High School English
- Episode aired Nov 20, 2016
- TV-14
- 21m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
1.2K
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The classic novels "The Great Gatsby", "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", and "Of Mice and Men" are re-enacted.The classic novels "The Great Gatsby", "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", and "Of Mice and Men" are re-enacted.The classic novels "The Great Gatsby", "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", and "Of Mice and Men" are re-enacted.
Seth MacFarlane
- Peter Griffin
- (voice)
- …
Alex Borstein
- Lois Griffin
- (voice)
Seth Green
- Chris Griffin
- (voice)
Mila Kunis
- Meg Griffin
- (voice)
Mike Henry
- Cleveland Brown
- (voice)
Ralph Garman
- Rich Guy
- (voice)
- …
Alec Sulkin
- Satan
- (voice)
Fred Tatasciore
- Mark Twain
- (voice)
Jennifer Tilly
- Bonnie Swanson
- (voice)
John Viener
- Buff Guy
- (voice)
Patrick Warburton
- Joe Swanson
- (voice)
Heléne Yorke
- Dancer
- (voice)
Nickie Bryar
- Various
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn the Of Mice and Men story, Curley's provocative wife (played by Meg) calls the intellectually challenged George (played by Chris) an "imbecile." This term is directly taken from from the original John Steinbeck novella, published in 1937. Until the 1970's the word "imbecile" (along with "idiot" and "moron") was a standard term used to identify mentally disabled persons. Those labels were eventually replaced with currently accepted terms like mentally retarded and having autism spectrum disorder. So in context, Meg's use of the word is historically accurate, though politically incorrect in current times.
For any students relying on this cartoon episode to write their English class papers--as Stewie surmises--this tidbit may be worth a point or more toward their getting a passing grade. Good luck, kids.
- GoofsAfter Joe finishes pumping gas into Peter's car, the hole where the gas nozzle went into the car disappears.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Stewie Griffin: All right, so the B & B will have a rack of single gear bikes for every guest, and yes of course next to that is going to be the big giant rabbit hatch. Bye-bye, Lenny.
[shoots Chris]
Stewie Griffin: Good night, kids. Good luck with those book reports.
- ConnectionsFeatured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Family Guy Movie Parodies (2018)
- SoundtracksPhotograph
(uncredited)
Written by Stephen Clark, Joe Elliott, Mutt Lange, Rick Savage, Pete Willis and Rick Allen
Performed by Def Leppard
[Appears 7 minutes into episode]
Featured review
Quantity mixed with a surprising amount of quality
Condensing three novels into 20 minutes is a big ask, but they pull it off, even if Mice and Men feels like the elevator pitch version.
There's some vérité here: the Great Gatsby just isn't that great a novel, even abridged and spiced up a bit. Tackling Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was fairly brave even in 2016, and the lampshading avoidance of "Nigger Jim" was cleverly handled.
To be honest, I'm mostly just writing this review to see if that literal (in the literary sense of literal) word makes it past the IMDB censorbot. I mean, it's the character's name, it's listed on Wikipedia, but is it even permissible to (literally!) quote it in CURRENT_YEAR, or have we entered the era of book burning?
And that's where Family Guy shines, in provoking thoughts through the medium of comedy.
There's some vérité here: the Great Gatsby just isn't that great a novel, even abridged and spiced up a bit. Tackling Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was fairly brave even in 2016, and the lampshading avoidance of "Nigger Jim" was cleverly handled.
To be honest, I'm mostly just writing this review to see if that literal (in the literary sense of literal) word makes it past the IMDB censorbot. I mean, it's the character's name, it's listed on Wikipedia, but is it even permissible to (literally!) quote it in CURRENT_YEAR, or have we entered the era of book burning?
And that's where Family Guy shines, in provoking thoughts through the medium of comedy.
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