Petarded

"Petarded" is the sixth episode of Fox's fourth season of Family Guy, which originally broadcast in the United States on June 19, 2005. It was written by Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild and directed by Seth Kearsley. The episode sees Peter taking the MacArthur Fellows Program to see if he is a genius, however he performs poorly and is declared mentally retarded. Attempting to take advantage of the situation, he accidentally hospitalizes Lois while... more

"Petarded" is the sixth episode of Fox's fourth season of Family Guy, which originally broadcast in the United States on June 19, 2005. It was written by Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild and directed by Seth Kearsley. The episode sees Peter taking the MacArthur Fellows Program to see if he is a genius, however he performs poorly and is declared mentally retarded. Attempting to take advantage of the situation, he accidentally hospitalizes Lois while attempting to steal from a restaurant and loses custody of Meg, Chris, and Stewie. "Timer the Cheese Guy", a character from 1970s cheese commercials made an appearance in the episode. Series producers tried to get the actor who had voiced him in the original commercials to make a guest appearance in the episode. However, the actor was very old, and had no memory of providing the voice of the character. Various scenes in the episode were removed by broadcast censors. "Petarded" gained a Nielsen Rating of 4.4, making it the week's 42nd most... less