Television shows and films shown in Season 1
| Screenshot | What's on | Episode | Who's watching | Episode Order | |
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The Brady Bunch | Death Has a Shadow | Griffin Family | 1 | |
| Jan tattles on Greg for smoking. | |||||
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Philadelphia | Death Has a Shadow | Griffin Family | 2 | |
| Peter watches Philadelphia while drunk. | |||||
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Assablanca | Death Has a Shadow | Stag party | 3 | |
| Peter brings a porno film that was accidentally erased. | |||||
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Unsafe toys | Death Has a Shadow | Mr. Weed & Peter | 4 | |
| Mr. Weed shows Peter the result of his sloppy work. | |||||
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TVs Bloopers and Practical Jokes | Death Has a Shadow | Griffin Family | 5 | |
| TVs Bloopers and Practical Jokes features a blooper from Joanie Loves Chachi. | |||||
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TVs Bloopers and Practical Jokes | Death Has a Shadow | Griffin Family | 5a | |
| TVs Bloopers and Practical Jokes features a blooper from Joanie Loves Chachi. | |||||
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Star Trek | I Never Met the Dead Man | Griffin Family | 1 | |
| Peter claims Star Trek is his favorite show. | |||||
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CHiPs | I Never Met the Dead Man | Peter, Lois & Meg | 2 | |
| Peter follows Meg's driving lesson with CHiPs. | |||||
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Fast Animals, Slow Children | I Never Met the Dead Man | Quahog, Rhode Island | 3 | |
| Peter looks forward to the new FOX reality show Fast Animals, Slow Children. While rushing home while seeing everyone else watching it, he knocks out television in Quahog. | |||||
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NYPD Blue | I Never Met the Dead Man | Mike | 4 | |
| Mike describes NYPD Blue for Peter. | |||||
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Star Trek | I Never Met the Dead Man | Griffin Family | 5 | |
| Lois points out to Peter that television has returned and his favorite show is on. | |||||
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Klondike bar commercial | I Never Met the Dead Man | Peter | 6 | |
| Despite trying to resist, Peter is drawn back to television. | |||||
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Mintos commercial | Mind Over Murder | Griffin Family | 1 | |
| John Wilkes Booth works up the nerve to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln after sampling Mintos. However, he misses his target and is gently admonished by Lincoln. | |||||
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Homicide: Life on Sesame Street | Mind Over Murder | Peter | 2 | |
| Peter complains that the shows are starting to run together. | |||||
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Teletubbies | A Hero Sits Next Door | Stewie | 1 | |
| Lois keeps Stewie occupied with the Teletubbies. | |||||
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A&E | A Hero Sits Next Door | Peter | 2 | |
| Peter watches a special on "the other guy from WHAM.". | |||||
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Wheel of Fortune | A Hero Sits Next Door | Peter & Chris | 3 | |
| Peter can't believe he missed the puzzle. | |||||
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Happy Days | The Son Also Draws | Griffin Family | 1 | |
| Richie reveals he is in love with Posie while the Fonz goes "Ayy!". | |||||
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Nova | The Son Also Draws | Brian | 2 | |
| Nova is interrupted for a One Day at a Time marathon. | |||||
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One Day at a Time | The Son Also Draws | Brian | 2a | |
| Nova is interrupted for a One Day at a Time marathon. | |||||
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One Day at a Time | The Son Also Draws | Brian | 3 | |
| Brian continues to watch the One Day at a Time marathon. | |||||
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Eight is Enough | Brian: Portrait of a Dog | Griffin Family | 1 | |
| The family gets the shock of a lifetime while watching Eight is Enough. | |||||
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Feminine hygiene commercial | Brian: Portrait of a Dog | Peter, Lois, Meg, Chris, Stewie | 2 | |
| Lois tearfully notes it was Brian's favorite commercial. | |||||
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Murder, She Wrote | Brian: Portrait of a Dog | Griffin Family | 3 | |
| Jessica shares her past. | |||||