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"PTV" is the fourteenth episode in the fourth season of the American animated television series Family Guy. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 6, 2005. The episode sees the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) censor the shows on television after a controversial wardrobe malfunction at the Emmy Awards. Peter starts to create his own TV network which he calls PTV, broadcasting classic shows unedited and uncut, as well as original programming. PTV is a big success and Stewie and Brian join him creating shows for the network. Lois calls the FCC to close PTV as she is concerned over the issue of how children will be influenced by Peter's programming. Not only do the FCC close down the network, but they also start censoring the citizens of Quahog, so the Griffin family travels to Washington, D.C. and convince the Congress to have the FCC's rules reversed.
The episode was written by Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild and was directed by Dan Povenmire. The episode is a response to the FCC's measures to the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy. Show creator Seth MacFarlane commented that the episode's plot was inspired by the rage of the Family Guy crew towards the strict rules that the FCC made after the controversy. The episode contains a sequence of various scenes from different previous episodes. Many of the scenes were cut from the episodes they were originally made for owing to Fox's internal censors. With a Nielsen rating of 4.4, "PTV" was the nineteenth most-watched episode of the week in which it was broadcast. The episode gained mostly positive responses from critics, and received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) as well as an Annie Award nomination for directing.
Original Release
11/06/2005
US Release
11/06/2005
Cast
Name | Character |
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Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin / Brian Griffin / Stewie Griffin / Glenn Quagmire / Tom Tucker / Osama Bin Laden / Wile E. Coyote / George W. Bush / Jake Ryan / Robot / Archie Bunker / Ozzy Osbourne / Driver #2 / Man Freeing Slave / Congressman #3 / Klansman / John Walton / Tom Tucker (voice) |
Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin / Edith Bunker / Wile E. Coyote's Wife / Klanswoman / Olivia Walton / Tricia Takanawa / Loretta Brown / Barbara Pewterschmidt (voice) |
Seth Green | Chris Griffin / Student Actor / Jim-Bob / Driver #1 / Chris Griffin (voice) |
Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin / Mary Ellen / Elizabeth / Meg Griffin (voice) |
Lori Alan | Diane Simmons |
Gary Cole | Mike Brady |
Ralph Garman | FCC #3 / Officer Reeses |
Hunter Gomez | Laughing Brady Kids |
Olivia Hack | Cindy Brady |
Mike Henry | Black Guy / John-Boy |
Directors
Writers
Wellesley Wild, Alec Sulkin, Cherry Chevapravatdumrong, Patrick Meighan, Kirker Butler, Tom Devanney, David Zuckerman, John Viener, Seth MacFarlane
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin / Brian Griffin / Stewie Griffin / Glenn Quagmire / Tom Tucker / Osama Bin Laden / Wile E. Coyote / George W. Bush / Jake Ryan / Robot / Archie Bunker / Ozzy Osbourne / Driver #2 / Man Freeing Slave / Congressman #3 / Klansman / John Walton / Tom Tucker (voice) |
Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin / Edith Bunker / Wile E. Coyote's Wife / Klanswoman / Olivia Walton / Tricia Takanawa / Loretta Brown / Barbara Pewterschmidt (voice) |
Seth Green | Chris Griffin / Student Actor / Jim-Bob / Driver #1 / Chris Griffin (voice) |
Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin / Mary Ellen / Elizabeth / Meg Griffin (voice) |
Lori Alan | Diane Simmons |
Gary Cole | Mike Brady |
Ralph Garman | FCC #3 / Officer Reeses |
Hunter Gomez | Laughing Brady Kids |
Olivia Hack | Cindy Brady |
Mike Henry | Black Guy / John-Boy |
Maurice LaMarche | Ralph Kramden / Bob Hope |
Phil LaMarr | Congressman / Pa |
Stacey Scowley | Chrissy Snow |
Chris Sheridan | James / Soldier |
John Viener | Apache Chief / TV Executive / FCC #1 |
Adam West | Mayor Adam West |
Wally Wingert | FCC #2 |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Danny Smith | Executive Producer |
David A. Goodman | Executive Producer |
Chris Sheridan | Executive Producer |
Seth MacFarlane | Executive Producer |
Kara Vallow | Producer |
Shannon Smith | Producer |
Michael Rowe | Producer |
Mark Hentemann | Producer |
Patrick Henry | Producer |
Kim Fertman | Producer |
Steve Callaghan | Producer |
Wellesley Wild | Producer |
Alec Sulkin | Producer |
Mike Henry | Producer |
Alex Borstein | Producer |