I Dream of Jesus

"I Dream of Jesus"
Family Guy episode
Peter with Jesus Christ at a record store with Nirvana's In Utero, R.E.M.'s Automatic for the People and Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon in the background.
Episode no.	Season 7 Episode 2
Directed by	Mike Kim
Written by	Brian Scully
Featured music	"Surfin' Bird" by The Trashmen
Production code	6ACX05
Original air date	October 5, 2008
Guest appearance(s)
Ike Barinholtz as Dane Cook Paris Hilton as herself Perez Hilton as himself Amanda MacDonald as Lindsay Lohan Debra Wilson as Star Jones Chris Cox as waiter Alec Sulkin as Jesus Christ
Episode chronology
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"I Dream of Jesus" is the second episode in the seventh season of the American animated television series Family Guy. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on October 5, 2008. In the episode, Peter finds Jesus Christ (voiced by Alec Sulkin) working at a record shop, and convinces Jesus to make his second coming.

Directed by Mike Kim and written by Brian Scully, the title of the episode refers to the television series I Dream of Jeannie. The episode makes a prominent use of the song "Surfin' Bird" by The Trashmen. The episode guest starred Chris Cox, Ike Barinholtz, Amanda MacDonald, Niecy Nash, Sulkin and Paris and Perez Hilton. The episode received divided reviews from critics, with the more negative reviews going to the portrayal of Jesus, while the positive reviews went to the "Surfing Bird" plot. According to Nielsen Media Research, "I Dream of Jesus" was Fox's most-watched program the evening it first aired, with 8.4 million views. Seth MacFarlane was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance and the Annie Award for his role as Peter Griffin in this episode. This was one of three episodes (along with "Road to Germany" and "Family Gay") submitted the year Family Guy was nominated for the "Outstanding Comedy Series".