
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.

Peter, Quagmire, Joe and Cleveland discover that Chris is a thief when they form a neighborhood detective agency; Lois worries about Chris' relationship with his girlfriend.

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

Cleveland becomes an unlicensed therapist and gives Lois marriage advice that Peter does not like; Quagmire gets Meg a job working in airport security.