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"'''Boys Do Cry'''" is the 15th episode of the [[Family Guy season 5|fifth season]] of the American [[animated sitcom]] ''[[Family Guy]]''. It originally aired on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox network]] in the United States on April 29, 2007. The episode follows the [[Griffin family]] after [[Lois Griffin|Lois]] gets a job as an organist at the local church, and she insists that the rest of the family go to church with her. This eventually leads to [[Stewie Griffin|Stewie]] drinking and throwing up during a sermon, which causes a mob to form around the Griffin household. In an attempt to prevent the town from supposedly exorcising the devil out of Stewie, the family escape and seek refuge in Texas. |
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The episode was written by series regular [[Cherry Chevapravatdumrong]] and directed by [[Brian Iles]]. The episode received generally mixed reviews from critics for its storyline and many cultural references. According to [[Nielsen ratings]], it was viewed in 8.13 million homes in its original airing. The episode featured guest performances by [[Drew Barrymore]], [[Bill Engvall]], [[Gilbert Gottfried]] and Camilla Stull, along with several recurring guest voice actors for the series. "Boys Do Cry" was released on [[DVD]] along with four other episodes from the season on October 21, 2008. |
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'''“Boys Do Cry”''' is the fifteenth episode of the fifth season of the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]] animated television series ''[[Family Guy]]''. The title is a play off the title of the [[The Cure]] song “[[Boys Don't Cry (song)|Boys Don’t Cry]].” It can also be seen as a play off the 1999 film ''[[Boys Don't Cry|Boys Don’t Cry]]'' with Stewie’s role somewhat mimicking [[Hilary Swank]]’s. |
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==Plot |
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[[Lois Griffin|Lois]] gets a job as the new organist at the local church and forces her family to start attending mass on Sundays. After Stewie mistakes [[Eucharist|Communion]] wine for punch, he drinks too much and vomits, leading the citizens of Quahog to believe Stewie is possessed by [[Satan]]. When the priest wants to [[exorcism|exorcise]] him, aided by everyone in town, the Griffin family escapes to Lois's sister Carol's house in [[Texas]]. Upon arriving at the home, [[Peter Griffin|Peter]] fits in well with the [[cowboy]]s, but [[Brian Griffin|Brian]] is disgusted by the bigotry of the local residents. Stewie, [[cross dressing]] to protect his identity, begins using the name "Stephanie Griffin" and, after being convinced by Lois, enters a "Little Miss Texan" [[beauty contest|beauty pageant]]. Meanwhile, as part of an initiation into an after-school club, [[Meg Griffin|Meg]] and [[Chris Griffin|Chris]] sneak into [[George W. Bush]]'s [[Crawford, Texas|Crawford ranch]] to steal a pair of his underwear. |
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Lois soon hears that the search for Stewie has ended after people got distracted by news of the Super Devil (an entity described as 6 inches taller than the Devil, driving a flying motorcycle and armed with a jar of marmalade), but since she was hoping to instill "new moral values" in her family she decides not to mention that they can go home. Meanwhile, after branding a cow, things turn worse when [[Petarded|Peter reveals that he is mentally retarded]]. The men with him, who explain that Texas "[[Capital punishment in Texas|executes the retarded]]", tie him to an electric chair, in an attempt to put him to death, but he is soon rescued by his trusty horse, revealed to be voiced by [[Gilbert Gottfried]]. |
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[[Lois Griffin|Lois]] gets a job as the new organist for the church, which makes her decide to convince her family to start attending sermons on Sundays (Peter is [[Roman Catholicism|Catholic]] by birth and Lois is of an unspecified [[Protestant]] denomination. It is not specified which church they go to.) After [[Stewie Griffin|Stewie]] drinks too much [[Eucharist|Communion]] wine and [[vomit|throws it up]], the town of Quahog believes him to be possessed by Satan. When the priest wants to [[exorcise]] him, the Griffin family escapes to Lois’s sister Carol’s house in [[Texas]]. |
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Later, Brian finds out from his girlfriend Jillian back in Quahog about the town calling off the search, and rushes to the pageant tells Lois, who says she has known for weeks which horrifies Brian. Stewie manages to win, but when his wig falls off during the crowning ceremony, the audience labels him as a "queer-o-sexual" and tries to rush the stage. The family is able to escape on the back of Gottfried, and return home to Quahog. The episode ends with Lois telling Peter that moral and family values don't come from where people live or who their friends are, but from people themselves and that they should embrace their lives, while Peter says that people should be careful what they watch, and not become religious with it, while breaking the fourth wall. |
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[[Peter Griffin|Peter]] fits in with the cowboys, but [[Brian Griffin|Brian]] can’t stand Texas life (though he does enjoy shooting). While Stewie, disguised as a girl under the name Stephanie Griffin, enters a “Little Miss Texas” pageant, [[Meg Griffin|Meg]] and [[Chris Griffin|Chris]] sneak into [[George W. Bush]]’s house to steal his underwear as part of an initiation into an after-school club. Eventually, Quahog gives up its search for Stewie because of the finding of a new Satan (Super Devil, which Brian kills while shooting into the air), but Lois, hoping to instill moral values in her family, neglects to mention it. |
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Things turn sour when Peter [[Petarded|reveals that he is retarded]]. The men with him tie him to an electric chair and are about to put him to death when he is rescued by his trusty horse, who is [[Gilbert Gottfried]]. |
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[[File:Drew Barrymore Berlin 2014.jpg|right|thumb|upright|145px|alt=A woman looking up at the camera.|[[Drew Barrymore]] provided the voice of Jillian.]] |
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The episode was written by [[Cherry Chevapravatdumrong]] and was directed by [[Brian Iles]], in his first episode for the series.<ref name=film>{{cite web|url=https://tv.yahoo.com/family-guy/show/boys-do-cry/episode/132168/castcrew;_ylt=An5MG4EZ1gHj5hps1LPkSZa9v9EF|title=Family Guy: Boys do Cry|publisher=Yahoo!|accessdate=October 5, 2012}}{{Dead link|date=July 2017}}</ref> Series regulars [[Peter Shin]] and James Purdum served as supervising directors. Chevapravatdumrong was also one of the executive story editors working in the episode, the other one being [[Patrick Meighan (writer)|Patrick Meighan]].<ref name=film/> |
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"Boys Do Cry", along with the four other episodes from ''Family Guy''{{'}}s fifth season, were released on a three-disc [[DVD]] set in the United States on October 21, 2008. The sets included brief audio commentaries by Seth MacFarlane and various crew and cast members, a collection of deleted scenes, a special mini-feature which discussed the process behind animating "100th Episode Special", and a mini-feature entitled ''Family Guy'' Live.<ref name="DVDs6">{{cite web|url=http://www.movieweb.com/dvd/DVy8zBBHQm8BCy |title=Family Guy Volume Six DVD |accessdate=October 5, 2012 |publisher=Movieweb |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610212358/http://www.movieweb.com/dvd/DVy8zBBHQm8BCy |archivedate=June 10, 2011 }}</ref> |
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Stewie manages to win the pageant, but when his wig falls off during the crowning ceremony the audience labels him as a “[[homosexual|queer-o-sexual]]” and try to rush the stage. The family is able to escape on the back of Gilbert Gottfried (the horse). |
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The episode featured a guest performance by a [[leukemia]] patient, Camilla Stull, who had wanted to do a voice on the show.<ref name="commentary"/> She provided two lines for one of the competing pageant contestants. Stull has since died from the disease, but is still "immortalized" in the episode.<ref name="commentary">{{cite video |date= October 21, 2008 |title= Family Guy Volume Six Audio Commentary |people=MacFarlane, Seth|medium= DVD |publisher= 20th Century Fox }}</ref> In addition to Stull and the regular cast, actress Drew Barrymore and comedians [[Bill Engvall]] and [[Gilbert Gottfried]] guest starred in the episode.<ref name=film/> Recurring voices include [[Lori Alan]], [[Alexandra Breckenridge|Alex Breckenridge]], writer [[Kirker Butler]], voice actor Chris Cox, actor [[Ralph Garman]], writer [[Mark Hentemann]], writer [[Danny Smith (writer)|Danny Smith]], writer [[Alec Sulkin]], writer [[John Viener]], and actor [[Adam West]].<ref name=film/> |
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==Notes== |
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==Reception== |
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*Twelve-year old Camilla Stull, who guest starred in this episode, died on April 16, 2007 after a three-year battle with [[leukemia]]. Her dream of becoming an actress came true as [[Drew Barrymore]] introduced her to Seth MacFarlane, who gave her a one-episode contract. [http://finaltaxi.wordpress.com/2007/04/26/not-living-long-enough-to-see-fame/] |
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In a slight decrease from the previous week, the episode was viewed in 8.13 million homes in its original airing, according to [[Nielsen ratings]], in the United States. The episode also acquired a 2.9 rating in the 18-49 demographic, tying with ''[[The Simpsons]]'', in addition to significantly winning over ''[[American Dad!]]'', in both rating and total viewership.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=050107_08 |title=Weekly Program Rankings |publisher=ABC Medianet |accessdate=October 5, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150311232139/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=050107_08 |archivedate=March 11, 2015 }}</ref> |
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*[[Blue Collar Comedy|Blue-collar]] comedian [[Bill Engvall]] does the voice of the Texan news journalist Duke Dillon. |
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*Jillian ([[Drew Barrymore]]) makes a return cameo appearance in the episode (she was last seen in the episode, “[[Barely Legal (Family Guy)|Barely Legal]]”). |
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*The [[orgasmic]] cow (last seen in the “[[Jungle Love (Family Guy)|Jungle Love]]” episode) also makes a return cameo appearance. |
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*This is the second time the family has been on the run. The first was “[[Breaking out Is Hard to Do|Breaking Out Is Hard to Do]].” |
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*A character named Sneakers O’Toole, who’s named after his own [[Athletic shoe|shoes]], is introduced in this episode; whether or not he will be a recurring character has yet to be shown. |
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*The welcome sign says “Welcome to Texas: The Fuck You State” (with “fuck” digitally blurred out). |
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*This episode is probably one of the greatest examples of Stewie’s potential homosexuality/gender issues. References include |
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**Imagining Jesus washing himself (parody of a scene from the movie ''[[Witness (1985 film)|Witness]]''); |
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**“I feel right” (when Brian asked Stewie, in girl’s clothing, how he was holding up); |
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**“None for me, thanks, it’s gonna go straight to my vagina” (when Lois asked if anyone wants cake which Stewie replies above dialogue and asks) “Isn’t that what girls worry about? Big vaginas?”; |
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**Entering the little miss beauty pageant. |
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**Winning the little miss beauty pageant. |
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*Although Brian hates living in Texas, in the earlier episode [[Road to Rhode Island]], we learn that he was born there. |
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In a review of the episode, Brett Love of [[TV Squad]] noted that the episode "had its moments, but there were some pretty big breaks between them." Love also thought that Lois getting a job as an organist was "a nice way to go, because it does fit in well with what we already know about her."<ref name="tvsquad">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/04/30/family-guy-boys-do-cry/|publisher=[[TV Squad]]|last=Love |first=Brett|title=Family Guy: Boys Do Cry|accessdate=October 5, 2012}}</ref> Ahsan Haque of [[IGN]] said that the episode was "very stale and tired" with "very few funny moments," and that "Lois wanting a more wholesome ethical lifestyle could have worked, but the execution failed miserably." Overall, Haque noted that the episode was "a serious disappointment on many levels." The "lack of laughs, poor pacing, and lack of judgment really hurt," rating the episode as a 4 out of 10.<ref name="ignreview">{{cite web|url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/784/784374p1.html|last=Haque |first=Ahsan|publisher=[[IGN]]|title=Family Guy: "Boys Do Cry" Review |
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==Cultural references== |
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==References== |
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*The show starts with a commercial for a new [[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]] sitcom ''Now It’s Just Getting Sad'', a reference to not only the “''Seinfeld'' Curse” (the trend of the former cast members of Seinfeld not starring in anything successful after ''[[Seinfeld]]''), but also [[Julia Louis-Dreyfus|Louis-Dreyfus’s]] sitcom ''[[The New Adventures of Old Christine]]''. |
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*The song that Herbert sings during his audition is the 1982 hit “[[I Know What Boys Like]]” by [[The Waitresses]]. We also get to see Seamus play “[[Great Balls of Fire]]” by [[Jerry Lee Lewis]]. |
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*Jake Tucker playing the [[William Tell Overture]] upside down is a reference to [[Victor Borge]], who often did that in his act. |
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*[[9/11 attacks|9/11]] is referenced once again when Stewie, chuckling to Brian about an Islamic [[convenience store]] clerk’s accent and poor English, says, “If it weren’t for 9/11 those guys would be ''adorable''.” |
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*The scene where Meg lies on the couch deflated is a reference to the recent [[Partnership For A Drug-Free America|Partnership for a Drug-Free America]] ads where a teenage girl is shown flattened on the couch and her friend tells the viewer that her marijuana abuse caused her to become dull and listless. |
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*Peter makes fun of [[Sarah Jessica Parker]] and [[Kirsten Dunst]] by saying it’s impossible to decide the winner between the two in a hot body/weird face competition. |
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*The scene where Stewie wonders how fascinating it would be to meet Jesus is a parody of a scene in the 1985 film ''[[Witness (1985 film)|Witness]]'' in which [[Harrison Ford]] sees the Amish widow played by [[Kelly McGillis]] bathing and she turns around and lets him stare at her breasts. |
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*On the news broadcast about Stewie being possessed the caption reads, “Brat out of Hell.” This is a wordplay on the saying “like a bat out of hell,” and on the [[Meat Loaf]] album of the [[Bat out of Hell|same name]]. |
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*The picture of the [[Devil|Super Devil]] on the newscast depicts him on motorcycle in the same position as the demon on the ''[[Bat Out of Hell]]'' album cover. |
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*Stewie’s bit about chocolate and raisins makes fun of the [[Nestlé Chunky]] bars. |
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*Stewie says he feels like [[Britney Spears]] because he’s “standing in urine and hates the person she’s with.” This <!-- All of it, including the urine, or just hating the person you’re with? --> is a reference to Spears’ ex-husband [[Kevin Federline]]. |
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*In a cutaway that illustrates how stubborn conservatives purportedly are, a man is seen playing a game of [[Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon]] with a mule, arguing over whether [[Kevin Bacon]] starred in ''[[Footloose]]'' or not. |
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*Lois receives a stitching of [[Chuck Norris]] from one of their neighbors in Texas. Peter says that “Chuck Norris is so tough, under his beard, there is no chin...only another fist.” Chuck Norris shows up and punches Brian in the face with a fist that emerges from beneath his beard, and again later to punch a girl that threatened Stewie’s chances of winning the pageant. This is a reference to [[Chuck Norris Facts]]. |
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*The old man mentions that he purchased his trousers at [[Caldor]], a reference to the now-bankrupt discount department store chain. |
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*When Stewie protests his entry into the Little Miss Texas Pageant, he makes the series’ third reference to [[JonBenét Ramsey]] (Stewie’s line about the talent show being a one way ticket to a semen-stained death in the basement). |
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*At George W. Bush’s [[Crawford, Texas|Crawford]] ranch, [[Dick Cheney]] is guarding the house with a shotgun (talking in his sleep about his and Bush’s “18% [[approval rating]],” and how he would like people to meet his [[Mary Cheney|daughter]]’s husband, Michael). Inside, Bush has pictures of him with [[Ronald Reagan]], [[Saddam Hussein]], [[Osama bin Laden]] and the Super Devil. Additionally, Chris points out that Bush has several lines of “[[cocaine|sugar]]” cut and ready for snorting, a reference to Bush’s [[George W. Bush substance abuse controversy|alleged cocaine use]]. Bush is also shown drinking alcohol, a reference to him being a recovering [[alcoholic]]. |
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*Bush also gets into his car while drinking, a reference to his [[DUI]]. |
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*Chris showing the people at the Texas high school George W. Bush’s underwear spoofs the scene in ''[[Sixteen Candles]]'' where [[Anthony Michael Hall]]’s character shows off [[Molly Ringwald]]’s underwear to his fellow students. |
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*Peter being executed for being retarded refers to [[Johnny Paul Penry]] |
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*Peter’s horse is actually [[Gilbert Gottfried]]. This is a reference to several of his [[Comedy Central]] [[Roast (comedy)|Roast]] appearances, where he appears as an animal during the roast as well as his various voice over roles. |
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*At the Little Miss Texas Pageant, somebody shouts “Hey, it’s Enrico Pallazzo!” when Stewie’s wig falls off. This is a reference to ''[[The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!]]'' |
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*[http://thatlitevideosite.com/video/4311 Peter’s speech] in the end about values and television shows is clearly a jab at [[Parents Television Council]] and other individuals and groups who have criticized ''Family Guy'' regarding the themes and language used in the show. The PTC also frequently name ''Family Guy'' the worst of the week on their website. A similar point is made in the south park episode "[[Death (South Park episode)|Death]]." |
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*A similar beauty pageant set-up -- a male infant in a blonde wig winning the pageant, only to be later revealed as male -- is seen in the Nickelodeon show [[Rugrats]]. |
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==Goofs== |
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*While the orgasmic cow was being branded, part of the strap that held the ball in her mouth disappeared for a few seconds. |
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*When Brian puts the phone behind him to hang it up, it basically just disappears. |
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==Censorship== |
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*In the [[Adult Swim]] version, the church pastor has a different sermon. In the FOX version, the sermon was from the book of John and it was about a man complaining about a couple living in an upstairs apartment with a crying baby. On Adult Swim, the sermon is from the book of [[Leviticus]] and was centered around a man ejaculating into a sock and trying to hide it in a clothes hamper. |
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*The scene during the family’s drive to Texas where Peter flirts with a blond female driver (similar to [[Chevy Chase]] flirting with [[Christie Brinkley]] in the film ''[[National Lampoon's Vacation|National Lampoon’s Vacation]]''), the female driver crashing into a truck, and Lois’s comment, “You marry [[Billy Joel]]. It’s going to happen one way or another” was cut on FOX, but not Adult Swim. |
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*Stewie’s line about child beauty pageants being a “first class ticket to a semen-stained death in the basement” was changed to the more explicit “semen-''covered'' death in the basement” on Adult Swim. |
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*[http://thatlitevideosite.com/video/4311 Video Clip of the Speech on Values mentioned above] |
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Latest revision as of 04:14, 3 January 2025
| "Boys Do Cry" | |
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| Family Guy episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 15 |
| Directed by | Brian Iles |
| Written by | Cherry Chevapravatdumrong |
| Production code | 5ACX10 |
| Original air date | April 29, 2007 |
| Guest appearances | |
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"Boys Do Cry" is the 15th episode of the fifth season of the American animated sitcom Family Guy. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 29, 2007. The episode follows the Griffin family after Lois gets a job as an organist at the local church, and she insists that the rest of the family go to church with her. This eventually leads to Stewie drinking and throwing up during a sermon, which causes a mob to form around the Griffin household. In an attempt to prevent the town from supposedly exorcising the devil out of Stewie, the family escape and seek refuge in Texas.
The episode was written by series regular Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and directed by Brian Iles. The episode received generally mixed reviews from critics for its storyline and many cultural references. According to Nielsen ratings, it was viewed in 8.13 million homes in its original airing. The episode featured guest performances by Drew Barrymore, Bill Engvall, Gilbert Gottfried and Camilla Stull, along with several recurring guest voice actors for the series. "Boys Do Cry" was released on DVD along with four other episodes from the season on October 21, 2008.
Plot
[edit]Lois gets a job as the new organist at the local church and forces her family to start attending mass on Sundays. After Stewie mistakes Communion wine for punch, he drinks too much and vomits, leading the citizens of Quahog to believe Stewie is possessed by Satan. When the priest wants to exorcise him, aided by everyone in town, the Griffin family escapes to Lois's sister Carol's house in Texas. Upon arriving at the home, Peter fits in well with the cowboys, but Brian is disgusted by the bigotry of the local residents. Stewie, cross dressing to protect his identity, begins using the name "Stephanie Griffin" and, after being convinced by Lois, enters a "Little Miss Texan" beauty pageant. Meanwhile, as part of an initiation into an after-school club, Meg and Chris sneak into George W. Bush's Crawford ranch to steal a pair of his underwear.
Lois soon hears that the search for Stewie has ended after people got distracted by news of the Super Devil (an entity described as 6 inches taller than the Devil, driving a flying motorcycle and armed with a jar of marmalade), but since she was hoping to instill "new moral values" in her family she decides not to mention that they can go home. Meanwhile, after branding a cow, things turn worse when Peter reveals that he is mentally retarded. The men with him, who explain that Texas "executes the retarded", tie him to an electric chair, in an attempt to put him to death, but he is soon rescued by his trusty horse, revealed to be voiced by Gilbert Gottfried.
Later, Brian finds out from his girlfriend Jillian back in Quahog about the town calling off the search, and rushes to the pageant tells Lois, who says she has known for weeks which horrifies Brian. Stewie manages to win, but when his wig falls off during the crowning ceremony, the audience labels him as a "queer-o-sexual" and tries to rush the stage. The family is able to escape on the back of Gottfried, and return home to Quahog. The episode ends with Lois telling Peter that moral and family values don't come from where people live or who their friends are, but from people themselves and that they should embrace their lives, while Peter says that people should be careful what they watch, and not become religious with it, while breaking the fourth wall.
Production
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The episode was written by Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and was directed by Brian Iles, in his first episode for the series.[1] Series regulars Peter Shin and James Purdum served as supervising directors. Chevapravatdumrong was also one of the executive story editors working in the episode, the other one being Patrick Meighan.[1]
"Boys Do Cry", along with the four other episodes from Family Guy's fifth season, were released on a three-disc DVD set in the United States on October 21, 2008. The sets included brief audio commentaries by Seth MacFarlane and various crew and cast members, a collection of deleted scenes, a special mini-feature which discussed the process behind animating "100th Episode Special", and a mini-feature entitled Family Guy Live.[2]
The episode featured a guest performance by a leukemia patient, Camilla Stull, who had wanted to do a voice on the show.[3] She provided two lines for one of the competing pageant contestants. Stull has since died from the disease, but is still "immortalized" in the episode.[3] In addition to Stull and the regular cast, actress Drew Barrymore and comedians Bill Engvall and Gilbert Gottfried guest starred in the episode.[1] Recurring voices include Lori Alan, Alex Breckenridge, writer Kirker Butler, voice actor Chris Cox, actor Ralph Garman, writer Mark Hentemann, writer Danny Smith, writer Alec Sulkin, writer John Viener, and actor Adam West.[1]
Reception
[edit]In a slight decrease from the previous week, the episode was viewed in 8.13 million homes in its original airing, according to Nielsen ratings, in the United States. The episode also acquired a 2.9 rating in the 18-49 demographic, tying with The Simpsons, in addition to significantly winning over American Dad!, in both rating and total viewership.[4]
In a review of the episode, Brett Love of TV Squad noted that the episode "had its moments, but there were some pretty big breaks between them." Love also thought that Lois getting a job as an organist was "a nice way to go, because it does fit in well with what we already know about her."[5] Ahsan Haque of IGN said that the episode was "very stale and tired" with "very few funny moments," and that "Lois wanting a more wholesome ethical lifestyle could have worked, but the execution failed miserably." Overall, Haque noted that the episode was "a serious disappointment on many levels." The "lack of laughs, poor pacing, and lack of judgment really hurt," rating the episode as a 4 out of 10.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Family Guy: Boys do Cry". Yahoo!. Retrieved October 5, 2012.[dead link]
- ^ "Family Guy Volume Six DVD". Movieweb. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
- ^ a b MacFarlane, Seth (October 21, 2008). Family Guy Volume Six Audio Commentary (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. Archived from the original on March 11, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
- ^ Love, Brett. "Family Guy: Boys Do Cry". TV Squad. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
- ^ Haque, Ahsan. "Family Guy: "Boys Do Cry" Review". IGN. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
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