The Giggity Wife

"The Giggity Wife" is the eleventh episode of the eleventh season and the 199th overall episode of the animated comedy series Family Guy. It aired on Fox in the United States on January 27, 2013, and is written by Andrew Goldberg and directed by Brian Iles.

The episode's plot concerns Quagmire accidentally becoming the husband of a prostitute. He then tries to bring the marriage to an end by pretending to be gay.^[1]

Plot

When Peter discovers Joe has a student ID he took from a kid that gave him lip, Peter, Quagmire and Joe visit the Harvard University campus for lunch and have a wild night on the town. A drunken Quagmire accidentally marries a prostitute named Charmisse. She refuses to let go of their relationship and Quagmire starts to consider divorce until Joe points out that he could lose everything. Quagmire tries to make the best of it but Charmisse cannot pull herself far enough out of the gutter for his tastes.

When Quagmire is reluctant to pursue their relationship, Charmisse questions if he is gay and when she says the marriage would be over if true, Quagmire pretends to be gay. After catching Quagmire watching straight porn, Charmisse demands that Quagmire prove he is gay by having sex with a man. Quagmire approaches Peter with the idea and Peter agrees provided they have a date first, which Quagmire suffers through. Back at Quagmire's house, Charmisse insists they have sex and the men clumsily and reluctantly prepare. Just as they almost consummate their marriage, Charmisse calls off the charade, noting that it is obvious that they are straight but if Quagmire wants a divorce that badly, she will grant him one. She then says that he treats her better than any other guy she has met. After Charmisse leaves, a nearly naked Peter and Quagmire embrace in relief as Peter suddenly noted the camera on Quagmire's laptop is on. The scene then cuts to the Griffin home, with the family in shock while Stewie comes in and asks if they are watching Glee.

Reception

The episode received a 2.9 rating and was watched by a total of 5.63 million people, this made it the most watched show on Animation Domination that night beating The Cleveland Show, Bob's Burgers, American Dad! and The Simpsons.^[2] The episode was met with mixed reviews from critics. Kevin McFarland of The A.V. Club gave the episode a C–, saying "It’s not necessary for Family Guy to have complete continuity, but when Peter actually becoming gay for an episode and leaving his wife is less distressing to his family than this ending, something is out of balance. This is yet another episode show that handles boundary-pushing material with tired, derivative clichés instead of reaching for something original and funny."^[3] Carter Dotson of TV Fanatic gave the episode two out of five stars, saying "The biggest laugh of the night came via a cutaway, where Peter as a Mexican soap opera star slapped three women and flew away in a giant sombrero. It made no sense and left me feeling terrible for myself that I laughed at it. But it was still better than most everything else tonight. Oh, and there was the irony of the band Chicago playing during a scene that took place in Boston. Hah. I don’t expect this show to be intelligent humor, but I do want to walk out of it without that kind of icky feeling that makes me regret having ever watched it in the first place."^[4]

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