Peter Problems (Family Guy)

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"Peter Problems"
How ironic is it that Peter's struggles with being a now-unemployed husband aren't even close to the real problem: the episode itself?
Series: Family Guy Part of Season: 12 Episode Number: 9 Air Date: January 5, 2014 Writer: Teresa Hsiao Director: Bob Bowen Previous episode: Christmas Guy Next episode: Grimm Job

Peter Problems is the 219th episode of Family Guy. It was released on January 5th, 2014, as the 9th episode of the 12th season.

Plot

When Peter loses his job and has trouble performing his husbandly duties, he enlists Quagmire and Joe to help him regain his mojo.

Why It's a Problem

1. The infamous and shockingly disturbing scene where Peter skewers a whale with a forklift, complete with disembowelment, which is easily one of the worst scenes in the entire show. The fact that this scene drags on for a minute doesn't help either.
   • By disembowelment, some of the insides of the whale fall out and even it's lower jaw.
   • "You're Whale-come" isn't exactly the best thing to say to people after they've watched one of the most violent scenes in a cartoon.
2. The plot where Peter can't get a boner while having sex after he lost his job makes no sense whatsoever, how is that even a plot?
3. The scene where Peter puts Chris in the oven, Meg's head in a microwave, and Stewie in the freezer is both unfunny and disturbing.
4. The Griffin family (except Peter) are unlikeable as they laugh at Peter because he can't get a boner, which is very mean to them.
5. Most of the jokes in this episode are unfunny, and bad attempts at humor:
   • The cutaway where Peter doing a podcast where he lists all the hats.
   • In the scene where Lois is at the job interview she answers "Groceries" at every question, except the trick question, which she answers "I'm hired" (The trick question is "Groceries?").
   • The cutaway with Peter working at the bowling alley.
   • Dr. Hartman trying to be "sexy" to get Peter a boner.
6. Like many modern Family Guy episodes, jokes are explained before they happen:
   • Lois tells Chris and Meg to run behind another kid when they getting their picture taken because they can't afford them.

Redeeming Qualities

1. The first act of Peter becoming a Forklift operator was decent, despite the infamous scene mentioned in WIS #1.
2. While most jokes were unfunny, some of the jokes were funny.
   • The Bach and Debussy joke is hilarious.
3. The Lion King scene where Peter lifts a baby lion cub with a forklift is pretty cool.
4. Peter (aside from the whale and kitchen scene), Joe, and Quagmire were the only likable characters in this episode, and Peter and Quagmire aren’t flanderized like they usually are.
5. Peter gets his job back at the end.

Reception

The episode has a 6.5/10 rating on IMDb.

Gallery

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  One of the most gruesome cutaways ever.

References

1. ↑ https://youtu.be/pSmzjTGbXmc
2. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3410078/

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