Peter's Got Woods

"Peter's Got Woods"
Family Guy episode
Peter is given a T-shirt by James Woods.
Episode no.	Season 4 Episode 11
Written by	Danny Smith
Directed by	Chuck Klein & Zac Moncrief
Production no.	4ACX14
Original airdate	September 11, 2005
Guest stars
Fred Tatasciore Adam West Wally Wingert James Woods Rachael MacFarlane Gary Cole Patrick Stewart Jonathan Frakes Michael Dorn
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"Peter's Got Woods" is the eleventh episode from the fourth season of the FOX animated series Family Guy. It is rated TV-PG-DL in the United States. Brian falls for Shauna, an African-American teacher at Chris' school, and petitions to have the name of the "James Woods High School" changed just to please her. Peter objects and has James Woods come to the school to protect its name. Peter and James become friends and start to hang out together, with Woods eventually taking over Brian's place. Shauna is upset that Brian and Peter are still friends after Peter's actions, and makes Brian choose between her and Peter. Brian breaks up with Shauna and eventually patches his differences with Peter at the local bar. Woods, unhappy with Brian and Peter becoming friends again becomes obsessive and obnoxious. Peter and Brian get rid of him by laying out a long line of Reese's Pieces as bait, trapping him in a crate and sending him to be stored away in a Secret Government Warehouse with hundreds of similar crates.

The episode guest started Fred Tatasciore, Adam West, Wally Wingert, James Woods, Rachael MacFarlane, Gary Cole, Patrick Stewart,Jonathan Frakes and Michael Dorn. The episode was written by Danny Smith and was directed by Peter Shin, Chuck Klein and Zac Moncrief. was initially scheduled for September 18, 2005 but was aired a week earlier due to FOX delaying the broadcast of the episode "Perfect Castaway" over sensitivity for Hurricane Katrina victims It received mostly positive reviews.

Plot

Brian and Shauna on a date.

Lois asks Peter to go to a PTA meeting in her place; Peter asks Brian to go instead of him. Brian reluctantly attends, but he falls in love with one of Meg's teachers, Shauna Parks (reference to Rosa Parks), who is black. They go out on a date, and Brian, attempting to win her over, suggests changing the name of James Woods Regional High School to honor Martin Luther King Jr. Shauna likes Brian's idea, and the board holds a meeting to consider the name change. Peter, however, sees through Brian's ruse, so he gets James Woods to come to the meeting. To Peter's chagrin, Woods is okay with changing the name of the school. Impressed by Woods' humility, the board decides not to change the school's name after all. Brian is furious with Peter's interference.

Peter and Woods become very good friends while Brian continues to date Shauna. Shauna is upset that Brian still talks to Peter and makes Brian choose between Peter and her. Brian feels that his friendship with Peter is more important, so he and Shauna break up. Brian and Peter patch their differences at The Drunken Clam, becoming friends again. Upon returning home, they find Woods waiting angrily for them; his behaviour becomes increasingly erratic and obsessive over the next few days. Finally, Peter and Brian get rid of Woods by laying out a long line of Reese's Pieces as bait, trapping him in a crate and sending him to be stored away in a Secret Government Warehouse with hundreds of similar crates.

Production and cultural references

The was initially scheduled for September 18, 2005 but was aired a week earlier due to FOX delaying the broadcast of the episode "Perfect Castaway" over sensitivity for Hurricane Katrina victims, as the episode made many jokes about tropical storms.^[1] Although, this episode was rated TV-PG instead of the usual TV-14 rating.^[2]

The episode was written by Danny Smith and was directed by Peter Shin, Chuck Klein and Zac Moncrief.^[3] The episode features guest appearances from Fred Tatasciore, Adam West, Wally Wingert, James Woods, Rachael MacFarlane and Gary Cole.^[3] The episode aired September 11, 2005.^[3] In a cutaway of Star Trek the voices of Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes and Michael Dorn where provided.^[4]

The episode contains some cultural references. In a secene the toilet that Barnie Rubble used in the Flintstones was used in a comparaison.^[4] In a scene Stewie is shown playing Marco Polo with Helen Keller.^[4] In a cutaway of "Star Trek" the actual stars Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes and Michael Dorn.^[4] During the episode Stewie reads The Da Vinci Code.^[4] Peter and James Woods sing a song from the musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.Luring James Woods out with a trail of Reese's Pieces is a reference to E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. The final scene with Peter repeating "top men" and Woods being stored away in a crate is a reference to Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Reception

This episode had 9.22 million viewers on its first airing, and it and its lead-out, American Dad!, won the hour among 18-49 demographic.^[5] Ryan J. Budke of AOL's blog TV Squad gave this episode a favorable review.^[6]

References

External links

• Peter's Got Woods at the Internet Movie Database
• "Peter's Got Woods" at TV.com
• Peter's Got Woods on Family Guy Wiki, an external wiki
• Family Guy Reference Archive