Quagmire's Mom

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"Quagmire's Mom"
Family Guy episode
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Glenn Quagmire and his born-again Christian mother, Crystal
Episode no.Season 13
Episode 10
Directed byGreg Colton
Written by Tom Devanney
Original air dateFebruary 8, 2015 (2015-02-08)
Guest appearances
Allison Janney as Crystal Quagmire
Emily Osment as Kira
Kevin Michael Richardson as Al Jarreau/Quagmire's Judge
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"Quagmire's Mom" is the tenth (eleventh on Disney+) episode of the thirteenth season of the animated sitcom Family Guy , and the 241st episode overall. It aired on Fox in the United States on February 8, 2015. In the episode, Glenn Quagmire is found guilty of unwittingly committing statutory rape towards a girl under 16 and is sentenced to 20 years in prison. At the same time, his previously promiscuous but now born-again Christian mother returns to his life, and he struggles to forgive her for what he perceives as child neglect.

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With an audience of 2.81 million, it was the most-watched show on Fox that night. [1]

Plot

When Meg needs a check for a field trip, Peter finds that his checks are fake so he insists on opening his own checking account. At Quahog Savings and Loans, Peter and Lois find that his birth certificate gives his real first name as "Justin" with his full name being "Justin Peter Griffin". Although Lois says it makes no difference, Peter immediately decides to change his persona to what he believes a "Justin" should be: young and wild. "Justin" decides to throw a party, where Quagmire meets a girl named Keira. Lois returns and orders everyone to leave, then plans to take "Justin" to City Hall to change his name back to Peter.

The next day, Quagmire learns that Keira is not 23 years old as she stated, and she is under the legal age of consent in Rhode Island (16) as well as most of the United States. Joe arrives at Quagmire's house with some police officers stating that he has received an anonymous tip that Quagmire was having sex with an underage girl. Quagmire confesses due to his pride in having had sex with her and he is arrested by the police for statutory rape. He is put on trial and his only chance for leniency is for character witnesses, since he is legally guilty once the proof of Keira's age is revealed.

At the courthouse, Peter, Joe, and Cleveland try to claim Quagmire's innocence, but they each fail to do so because Peter does not give sufficient evidence due to his disgust, Joe being forced to describe what horrific, violent, and extremely degrading things Quagmire did to the girl, and Cleveland refusing to defend him because the judge asks to state his occupation as a form of racial profiling. This causes Quagmire to take the stand himself and lie about his childhood, in particular his promiscuous mother, who was long thought to be deceased. Despite this, the judge finds Quagmire guilty due to the video evidence Quagmire posted online and sentences him to 20 years in prison and revokes his citizenship, declaring him a dangerous offender. Just then, his mother Crystal arrives in the courtroom in an attempt to deny the victim justice; Crystal admits her past then claims to be a born-again Christian and asks for leniency. The judge rejects her request and gives Quagmire 24 hours to get his affairs in order.

At home, Crystal tries to get Quagmire to accept Christ as his savior, but he refuses and rejects her advice. Quagmire tells Crystal he will not listen to her and leaves the house to avoid her. Outside the maximum-security federal prison, Quagmire starts to say his goodbyes to his neighbors. Just then, the judge arrives with Crystal to tell Quagmire that his sentence has been commuted after "new DNA evidence was produced." He is surprised that despite her religious views Crystal would have sex outside of marriage with the judge, but she responds that it was the most Christian thing to do to protect her son. She admits that she was a horrible mother and that she wants a second chance with him and he happily accepts. Peter happily observes that Quagmire got away with the crime and learned nothing.

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Reception

The episode received an audience of 2.81 million, making it the most watched show on Fox that night. [2]

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