Family Guy – PTV (s04e14)

Download: Family Guy – 4×14 – PTV

“PTV” is an Emmy-nominated episode from season four of the FOX animated television series Family Guy. The episode dealt with censorship on television, and specifically the FCC. 8.6 million people watched this episode on its first run on FOX.

In the February 2007 Playboy issue, as well as the commentary for the DVD, Seth talks about how the FCC wanted a copy of the episode. Seth thought they wanted to censor the episode or that it would cause him trouble, but it turns out they wanted to watch it because they had heard it was really funny. The FCC watched it and thought it was funny.

Opening Sequence
In a cave somewhere in Afghanistan, Osama bin Laden and his associates are getting ready to film their next message to send to Americans, but keeps breaking character following a blooper on his first take. Stewie shows up and starts to fight everyone. After succeeding, Stewie falls from the cave and lands on his bike (in a parody of the opening of the first The Naked Gun movie). He heads toward home to the Griffins’ garage, where he smashed Homer Simpson on the door before he stopped.

Episode Summary
Peter is very excited about watching the Emmy Awards, however Lois tells him that he has to attend Meg’s play. Peter voices his frustration and is forced to go. At Meg’s play, Peter tries many ways to watch the Emmys, even trying to convince Lois to leave early, but he fails.

Back at home, the news anchors are reporting that after a “trouser malfunction,” David Hyde Pierce revealed his testicles. Peter is outraged that he “missed a moment in television history.” In the Federal Communications Commission building, the Board of Commssioners are discussing what to do about the David Hyde Pierce incident. Their Chairman, Cobra Commander from G.I. Joe, tells them that they have to censor television.

The FCC gets to work on television shows, cutting out anything that might be deemed inappropriate, including Christe’s bikini on Three’s Company, Ralph Kramden’s threats of spousal abuse and even Dick van Dyke’s name. Peter is enraged, and swears to fight the ban. With advice from Tom Tucker, Peter starts his own television network called PTV. He broadcasts classic shows in their original, unedited versions, as well as original programming, such as Cheeky Bastard, Midnight Q, Dogs Humping, The Peter Griffin Side-Boob Hour, and (in a DVD exclusive scene), a parody of MTV’s “Jackass” called Douchebags.

Lois is upset about Peter’s obscenity in his shows. She calls the FCC, prompting Peter, Brian, and Stewie to perform an elaborate musical number about how insane the FCC’s regulations are. The song ends with Peter, Stewie and Brian in travestial outfits (probably a reference to the Rocky Horror Picture Show).

The FCC shut down PTV. After Peter tells the FCC that they can’t stop people from being who they are, they take on the challenge. The FCC start to censor any foul language and inappropriate behavior in Quahog – all expletives are bleeped with an air horn, and audible farts are banned in public. After being prevented from having sex due to the indecency laws, Lois eventually concedes that Peter was right, and they both lobby Congress to have the FCC’s rulings reversed. At first they resist, but they relent when Peter points out the resemblance of many Washington area buildings to various naughty body parts.

The oppression of the FCC is gone, and the family settles down to watch an episode of the Brady Bunch that features a poop joke.

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