"Family Guy" Wasted Talent (2000)

Directors:

Bert Ring
Pete Michels

Writers:

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

TV Series:

"Family Guy" (1999)

Original Air Date:

25 July 2000 (Season 2, Episode 20)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy

Plot:

Peter becomes a master pianist as long as he's drunk.

Plot Keywords:

Gynecological Exam | Grim Reaper | Dog | Baby | Rhode Island

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Jan. 9

11:30 PM

CW

Wasted Talent

#2.20

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 / Additional Voices (voice)
Mila Kunis	...	Meg Griffin (voice)
Lori Alan	...	Diane Simmons (voice)
Carlos Alazraqui	...	Cheech Marin (voice)
Adam Carolla	...	Death (voice)
Gary Cole	...	Various (voice)
Mike Henry	...	Cleveland Brown (voice)
Michael McKean	...	Pawtucket Pat (voice)
Jonathan Osser	...	Jonas / Jimmy (voice)
Danny Smith	...	(voice)
Nicole Sullivan	...	(voice)
Julia Sweeney	...	Woman in Bar (voice)
Patrick Warburton	...	Joe Swanson (voice)

Trivia:

A caricature of Seth McFarlane appears in the background several times, most prominently in "Wasted Talent" (2.20), next to Mary Tyler Moore as she throws her hat in the air.

Quotes:

Lois Griffin: Peter, talent just doesn't disappear.
Peter Griffin: It can, I mean you were pretty bad in bed Saturday night.
[cutaway to Peter on his bed]
Peter Griffin: Come on, move around. Jeez, it's like I'm doing it with a pillow.
Lois Griffin: Peter, I stayed at my mother's house that night.
Peter Griffin: [with an embarrassed look] Oh.

Movie Connections:

References "The Incredible Hulk" (1978)

Best Episode Ever

This, in my opinion, is the best episode of Family Guy ever. No doubts about it. It contains all the essential family guy ingredients: Peter being stupid, Brian being drunk, Lois being Lois. Endless pop culture references. The same joke going on for so long that it becomes not funny then becomes funny again.

It seems that Season 1 was a learning process and with Season 3 they took on more than they could handle. Season 2 is the best and Wasted Talent is the best of the best. Honorable mentions include Da Boom and E. Peterbus Unum. The only episode that lets this season down really is A Picture is Worth....