Family Guy episode "A Hero Sits Next Door"
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"A Hero Sits Next Door" is an early episode of the animated sitcom Family Guy in which the Griffins get a new neighbor who becomes Peter’s coworker and leads to a series of misadventures.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| A Hero Sits Next Door | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Family Guy episode
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television episode ⓘ |
| airedAs | fifth episode of Family Guy overall ⓘ |
| airedIn | 1999 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | Seth MacFarlane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directedBy | Monte Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| episodeNumberInSeason | 5 ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Bonnie Swanson
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Brian Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ Chris Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ Cleveland Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Glenn Quagmire NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Swanson NERFINISHED ⓘ Lois Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ Meg Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ Stewie Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Son Also Draws NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
animated sitcom
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comedy ⓘ |
| hasMedium | television ⓘ |
| hasOpeningGag | cutaway gags typical of Family Guy ⓘ |
| introducesCharacter |
Bonnie Swanson
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Joe Swanson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAspect |
early establishment of the Griffin family’s neighbors
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first major appearance of Joe Swanson ⓘ |
| originalAirDate | 1999-05-02 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Family Guy season 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotPoint |
Joe Swanson, a paraplegic former police officer, joins the team and becomes its star player.
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Joe leads a mission to stop a robbery at a convenience store. NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter becomes jealous of Joe’s popularity and heroism. NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter injures the Happy-Go-Lucky Toys company softball pitcher and must find a replacement. ⓘ |
| plotSummary | The Griffins get new neighbors, the Swansons, and Peter recruits Joe Swanson to join his company softball team. ⓘ |
| precededBy | Mind Over Murder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCode | 1ACX05 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 22 minutes ⓘ |
| season | 1 ⓘ |
| series | Family Guy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Quahog, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
disability
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friendship ⓘ heroism ⓘ jealousy ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Chris Sheridan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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