A Fish out of Water (Family Guy)

"A Fish out of Water"
Family Guy episode
Peter after nearly two weeks jobless.
Episode no.	Season 3 Episode 10
Directed by	Bert Ring
Written by	Alex Borstein and Mike Henry
Production code	3ACX05
Original air date	September 19, 2001
Guest stars
Michael Chiklis as Hennessey Ralph Garman Brian Doyle-Murray as Salty Alfonso Ribeiro as Himself Lisa Wilhoit as Connie D'Amico
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"A Fish out of Water" is the 10th episode from the third season of Family Guy that first aired September 19, 2001. It guest stars Michael Chiklis, Ralph Garman, Alfonso Ribeiro, Brian Doyle-Murray as Salty, and Lisa Wilhoit as Connie D'Amico. This episode is rated TV-14 D. This was the first episode of Family Guy to air after the September 11 attacks. Seth MacFarlane was to be on Flight 11, which was the plane that was hijacked and flown into the World Trade Center's North Tower.^[1]

Plot summary

After being jobless for two weeks, Peter becomes very obese. On a "walk" on the docks, he is confused with Mercury by Tom Tucker when his son Jake asks him what's "that," and he resolves to lose weight and become a fisherman. He loses the weight without explanation. Joe takes Peter to a police seized-property auction, where Peter buys a boat for $50,000. He names the boat "S.S. More Powerful Than Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, and the Incredible Hulk Put Together."

To pay for the vessel, Peter takes out a loan with his house as collateral. The bank is so certain that Peter will default on the loan that they sell the house to another family and repossess his furniture before the payment deadline arrives, so the Griffins have to share their home with the other family in a redecorated house. Peter must now raise $50,000 before the deadline arrives. Peter's new fishing career does not prove successful. Another fisherman tricks him with a "good fishing spot" at 42 degrees North, 71 degrees West (which is actually in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts). Peter ends up crushing a clown at a child's bar mitzvah, which earns him mistreatment from the other fishermen.

Rejecting Quagmire's idea of prostituting himself to fat women for quick cash, Peter decides to catch the legendary killer fish Daggermouth for a $50,000 reward. Seamus, the all-wooden-limbed fisherman, warns Peter about the fish. Peter decides to forge on anyway.

Meanwhile, Lois and Meg go on spring break, but Lois fits in better with the party crowd than Meg does. In a moment of exuberance, Meg flashes her breasts, but both she and Lois are quickly arrested. They escape from the police car and are returning home when a car full of spring breakers from school pull alongside them, honking and yelling. They are not cheering for Lois, as it first appears, but for Meg. Meg obliges them by flashing again.

Quagmire, Cleveland, and Joe accompany Peter on his quest. They spend their time on the boat drinking beer and naming the women they had have if they were not married. Joe chooses Mariel Hemingway, Cleveland chooses Margaret Thatcher because he finds power sexy, Peter chooses "the chick from Total Recall with the three knockers," and Quagmire chooses Taylor Hanson, but freaks out when Peter and Joe reveal that Hanson is a male.

Peter and his friends manage to track the fish to his lair, where they discover Daggermouth is a robotic fish created to generate a demand for merchandise, and is in talks with Nickelodeon for a series. In exchange for his silence, Salty (voiced by Brian Doyle-Murray) gives Peter $50,000. Peter promptly pays off the loan, buys back his furniture, and gets the other family out of his house—or does he? Later, near the end, Lois and Peter are seen watching Daggermouth and Boom Boom on Nickelodeon. The episode ends with Peter saying "Good night, Lois. Good night, Jim and Abby" (the last two being members of the other family).

Further reading

• S. Callaghan, “Fish Out of Water.” Family Guy: The Official Episode Guide Seasons 1–3. New York: HarperCollins, 2005. 152–155.

References

1. ^ "DVD Interview: 10 Questions with FAMILY GUY's Seth MacFarlane – Part Two". ManiaDVD. http://www.mania.com/10-questions-family-guys-seth-mcfarlane-part-two_article_39625.html. Retrieved 2007-12-21. 

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Succeeded by Emission Impossible