Family Guy Episodes Season 7: 2008–2009

# Total Title Directed by Written by Original airdate Prod. code
1 111 "Love Blactually" Cyndi Tang Mike Henry September 28, 2008
Brian sets his sights on a girl named Carolyn and follows Stewie's advice to take things slow with the relationship, only to drive her crazy and straight into Cleveland's arms. Brian does whatever it takes to win her back, even if it means getting Cleveland's ex-wife Loretta involved.
2 112 "I Dream of Jesus" Mike Kim Brian Scully October 5, 2008
Peter gets a record for his favorite song "Surfin' Bird", a song so annoying that he drives everyone insane with it, prompting Brian and Stewie to destroy the record. Distraught, Peter goes to the record store for another copy and discovers Jesus disguised as the store clerk, and the two start hanging out.
3 113 "Road to Germany" Greg Colton Patrick Meighan October 19, 2008
Mort Goldman accidentally steps into Stewie's time machine and goes back in time, and Brian and Stewie follow to retrieve him. When they discover that they've ended up in 1939 Poland, Stewie, Brian and Mort must make a perilous journey to Nazi Germany to find their way back to the present.
4 114 "Baby Not on Board" Julius Wu Mark Hentemann November 2, 2008
Peter gets a lasting supply of gasoline for the year, so the family decides to use it to take a road trip to the Grand Canyon. They pack up and hit the road, but it takes them a while to realize that they had forgotten to bring Stewie with them; when they do, they must make an explosive trip back home.
5 115 "The Man with Two Brians" Dominic Vianchi John Viener November 9, 2008
When Brian gets injured during a take of Peter's version of Jackass, the Griffins realize that Brian may be getting too old, so Peter brings home a new dog, prompting Brian to leave. Everyone else, however, loves "New Brian"; all except for Stewie, who doesn't like his constant happy attitude.
6 116 "Tales of a Third Grade Nothing" Jerry Langford Alex Carter November 16, 2008
Peter does everything he can to get a promotion at work, but he must first be sent back to repeat the third grade in order to qualify. Meanwhile, Frank Sinatra, Jr. returns to Quahog to buy the local nightclub with Brian and make it the hottest new spot in town, but Stewie has a few ideas of his own.
7 117 "Ocean's Three and a Half" John Holmquist Cherry Chevapravatdumrong February 15, 2009
Bonnie finally gives birth to her baby, a beautiful girl named Susie, with whom Stewie falls in love and will do anything to win her heart. Meanwhile, Joe borrows $20,000 from a loan shark to pay for Bonnie's medical bills, and plans to steal the money from Mr. Pewterschmidt to pay off his debt.
8 118 "Family Gay" Brian Iles Richard Appel March 8, 2009
Peter participates in some medical experiments to pay off his debt, including one that sees him getting injected with the "gay gene". Peter winds up in a gay relationship and leaves Lois and the rest of the family heartbroken, though they realize the most important thing is that Peter is happy.
9 119 "The Juice Is Loose" Cyndi Tang Andrew Goldberg March 15, 2009
Peter cashes in a raffle ticket from 1989 and wins a golf outing with O. J. Simpson. When he befriends Simpson and brings him home to meet the family, the residents of Quahog aren't so welcoming of the infamous running back and try to force him out of town.
10 120 "FOX-y Lady" Pete Michels Matt Fleckenstein March 22, 2009
Lois lands a job at FOX News and has to shoot an investigative exposé on Michael Moore, but loses her job when her story implicates Rush Limbaugh. Meanwhile, Peter takes advantage of Lois' relations with FOX by creating and pitching his own animated comedy series.
11 121 "Not All Dogs Go to Heaven" Greg Colton Danny Smith March 29, 2009
Meg becomes a born-again Christian and tries to convert Brian from atheism. Meanwhile, Stewie is furious he doesn't get to ask the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation any questions at a convention, so he kidnaps the cast and forces them to hang out with him.
12 122 "420" Julius Wu Patrick Meighan April 19, 2009
After Brian is arrested for drug possession, he launches a campaign to legalize marijuana. Mayor West passes the law, and the whole town goes to pot. However, Carter Pewterschmidt starts losing money as a result, so he does whatever it takes to get pot banned once again.
13 123 "Stew-Roids" Jerry Langford Alec Sulkin April 26, 2009
Stewie starts going to the gym with Peter after he gets beaten up by Joe's baby daughter Susie, but just when it seems that his hard work is paying off, Peter reveals that he's been giving him an anabolic steroid. Meanwhile, Chris begins dating Connie D'Amico at school, only to see her popularity subside.
14 124 "We Love You, Conrad" John Holmquist Cherry Chevapravatdumrong May 3, 2009
After drowning his sorrows when he learns his ex-girlfriend Jillian is getting married, Brian discovers that he has hooked up with The Hills star Lauren Conrad. Brian wants out of the relationship until he realizes that Conrad may be the perfect match for him, if only he is willing to let Jillian go.
15 125 "Three Kings" TBA TBA May 10, 2009[2]
Peter imagines his friends and family in three of Stephen King's most famous works.
Stand by Me parody - Twelve-year old Peter, Quagmire, Cleveland and Joe travel along a railroad track on a journey of self-discovery.
Misery parody - Brian is injured in a bad car crash only to be "rescued" by his "number one fan," Stewie.
The Shawshank Redemption parody - Cleveland and Peter become fast friends in prison.
16 126 "Peter's Progress" TBA TBA May 17, 2009[3]
Peter learns from a psychic through a palm reading that he had a fascinating past life as Griffin Peterson, a dignified gentleman who vied for the love of Lady Redbush from 17th century England, ruled by the fierce King Stewart, to the newly founded American colony of Quahog.

Family Guy Episodes Season 6: 2007–2008

# Total Title Directed by Written by Original airdate
1 99 "Blue Harvest" Dominic Polcino Alec Sulkin September 23, 2007
Peter retells the story of Star Wars in this hour-long episode of Family Guy. When Princess Leia (Lois) is captured by the evil Darth Vader (Stewie), the droids C-3PO (Quagmire) and R2-D2 (Cleveland) escape to the planet Tatooine to find help form the Rebel Alliance. There they encounter Luke Skywalker (Chris), Han Solo (Peter), Chewbacca (Brian) and Obi-Wan Kenobi (Herbert), who infiltrate the Death Star, rescue the captive princess from the Death Star and return to aid the Rebellion in its fight against the Galactic Empire.
2 100 "Movin' Out (Brian's Song)" Cyndi Tang John Viener September 30, 2007
Peter convinces Brian to move in with his girlfriend Jillian, and Stewie tags along to help pay the rent, but he tries to interfere with their relationship. Meanwhile, Meg and Chris get jobs at the convenience store, where Chris befriends the manager, Carl, who leaves Meg to do all the work.
3 101 "Believe It or Not, Joe's Walking on Air" Julius Wu Andrew Goldberg October 7, 2007
Joe, feeling his disability is affecting his marriage, regains his ability to walk after a leg transplant. He decides to play extreme sports and spends most of his time with more athletic people, forsaking Peter, Quagmire and Cleveland, who set all out to re-cripple him to bring him back to Earth.
4 102 "Stewie Kills Lois (1)" John Holmquist David A. Goodman November 4, 2007
Lois leaves the family behind to go on a cruise with Peter. Jealous that he doesn't get to come with them, Stewie begins to plot his diabolical revenge. When a skeptical Brian challenges Stewie to actually go through with it, Stewie stows on board the ship and puts his plan into motion.
5 103 "Lois Kills Stewie (2)" Greg Colton Steve Callaghan November 11, 2007
Returning from her presumed death, Lois reveals her attempted killer to be Stewie. Determined to take over the world again, Stewie holds his family hostage and sets into motion his most diabolical plan yet. Desperate to put an end to Stewie's reign of terror, Lois realizes what she must do...
6 104 "Padre de Familia" Pete Michels Kirker Butler November 18, 2007
Peter takes so much pride in being an American citizen that he starts an anti-immigrant campaign in town—until he discovers that he himself is actually an illegal immigrant born in Mexico. Unable to prove or obtain his citizenship, he loses his job and must work at Carter Pewterschmidt's estate as a servant.
7 105 "Peter's Daughter" Zac Moncrief Chris Sheridan November 25, 2007
After recovering from a coma, Meg finds herself interested in a medical student who treats her at the hospital. Peter, however, who has grown protective of her during her stasis, feels very uncomfortable with her new boyfriend. Meanwhile, Brian and Stewie buy and plan to renovate a dilapidated house.
8 106 "McStroke" Brian Iles Wellesley Wild January 13, 2008
Peter saves a fast-food restaurant owner from a fire and accepts his offer unlimited burgers as a reward for saving his life, though Peter suffers a stroke after eating too many at once. After recovering, Peter strives to expose the evils of the company, finding help in the form of a talking cow.
9 107 "Back to the Woods" Brian Iles Tom Devanney February 17, 2008
James Woods returns to Quahog to seek revenge against Peter by stealing his identity and his family after finding his wallet left behind at a Barry Manilow concert. Though he is left with nothing, Peter counters against his treacherous former friend by ruining the actor's career and public image.
10 108 "Play It Again, Brian" John Holmquist Danny Smith March 2, 2008
Feeling their marriage has hit a snag, Peter and Lois take Brian's offer to go with him for a relaxing vacation at Martha's Vineyard. However, as Peter gets drunk, Brian loses his self-restraint and professes his love for Lois. Peter and Brian must now test their friendship over the woman of their dreams.
11 109 "The Former Life of Brian" Pete Michels Steve Callaghan April 27, 2008
Brian discovers that he is the illegitimate father of an old flame's unruly son, Dylan, who is dropped off at the Griffins' house so Brian can raise him. He manages to turn Dylan's life in the right direction, though Brian himself becomes a bit stuck-up as a parent, much to Peter and Lois' concern.
12 110 "Long John Peter" Dominic Polcino Wellesley Wild May 4, 2008
Peter steals a parrot and becomes convinced that he's a pirate. He becomes the scourge of the neighborhood, terrorizing every corner of Quahog until he accidentally kills his beloved bird. Meanwhile, Chris falls in love with the lovely vet intern Anna and turns to Peter for advice.

Kate Gosselin addresses alleged infidelity

Kate Gosselin of TLC's "Jon & Kate Plus Eight" family appeared on NBC's "Today" show Thursday morning and addressed reports of an alleged affair between her husband, Jon Gosselin, and a 23-year-old woman.

"I'm very hesitant to believe any of it. It goes with the territory," Kate told "Today" co-host Meredith Vieira.Kate said the matter would remain between her and her husband.

"We're dealing with it privately," she explained. "There are those things we keep to ourselves, and we're working through it together."

Swine Flu Prevention

Prevention of swine influenza has three components: prevention in swine, prevention of transmission to humans, and prevention of its spread among humans.

Experts agree that hand-washing can help prevent viral infections, a surprisingly effective way to prevent all sorts of diseases, including ordinary influenza and the new and mysterious swine flu virus. Influenza can spread in coughs or sneezes, but an increasing body of evidence shows little particles of virus can linger on tabletops, telephones and other surfaces and be transferred via the fingers to the mouth, nose or eyes. Alcohol-based gel or foam hand sanitizers work well to destroy viruses and bacteria. Anyone with flu-like symptoms such as a sudden fever, cough or muscle aches should stay away from work or public transportation and should see a doctor to be tested.

Social distancing is another tactic. It means staying away from other people who might be infected and can include avoiding large gatherings, spreading out a little at work, or perhaps staying home and lying low if an infection is spreading in a community.


Prevention in swine

Swine influenza has become a greater problem in recent decades as the evolution of the virus has resulted in inconsistent responses to traditional vaccines. Standard commercial swine flu vaccines are effective in controlling the infection when the virus strains match enough to have significant cross-protection, and custom (autogenous) vaccines made from the specific viruses isolated are created and used in the more difficult cases.

Present vaccination strategies for SIV control and prevention in swine farms, typically include the use of one of several bivalent SIV vaccines commercially available in the United States. Of the 97 recent H3N2 isolates examined, only 41 isolates had strong serologic cross-reactions with antiserum to three commercial SIV vaccines. Since the protective ability of influenza vaccines depends primarily on the closeness of the match between the vaccine virus and the epidemic virus, the presence of nonreactive H3N2 SIV variants suggests that current commercial vaccines might not effectively protect pigs from infection with a majority of H3N2 viruses.

Prevention of spread in humans

Recommendations to prevent spread of the virus among humans include using standard infection control against influenza. This includes frequent washing of hands with soap and water or with alcohol-based hand sanitizers, especially after being out in public. Vaccines against the H1N1 strain in the 2009 human outbreak are being developed and could be ready as early as June 2009.

Treatment

The CDC recommends the use of Tamiflu (oseltamivir) or Relenza (zanamivir) for the treatment and/or prevention of infection with swine influenza viruses. The virus isolates that have been tested from the US and Mexico are however resistant to amantadine and rimantadine. If a person gets sick, antiviral drugs can make the illness milder and make the patient feel better faster. They may also prevent serious flu complications. For treatment, antiviral drugs work best if started soon after getting sick (within 2 days of symptoms).

Preparedness

To maintain a secure household during a pandemic flu, the Water Quality & Health Council recommends keeping as supplies food and bottled water, portable power sources and chlorine bleach as an emergency water purifier and surface sanitizer.

Swine Flu Signs and symptoms

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in humans the symptoms of swine flu are similar to those of influenza and of influenza-like illness in general. Symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. A few more patients than usual have also reported diarrhea and vomiting.

Because these symptoms are not specific to swine flu, a differential diagnosis of probable swine flu requires not only symptoms but also a high likelihood of swine flu due to the person's recent history. For example, during the 2009 swine flu outbreak in the United States, CDC advised physicians to "consider swine influenza infection in the differential diagnosis of patients with acute febrile respiratory illness who have either been in contact with persons with confirmed swine flu, or who were in one of the five U.S. states that have reported swine flu cases or in Mexico during the 7 days preceding their illness onset."[16] A diagnosis of confirmed swine flu requires laboratory testing of a respiratory sample (a simple nose and throat swab).

Swine Flu

Swine influenza (also swine flu) refers to influenza caused by any strain of the influenza virus that is endemic in pigs (swine). Strains endemic in swine are called swine influenza virus (SIV). Of the three genera of Orthomyxoviridae that are endemic in humans, two are endemic also in swine: Influenzavirus A (common) or Influenzavirus C (rare). Influenzavirus B has not been reported in swine. Within Influenzavirus A and Influenzavirus C, the strains endemic to swine and humans are largely distinct.

People who work with poultry and swine, especially people with intense exposures, are at risk of infection with influenza from these animals if the animals carry a strain that is also able to infect humans. SIV can mutate into a form that allows it to pass from human to human. The strain responsible for the 2009 swine flu outbreak is believed to have undergone such a mutation.

In humans, the symptoms of swine flu are similar to those of influenza and of influenza-like illness in general. In most cases, the strain responsible for the 2009 swine flu outbreak causes only mild symptoms.

Portuguese Water Dog

The Portuguese Water Dog, colloquially known as a Portie, is a water spaniel breed of gun dog. Portuguese Water Dogs once existed all along Portugal's coast, where they were taught to herd fish into fishermen's nets, to retrieve lost tackle or broken nets, and to act as couriers from ship to ship, or ship to shore. Portuguese Water Dogs rode in bobbing fishing trawlers as they worked their way from the cold Atlantic waters of Portugal to the frigid fishing waters off the coast of Iceland where the fleets caught cod to bring home.

In Portugal, the breed is called Cão d'Água (pronounced Kown-d'Ahgwa; literally "water dog"). In its native land, the dog is also known as the Portuguese Fishing Dog (Cão Pescador Português). Cão de Água de Pêlo Ondulado is the name given the wavy-haired variety, and Cão de Água de Pêlo Encaracolado is the name for the curly-coated variety.

The Portuguese Water Dog is a fairly rare breed; only 15 entrants for Portuguese Water Dogs were made to England's Crufts competition in 2002. Though some breeders claim they are a hypoallergenic dog breed, there is no scientific evidence to support this claim . However, their non-shedding qualities have made them more popular in recent years.