"Family Guy"
A Hero Sits Next Door (1999)

Directors:

Monte Young
Peter Shin

Writers:

Seth MacFarlane (creator)
Seth MacFarlane (developer) ...

TV Series:

"Family Guy" (1999)

Original Air Date:

2 May 1999 (Season 1, Episode 5)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy

Plot:

Peter gets jealous when the new neighbor starts stealing the spotlight.

Plot Keywords:

Glasses | Strip Poker | Sports Stringer | Talking Pet | Stay At Home Mom

Cast

Seth MacFarlane	...	Peter Griffin / Brian Griffin / Stewie Griffin / Glen Quagmire / Tom Tucker / Additional Voices (voice)
Alex Borstein	...	Lois Griffin / Loretta Brown / Tricia Takanawa / Barbara Pewterschmidt / Additional Voices (voice)
Seth Green	...	Chris Griffin / Neil Goldman / Additional Voices (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Carlos Alazraqui	...	Mr. Weed (voice)
Butch Hartman	...	Various (voice)
Michelle Kwan	...	Herself (voice)
Suzie Plakson	...	Various (voice)
Jennifer Tilly	...	Bonnie Swanson (voice)
Patrick Warburton	...	Joe Swanson (voice)
Wally Wingert	...	Various (voice)

Trivia:

This is the first episode in the series where the title does not make a reference to old radio mysteries that have some variation of Death or Murder in the title.

Goofs:

Continuity: Joe Swanson identifies himself as a "police lieutenant" in this episode, yet in every subsequent episode where he is shown in uniform his insignia rank is only that of a private.

Quotes:

Brian: [mistaking a police scanner for a normal radio, during a crime report] Is it just me, or is rap music getting lazier?

Movie Connections:

Spoofs "Batman" (1966)