Whistle While Your Wife Works

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“Whistle While Your Wife Works”
Family Guy episode
Episode no. Season 5
Episode 5
Guest stars Drew Barrymore
Carrie Fisher
Written by Steve Callaghan
Directed by Greg Colton
Production no. 4ACX35
Original airdate November 12, 2006
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"Whistle While Your Wife Works" is a season 5 episode of the FOX animated television series Family Guy. The title is a play on the song "Whistle While You Work", sung by the seven dwarves of Snow White.

[edit] Plot summary

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Quagmire comes back from Florida with fireworks. Before Peter has enough time to tell Quagmire the very long name of the firework bomb he has made, the fireworks explode, severing and scattering Peter's fingers. Peter must then collect his fingers so that they can be reattached. Later, it's closing time at the Drunken Clam but Peter and crew are not ready to stop drinking yet, so they continue the alcohol consumption at the Pawtucket Brewery. Once Peter returns to work, he is scolded by his supervisor, Angela, who tells him that his productivity has waned. Peter explains that his injured hand is to blame, but Angela still says he has to improve or he will be fired. Lois comes to the brewery to help Peter get caught up at work by typing for him while his hand heals. In the office, Peter imagines Lois is his secretary and begins to sexually harass her in an attempt to convince her to have sex with him in the office. She eventually complies, and unexpectedly enjoys it.

Meanwhile, Brian tells Stewie that he has been dating a girl named Jillian, but he doesn't want Stewie to meet her (Jillian is very likely Olivia's sister[citation needed] see Chick Cancer and From Method to Madness). Stewie is convinced that the reason for this is that Jillian is ugly, but Brian finally introduces Stewie to Jillian to prove that she is actually attractive. Stewie soon discovers that the real reason Brian didn't want him to meet Jillian is because she is extremely unintelligent. Brian is teased by Lois for dating someone so dense when Stewie tricks her into coming over to the house for dinner, and Brian later admits that the relationship is basically based on sex and that he should end it soon. Stewie encourages Brian to break up with her, but when Brian goes to her house to do so, he is distracted by her nudity and ends up having sex with her instead.

Spoilers end here.

[edit] Notes

  • This is the first episode to break the fourth wall during the opening sequence, where Peter messes up the opening theme by falling down the stairs and landing on one of the dancers.
  • This is the last of the 35 episodes from production season 4 [1].
  • This is the second time Drew Barrymore has guest-starred on the show, the first being "Fast Times at Buddy Cianci, Jr. High" in 2005.
  • The security code Peter enters to get to his porn is 1 0 2 2 1 9 7 6, which happens to be the birthdate of director Greg Colton.[citation needed]
  • This episode is named after the popular song "Whistle While You Work."
  • Chris and Meg had very small parts in this episode.

[edit] Goofs

  • Contrary to Peter's assertion, fireworks are illegal in Rhode Island.

[edit] Censorship

  • The FOX edited version of this episode has Stewie sarcastically asking Brian if Jillian's parents are brother and sister after listening to her airheaded statements (the "brother/sister" line was also used in the FOX promos for this episode). On Cartoon Network/Adult Swim, the original line "Is she retarded?" is used.

[edit] Cultural references

  • Get Smart - The scene where Peter walks through a series of automatic doors to get at his girlie magazines is reminiscent of the opening to the 1960s situation comedy starring Don Adams.
  • Quagmire talks about the TV series Wings at the Pawtucket Brewery when they are bathing in the beer. When the other men say they haven't heard of the show, he storms out of the brewery, naked and very angry. The show ran on NBC from April 19, 1990 to May 14, 1997.
  • Legend - The Lord of Darkness accidentally pokes out Quagmire and Cleveland's eyes with his large horns.
  • Waco Siege - Chris lights several fireworks, and says to Meg "You're David Koresh and I'm a heavy-handed FBI agent" before throwing them at her.
  • Joe would strike down Debra Messing if he was God while Cleveland would strike down French Stewart.

[edit] Incidental music


Preceded by
"Saving Private Brian"		 Family Guy Episodes Followed by
"Prick Up Your Ears"
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