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Family Guy Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
21 Episodes 1999 - 2000
Season 2 continues the animated antics of the constantly grousing Griffin family. The most noteworthy episodic development was the introduction of what would go on to become a very popular theme: "Road to" parodies that hearkened back to the Bob Hope-Bing Crosby song-and-dance comedies of old. The first one was "The Road to Rhode Island," which featured an elaborate musical number and had Stewie and Brian stranded in California and trying to make their way back to their home state. Stars who did voice cameos as themselves included Gregg Allman, Luke Perry, Robin Leach and Lee Majors.
Episode 1
Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater
Thu, Sep 23, 1999 30 mins
The Griffins are movin' on up (to a Newport mansion, specifically), when Lois inherits a "weekend house" from a rich aunt. Robin Leach provides his own voice in a "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" spoof. Voices include Seth MacFarlane (Peter, Stewie, Brian), Alex Borstein (Lois, Aunt Margarite), Seth Green (Chris), Lacey Chabert (Meg).
Episode 2
Holy Crap
Thu, Sep 30, 1999 30 mins
Peter's dour and devout 80-year-old father (voice of Charles Durning) moves in with the Griffins after he retires from the mill where he has worked for 50 years. He's a hellfire-and-damnation man, and he thinks family is heading south. Voices include Carlos Alazraqui (Gnome, Road Manager, Mr. Weed).
Episode 3
Da Boom
Sun, Dec 26, 1999 30 mins
The Griffins usher in the Millennium with a bang----a nuclear one. Victoria Principal and Patrick Duffy have cameos (as their "Dallas" characters Pam and Bobby Ewing) in a live-action coda to the program, in which every Y2K bug that can bite Quahog (and the rest of the world) does. But the Griffins survive and head off, "Mad Max"-like, on a sardonic odyssey through post-apocalyptic New England, where Griffin's Law prevails---until Peter shoots himself in the foot.
Episode 4
Brian in Love
Tue, Mar 7, 2000 30 mins
Brian is having "accidents" (on rugs and other places) and seeks out a therapist (voice of Sam Waterston) to find out why. The therapist's conclusion: Brian's in love. The object of his yearning: Lois. Series creator Seth MacFarlane provides the voices of Brian and Peter, as well as Stewie.
Episode 5
Love Thy Trophy
Tue, Mar 14, 2000 30 mins
Peter and his neighbors enter a float in Quahog's annual Harvest Festival Parade. They win, but then the trophy turns up missing and the winners all suspect each other of stealing it. Meanwhile, Meg (voice of Lacey Chabert) needs $1100 for a purse, so she takes a waitress job, and takes Stewie with her---pretending that she's an unwed mother and Stewie is her crack baby.
Episode 6
Death Is a Bitch
Tue, Mar 21, 2000 30 mins
Peter survives a health scare but gets a killer bill. So he writes "deceased" next to his name on a form---and is visited by the Grim Reaper himself. How, Peter wonders, did Death get the form? "It was e-mailed to me by your HMO." But Death must take a forced holiday when he sprains his ankle chasing Peter, who has no desire to go gently into that good night. In addition to Peter, series creator Seth MacFarlane lends his voice to Dr. Jack Kevorkian, Freddy Krueger, Hitler and other characters.
Episode 7
The King Is Dead
Tue, Mar 28, 2000 30 mins
Lois is named artistic director of the Quahog Players and makes Peter the producer of the troupe's upcoming show, "The King and I." She had to find something for him to do---Peter was complaining about a lack of outlets for his "creativity" (and he certainly can't act).
Episode 8
I Am Peter, Hear Me Roar
Tue, Mar 28, 2000 30 mins
Peter's sense of humor is no laughing matter to the woman who sues him for sexual harassment. He can escape the lawsuit, though---by attending a training session on workplace sensitivity. It's a chance for him to get in touch with his feminine side. Candice Bergen provides the voice of feminist lawyer Gloria Ironbachs. Other voices include Faith Ford (Miss Watson), Jennifer Tilly (Debbie).
Episode 9
If I'm Dyin', I'm Lyin'
Tue, Apr 4, 2000 30 mins
When Peter and Chris's favorite TV show, "Gumbel 2 Gumbel," is canceled, Peter concocts a plan to get it uncanceled. He goes to the Grant-a-Dream Foundation and says that Chris is dying. His dream: bring back the Gumbels. It's granted, but Peter's "white lie" comes back to plague him. Voice of Mr. Harris: Martin Mull. Voice of God: series creator Seth MacFarlane.
Episode 10
Running Mates
Tue, Apr 11, 2000 30 mins
Peter and school-board candidate Lois have divergent views on an education issue, so Peter decides to run against her. The issue: a wacky old science teacher of Peter's is fired after the school's annual "egg drop" experiment because he had the kids drop California-condor eggs. Meanwhile, Chris gets into trouble at school for peeking into the girls' locker room. James Carville, Lee Majors and Andrej Kozlowski appear as themselves.
Episode 11
A Picture's Worth a Thousand Bucks
Tue, Apr 18, 2000 30 mins
A New York art dealer sees a painting of Chris's and immediately christens "Christobel" as the next big thing in art. So the Griffins head for the Big Apple for the launch of his career. Candice Bergen, Faith Ford, Joe Regalbuto and Charles Kimbrough have cameos as their "Murphy Brown" characters. Other voices include Seth Green (Chris) and Alex Borstein (Lois).
Episode 12
Fifteen Minutes of Shame
Tue, Apr 25, 2000 30 mins
Everything Lois and Peter do seems to embarrass Meg, and now the Griffins are to be featured on a reality TV show. Not surprisingly, Meg is appalled. To make matters worse for her, the audience-research report comes in and she's the "least popular." Adam West has a voice cameo as himself.
Episode 13
Road to Rhode Island
Tue, May 30, 2000 30 mins
Hope and Crosby they're not, but Brian and Stewie do have some odd adventures when they bum their way across the country together after losing their plane tickets. In another plotline, Lois makes Peter watch a video designed to help couples communicate more effectively. Sam Waterston has a cameo as Brian's analyst. The topic: Brian's loss of his mother. Other voices include series creator Seth MacFarlane (Brian, Stewie, Peter) and Alex Borstein (Lois).
Episode 14
Let's Go to the Hop
Tue, Jun 6, 2000 30 mins
A psychedelic drug craze (licking Colombian toads) hits Quahog's teens, so Peter goes undercover at the high school to stop it, and ends up being the most popular guy in school. Scenes send up John Hughes movies and "Grease." Greg Allman has a cameo as himself. Other voices include series creator Seth MacFarlane (Peter/Lando and Neil), Mila Kunis (Meg) and Alex Borstein (Lois, Hooker, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor).
Episode 15
Dammit, Janet!
Tue, Jun 13, 2000 30 mins
Lacking excitement in her life, Lois decides to get a job, and Peter steers her toward being a flight attendant (because husbands fly free). Elsewhere, Stewie is dispatched to a day-care center, where he promptly falls in love with a girl named Janet (voice of Tara Charendoff). This rattles him. "I want absolutely nothing to do with the wretched enterprise," he declares, to no avail. Series creator Seth MacFarlane voices Peter and Stewie (as well as Fidel Castro and the Cat in the Hat).
Episode 16
He's Too Sexy for His Fat
Tue, Jun 27, 2000 30 mins
Tired of being overweight, Chris (voice of Seth Green) decides to diet and exercise. That doesn't work, but there's always liposuction and plastic surgery---if not for Chris, then for another Griffin man (Peter---the one with the fat head). Other voices include Danny Smith (Dr. Ling, James Caan, Keenan, Lyle Lovett, Phineas, Salesman and Quentin Tarantino); and Mike Henry (Broderick, Cleveland, Cop, Eskimo Man, Performance Artist and Roman).
Episode 17
There's Something About Paulie
Tue, Jun 27, 2000 30 mins
Peter finds himself tied to the mob after he buys a car that turns out to be a lemon, and a wiseguy (voice of Jon Cryer) offers lemon aid. Other guest voices include Michael Chiklis (Big Fat Paulie) and Alan King (the Don). Series creator Seth MacFarlane provides the voice of Peter.
Episode 18
E Peterbus Unum
Wed, Jul 12, 2000 30 mins
When Peter goes to City Hall for a pool permit, he discovers that the Griffin house is not located in Quahog---or even in the U.S. And so a new nation---Petoria---is born. Not surprisingly, Peter (voice of series creator Seth MacFarlane) proves to be a saber-rattler, and that leads to a cooling in U.S.-Petorian relations. Other voices include Adam West as Quahog mayor Adam West.
Episode 19
The Story on Page One
Tue, Jul 18, 2000 30 mins
Luke Perry (who provides his own voice) is the subject of Meg's journalistic excess. Actually, it's Peter's: he writes an article "outing" Perry (with no evidence whatsoever), puts Meg's name on it and submits it to her school newspaper. Adam West provides the voice of Quahog mayor Adam West. Other voices include Mila Kunis (Meg) and series creator Seth MacFarlane (Peter, Brian, Stewie and Thomas Jefferson).
Episode 20
Wasted Talent
Tue, Jul 25, 2000 30 mins
The men of Quahog drink themselves into stupors trying to win a contest sponsored by the mysterious brewer Pawtucket Pete. The prize: a tour of his near-mystical brewery (and a lifetime supply of beer). Meanwhile, Lois (voice of Alex Bornstein), a frustrated pianist who competes vicariously through the students she teaches, finds one with real promise just before a big competition. Series creator Seth MacFarlane provides the voices of Peter, Stewie and Brian Griffin. Chris: Seth Green.
Episode 21
Fore, Father
Tue, Aug 1, 2000 30 mins
Chris takes up with Quagmire when he feels neglected by Peter, who coaches Cleveland Jr. to play with him in a golf tournament. Patrick Warburton, Mike Henry, Nicole Sullivan.
