“Mr. Saturday Knight”
Family Guy episode
The Black Knight doesn't like Peter.
Episode no.	Season 3 Episode 9
Written by	Steve Callaghan
Directed by	Michael Dante DiMartino
Guest stars	Will Ferrell , R. Lee Ermey, Adam Carolla, and Jimmy Kimmel
Production no.	3ACX04
Original airdate	September 5, 2001
Season 3 episodes
Family Guy - Season 3 July 11, 2001 – February 14, 2002
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“Mr. Saturday Knight” is an episode of Family Guy. It guest-stars Will Ferrell as the Black Knight, R. Lee Ermey as the Renaissance Fair jousting instructor, Adam Carolla as Death, and Jimmy Kimmel as Death’s dog. “Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater” is an episode from the FOX animated television series Family Guy. ... North by North Quahog is the first episode of Season 4 of Family Guy. ... The following is an episode list for the FOX animated television series Family Guy. ... Family Guy is an Emmy Award-winning American animated television series about a dysfunctional family in the fictional town of Quahog, Rhode Island. ... John William Will Ferrell (born July 16, 1967[1]) is an Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated American comedian, actor and writer who first established himself as a cast member of Saturday Night Live, and has since gone on to a successful film career. ... Ronald Lee Ermey (born March 24, 1944) is a former U.S. Marine Corps drill instructor and later Golden Globe-nominated actor, often playing the roles of authority figures, such as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket, Mayor Tilman in the Alan Parker film Mississippi Burning and Sheriff Hoyt... Adam Carolla (born May 27, 1964) is an American comedian, comedy writer, radio personality, television personality and actor. ... James Christian Jimmy Kimmel (born November 13, 1967) is an American comedian, writer, talk show host, game show host, and producer. ...

Plot summary

When Peter appears at “Career Day” for Chris’s class, the kids are not impressed with his menial job at the toy factory; even nerdy pharmacist Mort Goldman receives a better response. Peter begins to worry that he is stuck at a dead-end job within the company, so Lois encourages him to invite his boss, Mr. Weed, to dinner. The occasion proceeds surprisingly well, and Mr. Weed is quite impressed with Peter’s home, family and “funny talking dog.” He compares Lois' cooking to Emeril Lagasse. To impress Mr. Weed, the children sing “So Long, Farewell” from the musical The Sound of Music. When Mr. Weed mentions that he will promote Peter to head of toy development, Brian begins choking on a dinner roll. When Peter and Lois try to get it out with the heimlich maneuver, it ejects out of Brian’s mouth and into Mr. Weed’s, causing him to choke on it and die. 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. ... For other uses, see Nerd (disambiguation). ... The mortar and pestle is an international symbol of pharmacists and pharmacies. ... Mort Goldman is a fictional character on the FOX animated television series Family Guy. ... Lois Griffin (born as Lois Pewterschmidt) is a cartoon character on the TV show Family Guy by Seth MacFarlane. ... These are characters from the animated TV series Family Guy. ... Emeril John Lagasse (born October 15, 1959, Fall River, Massachusetts, U.S.) is an American celebrity chef, restaurateur, television personality, and cookbook author. ... The Black Crook (1866), considered by some historians to be the first musical[1] Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining music, songs, spoken dialogue and dance. ... For other uses, see The Sound of Music (disambiguation). ... Brian Griffin is a fictional character on the FOX animated television series Family Guy, and is voiced by show creator, Seth MacFarlane. ... The Heimlich maneuver The Heimlich maneuver, also known as abdominal thrusts, is a first aid procedure for clearing an obstructed airway. ...

At Mr. Weed’s funeral, Peter pathetically attempts to convince his co-workers of Mr. Weed’s dying promise to promote him (via a mustachioed hand puppet). Weed’s videotaped will, however, reveals that immediately after his death, the Happy-Go-Lucky Toy Factory is to be demolished to make way for the Happy-Go-Lucky Terminal Disease Institute. As promised, the building is immediately razed and all workers are laid off.

Peter experiences difficulties in finding a new career, and even tries to become a cheap hooker. Lois reminds him of his long-standing dream of becoming a Renaissance Fair jouster. In a flashback, Peter remembers how he had a bad acid trip as a teenager. He jumped from a roof while attempting to fly and was saved by the Black Knight (Will Ferrell) on horseback. Peter enrolls in joust training with Mort Goldman, displaying enthusiasm but little patience for speaking in “ye”s and “thou”s. When the Black Knight’s girlfriend flirts with Peter, the Knight bullies him into leaving the Fair. Peter remains inconsolable despite his family’s encouragement but decides to watch the joust from the stands. Whore redirects here. ... An actress playing the role of Mary Queen of Scots in 2003. ... “Joust” redirects here. ... Lysergic acid diethylamide, commonly called LSD, LSD-25, or acid. ... John William Will Ferrell (born July 16, 1967[1]) is an Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated American comedian, actor and writer who first established himself as a cast member of Saturday Night Live, and has since gone on to a successful film career. ... Shakespeares writings are universally associated with Early Modern English Early Modern English refers to the stage of the English language used from about the end of the Middle English period (the latter half of the 1400s) to 1650. ...

Unsurprisingly, the Black Knight defeats all challengers, inspiring Mort to flee in terror before their horses near each other. The Knight notices Peter in the stands and begins berating him. Suddenly determined to defeat the Black Knight, Peter challenges him. Certain doom is averted when the Black Knight is distracted by an announcement that his Hyundai is being towed (by a vengeful Mort Goldman). Peter unhorses him and wins the competition. Peter refuses an offer to join the Renaissance Fair as their new champion jouster, and the family leaves for home. They note that Peter still has no job. Lois says the situation reminds her of the episode of The Honeymooners in which Ralph lost his job and did not get it back by the end of the episode. The Hyundai Motor Company, a division of the Hyundai Kia Automotive Group, is South Koreas largest and the worlds Sixth Largest Automaker. ... For the 2005 film, see The Honeymooners (film). ...

Censorship

• Edits made in syndication:
  • The line where Peter offers Lois a Cleveland Steamer is cut.
  • The "Match Game" parody is cut.

Notes

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• One of the classmates of Chris is also seen in “To Love and Die in Dixie” but features as Chris’s crush, Barbara.
• In the DVD commentary for this episode, MacFarlane comments that, in the scene where Peter tries out prostitution as a job, the censors would not allow them to use the term “half and half” (a sexual 'service' - half oral sex, half vaginal sex). The censors did allow the term “Cleveland steamer,” which MacFarlane cheerfully admitted is a much more vile, if lesser known, concept. Most viewers would assume it had something to do with Cleveland Brown. Although it remains unedited on Adult Swim and on DVD, the "Cleveland steamer" reference has since been cut out of rebroadcasts on Fox and in syndication, since the term has become more widely-known.
• For the end credits, a “medieval” version of the theme song is heard.
• According to Seth MacFarlane on the DVD commentary track for this episode, the estate of Rodgers and Hammerstein asked that an unrelated “fart joke” be removed from the script before approving the use of the song “So Long, Farewell.”
• Ollie Williams makes his first appearance, shouting “It's gonna rain!" as his entire weather report.

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Cultural references

• The Renaissance Fair juggler refers to Asian Reporter Trisha Takanawa as “bride of Genghis,” referring to 13th century Asian conqueror Genghis Khan.
• Stewie plays Mad Libs based on the fairy tale Cinderella.
• Margot Kidder’s behavior at the Griffins’ house is a reference to the manic-depressive actress’s 1996 mental breakdown [1].
• A flashback shows Peter on the 1970s educational show The Electric Company.

The jousting drill instructor (R. Lee Ermey) asks Peter if he would like to make 16th Century mathematician Johannes Kepler his “bitch.”

• Shortly after Mr. Weed's arrival for dinner, Peter blows a tune on a whistle to call the kids downstairs, and they come to attention & call out their own names. This references The Sound of Music, in which Captain Georg Ritter von Trapp introduces his children to Maria.
• It is learned the original surname of Mr. Weed family was Bermudagrass. Bermuda grass, while prized for its hardiness, is sometimes considered to be a weed. Both are also slang terms for marijuana.
• Peter’s eulogy at Mr. Weed’s funeral drifts into the opening of the television series The Incredible Hulk; he replaces David Banner's face with a picture of Jesus Christ.
• Chris watches a rerun of the 1970s popular game show Match Game with host Gene Rayburn reading this question to the panel: “Forgetful Freddy was so forgetful, when he tried to remember someone’s name he drew a blank,” parodying the show’s use of fill-in-the-blank queries.
• When Lois drops Peter off at the renaissance fair, his car door opens up as if it were a suicide door.
• When Peter has his flashback to when he is eighteen Sunshine of Your Love can be heard in the background and when the Black Knight saves him, he recalls taking LSD but being told that it was a cheeseburger.
• The entire LSD/cheeseburger joke is a parody of how members of the Manson Family fed member Linda Kasabian a cheeseburger laced with LSD in order to get her to change the story of her testify against Charles Manson in his trial for the Tate-LaBianca murders.
• The scene, when jousting instructor orders Mort to roar and Peter laughs, resembles Full Metal Jacket (which R. Lee Ermey starred in, thus mimicking the scene in the film).
• In his speech, the jousting instructor asks the cadets if they get sexually excited by the concept of a geocentric universe, and that they should want to make astronomer Johannes Kepler their collective bitch.
• The “Mutton Jeff” food stall is a reference to the comic strip Mutt and Jeff.
• When a server at the fair speaks in early modern English, Peter says “Listen you freak, we don’t all watch Frasier.”
• When Peter flirts with the Knight’s wench by seductively waving things in front of his face (including his mutton), it is a reference to a similar scene in the Woody Allen film Love and Death.
• The monks reprise Gary Glitter’s “Rock and Roll Part 2,” a once popular song at sporting events, into a Gregorian chant.
• Ollie Williams’ weather report, which shows him shouting It's Gonna Rain, is possibly a reference to the Steve Reich piece of the same name, which heavily features a black preacher shouting the line in a similar manner.

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References

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• S. Callaghan, “Mr. Saturday Night.” Family Guy: The Official Episode Guide Seasons 1–3. New York: HarperCollins, 2005. 152–155.
• A. Delarte, “Nitpicking Family Guy: Season 3” in Bob’s Poetry Magazine, 2.August 2005: 44 http://bobspoetry.com/Bobs02Au.pdf

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External links

• Mr. Saturday Knight at Family Guy wiki, a Family Guy Wikia site