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"Welcome Back, Carter"
Family Guy episode
Episode no.Season 9
Episode 3
Directed byCyndi Tang-Loveland
Written byWellesley Wild
Production code8ACX04[1]
Original air dateOctober 10, 2010 (2010-10-10)
Guest appearances
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"Welcome Back, Carter" is the third episode of the

Carter Pewterschmidt is having an affair with another woman. Deciding to blackmail him, Peter begins taking advantage of his father-in-law's enormous wealth, before accidentally spilling the beans to Carter's wife, Barbara, who divorces him soon after. Peter then becomes Carter's wingman
, and helps him rediscover his bachelorhood, as he begins navigating through the dating scene.

The episode was written by

Nielsen ratings, it was viewed in 7.02 million homes in its original airing. The episode featured guest performances by Max Burkholder, Christine Lakin and Rachael MacFarlane, along with several recurring guest voice actors for the series. "Welcome Back, Carter" was released on DVD
along with three other episodes from the season on December 13, 2011.

Plot

After deciding to visit her parents,

Joe
, who suggest Peter blackmail Carter as revenge for his constant mistreatment of Peter.

Visiting his wife's parents during the middle of the night, Peter informs Carter that he is now his personal slave, and must perform any task he wishes, including having a limousine joust, which ends with them experiencing massive blood loss, and writing witty catchphrases. Noticing Peter and Carter spending time together, Barbara and Lois soon witness the two taking a high-definition television out of the house. But while they are doing this, Peter accidentally spills the beans to Barbara about the affair, and Barbara is instantly devastated by this and runs of the room sobbing.

Enraged, Carter announces that he and Barbara are getting a divorce, causing Brian to suggest he meet other people. Taking him to the local club, Peter introduces Carter to the dating scene, where he soon meets Paula, an attractive blonde. Going on to demand an

African American
patron fetch him a drink, Carter is accused of being a racist by Paula, who leaves him. Continuing to desire Barbara, Carter decides to take a bouquet of roses to his former wife. While there, he discovers that Barbara has begun dating Roginald, the man she had an affair with during the war (who sings to her in the tune of 'The Miners Mother'). Announcing he has something important to say to Barbara, Carter confesses his love for her, and apologizes. Barbara then allows Carter to earn her trust by letting him move back in, and the two ultimately embrace in a passionate kiss.

Production and development

Series creator Seth MacFarlane does the voice of Carter Pewterschmidt in addition to his regular characters.

The episode was written by series regular

Carter Pewterschmidt, with main cast member and former series writer Alex Borstein providing the voice of Carter's wife, Barbara Pewterschmidt.[3]

"Welcome Back, Carter", along with the two other episodes from Family Guy's ninth season, was released on a three-disc

San Diego Comic-Con International.[4][5]

In addition to the regular cast, child actor Max Burkholder, actress Christine Lakin, and voice actress Rachael MacFarlane guest starred in the episode. Recurring guest voice actress Alexandra Breckenridge, actor Ralph Garman, and writers Patrick Meighan, Danny Smith, Alec Sulkin and John Viener also made minor appearances. Actor Patrick Warburton appeared in the episode as well.[2][3]

Cultural references

Director Ken Burns was referenced in the episode.

In the opening scene of the episode, Peter notices a painting of a ship in his mother-in-law's living room, and questions whether or not he can change the channel. Lois goes on to instruct Peter that it is not a television, with Barbara interrupting and telling him it is actually the television channel

prosthetic leg ultimately falls off.[6]

In an attempt to make Barbara love Carter again, Peter instructs him that he must befriend a cute child in order to win her over. Peter then invites child actor Jonathan Lipnicki to the Griffin family home, but he is immediately shocked by his change in appearance.[6]

Reception

"Welcome Back, Carter" was broadcast on October 10, 2010, as a part of an animated television night on Fox, and was preceded by The Simpsons, and Family Guy creator and executive producer Seth MacFarlane's spin-off, The Cleveland Show, and followed by an episode of American Dad!. It was watched by 7.02 million viewers, according to Nielsen ratings, despite airing simultaneously with

The Amazing Race on CBS and Sunday Night Football on NBC, and falling only 15% from the previous week's broadcast. The episode also acquired a 3.4 rating in the 18–49 demographic, beating The Simpsons, American Dad! and The Cleveland Show in addition to significantly edging out all three shows in total viewership.[7]

Television critics reacted mostly mixed to "Welcome Back, Carter", calling the storyline "hit-or-miss."

Son of Stan".[8] In a slightly more neutral review of the episode, Jason Hughes of TV Squad praised the episode's cutaways, stating that they "came back with a vengeance this week." Hughes went on to comment negatively on the scene involving Carter being woken up and hinting at incest with his daughter, noting, "It's weird that while the pedophile character of Herbert doesn't bother me at all, this potential admission really does. Maybe because it adds an element of incest, or seemed more genuine than Herbert's over-the-top antics. But really, it's just another throwaway gag in the world of Seth MacFarlane."[6] Actor Jonathan Lipnicki, who was parodied in the episode, responded to his portrayal by stating, "I don't feel bad about what they said on Family Guy. It was all in good fun, I've worked on that show [before]."[9]

References

  1. ^ "20th Century Fox – Fox In Flight – Family Guy". 20th Century Fox. Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2010-12-17.
  2. ^ a b c d "Family Guy Cast and Details". TV Guide. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Wild, Wellesley; Tang, Cyndi; MacFarlane, Seth (2010-10-10). "Welcome Back, Carter". Family Guy. Season 09. Episode 03. Fox.
  4. ^ Lambert, Dave (2011-06-24). "Family Guy – Does a Fan Site Message Board Have a List of Volume 9 DVD Contents and Extras?". TVShowsonDVD.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  5. ^ Lambert, Dave (2011-07-21). "Family Guy – Street Date, Cost, and Other New Info for 'Volume 9' Come Out". TVShowsonDVD.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  6. ^ a b c d Hughes, Jason (2010-10-11). "Sundays With Seth: 'Cleveland Show,' 'Family Guy' and 'American Dad' Recaps". TV Squad. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
  7. ^ Gorman, Bill (2010-10-11). "TV Ratings: Against Sunday Night Football & Baseball; Simpsons, Cleveland, Family Guy, American Dad, Housewives Dive". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on 2010-10-13. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
  8. ^ a b Kaiser, Rowan (2010-10-11). ""MoneyBART"/"How Cleveland Got His Groove Back"/"Welcome Back Carter"/"Son of Stan, Pt. 2 of 2"". The A.V. Club. AOL, Inc. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
  9. ^ "Jonathan Lipnicki Dissed By 'Family Guy,' But He's OK With That". TV Squad. 2010-10-11. Archived from the original on 2010-10-12. Retrieved 2010-10-13.

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