by	Roy Allen Smith
Guest stars	Leslie Uggams Alex Rocco
Production no.	1ACX03
Original airdate	April 25, 1999
Season 1 episodes
Family Guy - Season 1 January 31, 1999 – May 16, 1999
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Plot

The opening scene of a man eating “Mintos” before shooting another man at the theater parodies the candy, Mentos (its commercial, jingle, and the candy itself), and the assassination of American President Abraham Lincoln. Stewie is in terrible pain from teething and cannot find comfort anywhere. When Lois tells him that his pain will ultimately pass, it gives him the idea to build a machine that will move time forward to the point where his teething will have already stopped; he plans to call it a "Time Machine". Meanwhile, Peter drives Chris to his soccer game, where he gets into a fight with another parent who insulted Chris for his playing ability. He punches the parent, who Peter then realizes is not a man, as he had assumed, but rather a masculine-looking and sounding pregnant woman. This article is about the mint and fruit-flavored candy. ... For other uses, see Abraham Lincoln (disambiguation). ... Stewart Gilligan Stewie Griffin is a fictional character in the animated television series Family Guy. ... Teething is the process during which an infants teeth start to sequentially grow in. ... Lois Griffin (née Pewterschmidt) is a cartoon character on the TV show Family Guy by Seth MacFarlane. ... 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. ... Soccer redirects here. ...

Peter is put under house arrest for assault and soon finds that he misses his friends. Peter has a vision of the Pawtucket Patriot from his beer bottle label and opens a bar in his basement (a nod to Field of Dreams) so that his friends can come to visit and hang out with him. Pawtucket Ale and its mascot, Pawtucket Pat, are a take off on Samuel Adams, a popular brand of beer in New England. It isn't long before the basement bar becomes a local hotspot. One of the songs first heard at Ye Old Pube is "You'll Never Know." When Lois discovers this, she’s upset, but then she gets a chance to sing on stage before an adoring crowd. As she savors the spotlight over the next few days, Peter becomes increasingly uncomfortable with all the attention she's getting, especially from the male patrons. Later Lois sings "Steam Heat" from The Pajama Game, "Don't Rain on My Parade" from Funny Girl, and Al Jolson's "You Made Me Love You." In justice and law, house arrest is the situation where a person is confined (by the authorities) to his or her residence. ... Field of Dreams (1989) is a movie about a farmer who becomes convinced by a mysterious voice that he is supposed to construct a baseball diamond in his corn field. ... Samuel Adams is the brand name of American beers produced by the Boston Beer Company (NYSE: SAM) and named after Samuel Adams, a brewer[1] and patriot. ... This article is about the region in the United States of America. ... Youll Never Know is a popular song. ... Harry Belafonte singing, photograph by C. van Vechten Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with speech. ... Steam Heat is a popular song written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. ... The Pajama Game is a musical based on the novel 7-1/2 Cents by Richard Bissell. ... For the film of the same name, see Funny Girl (film). ... Al Jolson (May 26, 1886–October 23, 1950) was a highly acclaimed American singer, comedian and actor of Jewish heritage whose career lasted from 1911 until his death in 1950. ...

Meanwhile, Stewie’s time machine plans are discovered, causing him to panic about the breach of security. In a clear move to protect the plans, he uses the machine to go back in time before his plans were actually found. But he reverses time just as Peter is having an epiphany about how poorly he treats Lois and seconds before the basement bar goes up in flames. Stewie even manages to back time up to before Chris’s soccer game, followed by Peter tripping on and destroying the time machine. Now Peter is unable to take Chris to soccer, and Stewie is left to suffer with teething pain with his two talking teeth waging a war against each other but shortly after since they can't move decide to bite Stewie's tongue. Time travel is a concept that has long fascinated humanity—whether it is Merlin experiencing time backwards, or religious traditions like Mohammeds trip to Jerusalem and ascent to heaven, returning before a glass knocked over had spilt its contents. ... This article is about a feeling, for other meanings see epiphany (disambiguation). ...

Notes

• In the Disc 1 Season 1 of the DVD on the back of the cover it says that Meg is the singer at Peter’s bar, not Lois.
• Stewie saves Lois' & Peters life since he didn't know about the house fire.

Censorship

• In syndication, the following things were either cut or altered:
  • Bert's "Son of a bitch" is cut in the "Homicide: Life on Sesame Street" cutaway (and Bert's rear cleavage is digitally painted over).^{[citation needed]}
  • Peter seeing the Pawtucket Patriot ends early after the Patriot suggests Peter build a bar, removing the part with Peter asking if he goes through the Patriot would that mean they've "done it", and the Patriot's response "Geez, what's with you and the gay jokes?"^{[citation needed]}
  • The peeing man's "Hey" in "Hey, you must be Lois" is skipped over.^{[citation needed]}
  • When Stewie pees in Peters eye and he is changing him is altered and the scene where Stewie pees in his eye is cut.

References

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• Callaghan, Steve. “Mind Over Murder.” Family Guy: The Official Episode Guide Seasons 1–3. New York: HarperCollins, 2005. 26–29.
• Delarte, Alonso. “Nitpicking Family Guy: Season 1.” Bob’s Poetry Magazine March 2005: 10–12. http://bobspoetry.com/Bobs02Mr.pdf

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External links

• "Mind Over Murder" at Family Guy Wiki.
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