Family Guy
(1999– )
Brian and Stewie travel back in time to January 31, 1999 and witness the events that took place in the very first episode of Family Guy, "Death Has a Shadow".
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Title: Back to the Pilot (13 Nov 2011)
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Cast
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| Seth MacFarlane | ... | ||
| Alex Borstein | ... |
Lois Griffin
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| Seth Green | ... |
Chris Griffin
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| Mila Kunis | ... |
Meg Griffin
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| Mike Henry | ... |
Cleveland Brown
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| Lacey Chabert | ... |
1999 Meg Griffin
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| Chris Cox | ... |
George W. Bush
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| Ralph Garman | ... |
Dog in the Window
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| Christine Lakin | ... |
Joyce Kinney
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| Phil LaMarr | ... |
Judge
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| Fred Tatasciore | ... |
John Madden
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| John Viener | ... |
Terrorist /
Tech Guy
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| Patrick Warburton | ... |
Joe Swanson
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Brian and Stewie travel back in time to January 31, 1999 and witness the events that took place in the very first episode of Family Guy, "Death Has a Shadow".
Plot Keywords:
alternate timeline | nonlinear timeline | time loop | paradox | reference to george w. bush |Certificate:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
13 November 2011 (USA) See more »Company Credits
Production Co:
Fuzzy Door Productions, 20th Century Fox Television, Fox Television Animation See more »
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Trivia
During their first trip back to 1999, Stewie makes note of two production errors that occurred in the pilot. The first was when Peter's eye goes over his nose when Lois reminds him about the time when he got drunk at church. The second was that, when Peter and his friends are drinking at the stag party and watching TV, the TV isn't plugged in. See more »Goofs
When Brian and Stewie go back to the past to stop Brian from telling the 1999 version of himself about 9/11, one of the Brians denies having the idea to which the other says that he had the idea a few seconds before and his tail is still wagging because of it. However, in the previous shots, his tail was perfectly still. See more »Quotes
Stewie Griffin: What they do turns out to be alright, it's what you're about to do that unleashes utter bedlam!See more »
This has been the gem of the 10th season so far. In the episode, Stewie and Brian go back in time to find an old tennis ball of Brian's. Things become more complicated when Brian has the urge to tell the past Brian about 9/11 in an attempt to prevent it.
There are tons of jokes at the expense of the old animation and even one hilarious poke at the actress who used to voice Meg. We have the perfect opportunity in this episode to see how much these characters have evolved, as Stewie and Brian come face to face with their old selves from the pilot.
The 9/11 piece of this episode, which I won't give away, was heavily criticized, despite this episode garnering positive reviews from critics. I didn't lose anyone on that day, but I spent a good chunk of my life afterward in the foreign wars that followed, and look, this is an animated show for adults. They're not looking for anyone's approval.
Give this episode a watch. The jokes are here. A glimpse of the past and the Family Guy we loved so much is here.