Death Has a Shadow
General
Season: 1
Episode: 1
Total Episode Count: 1
Prod. code: 1ACX01
First Aired: January 31, 1999
Initial Viewers (millions): 22.01
Episode Cast and Crew
Director: Peter Shin
Writers: Seth MacFarlane
Storyboarders: Shawna Cha, John Rice, Mark Zoeller
Plot
After Peter heavily drinks at a bachelor party, even though he told Lois he would not, he gets fired from his job at the Happy-go-Lucky toy factory for being hung over. Peter soon applies for welfare, but after a mix-up, gets sent a check for $150,000. Eventually, Lois finds out, and Peter decides [...]
Death Is A Bitch
Lois Griffin
[Singing] “It seems today that all you see
Lois Griffin
“is violence in movies and sex on TV
Peter Griffin
“But where are those good, old-fashioned values
Peter Griffin
“on which we used to rely?
All
“Lucky there’s a family guy
All
“Lucky there’s a man who’ll positively tell you
All
“all the things that make us
Stewie Griffin
“laugh ‘n’ cry
All
“He’s a family guy”
[Crickets chirping]
Morley Safer
I’m Morley Safer.
Mike Wallace
I’m Mike Wallace.
Ed Bradley
I’m Ed Bradley.
Lesley Stahl
I’m Lesley Stahl.
Lesley Stahl
And one of you is hung like an elf.
Lois Griffin
[Laughing]
Lois Griffin
I feel so naughty.
Peter Griffin
Lois, [...]
Death Has a Shadow
[Cheery instrumental music]
Jan Brady
Mom, Dad, I found cigarettes in Greg’s jacket.
Father Brady
Greg, were you smoking cigarettes?
Greg Brady
No, Dad.
Father Brady
He’s lying. There’s no doubt about that. Greg, I’m afraid your punishment will be four hours in the snakepit. That’ll give you time to think about what you did.
Greg Brady
Man!
Father Brady
That’ll teach him. Jan, I’m afraid you’ve earned a day in the fire chamber for tattling on your brother.
Lois Griffin
Smoking. How does a boy like that go so wrong?
Peter Griffin
They live [...]
Family Guy Scripts
Season 1
#
Total
Episode Title
Original Airdate
Prod. code
Pilot
X
Pilot
December 20, 1998
1ACX79
1
1
Death Has a Shadow
January 31, 1999
1ACX01
2
2
I Never Met the Dead Man
April 11, 1999
1ACX02
3
3
Chitty Chitty Death Bang
April 18, 1999
1ACX04
4
4
Mind Over Murder
April 25, 1999
1ACX03
5
5
A Hero Sits Next Door
May 2, 1999
1ACX05
6
6
Family Guy Episode List
Family Guy ran originally from January 31, 1999 to February 14, 2002 on the Fox Network. Shortly after the third season aired in 2003, Fox canceled the series. Family Guy was one of the first to really push the envelope of what was allowed on TV.
Thanks to fan support, it is now in it’s 8th season with a 9th season scheduled. The ninth season is set to premiere in Fall of 2010 with a one hour “whodunit” murder mystery set [...]
Episode 1: Death Has a Shadow
In this pilot episode to the series, Peter goes out to a friend’s bachelor party, but first promises Lois that he won’t get drunk. He does, of course, and the resulting hangover causes him to lose his job the next day. After several unsuccessful attempts to get a new job, Peter applies for welfare, only to discover that a clerical error has now made the family rich. Things spin further out of Peter’s control, while Lois is still unaware that [...]
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