High School English
| "High School English" | |
|---|---|
| Family Guy episode | |
| Episode no. |
Season 15 Episode 7 |
| Directed by | Steve Robertson |
| Written by | Ted Jessup |
| Production code | EACX04 |
| Original air date | November 20, 2016 |
"High School English" is the seventh episode of the fifteenth season of the animated sitcom Family Guy, and the 276th episode overall. It aired on Fox in the United States on November 20, 2016, and is written by Ted Jessup and directed by Steve Robertson.[1]
Plot
Intro
The episode starts with Peter imprisoned in a library after driving into a rich person's mansion. While he waits for the police to come and arrest him, he starts to read classical tales to the audience.
The Great Gatsby
On Long Island during the summer of 1922, Nick Carraway (portrayed by Stewie Griffin) rents a small summer house. He soon encounters a party at a mansion that belongs to Jay Gatsby (portrayed by Brian Griffin). Gatsby meets Nick and they go down to the dock where he says that he is in love with a girl named Daisy Buchanan (portrayed by Lois). Nick states that Daisy is his cousin and sets up a meeting between him and Gatsby in his house. Gatsby arrives and takes Daisy to his mansion and impresses her with his stuff.
Soon, Gatsby is invited by Daisy's husband Tom (portrayed by Peter Griffin) to his and Daisy's home for dinner, with Tom's friend Jordan Baker (portrayed by Meg Griffin) and Nick also in attendance. Nick narrates that the part about him going out with Jordan which will be left out of this version. Tom insults Gatsby and soon they all go on a drive across the city. Tom stops at a gas station run by George (portrayed by Joe Swanson) where he sleeps with George's wife Myrtle (Bonnie Swanson).
At a motel, Tom tries to one-up Gatsby, but Gatsby tells Tom that Daisy loves her and not him. Soon after, Daisy decides to leave Tom for Gatsby, disappointing Tom. But when Daisy drives back to Gatsby's home drunk, she accidentally runs over Myrtle.
As Nick and Gatsby are swimming the next day, George is in the bushes where he shoots Gatsby. Nick subsequently narrates the end.
Wrap-around #1
Peter escapes the library and hides in the attic to avoid the police officers when they come to find him. Before he introduces the second story, he finds a chest with a chef's hat in it upon being unable to find a pirate hat in it. When he puts it on and acts like a pirate, the cops hear him.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Huckleberry Finn (portrayed by Peter Griffin) and Tom Sawyer (portrayed by Chris Griffin) are best friends living in 19th Century Missouri. Finn lives with his nagging adoptive mom Widow Douglas (portrayed by Lois Griffin), so he moves in with abusive drunk dad (portrayed by Stewie Griffin). After taking a whip from his dad, Finn decides to fake his own death by murdering a pig (portrayed by Brian Griffin) much to his objection as his character was killed in the last story. Huck then forgets why he killed the pig.
After setting up a camp, Finn meets a run away slave named Jim (portrayed by Cleveland Brown). They go for a raft ride and after surviving a waterfall, they soon meet two con artists named the King and the Duke (portrayed by Glenn Quagmire and Joe Swanson) on another raft who try to swindle them, but Jim rebuffs them.
After hitting shore in the morning, Finn finds that Jim is missing. He goes into a nearby town to find him, but reunites with Tom Sawyer. He finds Jim, who tells Finn that he's free from slavery. Jim, Finn and Tom then go to a Rush concert that night. Mark Twain appears and closes out the story.
Wrap-around #2
Outside the mansion, Peter is detained, but the cops allow him to tell the final story.
Of Mice and Men
During the Great Depression, George and Lenny (portrayed by Stewie Griffin and Chris Griffin) are two hobos seeking to open an inn as they arrive on a train in California. They stop at a nearby dog ranch to get a job and the owner Slim (portrayed by Peter Griffin) interviews them and hires them on the spot. They do great at handling the pups where one of them (portrayed by Brian Griffin) advises Slim not to give him to Lenny since he was killed in the last two stories. Lenny accidentally kills the puppy immediately.
The farm is soon visited by Slim's antagonistic neighbors Curley (portrayed by Glenn Quagmire) and his wife (portrayed by Meg Griffin). Curley's wife comes on to Lenny, but Curley pulls her away and tries to fight Lenny, who effortlessly breaks his wrist.
That night while George entertains at a night club, Lenny is visited by Curely's wife who once again attempts to seduce him, but misinterprets her advances and breaks her neck. When George hears of what Lenny did, he meets him the woods as they agreed.
In the woods, Lenny tells George what happened and that the townspeople will have him hanged. George distracts him with stories about rabbits and shoots him in the back of his head. George then closes out the story by wishing the children good luck with their book reports.
Reception
The episode received an audience of 2.74 millions viewers, a decrease from the previous episode,[2] and making it the second most-watched show of the night, behind The Simpsons.[3]
Jake Beamer of Bubbleblabber gave the episode a 9/10.[4]
References
- ↑ "Family Guy on FOX - "High School English"". TheFutonCritic.com. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ↑ "’60 Minutes’ adjusts up, ‘NCIS: LA’ and ‘Madam Secretary’ adjust down: Sunday final ratings". TV By The Numbers by zap2it.com. 2016-11-15. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
- ↑ "‘Family Guy’ and ‘Bob’s Burgers’ adjust up, ‘NCIS: LA’ and ‘Elementary’ adjust down: Sunday final ratings". TV By The Numbers by zap2it.com. 2016-11-22. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
- ↑ "Review: Family Guy "High School English"". Bubbleblabber. Retrieved 2017-04-10.