Bookie of the Year
| "Bookie of the Year" | |
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| Family Guy episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 15 Episode 2 |
| Directed by | Jerry Langford |
| Written by | Daniel Peck |
| Production code | DACX10 |
| Original air date | October 2, 2016 |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
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Kyle Chandler as Coach Doyle |
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Kyle Chandler as Coach Doyle
Frank Sinatra Jr. as himself
"Bookie of the Year" is the second episode of the fifteenth season of the animated sitcom Family Guy, and the 271st episode overall. It aired on Fox in the United States on October 2, 2016, and is written by Daniel Peck and directed by Jerry Langford. The episode's title is a play on the 1993 film Rookie of the Year.
This episode was dedicated in memory of Frank Sinatra Jr., who died from cardiac arrest on March 16, 2016 sometime after recording this episode.
Chris is troubling the family over his emerging anger issues, including an incident at the Feast of San Gennaro, where he wrecks a Whac-A-Mole-type game called "Whack a Big Pussy", wherein one is supposed to hit a figure of Big Pussy Bonpensiero from The Sopranos; he destroys it out of anger that he had been misled by the name, and that he did not hit any figures, so they try to help him get over it. Peter starts by having Chris throw rotten apples at cars, as Peter demonstrates it on Mayor Adam West's car. Chris then hits a car driven by the high school baseball leader Coach Doyle, who is impressed by Chris' rocket arm and offers him a spot on the team. Chris takes the offer and Peter doesn't have high hopes, leading him to angrily bet $100 when a fellow fan yells that Chris shouldn't be in the game. To Peter's shock, Chris turns out to be an outstanding pitcher (his right arm has been strengthened by years of rigorous masturbation) and brags about Chris' exploits to his friends at the Drunken Clam, inspiring Quagmire, Cleveland and Joe Swanson to become bookies and make money by fleecing people who understandably don't expect Chris to be any good at baseball.
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