I Never Met the Dead Man

By the second episode of season one it was clear that Family Guy would cement itself as not only being raunchily hilarious but also wittily in tune to social commentary, like being addicted to the TV set (or, nowadays, social media and cellphones).

The second episode in the Family Guy Season 1 is another funny episode. We learn more about the Griffin family and how Peter is a doofus. I like how the show makes fun of pop culture. This is just a tad better than the first episode and a bit funnier. Stewie is a funny baby and I like how they create new ways to use broccoli.

"I Never Met a Dead Man" is about how Peter crashes into the TV satellite and disrupts the whole town's TV power. Now Peter learns to live life without the TV.

Overall, this is a funny episode. It has some character development as we learn more about Peter. It's a bit better than the first one. I rate this episode 9/10.

The MO of the show seems to be: throw so many jokes at the wall that surely some of them will be funny enough to stick. The rest will hopefully be passed over and forgotten. I have to say it works - as long as you can keep finding good quick jokes.

This episode was fine - but relied too much on William Shatner references that I feel took up minutes of screen time. I mean ... it's less funny when you keep doing it over and over. Bad sign.

I like how Stewie incorporates children's toys into his evil mastermind inventions - very cute concept.

It's a decent enough Episode but it's ultimately forgettable and I don't need to see it again.

Funny that Lacey Chabert voiced Meg in this one.

I think this episode is great, and definetly better than the first one. It has an awesome use of irony, stupidity, insanity and the use of skits. I especially love the Stewie arc and his diabolical intelligence. Not a lot to say about it except that it is a pretty solid episode that will definitely make you laugh out loud a few times.

Season 1, Episode 2 of Family Guy already shows how strong the foundation of the show was. It's honestly hard to believe the series was cancelled shortly after, considering how well it worked even this early on.

Sure, many of the character dynamics we now love - like the Stewie and Brian duo - didn't fully develop until around Season 3. And key characters like Quagmire, Cleveland, and Joe weren't fully introduced yet. But even so, the humor, tone, and potential were already clearly present.

An underrated episode that proves Family Guy had something special from the start.