Mr. Griffin Goes to Washington 

After the toy company is taken over by a tobacco company, Peter is set up as the president and is sent to Washington to lobby against a bill.

Directors:

Brian Hogan, Pete Michels

Writers:

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

Stars:

Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Seth MacFarlane	...	Peter Griffin / Brian Griffin / Stewie Griffin / Hipster #2 / Mike Tyson / Kenneth / Co-Worker / Jerry / Student / Writer / Judge / Leprechaun / George Bush / Al Gore / Man / Lawyer #2 (voice)
Alex Borstein	...	Lois Griffin / Aunt Bee (voice)
Seth Green	...	Chris Griffin / Hipster #1 / El Dorado Parking Employee / Blonde Guy (voice)
Mila Kunis	...	Meg Griffin (voice)
Carlos Alazraqui	...	Mr. Weed (voice)
Ricky Blitt	...	Milano's Lawyer
Gary Cole	...	Chairman (voice)
Louise DuArt	...	(voice) (as Louise Duart)
Olivia Hack	...	Various (voice)
Mike Henry	...	(voice)
Meredith Scott Lynn	...	(voice)
Alyssa Milano	...	Alyssa Milano
Brian Doyle-Murray	...	(voice) (as Brian Doyle Murray)
Jack Sheldon	...	The Bill (voice)
Danny Smith	...	Harrison (voice)

Storyline

When the Happy-Go-Lucky Toy Factory is bought out by a tobacco company, Peter gets promoted to an executive position. Everyone in the family is thrilled with his newfound success until it turns out that his bosses want him to lobby Congress for favorable tobacco legislation. Peter rationalizes his job for a while, but eventually sees the damage it's doing to his family.

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Plot Keywords:

1930s to 2020s | split screen telephone call | bestiality reference | ugly girl | parody of after school specials | 

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

Peachtree TV's ad for this episode is the moment where a lobster grabs Peter's eye. The syndicated print's ad covers Meg's eco-boost.

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Goofs

George W. Bush appears here as a clean-cut, reasonably-intelligent character. In later seasons he is drawn different and redesigned as a childish idiot.

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Quotes

Lois Griffin: Peter, why would they make you president?
Peter Griffin: Probably because I can recite all 50 states in a quarter of a second.
[makes a loud, yelping sound that resembles a dog bark]
Lois Griffin: Peter, that was just a loud yelping noise.

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Connections

Spoofs The Godfather: Part II (1974)

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 July 2001 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fuzzy Door Productions, 20th Century Fox Television, Fox Television Animation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

23 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1