Bigfat
"Bigfat" | |
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Family Guy episode | |
Episode no. | Season 11 Episode 18 |
Directed by | Julius Wu |
Written by | Brian Scully |
Production code | AACX15 |
Original air date | April 14, 2013 |
Guest appearances | |
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"Bigfat" is the seventeenth episode of the
Plot
Crossover cold opening
The crossover consisted of
Main plot
Quagmire asks the guys to come along with him on a trip to some Montreal strip clubs (Peter says he's always wanted to go there, but says he couldn't because South Park already went there). Quagmire asks that they lie about where they are going in order to keep the wives from complaining to him about going to strip clubs.
On the private luxury plane Quagmire acquires by "catching John Travolta with not Kelly Preston", Peter reenacts
Two months later, the Search and Rescue Party nearly gives up the search when signs of Peter start to turn up. The family rushes to where Peter left a doll of
Getting Peter home, they try to reintroduce him to his life. Lois then shows Peter a video that he made before he became feral. When it comes to the second tape, the Peter on that tape tells Peter not to listen to the Peter on the first video since that Peter is lying and tells Peter to be free as he runs out of the house. Stewie tries to make the best of things by singing with Peter where he grunts to the tunes of "
At home and returned to normal in only a day, Peter announces that Quagmire is taking him to a strip club in Montreal to celebrate Peter returning to normal. At the strip club, Peter is surprised to see Charlotte Rae (the actress who portrayed Edna Garrett) as a stripper.
Reception
The episode received a 2.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic and was watched by a total of 5.02 million viewers. This made it the most watched show on Fox's Animation Domination line-up that night, beating The Simpsons, American Dad!, Bob's Burgers and The Cleveland Show.[3] The episode was met with mixed reviews from critics. Kevin McFarland of The A.V. Club gave the episode a C, saying "Bigfat" is one of those consistently funny episodes brought down by too much Meg-bashing.[4] Mark Trammell of TV Equals said "All in all, a good but not great episode that had the makings of a classic, but faltered in the end. If you’re a fan of the older style of "Family Guy" humor, you'll at least want to see the first bit of the episode, but be forewarned, it doesn't get any better than that."[5] Carter Dotson of TV Fanatic gave the episode three out of five stars, saying "Peter going feral didn't really last long enough, nor had any great comic consequences. It just wasn't nearly as funny as it could or should have been, minus perhaps Peter getting his humanity back by way of wanting Meg to shut up. It all felt like an extremely-missed opportunity. It was all half-baked. Survival was a theme in the Family Guy Season 11 premiere. Most of the jokes felt like lazy references that should have gone further than they did. None of the plot threads were given any room to develop. This could have been a lot better than it turned out to be, but instead was just mostly mediocre. Still, it had the King of the Hill homage, which justified the whole half-hour."[6]
References
- ^ "Family Guy Episode Guide 2013 Season 11 - Bigfat, Episode 17". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
- ^ Harnick, Chris (April 15, 2013). "'King Of The Hill' Meets 'Family Guy' (PHOTOS)". Huffington Post.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (April 16, 2013). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'The Cleveland Show', 'Once Upon a Time', 'The Amazing Race', 'Family Guy', 'Celebrity Apprentice' & 'American Dad!' Adjusted Up; '60 Minutes' Adjusted Down + Final Golf Numbers". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 19, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
- ^ McFarland, Kevin (15 April 2013). ""Bigfat" | Family Guy | TV Club | TV". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
- ^ "Family Guy Season 11 Review "Bigfat"". TV Equals. Archived from the original on 2013-05-04. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
- ^ "Family Guy Review: That Peter Ain't Right". TV Fanatic. 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2014-08-12.