Peter steals a parrot from the vet and becomes convinced that he’s a pirate. He becomes the scourge of the neighborhood, terrorizing every corner of Quahog until he accidentally kills his beloved bird. Meanwhile, Chris falls in love with the lovely vet intern Anna and turns to Peter for some advice. OR

When Brian is afraid that he has lost his chance at love, he goes in search of a former flame Tracy (Harvey Fierstein) only to discover he is the father of her unruly son, Dylan. After Brian, ‘s surprise visit, Tracy drops Dylan off at the Griffin, ‘s so Brian can raise him. Subsequently, his new little angel begins terrorizing the Griffin household and Brian, ‘s self-important attitude toward parenting infuriates Peter and Lois. OR

Lois becomes fed up with Peter’s immature antics and desire to be around his friends. Brian – who has just won an essay contest and is invited to a dinner at Martha’s Vineyard to accept the award – invites Peter and Lois along, sensing time away from home might heal their differences. While Lois makes every attempt to work on their marriage by planning several activities, Peter continues to be his old self. At the awards ceremony, as Brian is [...]

At a Barry Manilow concert, Peter loses his wallet. However, a mystery culprit has found it and uses Peter’s credit cards to steal his identity. Eventually, Peter and Brian determine that the suspect is James Woods, with whom Peter had an earlier run-in (and defeated by locking him in a crate inside a government warehouse). An embittered James is able to obtain a fraudulent identification card and literally takes over Peter’s role as head of the household. The Griffins are [...]

Peter decides to grow a moustache, but then he’s mistaken for a fireman (because they all have moustaches), so he lends a hand when a fire breaks out at a local fast food restaurant. The owner gives him unlimited burgers as a thank you but he eats so many that he eventually has a stroke. When Peter recovers, he vows to expose the fast-food company and becomes friends with a genetically engineered cow (Montalban) he meets after infiltrating the McBurgertown [...]

After recovering from a coma Meg finds herself interested in a Medicine student who treats her at the hospital. Peter however has grown protective of her during her stasis and feels very uncomfortable with her new boyfriend. Meanwhile, Brian and Stewie buy and plan to renovate a dilapidated house only to blow it up later on. OR

Peter takes so much pride in being an American citizen that he starts an anti-immigrant campaign in town—until he discovers that he himself is actually an illegal immigrant born in Mexico. Unable to prove or obtain his citizenship, he loses his job and must work at Carter Pewterschmidt’s estate as a servant. OR

Returning from her presumed death, Lois reveals her attempted killer to be Stewie. Now on the run from the police for attempting to murder Lois, Stewie holds his family hostage and sets out to put his diabolical plans of world domination into motion. Stewie blackmails the C.I.A. into naming him President of the World, allowing him to reign supreme. Desperate to put Stewie’s reign of terror to an end, Lois goes to kill Stewie. After a heated battle, though, Lois [...]

Lois leaves the family behind to go on a cruise with Peter. Jealous that he does not get to come with them, Stewie begins to plot his diabolical revenge. Brian is skeptical, saying Stewie will never go through with it, so Stewie stows on board the ship and apparently kills Lois, sending her overboard. A year later, Brian discovers what Stewie did and tries looking for evidence. Stewie throws away all evidence pointing to his crime, which is found by [...]

After Bonnie (Jennifer Tilly) tells Joe (Patrick Warburton) that she is tired of being married to a handicapped person, Joe decides to get a leg transplant. Excited about his new ability to walk, Joe dives head first into extreme sports and begins to hang around more active friends. Meanwhile, Peter and the guys are upset at how Joe is acting and decide to teach him a lesson. In doing so, they re-cripple him and he is back to normal. OR