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In the Family Guy Halloween special Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Cheater, the Griffins (and Quahog) dive into spooky season - and it ends with a crazy double‑twist.
First, Peter and the guys accidentally destroy Joe’s prized giant pumpkin and decide to fix it in the most outrageous way: they hide Peter inside it to cheat the contest. Meanwhile, Stewie’s experiment to bring Rupert to life turns dark when Rupert/Jerry tries to murder Brian.
By the end, both stories wrap in classic Family Guy style - ridiculous, a little dark, and unexpectedly clever. Let's explore more!
Family Guy Halloween 2024 explained: The two-part twist
1) Pumpkin contest mayhem
Joe Swanson is obsessed with his record‑breaking 307-pound pumpkin, grown for Quahog’s contest. When Peter, Quagmire, and Cleveland get sick of hearing about it, they attempt to sabotage Joe...but accidentally crush the pumpkin instead.
To make it right, a pumpkin‑sized rescue is planned: Peter (who also weighs 307 lb) crawls inside a hollowed‑out pumpkin and rolls it into the contest. They win - until the other competitors (including Patrick McCloskey, voiced by Glen Powell) are caught doing the exact same thing- hiding heavyweights inside pumpkins.
The judges cancel the whole contest, leaving everyone walking off in absurd defeat.
2) Stewie & Rupert (a.k.a. Jerry), the killer teddy bear
In the B‑plot, Stewie is hurt when Brian bails on their Sonny & Cher-themed trick‑or‑treating. Fuelled by hurt, Stewie tries Frankenstein‑style to bring his stuffed bear Rupert to life.
It works, but Rupert (voiced by Derek Jacobi), whose real name is “Jerry,” becomes murderous. Rupert resents always being second to Brian and sets out to kill him - and in a darkly comic clash, Stewie ends up drowning Rupert in the toilet.
By episode’s end, Brian, bruised but alive, forgives Stewie, and the baby retrieves the bear “fresh from the dryer.”
Why it works - and why it’s wild
What really makes this Halloween episode land is how it takes two goofy ideas and pushes them just far enough to feel both wild and oddly believable in the Family Guy universe.
Peter hiding inside a giant pumpkin to cheat at a contest is the kind of dumb-but-hilarious thing only he would do, and somehow, it actually works - until, of course, it completely falls apart.
Meanwhile, Stewie’s subplot with Rupert feels like classic dark comedy - bringing his teddy bear to life just to make a point is so totally Stewie. But then the bear goes full psycho and tries to kill Brian, and suddenly you’re watching a Halloween horror spoof wrapped in childhood trauma.
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Add in Glen Powell and Derek Jacobi - two very different guest stars who both totally nail the tone, and you’ve got a story that’s ridiculous, creepy, and way funnier than it has any right to be. It may not be a big, cinematic Halloween special, but it’s got just the right amount of chaos and heart to make it memorable.
Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Cheater takes two classic spooky tropes - a giant‑pumpkin contest and living toys, and plunges them into twisted hilarity. It’s goofy, it’s grim, and totally Family Guy!
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