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Plot summary

Delighted at the prospect of Lois being out of the house more often, Stewie encourages her plans to run for school board president. Chris' principal at Buddy Cianci Junior High calls and reports that Chris was caught peeking into the girls' locker room. While at the school to discuss Chris' situation, Peter spots Mr. Fargas, who had been his favorite teacher. Fargas is much more subdued than Peter remembers due to the medications the school board orders him to take. Peter throws the medication away, hoping that Mr. Fargas will once again be a wacky, inspiring teacher. The current version of this article or section is written in an informal style and with a personally invested tone. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section should be merged with board of education A school board (or school committee) is an elected council that helps determine educational policy in a small regional area, such as a city, state, or province. ... Christopher Cross Chris Griffin is the second child of Peter and Lois Griffin in the TV cartoon series Family Guy. ... A changeroom (in Australia, Canada, and other areas, including some parts of the USA, and also known as a changing room, change room, lockerroom, or locker room in the United Kingdom or USA) is a place where people go to change their clothes. ... Peter Löwenbräu Griffin is the lead character in the American animated television series Family Guy. ...

To help Chris keep out of trouble while dealing with his natural curiosity about women, Peter gives him a pile of his old skin mags. A news flash reports that Mr. Fargas, off his meds and unbalanced, conducted a student egg drop event using the eggs of the "endangered California condor." Fargas is immediately fired for his lack of judgement. The same news report mentions that school board candidate Betsy Lebeau has withdrawn, leaving Lois unopposed. Peter demands that Lois get Fargas' job back, which Lois refuses to do. Peter, convinced that Mr. Fargas' firing was unfair, decides to enter the race for school board president as well. This is a list of magazines primarily marketed to heterosexual men. ... The Siberian Tiger, a subspecies of tiger. ... Genera Vultur Gymnogyps Condor is the name for two species of New World vultures, each in a monotypic genus. ...

Peter kissing babies on the campaign trail.

Meanwhile, Chris begins showing his newfound trove of pornography to school buddies, and Stewie begins to realize that he misses Lois acting as foil to his schemes. Cleveland expresses concern for Peter's campaign, since he has no support entering a debate. Predictably, Peter retorts to Lois' well-thought-out platform with personal insults and nonsense ("She freed Miss Rubella Mucus and nailed Jane Doe!). He gains support from the crowd until Lois points out his ignorance and lack of experience. Peter responds by claiming Lois eats babies. Pornographic movies Pornography (Porn) (from Greek πόρνη (porne) prostitute and γραφή (grafe) writing), more informally referred to as porn or porno, is the explicit representation of the human body or sexual activity with the goal of sexual arousal. ... Cleveland Brown, Sr. ... For the musician and actor, see John Doe (musician) For the television series, see John Doe (Television series) For the childrens book by L. Frank Baum, see John Dough and the Cherub In English-speaking common-law jurisdiction, the name John Doe is used for a defendant or victim...

Watching election night results on television, Lois and Brian see a horrifying ad from Peter. He displays a picture of her in skimpy lingerie and calls her a slut. The ad works, and Peter is elected in a landslide victory. Lois furiously demands that he had better do something worthwhile with his presidency besides reinstating a crazy teacher. Incredibly, Peter does institute some landmark programs within a few short weeks. During a live interview with Asian reporter Tricia Takanawa, however, Peter discovers that all the male students are reading his old "men's magazines" in the library. Peter's popularity crashes in the ensuing scandal, and in desperation, Quagmire hires political consultant James Carville, who advises Peter to blame Lois for the pornography. In a public statement, Peter attempts to pass the buck to Lois, but is unable to follow through and admits responsibility. He states his regret over humiliating his wife for the election and resigns from his post, boarding a helicopter in a parody of Richard Nixon's post-resignation departure from the White House. Brian Griffin is a fictional cartoon character on the FOX animated television series Family Guy, and is voiced by show creator, Seth MacFarlane. ... Assorted lingerie styles. ... In politics, a landslide victory (or just a landslide) is the victory of a candidate or political party by an overwhelming majority in an election. ... Glen Quagmire Glenwood Quagmire is a character on the animated series, Family Guy. ... James Carville (born October 25, 1944), is a liberal American political consultant, commentator, media personality, and pundit. ... Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ... For other uses, see White House (disambiguation). ...

Notes

Lois runs for public office again in "It Takes a Village Idiot, and I Married One". “It Takes a Village Idiot, and I Married One” is a season five episode of the FOX animated television series Family Guy. ...

Cultural references

• In the flashback scene to 8th grade where Peter first notices girls beginning to develop, several girls in the auditorium's breasts immediately pop up, and then after that Peter's breasts immediately pop up. A similar scene in the comedy film Mafia! occurs where the lead character wishes upon a star with a female friend, and her breasts immediately appear.
• Peter blames one of his sexist remarks on The Six Million Dollar Man star Lee Majors, who happens to be standing in the hall of Buddy Cianci Jr. Junior High School. Majors plays himself. Later, a cutaway shows Peter starring in a low-budget version of The Six Million Dollar Man.
• Mr. Fargas is a take-off on Mr. Vargas from the movie Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
• Chris is caught peeping and Peter comforts him by saying that it's natural and that all men do it, even Mr Rogers.
• Peter gives Chris some pornographic magazines which he can 'peek' at instead of girls in real life. The magazines are called 'Playpen' which is a reference to both Playboy and Penthouse magazines.
• During the newscast about the school egg drop, the title on the screen says "Weird Science," which was the title of a 1980s teen comedy movie.
• Stewie stomps, shouting "Damn, damn, damn, damn!" shaking the scene in a manner similar to Herman Munster.
• Stewie sings a song based on "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" from the musical My Fair Lady.
• When trying to convince Meg that "winning without honor isn’t really winning at all," Lois tries to get the help of Fabrice "Milli" Morvan of 1990s musical duo Milli Vanilli, who happens to be in the Griffins’ kitchen. This is a reference to the infamous scandal revealing that the duo did not actually sing on their album.
• Channel 5’s Monday Night Debate parodies ABC’s Monday Night Football.
• Peter describes himself as a "huguenot," which is a 16th and 17th century term for a member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France.
• Brian reads Faust by German dramatist Johann Wolfgang von Goethe as a bedtime story for Stewie.
• During the song, Stewie flips through a photo album of his attempts at killing Lois. The last photo is a parody of the infamous shower scene in 1960 movie Psycho directed by Alfred Hitchcock
• Peter's opening statement at the debate consists of excerpts from the theme songs of Diff'rent Strokes, One Day at a Time, and The Facts of Life. He concludes with "Sit, Ubu, sit. Good dog!" which is from the production credit for UBU Productions, Inc., the production company of executive producer Gary David Goldberg, who created Family Ties and Spin City, among others.
• During the debate, Peter claims that he once "joined some underprivileged youths in saving a community center from being converted into a shopping mall." Lois reminds him that he is referring not to himself but Adolfo "Shabba-Doo" Quinones in the 1984 breakdancing film Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo.
• Peter claims that Lois "freed Willie Horton" and "nailed Donna Rice." These are references to two scandals in the 1988 presidential election. Willie Horton is a convicted murderer, sentenced in Massachusetts, who escaped prison during a furlough visit home and assaulted a man and raped his fiancé. He was the subject of attack ads aimed at Democratic nominee Michael Dukakis, who was governor of Massachusetts at the time. Donna Rice was a model who had an affair with Colorado Senator Gary Hart, a revelation that ended his bid for the Democratic nomation.
• Peter calls Asian reporter Tricia Takanawa "Connie", mistaking her for television journalist Connie Chung.
• Peter creates a new version of Schoolhouse Rock's "Conjunction Junction" for the sex ed class.
• The "XL-K" hall pass enforcement robot is a take-off on the "ED-209" police robot from the film RoboCop.
• In order to help Peter during the scandal, Quagmire hires Democratic political consultant James Carville, made famous during Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign. Peter can’t bare to look at his face, exclaiming "did somebody open the Ark of the Covenant?" a reference to the 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark.
• The scene in which Peter leaves the high school is a take-off of President Richard Nixon’s departure from the White House after his 1974 resignation.

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Goofs

• At the end of the debate, Peter's brown hair turns black.
• During Peter's political ad, his pants change color.
• Just before the cut to Peter's press conference, Tom Tucker's eyebrows disappear.

Trivia

• We find out in this episode that Peter Griffin once had man boobs.
• The Channel 5 newscast announcing Peter's victory begins with the title "Erection Day" in the upper left of the screen.
• Throughout the show, Peter's usual green pants are black instead.