Sibling Rivalry (Family Guy)
"Sibling Rivalry" | |
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Family Guy episode | |
Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 22 |
Directed by | Dan Povenmire |
Written by | Cherry Chevapravatdumrong |
Production code | 4ACX24 |
Original air date | March 26, 2006 |
Guest appearances | |
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"Sibling Rivalry" is the 22nd episode of the
The episode was written by
Plot
After
Bertram declares war on
Meanwhile, Peter loses his sex drive after the vasectomy, much to the frustration of Lois, who turns to food. After Peter makes fun of her slight weight gain, she deliberately gains more weight out of spite. Her increased appetite results in her becoming obese, which ironically ends up reviving their sex life. Peter feeds Lois copious amounts of food to make her even fatter. Eventually, Lois's heart gives out during sex and she is rushed to the hospital, where the doctors remove all of the excess fat and return her to normal size. Lois admits that eating is not a good way to solve problems, and Peter states he loves her no matter her size, but is later caught kissing the fat in a storage closet.
Production
The song performed after Lois' pregnancy test comes back negative was written by Alec Sulkin and Alex Borstein, and sung by professional Hollywood studio singers.[3] Orchestrations in this song were performed by Walter Murphy, and described by show producer Seth MacFarlane to be "wonderful".[3] The sketch of Peter challenging Lois to a race to Boston was removed from television broadcasting in order to save time.[4] As Lois is slowly racing Peter to Boston, a Shania Twain song can be heard on the radio; Dan Povenmire states on the DVD commentary that he often gets into trouble for adding pieces of music into an episode when they're so short, yet cost so much.[5] The producers of both Family Guy and the Ice Age series agreed to collaborate in the episode during its reference to Scrat from the Ice Age series.[3]
There was discussion among the producers of the series regarding whether Bertram should be included in the storyline, as he had not appeared in any episodes for several years.[4] An un-used scene was intended for broadcasting which showed Stewie, while trying to find Waldo in an Abercrombie & Fitch catalog, saying to Brian "Oh, turn to the next page. I bet they put him in someone's utility pocket", but it was never used as it was not deemed funny enough for the episode.[3] Originally, Peter singing "Milkshake" to inmates at a prison was going to be naked and push his nipples from underneath, but broadcasting standards objected; as a result, the show broadcast Peter wearing underpants and pushing his nipples from the side.[3][5] When Peter and Lois are in the restaurant and Peter leaves to "warn the chef of Lois' arrival", Lois was intended to say "If he won't put something in me, I will", but the gag was never broadcast.[5]
The unsafe homeless man with whom Peter was seen leaving a youth-baseball team in Stewie's flashback was originally based on John Wayne Gacy, but people claimed he didn't look scary enough, so Povenmire changed the character completely to that of a homeless man.[5] The idea of Stewie and Bertram laughing as they go down the slide during their sword fight was pitched by Povenmire's wife and, although negative about the idea at first, Povenmire included it in the episode because the original sketch was not going so well.[5] During Peter and Lois' "fat sex", Peter repeatedly states "almost, almost"; originally, there was going to be approximately twice as many of these, but they were never included in the episode.[3] The DVD version of the episode shows Peter arriving at the sperm bank and saying to the receptionist: "I have an appointment to banish a White Russian from my Kremlin", to which she replies with "This is a sperm bank, you don't have to use innuendo", and Peter concludes the conversation with "Where do I splooge?".[3][5]
In addition to the regular cast, actors Randy Crenshaw, Gavin Dunne, Bob Joyce, John Joyce, Rick Logan, and Wallace Shawn, and voice actors Phil LaMarr, Tara Strong, Nicole Sullivan, and Wally Wingert guest starred in the episode. Recurring voice actor Ralph Garman, and writers Mike Henry, Chris Sheridan, Danny Smith, Alec Sulkin, and John Viener made minor appearances. Actor Patrick Warburton appeared in the episode as well.
Cultural references
When in the children's park, Stewie quotes "Did ya get me my Cheez Whiz, boy" and a man throws one to him, this is a reference to
After Bertram's defeat, the scene cuts away to Stewie and Christopher Moltisanti from The Sopranos digging a hole. The viewer is led to assume that the hole is for Bertram but really it is for a tree Stewie and Christopher are planting. Then Stewie states that Bertram admitted to defeat and ran off after which Christopher calls Bertram a "mook."
Reception
"Sibling Rivalry" was watched by 7.95 million viewers, making it the 77th most-watched program of the week.
References
- ^ "Sibling Rivalry". Tv.msn.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
- ^ "Sibling Rivalry". British Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 2008-04-08. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i MacFarlane, Seth (2006). Family Guy season 4 DVD commentary for the episode "Sibling Rivalry" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ^ a b Goodman, David (2006). Family Guy season 4 DVD commentary for the episode "Sibling Rivalry" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ^ a b c d e f g Povenmire, Dan (2006). Family Guy season 4 DVD commentary for the episode "Sibling Rivalry" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ^ "Family Guy Season 4 Episode 22: "Sibling Rivalry" Quotes - TV Fanatic". Archived from the original on 2010-09-24. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
- ^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. March 28, 2006. Archived from the original on March 11, 2015. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
- TV Squad. Archivedfrom the original on 2008-05-21. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
- ^ Roberts, Geoffrey D. "All in the Family". Real Talk Reviews.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
External links
- "Sibling Rivalry" at IMDb