S01E05Family Guy season 1 episode 5: A Hero Sits Next Door
Aired 1 May 199923 minRated TV-14
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What happens in “A Hero Sits Next Door”
When the Griffin Family gets new neighbors that move in next door, Lois quickly becomes friends with Bonnie, Meg soon becomes attracted to their son, Kevin, and Peter becomes annoyed by the entire situation. After Peter injures the best player on his company's baseball team, Mr. Weed forces him to find a replacement, so Peter quickly changes his mind about his neighbors and invites Joe to play. When Joe shows up at the game, Peter learns that he is in a wheelchair. Joe ends up being the star of the game, which makes Peter jealous, as he wants to be a hero too. Peter ends up trying to stop a bank robbery to prove his value, but ends up getting caught up in the whole situation.
Episode summary: TMDB.
Before you watch
- It is episode 5 of 7 of season 1, so watch episodes 1 to 4 first.
- It runs about 23 minutes.
- Directed by Monte Young, written by Matt Weitzman and Mike Barker.
- TMDB users rate it 7.2 out of 10 (49 votes).
Cast and crew of this episode
- Director
- Monte Young
- Writers
- Matt WeitzmanMike Barker
- Guest stars
- Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson (voice)Michelle Kwan as Michelle Kwan (voice)Suzie Plakson as Various (voice)Carolyn Lawrence as Various (voice) (uncredited)Wally Wingert as The Grinch / Various (voice)Lacey Chabert as Meg Griffin (voice) (uncredited)Carlos Alazraqui as Mr. Weed (voice)Butch Hartman as Various (voice)
Credits: TMDB.
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