"Family Guy" Three Kings (2009)

Director:

Dominic Bianchi

Writers:

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

TV Series:

"Family Guy" (1999)

Original Air Date:

10 May 2009 (Season 7, Episode 15)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy

Plot:

A series of parodies based on the Stephen King movies "Stand by Me," "Misery," and "The Shawshank Redemption." |

Plot Keywords:

Stephen King | Run Over By A Train | Shot In The Knee | Obsessed Fan | Trilogy

Cast

Seth MacFarlane	...	Peter Griffin / Petey Lachance / Andy Dufresne / Stewie Griffin / Old Man Pressman / Brian Griffin / Chopper / Paul / Carter Pewterschmidt / Little Richard / Prison Guard / Seamus / Quagmire / Quag Chambers (voice)
Alex Borstein	...	Lois Griffin / Marcia (voice)
Seth Green	...	Chris Griffin (voice)
Mila Kunis	...	Meg Griffin (voice)
Mike Henry	...	Cleveland Brown / Cleve Tessio / Red / Bike Courier / Prisoner / Fuad (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Richard Dreyfuss	...	Himself (voice)
Roy Scheider	...	Himself (voice)
Danny Smith	...	Stephen King (voice)
Alec Sulkin	...	Parole Board Guy (voice)
John Viener	...	50's DJ / Radio Voice / TV Announcer (voice)
Patrick Warburton	...	Joe Swanson / Joey Duchamp / Boggs (voice)
George Wendt	...	Norm Peterson (voice)
Adam West	...	Ace (voice)

Runtime:

30 min

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Company:

Fuzzy Door Productions

Trivia:

Roy Scheider's final television appearance.

Goofs:

Plot holes: When Andy tells Red, who he never met before, to go to Maine and get the box that he left there, the card says, "Red, do you remember the town in Mexico?" It is impossible for Andy to have left that box in Maine, during his time in prison, for he was in prison for more than 20 years, and couldn't have addressed the letter to Red before he was in prison because he never met Red. The card tells about the town in Mexico, which shouldn't have been mentioned since he never planned that trip until he was in the prison.

Quotes:

Chris Quagmire: Giggety-giggety-1950s-giggety!

Movie Connections:

Spoofs "Magnum, P.I." (1980)

Outstanding

Unbelievable. This series keeps getting better while THE SIMPSONS keeps jumping shark after shark. The episode has Peter telling his version of three Stephen King stories, but clearly based on the movie adaptations and with little or no knowledge of the printed source material. Adults will get this, youngsters may not. By far the best tale is Peter's take on SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, but you will want to see all three tales because they all have plenty to make you laugh out loud. The episode's right up there with MacFarlane's two-part send-up of STAR WARS. Among the celebrity voices: Richard Dreyfuss, George Wendt and Roy Scheider. And watch for the River/"Jack" Phoenix gag. It is an absolute killer. MacFarlane clearly belongs in an institution. I was shocked to discover just today he is from a small Connecticut town not too far from where I grew up. This is not a guy you would want for a neighbor, believe me. But he is very, very funny in a totally insane way..