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Family Guy Episode Guide - Season Four

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By Nancy Basile, About.com

"PTV" on Family Guy

"PTV" on Family Guy

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"North by North Quahog"
Original Air Date: May 1, 2005
Peter and Lois battle Mel Gibson (not voiced by Gibson himself) over their idea for an action-thriller sequel to "The Passion of the Christ." They end up in a parody of "North by Northwest" that takes them to Cape Cod, a Manhattan luxury hotel and, of course, Mount Rushmore. Back in Quahog, Brian and Stewie chaperone Chris's prom.

"Fast Times at Buddy Cianci Jr. High"
Original Air Date: May 8, 2005
Chris has a crush on his sultry new English teacher (guest voice Drew Barrymore,) and she has an indecent proposal for him. Brian's on the faculty as well, and is encouraging his troubled students to strive for the bottom.

"Blind Ambition"
Original Air Date: May 15, 2005
After Quagmire is credited with saving a woman's life, Peter vows to do something memorable as well. Guest voices include Judd Hirsch (as himself,) Gina Gershon (a police officer) and Gary Cole (a security guard.)

"Don't Make Me Over"
Original Air Date: June 5, 2005
Peter, Joe, Quagmire and Cleveland form a rock band, but it's Meg who looks like the one who'll make it in the music business. All it took was a makeover at the mall. Gene Simmons has a voice cameo as himself.

"The Cleveland-Loretta Quagmire"
Original Air Date: June 12, 2005
Peter and Brian set out to help Cleveland get his manhood back after they catch his wife in bed with Quagmire. Guest voices include Macho Man Randy Savage as himself.

"Petarded"
Original Air Date: June 19, 2005
Peter takes a test for a genius grant and flunks it, to say the least. As his doctor tells him, "You are just over the line of mental retardation." Guest voices include Gary Cole, Michael York and Cloris Leachman.

"Brian the Bachelor"
Original Air Date: June 26, 2005
"The Bachelorette" comes to Quahog looking for contestants, and Brian and Quagmire are selected. Meanwhile, Chris makes friends with a pimple of his (which can talk) and he names it Doug. Jessica Biel plays the Bachelorette. Dr. Drew ("Loveline") also guests.

"8 Simple Rules for Buying My Teenage Daughter"
Original Air Date: July 10, 2005
Peter runs up a huge tab at Mort Goldman's pharmacy, and settles it by selling Meg to Mort, whose nerdy son Neil has a crush on her. Of course, Meg can't stand Neil. Meanwhile, the Griffins search for a babysitter for Stewie.

"Breaking Out Is Hard to Do"
Original Air Date: July 17, 2005
Lois turns into a kleptomaniac and soon finds herself in jail, which leaves the Griffin household in more disarray than usual. The family plans a prison break. And as the plot unfolds, Peter takes up sumo wrestling.

"Model Misbehavior"
Original Air Date: July 24, 2005
One-time Miss Teen Rhode Island Lois fulfills her dream of becoming a model. It's a thrill (and diet pill) ride for her. But not for Peter. Meanwhile, Brian's suffering from worms but can't afford the medication to cure it, so he turns to Stewie, who hires him to work on his pyramid scheme.

"Peter's Got Woods"
Original Air Date: September 11, 2005
Peter and guest star James Woods become fast friends when Woods shows up in Quahog. He's in town because of a suggestion to re-name James Woods High School after Martin Luther King Jr., a request from Meg's black history teacher, who's dating Brian. Adam West guest stars.

"Perfect Castaway"
Original Air Date: September 18, 2005
Peter, Joe, Cleveland and Quagmire are lost at sea for months. Happily they're rescued, but Peter's return home has a very unhappy surprise. Adam Carolla provides the voice of Death.

"Jungle Love"
Original Air Date: September 25, 2005
Chris, a victim of freshman hazing in high school, runs away to South America. Meanwhile, Peter gets a job in a brewery. One of the perks is free beer, and Peter reacts to it predictably. Carrie Fisher provides the voice of his supervisor, Angela. Other voices include Jay Mohr and Adam West.

"PTV"
Original Air Date: November 6, 2005
When a "trouser malfunction" at the Emmy Awards leads to an FCC crackdown on TV, Peter fights back by starting his own unexpurgated station, PTV. But then Lois fights back against Peter's "inappropriate shows," and the FCC joins the fray. Meanwhile, Stewie finds Osama bin Laden.

"Brian Goes Back to College"
Original Air Date: November 13, 2005
After getting fired from his writing job at the "New Yorker" because he lacks a college degree, Brian re-enrolls at Brown. Stewie comes along to keep him company. Meanwhile, Peter, Cleveland, Joe and Quagmire enter a costume competition at an '80s-TV convention as "The A-Team," then decide to become their own A-Team to "rid the world of injustice and evil."

"The Courtship of Stewie's Father"
Original Air Date: November 20, 2005
Stewie has been taking out his aggressions on Lois, and she decides that the reason is because he isn't close enough to his father, so she orders them to bond. They finally succeed at Disney World. Carrie Fisher provides the voice of Angela, Peter's boss at the Pawtucket Brewery.

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