Road to Europe

Road to Europe (originally called European Road Show) is an episode of Family Guy that first aired February 7, 2002.

Written by Daniel Palladino, directed by Dan Povenmire. Guest starring the members of KISS (Gene Simmons, Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, and Paul Stanley) as themselves.

Plot summary

Peter and Lois attend KISS-stock, a five-night set of concerts performed by Peter's favorite band. Stewie is entranced by a show called Jolly Farm Revue (possibly a parody of the Teletubbies) and decides to find the farm and live there forever. He stows aboard an intercontinental flight, intending to travel to London and find the Jolly Farm at the BBC. Brian follows him, only to discover that they have landed in the Middle East instead. Meanwhile, at KISS-stock, Peter is shocked to learn that Lois has only pretended to be a KISS enthusiast, and they leave the concerts in disgrace. Stewie and Brian perform a musical number together in order to steal a camel and gradually make their way across Europe. Upon finally arriving at the BBC studios, Stewie is horrified to learn that there is no actual farm and his beloved characters are mere actors. Stopping at a Denny's on the way home, Lois recognizes Chaim Witz, who she dated before he changed his name to Gene Simmons; Gene introduces her to the rest of the band, who have heard Gene's stories of "Loose Lois". Peter's faith in Lois is restored, and he cannot help sharing the news that his wife did KISS.

References to movies

Brian slices a camel's belly in order to put Stewie in there to save him from the cold, much like Han Solo sliced a tawntawn to put Luke in there in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.

See also "Road to Rhode Island"