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If I'm Dyin', I'm Lyin'

  • Episode aired Apr 4, 2000
  • TV-14
  • 23m
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Seth MacFarlane in Family Guy (1999)
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Peter pretends Chris is dying so that Make-A-Dream-Come-True foundation can save a cancelled TV Show.Peter pretends Chris is dying so that Make-A-Dream-Come-True foundation can save a cancelled TV Show.Peter pretends Chris is dying so that Make-A-Dream-Come-True foundation can save a cancelled TV Show.

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    • Swinton O. Scott III
    • Peter Shin
    • Roy Allen Smith
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    • Seth MacFarlane
    • David Zuckerman
    • Chris Sheridan
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    • Seth MacFarlane
    • Alex Borstein
    • Seth Green
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
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    • Directors
      • Swinton O. Scott III
      • Peter Shin
      • Roy Allen Smith
    • Writers
      • Seth MacFarlane
      • David Zuckerman
      • Chris Sheridan
    • Stars
      • Seth MacFarlane
      • Alex Borstein
      • Seth Green
    • 4User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Peter Griffin
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    • Directors
      • Swinton O. Scott III
      • Peter Shin
      • Roy Allen Smith
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      • Seth MacFarlane
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    • Trivia
      The title is based on the 1950's slang expression: If I'm Lying, I'm Dying.
    • Goofs
      As Peter goes in and out of the front door to talk to Lois and tell the man that he has healed Chris, the door changes from red to brown and back on the outside.
    • Quotes

      [the Griffins are being terrorized by the Biblical Plagues]

      Brian: Peter, this is the final plague.

      Peter Griffin: Good, 'cause this is really starting to get old.

      Brian: Peter, the final plague is the death of the firstborn son.

      Peter Griffin: Oh no, Stewie!

      Brian: The *first* born son.

      Peter Griffin: Meg!

      Brian: [flatly] Your wife.

      Peter Griffin: Chris!

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      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Reasons Why Lois Griffin Should Divorce Peter (2018)

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    10/10 -- YET ANOTHER CLASSIC MASTERPIECE.
    Highly underrated early Family Guy episode which focuses on how the Make-A-Wish Foundation could be potentially exploited. Lots of laughs to be had here with an undertone of social commentary.
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    • Release date
      • April 4, 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • 20th Century Fox Television
      • Fuzzy Door Productions
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      23 minutes
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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