Turkey Guys
"Turkey Guys" is the fifth episode of the thirteenth season of
the animated sitcom Family Guy, and the 236th episode "Turkey Guys"
overall. It aired on Fox in the United States on November 16, Family Guy episode
2014, and is written by Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and
Episode no. Season 13
directed by Julius Wu.[1] Episode 5
Directed by Julius Wu
Plot Written by Cherry
Chevapravatdumrong
The episode begins with a showing of a parody of the Macy's Production CACX02
Thanksgiving Day Parade, the J. C. Penney Parade. On code
Thanksgiving morning, Lois sees Peter's photos in which he Original air date November 16, 2014
claims he and Brian ate the entire turkey planned for dinner
that night, so Lois sends them out to find a replacement. Guest appearances
Searching every store within sixty miles, they finally find the Lucas Grabeel as Boy in car
last one at the Highland Park Market. Peter's antics result in Tatum Hentemann as Little Girl
Brian making a deal that he will guard the turkey while Peter Emily Osment as Uncomfortably Hot 18-
drives the car; Peter is not familiar with Brian's hybrid car and Year-Old Girl
drives it into a lake, nearly drowning Brian while destroying his
car and cellphone. Given a lift to the bus station, the two get on
the bus, but are kicked off when Peter defecates into a bag. Peter steals a girl's bicycle off the front of the bus,
but his pants fall down and get caught in the chain, causing an accident which destroys the bike. An attempt
at hitch-hiking fails when the driver orders Peter at gunpoint to hand the turkey over.
When Brian calls Peter stupid, Peter responds by telling him that he had eaten the turkey by himself and
framed Brian since in all the photos Brian was passed out. Despite the bad blood between each other, Peter
and Brian have no option but to travel together. Passing the County Zoo, Peter gets the idea to steal a turkey,
despite Brian's reservations. They find a turkey, but have to chase it through the zoo, causing all sorts of
mayhem. Brian falls into the lion pen, but is rescued by Peter with a dead flamingo. He is grateful as Peter
apologizes for his actions. Securing the turkey, they steal the zoo's tram train and arrive home.
Meanwhile, Lois' concern about Peter being out allows Stewie to convince Chris to step up as man of the
house for the dinner. Stewie tries to coach Chris into his duties as the guests arrive. Lois is forced to stall for
time entertaining guests. Lois greets her guests consisting of her parents, Quagmire, the Brown-Tubbs family,
and the Swansons, including Kevin's new short girlfriend. Deciding to bail her out when Carter
Pewterschmidt talks about the recent development in store products, Stewie is forced to step in after finding
Chris unable to handle the pressure as he gets inebriated. Just as Stewie is about to do a speech at the dinner
table, Peter arrives. When he takes the turkey out back to kill it, Peter finds he cannot go through with it. He
apologizes to Lois and gets permission to invite the bird as a guest. As Peter, Lois, and the turkey face their
guests, a drunken Chris arrives and shoots the turkey with a shotgun, killing it and providing them with
turkey for dinner after all.
Reception
The episode received an audience of 4.46 million, the lowest in its timeslot, but the third most watched show
on Fox that night after The Simpsons episode "Blazed and Confused" and the Brooklyn Nine-Nine episode
"Lockdown", beating the Bob's Burgers episode "Friends with Burger-fits".[2] Amanda Wolf of TV Fanatic
gave the episode three and a half stars out of five, saying "Watching felt like a good passage of time for me. It
wasn't the best Family Guy, but certainly not the worst. Again, there was minimal use of the other characters,
but focusing on the friendship between Brian and Peter is always worth that sacrifice. I also liked that
everyone gathers at the Griffin house for Thanksgiving!"[3]
References
1. "(FG-1202) "Turkey Guys" " (http://thefutoncritic.com/listings/20141022fox19). The Futon Critic. October
22, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
2. "Sunday Final Ratings: 'The Simpsons' & 'America's Funniest Home Videos' Adjusted Up + Final Football
Numbers" (https://web.archive.org/web/20141120164004/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/11/18/su
nday-final-ratings-the-simpsons-americas-funniest-home-videos-adjusted-up-final-football-numbers/3288
82/). TVbytheNumbers. Archived from the original (http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/11/18/sunday-f
inal-ratings-the-simpsons-americas-funniest-home-videos-adjusted-up-final-football-numbers/328882/) on
November 20, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
3. "Family Guy Season 13 Episode 5 Review: Turkey Guys" (https://www.tvfanatic.com/2014/11/family-guy-s
eason-13-episode-5-review-turkey-guys/). TV Fanatic. November 17, 2014. Retrieved November 20,
2014.
External links
"Turkey Guys" (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4144272/) at IMDb
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