
This animated series features the adventures of the Griffin family. Endearingly ignorant Peter and his stay-at-home wife, Lois, reside in Quahog, R.I., and have three kids. Meg, the eldest child, is a social outcast, and teenage Chris is awkward and clueless when it comes to the opposite sex. The youngest, Stewie, is a genius baby who is bent on killing his mother and destroying the world. Brian, the talking dog, keeps Stewie in check while sipping martinis and sorting through his own issues.

Peter's efforts to help Joe publish a book go awry when he takes over as author; Brian starts exercising excessively after experiencing a runner's high.

With the airline pilots on strike, Quagmire decides to become a gigolo to earn money; Brian gets a job at a hardware store for the health insurance.

Lois and Peter open a cookie store together, but things get messy when Peter comes up with a scheme to bring in more customers.

Viewers are taken for a behind-the-scenes look at a "Family Guy" production week; Peter is replaced and pitches a new series to Fox Television Group Chairmen and CEO's Dana Walden and Gary Newman.