Ken Goin Movies
A routine mission to protect a contentious princess devolves into a seriously warped space adventure in this full-length animated comedy featuring the voices of Stephen Root, Jenny McCarthy, and John Melendez. Chode and his crew are safeguarding a royal pain in the backside when a team of indestructible clown assassins and insanely horny housewives send things spiraling out of control. Now, as a time-traveling assassin threatens to transform a boozy birthday party into a blood-soaked crime scene, it's up to Gus, Six, T'nuk, Whip, and Bob to ensure that their tempestuous charge arrives at her intended destination in one piece. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jenny McCarthy, Stephen Root, (more)
- 2005
Brian takes over as substitute when Chris' teacher quits after winning the lottery. Before long Brian is transferred to a special-ed class, where he is supposed to encourage his students to lower their expectations (as if they could get any lower). Meanwhile, Chris falls in love with his new teacher Lana Lockhart, voiced by Drew Barrymore. Amazingly, Lana is willing to reciprocate--but only if Chris is willing to do a "special" favor that may land him in prison for life! The pop-culture gags this week include references to Dead Poets Society and Law & Order. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2001
Lois (voice of Alex Borstein) learns that her sister Carol (voice of Carol Kane) is having a baby and that her husband has left her. Lois and Peter (voice of Seth MacFarlane) go to visit Carol, asking Quagmire (MacFarlane) to baby-sit. When Carol anxiously tells Peter that she's gone into labor, Peter warns her, "You let the kid start calling the shots now and you're screwed." Peter stops at the drive-thru on the way to the hospital. When Lois reminds him that Carol is having a baby, he adds a Kid's Meal to his order. At the hospital, the doctor injures himself, and Peter is called upon to deliver the baby. The experience leaves Peter yearning to experience fatherhood again, and he and Lois decide to have another child. When Stewie (MacFarlane) learns of their plan, he's horrified. He remembers "what happened to Bobby when they added Cousin Oliver to The Brady Bunch." "As God is my witness," he vows, "from this day forward, Peter and Lois shall not conceive." Stewie sets about thwarting his parents' intimacy by crawling into their bed at night. When he attempts to frame Peter by using Lois' lipstick to stain his shirt collars, he gets distracted by his reflection in the mirror and gets busted. "All this time spent trying to keep people from having sex!" he cries. "Now I know how the Catholic Church feels." Eventually, Stewie shrinks himself and his laser gun-equipped "spaceship" to near-microscopic size, and enters Peter with the intention of making all-out war on his sperm. But he's surprised to find a formidable opponent (voice of Wallace Shawn) in one of Peter's seed. This episode features the voice of frequent contributor Gary Cole as Mike Brady. Cole also played Brady in Brady Bunch feature films. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide
- 2001
In the cold open, Peter (voice of Seth MacFarlane) visits the Quahog Zoo, and fulfills his lifelong dream of getting into a kangaroo's pouch. Peter is upset about having to visit Lois' (voice of Alex Borstein) parents, because Mr. Pewterschmidt (MacFarlane) doesn't like him. Peter tries to study up on things the old man likes, but he's stymied by his first New Yorker cartoon, and finds it hilarious that "Oui, oui" means "yes" in French. Peter fails to impress Mr. Pewterschmidt to the extent that when Lois asks him to invite Peter to his poker game, he says, "I'd rather be stuck in an elevator with Nathan Lane, Gilbert Gottfried, Carrot Top...uh...Sean Hayes -- you get the idea." Lois manages to persuade him, and Peter unexpectedly hits it off with Bill Gates and Michael Eisner when he discovers Ted Turner's "tell." The evening goes so well that Pewterschmidt tells Peter, "I'm glad you married my daughter." Brian (MacFarlane), meanwhile, is lately having trouble dealing with his animal urges. The situation worsens when the Griffins visit the Pewterschmidt home, and Brian meets Mr. Pewterschmidt's prize greyhound, Seabreeze. At the dog track, Brian's instincts get the better of him and he leaps onto the track to violate Seabreeze mid-race. When Brian subsequently learns that Seabreeze is pregnant, he's determined to "do the right thing," but Pewterschmidt won't hear of it, and throws the Griffins out of his home. Brian eventually sues for custody of the puppies, and at trial, Peter is forced to choose between Brian's friendship and the newfound acceptance of his father-in-law. This episode features the voice of Bob Barker as himself. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide
- 2000
A local brewery announces a contest. The first six people to find a silver scroll in their bottle of Pawtucket Patriot beer will get a tour of the secluded brewery with Pawtucket Pat (voice of Michael McKean) and a chance to win a lifetime supply of beer. The contest has everyone in town chugging like crazy, trying to find those scrolls. Lois (voice of Alex Borstein) chastises Peter (voice of Seth MacFarlane) for his excessive drinking. "Everyone has their sanctuary," he explains to her. "The Catholics have churches, fat people have Wisconsin, and I have the Pawtucket Brewery." Peter eventually finds a scroll, and takes Brian (MacFarlane) along on the tour. They're treated to a couple of wonderful Willy Wonka-inspired numbers ("Take a drink/ and you'll sink/ to a state of pure inebriation") before being thrown out by the "Chumba-Wumbas" for sneaking a drink of Permasuds, the beer that never goes flat. Meanwhile, Lois is obsessed with winning the upcoming piano competition against the snooty Alexis (voice of Julia Sweeney), whose students always beat Lois'. When she discovers that Peter plays the piano wonderfully when he's drunk ("You're like the idiot from Shine!"), she keeps him drinking right up until the competition, where his rendition of The Mary Tyler Moore Show theme wins the day. This episode also features the voice of Adam Carolla as Death, a role originally voiced on the show by Norm MacDonald. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide
