The animated saga of an eccentric New England family. After Peter heavily drinks at a bachelor party, even though he told Lois he would not, he gets fired from his job at the Happy-go-Lucky toy factory for being hung over. Peter soon applies for welfare, but after a mix-up, gets sent a check for $150,000. Eventually, Lois finds out, and Peter decides to return the money by dumping it from a blimp at the Super Bowl.

Peter crashes into a satellite dish, knocking out the city's TV, and blames it on Meg. When he can no longer sit in front of the boob-tube all day, Peter rediscovers life and drives the family crazy with his `explore the whole world' idea. Meanwhile, Stewie schemes to eradicate broccoli because he hates it with a passion.

On Stewie's first birthday, Peter kidnaps a circus for entertainment after cancelling the reservations Lois had made for Cheesy Charlie's for the special day. Meanwhile, Stewie runs away from home because he suspects that the `white coats' are going to put him back in the womb. Meg goes to her friend's house, despite her mother's objection, and her friend turns out to be a member of a suicidal cult.

Peter is under house arrest after punching a pregnant woman. So, he builds a bar in the basement for his friends to hang out with him, but it turns into a singing venue for Lois. Meanwhile, Stewie builds a time machine to move time forward and alleviate his teething pain.

Perturbed Peter decides to steal his new neighbor's limelight by foiling a bank robbery. Voices of Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein and Seth Green. Guest voices of Jennifer Tilly and Patrick Warburton.

Peter has to prove he has American Indian blood in him to win back Lois' gambling losses at a reservation casino.