Lois is set for a perfect Christmas with visits to friends, a huge meal, presents purchased early, and baby Stewie in the Christmas play. Stewie, on the other hand, is worried about this megalomaniacal Santa Claus who is always watching him. When Peter accidentally gives all the presents away to charity, it is the first in a series of calamities which will ensure a less-than-merry Christmas.
I couldn’t guess which animated series has offended more people, Family Guy or South Park, but there is no question that Family Guy wins in pure weirdness. It discards normal narrative structures, tossing in random jokes and social comments, and alters the universe at will. And it works.
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin’ Christmas has plenty of slapstick, with chases, a burning tree, attacks by small pet store fish, slipping on foam, and Brian the dog having a TV fall on him. But that’s just filler. What really stands out is the great dialog.
“As we all know, Christmas is that mystical time of year when the ghost of Jesus rises from the grave to feast on the flesh of the living! So we all sing Christmas Carols to lull him back to sleep.”
If you find that funny, then there’s at lot for you to love in the show. If not…well, follow the lead of the guy in the episode who objected to it as blasphemy, but realized there was nothing he could do. He sighed and said, “Well I guess I’ll just have to develop a sense of humor.”
Watch this annually with Woodland Critter Christmas for your twisted Christmas needs.