Family Guy Season 2 Episode Guide
Family Guy's second season first aired on the Fox network in twenty-one episodes from September 23, 1999 to August 1, 2000 before being released as a DVD box set and in syndication. It premiered with the episode "Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater" and finished with "Fore Father". The second season of Family Guy continues the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family-father Peter, mother Lois, daughter Meg, son Chris, baby Stewie and Brian, the family pet, who reside in their hometown of Quahog. The executive producers for the second season were David Zuckerman and series creator Seth MacFarlane.
Episode 1: Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater
Lois’ aunt Marguerite comes to visit and promptly drops dead on the Griffin’s doorstep. In her will, she leaves Lois her mansion in Newport, and urges her niece to abandon life as a suburban housewife and come live as she was meant to. With Brian’s help, Peter soon gets into the swing of high society life, but as usual he goes overboard and gets himself in trouble. How will he get out of the hole he’s dug for himself now [...]
Episode 2: Holy Crap
Peter tries to win his father’s approval by inviting him to stay with the family after his retirement. His father, however, is an ultra-religious Catholic who hates Lois and is absolutely intolerant of anyone else. Still, Peter hopes to have the kind of bonding that was missing from his childhood, and when all his plans fair to work out, he resorts to kidnapping the Pope
Episode 3: Da Boom!
New Year’s 2000 is approaching, and Spooner Street is preparing for a big holiday bash. When Peter hears about the impending disaster of Y2K, however, he panics and locks the family in the basement. His fears turn out to be well-founded when the world’s computer systems go haywire and civilization is destroyed by atomic blasts. After digging out of the rubble, the family decides to travel to the Natick Twinkie factory in the hopes of finding food and building a [...]
Episode 4: Brian in Love
When Lois discovers that someone has been urinating on the carpet, suspicion first turns to Stewie. When the real culprit is revealed to be Brian, however, he starts seeing a psychiatrist to talk through his emotional problems. The doctor comes to the conclusion that Brian may be having stress over unrequited feelings of love for Lois. Brian accepts that these feelings are real, but how can he express his affection for the wife of his best friend?
Episode 5: Love Thy Trophy
Everyone on Spooner Street becomes enemies when a trophy they all won mysteriously goes missing; Meg makes extra tips at her new job as a waitress by telling everyone she’s unwed, teenage mother of Stewie.
Episode 6: Death Is a Bitch
In an attempt to avoid paying expensive hospital bill, Peter says that he is dead on hospital sign-out sheet. Later that night he visited by Death who has come to take him away. While chasing Peter down, Death twists his ankle and cannot fulfill his duties. So Peter must take his place.
Episode 7: The King Is Dead
Lois gets the job of director for the Quahog community theater and decides to do a production of The King and I. Peter gets upset when he isn’t chosen for a part, so Lois decides to make it up to him by naming him the producer. The changes that Peter then insists on create so much disruption for Lois, however, that she quits in anger and leaves him in charge. Free to express his own vision, Peter puts on a [...]
Episode 8: I Am Peter, Hear Me Roar
After being sued for sexual harassment, Peter is forced to attend sensitivity training seminar. After failing miserably Peter is then sent to an all women’s retreat. Upon returning Peter has a new personality and a new outlook upon life. Both of which are exactly like that of a woman’s
Episode 9: If I’m Dyin’ I’m Lyin’
When Peter and Chris’ favorite TV show is canceled, Peter hatches a scheme to get it back on the air: by having Chris pretend to be dying of a rare disease, Peter convinces a dying wish charity to lobby the network to re-air the show in exchange for the TV rights to Chris’ death. Peter then tries to back out of his end of the deal by claiming to have miraculously healed the fatal disease, but doesn’t count on what [...]
Episode 10: Running Mates
Lois is running for town school board with Peter’s full support. When he learns, however, that Lois supports the board’s decision to fire his favorite teacher for insane behavior, Peter decides to throw his hat into the ring as well. As the race heats up, Peter starts resorting to under-handed tactics, and family relations in the Griffin household suffer as a result.
Episode 11: A Picture Is Worth 1,000 Bucks
Peter is out driving with one of Chris’ paintings in his car when a man stops him and offers to buy the painting. The man turns out to be a famous art critic from New York, who insists that Chris come with him to develop his talent. While everyone is thrilled at first, Chris starts to feel some misgivings over all that has changed in his life, and uses his art to explore what’s really important to him
Episode 12: Fifteen Minutes of Shame
Fed up with constantly being embarrassed by her father’s behavior, Meg decides to turn the tables by getting them ambushed by a trashy shock-talk TV show. After the show, a TV producer makes the family an offer to set up cameras in their house and create a reality show around their home. The experience is interesting for them at first, but eventually they all want out of the project.
Episode 13: Road to Rhode Island
Brian travels out to California to pick up Stewie, who’s been staying with relatives. Before they can return home, however, their plane tickets and money gets stolen, leaving them stranded. Convincing Lois that they’ll be traveling by train, Brian manages to stall for some time, but they still must find a way to make the long journey to Rhode Island. On the way, Brian stops at the puppy mill where he was born to try and make amends with his [...]
Episode 14: Let’s Go to the Hop
A species of toad that secretes an LSD-like drug has appeared in Quahog, and suddenly all the teens are getting hooked on toad-licking. When the practice begins to touch even the Griffin family, Peter decides to take action by pretending to be a teenager and going back to high school. Through a creative song and dance number, Peter manages to convince the kids to kick the habit, but Meg feels jealous over the attention he gets from the other kids.
Episode 15: Dammit Janet
Worried that Stewie is spending too much time at home and not meeting other children, Lois takes him to a day care center. While he takes it hard at first, Stewie’s attitude changes when he discovers a girl named Janet and falls head over heels in love. Meanwhile, Lois decides to take advantage of her new free time by taking a job as a flight attendant, while Peter decides to take advantage of Lois’ new frequent flier miles.
Episode 16: There’s Something About Paulie
After asking for a favor from the local mob, Peter is then called upon to repay the favor by escorting Paulie, the Don’s disgustingly obnoxious nephew, around the town for an evening. Paulie has a wonderful time and comes to enjoy hanging out with Peter, much to Lois’ disapproval. When Paulie then puts out a contract on Lois’ life, Peter must go straight to the top of the Rhode Island underworld to save his wife.
Episode 17: He’s Too Sexy for His Fat
After suffering endless teasing and humiliation about his weight, Chris decides he wants to shape up. Peter puts him on a diet and exercise program, but when the results are slow in coming, he turns to plastic surgery. Chris opts out of the operation at the last minute, but Peter decides to have the procedure done himself, followed by implants and reconstruction that turn him into a self-centered hunk. Meanwhile, Stewie tries to taunt Chris by overeating, but ends up [...]
Episode 18: E. Peterbus Unum
After trying to apply for a construction permit at the town hall, Peter discovers that his property technically qualifies as an independent nation. Things go well for the fledgling nation of Petoria until Peter, frustrated with the lack of respect he receives at the UN, invades Joe’s swimming pool and touches off a war with America. Left with no weapons, no water, no food and no electricity, will this be Peter’s last stand?
Episode 19: The Story on Page One
Needing more extracurriculars to get into college, Meg signs up as a reporter with the school newspaper. Through persistence and shrewd investigating she lands a scoop exposing Mayor Adam West’s incompetence. Thinking her story is too boring, Peter writes his own article accusing Luke Perry of homosexuality and smuggles it into the news office. The next morning, Meg’s story is the talk of the school, but a certain Mr. Perry isn’t too happy.
Episode 20: Wasted Talent
In an attempt to win a tour of the Pawtucket Brewery, Peter drinks an insane amount of beer. In the process, Lois discovers that as long as Peter is wasted, he can play the piano like a professional. This gives her an idea to enter him in the town piano contest to show up a rival piano teacher. Will Peter’s brain survive long enough to savor victory?
Episode 21: Fore, Father
After Chris neglects his responsibilities, Peter tries to teach him to be more mature by getting him a job as a ball collector at a driving range. While at the range, Cleveland’s hyperactive son shows an amazing aptitude for golf, leading Peter to offer to be his mentor. Can Peter hold Cleveland Jr.’s attention long enough to get him to the big tournament?
