PTV (Family Guy) - Plot

Plot

In a lengthy sequence completely unconnected to the main plot of the episode, after preventing Osama bin Laden from sending a hostile message to the United States, Stewie, parodying the opening scene for The Naked Gun, rides off on his tricycle, cycling through scenes from various movies and video games. He eventually arrives at his house and bikes into the garage where he runs over Homer Simpson, then Peter comes through the door, greets Stewie, looks down on the floor and wonders, "Who the hell is that?"

Peter wakes up Lois by noisily installing a red carpet in his bedroom, anticipating watching the Emmy Awards, but Lois forces him to go to Meg's school play. Her school play is supposed to be a reference to musical Godspell. The next day, Peter learns about David Hyde Pierce's wardrobe malfunction at the Emmys and gets angry at Lois for missing the Emmy Awards and not being able to see it. Having received a small amount of phone calls from citizens concerning the incident, The FCC decides to censor television under the orders of their straightforward chairman, Cobra Commander. Peter is enraged at the FCC's actions, and on the advice from Channel 5 News reporter Tom Tucker, he decides to start his own TV network, which he calls PTV, on which he broadcasts classic shows unedited and uncut, as well as original programming such as Glenn Quagmire's Playboy After Dark-esque Midnight Q, Dogs Humping and The Peter Griffin Sideboob Hour.

PTV becomes a huge success, and Brian and Stewie, impressed by the hits, join in to help Peter expand his television programming, as well as performing their own show "Cheeky Bastard" sitcom on PTV. Lois is furious about everyone's lust for perverted TV, as she is concerned over the issue of how children will be influenced by his programming. Brian compromises this by stating that parents themselves are the ones who should take full responsibility over what children are watching on TV and that there are many other bad influences besides TV. Regardless of that, Lois calls the FCC to have PTV shut down. This prompts Peter, Brian, and Stewie to perform an elaborate musical number about how insane the FCC's regulations are. Despite being impressed with the song, the FCC shuts down PTV. When Peter tells the FCC's representatives that they cannot control people from being who they are or how they live, they decide to take on the challenge.

The FCC starts to censor any foul language and inappropriate behavior in Quahog, ruining their times of privacy; for instance, a black "censor's bar" is pulled over Peter's genitals by FCC employees after he leaves the shower, all expletives are overdubbed with an air horn, and audible farts are banned in public. Everyone in Quahog is angered by this, except for Lois, who approves of the FCC's actions, believing that everyone in Quahog needs a lesson in decency. However, she realizes that the FCC's presence puts their sex life to a stop after they prevent her and Peter from having any real sex even if no one is watching, Peter angrily blames her, thus causing her to become regretful for letting this happen. They lobby Congress to have the FCC's rulings reversed. At first they disagree due to their strong support of the FCC, but they relent when Peter angrily retorts by making them realize the resemblance of many Washington buildings to various private parts and any other body parts associating with it, such as the Capitol Building to a breast. The oppression of the FCC is finally gone, Lois congratulates Peter for beating the FCC on its tracks, and the family settles down to watch an uncensored episode of The Brady Bunch that features bathroom jokes.