If I'm Dyin' I'm Lyin' 

Peter pretends Chris is dying so that Make-A-Dream-Come-True foundation can save a cancelled TV Show.

Directors:

Swinton O. Scott III (as Swinton Scott III), Peter Shin

Writers:

Seth MacFarlane (created by), Seth MacFarlane (developed by)

Stars:

Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Seth MacFarlane	...	Peter Griffin / Brian Griffin / Stewie Griffin / Tom Tucker / God / Rufus Griffin / TV Announcer / Greg Gumble / Craig T. Nelson / NBC Assistant / Mr. McCloud / Kidnapper / God's Assistant (voice)
Alex Borstein	...	Lois Griffin / Girl / Receptionist / Female Crowds / Female Classmate / Peggy (voice)
Seth Green	...	Chris Griffin / Jeremy / NBC Employee / Male Crowds (voice)
Lori Alan	...	Diane Simmons (voice)
Mila Kunis	...	Meg Griffin (voice)
Martin Mull	...	Mr. Harris (voice)
Kevin Michael Richardson	...	Black To The Future Narrator (voice)
Peter Roth	...	Steven C. Callaghan (voice)
Danny Smith	...	Dirk Bandit / JJ Evans / Tommy (voice)
Fred Tatasciore	...	James Evans, Sr. (voice)
Patrick Warburton	...	Joe Swanson (voice)

Storyline

When Peter and Chris' favorite TV show is canceled, Peter hatches a scheme to get it back on the air: by having Chris pretend to be dying of a rare disease, Peter convinces a dying wish charity to lobby the network to re-air the show in exchange for the TV rights to Chris' death. Peter then tries to back out of his end of the deal by claiming to have miraculously healed the fatal disease, but doesn't count on what will happen when people believe he's telling the truth.

---

Plot Keywords:

1930s to 2020s | fake illness | 

---

Genres:

Animation | Comedy

---

Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to God's secretary, his last name is Patterson (though based on God's reaction to this, it may or may not be true.)

---

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

Lois Griffin: [seeing Peter's "followers" building a golden statue of him] Oh, my God!
Peter Griffin: [slyly] Yes?
Lois Griffin: Peter, that's not funny.

---

Connections

Spoofs Hollywood Squares (1998)

User Reviews

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 April 2000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fuzzy Door Productions, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

23 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby (as Dolby Surround)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1