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In order to impress his new, black, girlfriend, Brian suggests that the school board should rename James Woods High School in honor to Martin Luther King Jr.. In order to stop this, Peter flys out James Woods, and they end up becoming great friends. Brian, upset that Peter ruined his plans, refuses to talk to Peter. And Peter, upset that Brian cares more about his new girlfriend than him, refuses to talk to Brian.
Episode Info
Episode number: 4x11 Production Number: 4ACX14 Airdate: Sunday September 11th, 2005
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Main Cast
Seth MacFarlanevoiced Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin, Glen Quagmire, Tom Tucker, Jake Tucker, Carter Pewterschmidt, Kevin Swanson, Seamus, Dr. Elmer Hartman, Jasper, God, Jesus, Various | Alex Borsteinvoiced Lois Griffin, Loretta Brown, Tricia Takanawa, Barbara Pewterschmidt, Various |
Seth Greenvoiced Chris Griffin, Neil Goldman, Various | |
Mike Henry (1)voiced Cleveland Brown, Herbert, Bruce, Fouad, Cleveland Jr., Greased Up Deaf Guy (Jay), Various |
Recap
Because of Peter's pure laziness Brian goes to one of Megs PTA meetings. Once there, he meets the most amazing women of his life, who is a teacher at Megs school, and black. In a desperate attempt to impress her on a date, Brian suggests Megs highschool, "James Woods High" be changed to honor Martin Luther King Jr. While spending all of this time with her, Peter feels like him and Brian are growing apart. The Martin Luther King Jr. Idea spreads fast, and Peter isn't happy about it. When it is in the voting process at the next meeting, Peter shows up with the real James Woods. His plan backfires, James is happy with renaming the school in honor of Martin Luther. But it refires when the school, so impressed by Woods modesty, decides to keep the school named after Woods. This makes Brian angry at Peter for destroying his idea, and making him realize the truth, that he was only doing it to impress her. But that doesn't change anything, Brian is still mad, and James Woods fills the spot as Peters new best friend, making Brian jealous. Eventually, Peter and Brian make up, but theres still 1 problem: How do they get rid of James Woods?
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Episode Notes
A sneak peak of Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story followed after the premiere of this episode.
This episode was promoted by FOX as a season premiere, although technically it's not the start of a new season and just the 11th episode of season 4.
Patrick Stewart (Jean-Luc Picard),
Jonathan Frakes (William T. Riker) and
Michael Dorn (Worf) reprise their
Star Trek: The Next Generation roles in this episode.
Peter and James Woods sing to the tune of "You Two" from the 1968 musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Episode Quotes
(James Woods sets the box trap)
Peter: That better not be me in the box again or I'll be pissed off!
Stewie: Ah, Brian on a date hmm, that'd be more pathetic than that game of marco polo I played with Helen Keller.
Peter: Boy, I haven't been this creeped out since I saw that episode of Star Trek.
(flashback)
Captain Picard: Number One, if I were to whisper in your ear that Commander Worf's head looks like a fanny, would you join me in a laugh?
Commander Riker: Yeah, I could get in on that.
Captain Picard: All right, here it comes...Commander Worf's head looks like a fanny!
(everyone but Worf laughs)
Worf: You can both suck my ridges!!!
Captain Picard: Oh, get a sense of humor, Rocky Dennis!
Lois: Oh by the way Bonnie, we just finished reading the Davinci Code at my book club, you were right, its terrific!
Stewie: OH let me guess, some flowery 300 page menopausal, masturbatory aid.
Brian: So, uh, where's your good buddy James Woods?
Peter: Eh, turns out he wasn't so good at catching stuff in his mouth. So where's your girlfriend?
Brian: Same problem.
Brian and Peter: Wooooaahh!!
Lois: Peter, I'm off to my book club, don't forget you have to go to the PTA meeting.
Peter: Me? Go to a PTA meeting? What are you high?
Lois: Nah, not anymore, I crashed hours ago. By the way, we are out of chips, cookies, and funnybones. Now, I'm going to my book club and you are going to the meeting.
Brian: Sure I'll take some. God, What is this?!
Adam West: It's creamed corn, I brought it from home. I don't like the creamed corn they have here. It's too crunchy.
I Have James Woods Song
Peter: Someone to care for
To be there for
I have James Woods
James Woods: Someone to do for
Follow through for
You have James Woods
Peter: Someone to share
Joy or despair with,
Whichever betides you
James Woods: Life becomes a chore
Peter & James Woods: Unless you're living for
Peter: Someone to tend to
Be a friend to
I have James Woods
James Woods: Someone to strive for
Do a dive for
You have James Woods
Peter & James Woods: It's true
We two
Have a likewise point of view
James Woods: 'cuz James Woods
Has you
Peter: And I have James Woods, too.
Peter: If I drive, I’ll have to have a couple of drinks first because I am very self-conscious about my driving.
Episode Goofs
In the Star Trek gag, Worf is referred to as "Commander Worf" but he wasn't a commander in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Also Crusher and Data are sitting at each others stations.
Quagmire states that he could have a kid out there somewhere, and if flashes to a spanish kid talking to his mother. (Indicating the kid was Quagmires). But, in "Brian In Love" Quagmire says that he "never did a Spanish chick before".
In a deleted scene that appears on 'The Cutting Room Floor' dvd, Troi is picking up images of what Picard wanted to do to her sexually.
Troi's empathic abilities couldn't pick up images, just feelings, she wouldn't be able to "see" that is wasn't lemonade being poured on her.
At most she would only be able to feel Picard wanted to engage in unorthodox sex acts with her.
Cultural References
The Pirates of Penzance
Brian sings a few lines from "Sighing Softly to the River" from Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta The Pirates of Penzance
The Da Vinci Code
Stewie reads Dan Brown's book The Da Vinci Code
The Flintstones
After arguing with Brian Peter hangs out with Barney Rubble
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Captain Picard, Commander Riker, Counselor Troi, Lt Commander Data, Geordie Laforge & Wesley Crusher are featured making a joke at Commander Worf expense
Mask
After Worf takes offence to Picard's joke, Picard tell him calls him Rocky Dennis.
Rocky Dennis is the disfigured character Eric Stoltz played in the 1985 movie starring Cher
That 70's Show
The same type of psychedelic scene separation is used when Peter and Brian come up with a scheme to get James Woods
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
The same music "ooooo Shauna" used after Meg's teacher introduces herself to Brian is the same as Jennifer Grey’s character tells Charlie Sheen’s character
The Raiders of the Lost Ark
The crate containing James Woods getting wheeled into a vast warehouse is the same ending as Raiders of the Lost Ark