Whistle While Your Wife Works
"Whistle While Your Wife Works" | |
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Family Guy episode | |
Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 5 |
Directed by | Greg Colton |
Written by | Steve Callaghan |
Production code | 4ACX35 |
Original air date | November 12, 2006 |
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"Whistle While Your Wife Works" is the fifth episode of season five of Family Guy, the last episode produced for Season 4. The show originally aired on November 12, 2006. The plot follows Peter losing his fingers after an accident while holding fireworks. Behind on his work and threatened with the possibility of dismissal, he asks Lois to catch up on his work for him, to which she agrees. However, he repeatedly attempts to seduce her, eventually succeeding, distracting her from the work. Meanwhile, Brian begins dating a woman named Jillian who, much to Stewie's delight, lacks general knowledge and intelligence.[1]
The episode was written by
Plot
The opening sequence is different from many other episodes in that Peter trips during the theme song and injures a stage dancer, consequently puncturing her lung. After the fall, Peter complains that his foot is starting to swell up. Also, Stewie comes towards the camera screen and suggests they cut from the opening sequence.
Meanwhile,
Production
The character of Jillian was altered several times by the show producers before its original airing; however, the final character personality was designed to be that of "a bulimic cheerleader."[3] The character of Jillian was also designed to be "not the brightest bauble on the tree," but this too was repeatedly changed.[3] The description of Jillian's voice being that of a bulimic cheerleader somewhat relates to a future episode plot, where Stewie calls Jillian fat, to which she responds by leaving the room and throwing up.[4] When Stewie exclaims "it's like she's fucking five," this was not set to broadcast at its original air date, but rather added in at a later date for unknown reasons.[5] When Stewie is entertaining the elderly citizens by singing a song entitled "there's a hole in the bottom of the sea," this is actually Seth MacFarlane's father playing the guitar, as he used to sing it to Seth when he was a child.[6] During the making of this episode, not much thought was put into the character of Jillian, despite the fact she was always meant to be recurring character;[3] although her regular appearances throughout season 5 were described as "a big thing for Family Guy."[6]
In addition to the regular cast, actress
Cultural references
Show creator Seth MacFarlane claims on the DVD
Reception
In a slight improvement over the previous week, the episode was viewed in 9.04 million homes in its original airing, according to
IGN's Dan Iverson gave a mixed review, commenting that "it is only passable" and that "it did not have that laugh out loud funny" concept.[8] However, Iverson positively comments that the voice of Jillian by Drew Barrymore was perfect. Iverson added that it's "pretty humorous in this episode was how they made fun of mediocre films."[8] In conclusion, Iverson gave the episode a final rating of 6.9/10.[8] The press release for this episode commented that Jillian is a "very attractive but intellectually challenged,"[9] giving no negative comments. The entire scene of Buzz Killington discussing bridges to Peter and his friends in a flashback is Barrymore's favorite scene.[3]
References
- ^ "Whistle While Your Wife Works". BBC.co.uk. 2006. Retrieved 2007-12-13.
- ^ Plot synopsis information for the episode "Whistle While Your Wife Works" (DVD). 20th Century Fox. 2006.
- ^ a b c d Barrymore, Drew (2006). Family Guy season 5 DVD commentary for the episode "Whistle While Your Wife Works" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ^ Callaghan, Steve (2006). Family Guy season 5 DVD commentary for the episode "Whistle While Your Wife Works" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ^ Goodman, David (2006). Family Guy season 5 DVD commentary for the episode "Whistle While Your Wife Works" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ^ a b c MacFarlane, Seth (2006). Family Guy season 5 DVD commentary for the episode "Whistle While Your Wife Works" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. 2006-11-14. Archived from the original on 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- ^ a b c "Family Guy: "Whistle While Your Wife Works" Review". tv.ign.com. 2006. Retrieved 2007-12-13.
- ^ "Satirical cartoon uptalk is not HRT either". Language Log. 2006. Retrieved 2007-12-13.
External links
- "Whistle While Your Wife Works" at IMDb