"North by North Quahog" is the first episode of season four of Family Guy, and the first episode to be produced following the revival of the series after its cancellation in 2003. Directed by Peter Shin and written by series creator Seth MacFarlane, the episode was first broadcasted on May 1, 2005, on FOX, though it had premiered three days earlier at a special screening at the University of Vermont, Burlington. In "North by North Quahog", Peter and Lois go on a second honeymoon to spice up their marriage, but are eventually chased by Mel Gibson after Peter steals the sequel to The Passion of the Christ from Gibson's private hotel room. Meanwhile Brian and Stewie take care of Chris and Meg.Family Guy was cancelled in 2002 due to low ratings, but was revived by FOX after reruns on Adult Swim became Adult Swim's most watched program, and DVDs sold over three million copies. Much of the plot and many of the technical aspects of the episode, as well as the title, are direct parodies of... more