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Flights of Disaster
Season 4, Episode 13
Air date September 19, 2003
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Flights of Disaster is the 13th episode of the fourth season of Family Guy. It is the seventy-fifth episode, overall.

Synopsis[]

Peter tries to get back on his feet and find a job. But with it not seeming to work, Lois gets a job as a flight attendant. Peter hates the idea until he discovers there are free plane tickets involved. Meanwhile, the Griffin family seeks advice from Bruce to keep the house afloat.

Plot[]

With Peter being fired from his fishing job due to his boat being destroyed, he returns to his search for another permanent job, with him taking a fail-safe with Buck while bouncing in and out of jobs. However, it's clear he's not getting anywhere so the whole family needs to pitch in and take jobs to help out Lois soon becomes bored without his company due to being used to him being home and decides she'd like to take on a part-time job to add some excitement to her life. When Peter tells his friends about Lois wanting to get a job, Quagmire offers to get Lois a job as a flight attendant at the airport he works at, explaining that flight attendants get to travel to all kinds of exotic places and that relatives of flight attendants (including spouses) can fly anywhere in the world for free, which inspires Peter to encourage Lois to work as a flight attendant.

Since Lois is unaware of this, Peter visits many different locations without telling her. While Peter's enjoying traveling, Lois soon discovers that life as a flight attendant is far from glamorous and is, in fact, very exhausting. Dealing with obnoxious co-workers and passengers, Lois ends up hating the job and wants to quit but Peter tells her not to give up so soon so he can continue to reap the benefits of her hard work. Peter's fun eventually comes to an end when Brian disguises himself as a creepy clown to get him to break down about what he did and the two get caught by Lois, who ended up on the same flight. Lois becomes furious and takes Peter and Brian inside the plane's bathroom to argue with Peter for using her, just as the plane is being hijacked to Cuba.

All the passengers are returned home safely, except for Lois, Brian and Peter, who went unnoticed in the locked lavatory. They end up being stuck in Cuba for two weeks waiting for their passports to arrive. They try to unsuccessfully buy some passports on the black market, but ultimately resort to boarding a raft of refugees. At this moment, Lois realizes she has no need for the excitement she was seeking, because being married to Peter provides plenty of it.

Meanwhile,

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Quotes[]

Peter: Thanks for letting me work at your job, Buck.
Buck: Hey, you helped me out when I was in a rough spot, so I help you out in return. So we're even.
Francis: TO THE MOON, PETER!
Peter: To the moon? Wha ... what the hell does that mean?
Francis: You know, to ... to the moon. Like The Honeymooners.
Peter: Okay, so you're basically threatening to punch me so hard, I'm gonna fly to the moon? Like ... like it's so fucking funny to hit me so violently, my body will fly out of the atmosphere.
[Francis awkwardly pauses and looks at the camera]
Francis: Well, it's not funny anymore. You seem to have a knack for ruining things.
Peter: Hey, be glad it's me and not mom. She would kill you if you did that joke to her.
Stewie: [To Brian] Oh, but you don't have the time, since you're so busy, working on that novel of yours ... You know, that uh, that one you've been working on all this time? ... Got to-got to-got to dedicate a lot of time to that novel you've been working on? Yeah? ... Gotta-gotta spend some time focusing on the making a solid story ... writing the story and giving it uh, ... a real thorough proofread, you know? ... Make sure everything makes sense ... Get rid of any plot holes or inconsistencies with the story ... Give the story some rewrites, maybe ... maybe do a first draft, before really getting into that actual story? Yeah? ... Summarizing the story in as few words as possible, helping the story progress as quickly as possible, without boring the reader ... yeah? Make sure, ... make sure, every element of the story is important to the overall, storyline, so as not to waste any time, establishing information that nobody's going to need to remember? No yeah, you don't need a job right now.
Peter: To be honest, Bucky, I've been skipping my recent job as a rooftop inspector and just have Chris fill in for me.
[A cutaway shows a couple watching TV in their house, which soon goes to static]
Woman: Damn it, the TV's out!
[As the man pounds on the TV box, trying to fix it, Chris suddenly breaks through the ceiling]
Chris: I found this junk on your roof and got it off for you!
Man: You idiot! That's the satellite dish!
Chris: Oh, then it should be in outer space.
[Chris throws the satellite dish into the air, only for it to land on the woman, knocking her out cold. As the man looks at his injured partner in shock, Chris holds out his hand]
Chris: That'll be fifty dollars. And I do accept tips, cough, cough.
Peter: So, Lois wants a part-time job, right? So I'm, like, I got a job for you, baby... right here! [points to his pants] See, the zipper's been broken for over a month. I gotta use a damn safety pin.
Lois: A flight attendant? Wow, that does sound exciting. What made you change your mind?
Peter: Just my desire to see you happy.
Lois: Aww...
Peter: And to exploit your hard labor for free travel and fun.
Lois: What?
Peter: Shhh... I didn't say anything. Go to sleep, crazy lady.
Peter: Woah, woah, woah, woah! Wait a second! You're telling me, I flew all the way to Kentucky, to get some of your fried chicken, and...and the Colonel isn't even working today??
KFC Employee: He ain't here. He dead.
Peter: [Mishearing 'Dead' as 'Did'] What??
KFC Employee: I say he dead.
Peter: Is Mr. Sanders in?
KFC Employee: What wrong wit you? I say you he dead!
Peter: THE COLONEL!!
Lois: Peter, you convinced me to keep a job I hate just so you could fly free?!
Peter: You know, if I talked real loud like that, I could make you look like the bad guy, too. [elbowed by Brian] Ow! Plus, Brian knew about my plan and he tortured me.
Lois: My feet are killing me, I've got vomit in my pocket, and I've seen that crappy Julia Roberts movie 47 times! Have you boys seen the lips on that woman? It's like a baboon's ass on her face!
Brian: Lois, I'm sorry. I was just trying to help get back at Peter for you while you were working.
Lois: Brian, I'm not upset about that. I'm upset with you because you didn't tell me about it when I expect to know better from you. And Peter, I took this job for the excitement and to make money for you while you were looking for a new job. And not only do I find you haven't been looking for a job for God knows how long, you're also the one who's having all my excitement!
[Lois, Brian and Peter are standing in front of the airport, without any passports, after their plane was hijacked and forced to land on Cuba]
Lois: Uh, Well, this is just great! How the hell are we supposed to get home?
Peter: Look, all we got to do is to get some fake passports on the black market.
Lois: Where are you going? You never gonna find the black market!
Peter: Oh, that's what you said about that back-alley-abortionist! Don't get me wrong, I'm glad you changed your mind, the point is I found the guy.
Peter: Lois, if we don't make it outta here alive, I should tell ya I promised my first girlfriend we'd meet up in heaven. I was lying, but just so you know, it's something we might have to deal with.
Peter: Y'know, Miguel over there has had his eye on you, and his wife Rosa is very open.
Lois: What?
Peter: No, nothin'. This [Boarding a raft back to Quahog with refugees] is nice.

Trivia[]

  • This is the final appearance of Cleveland Brown Jr. in his original skinny design and personality.
  • The theme music for The Communists' cutaway is the same as Peter's theme music in "Family Guy Viewer Mail #1" as he skips down the street on his shopping binge.
  • After getting free air travel, Peter dumps Tinker Bell from Peter Pan.
  • On the flight Lois is working, an Egyptian passenger says to her “Momken tekooni merati,” which she does not understand. In the Egyptian dialect, it indeed translates to “Will you be my wife?”
  • Lois’ exciting life involved meeting Kim Richards who played Tia Malone in Escape to Witch Mountain and Return from Witch Mountain. However, Lois conflates the titles to Escape from Witch Mountain.
  • The artist’s rendering of an attractive redhead married to a fat man is Wilma Flintstone and Fred Flintstone.

Continuity[]

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