Joe's Revenge
| "Joe's Revenge" | |
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| Family Guy episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 11 Episode 5 |
| Directed by | Bob Bowen |
| Written by | Julius Sharpe |
| Production code | AACX03 |
| Original air date | November 18, 2012 |
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"Joe's Revenge" is the fifth episode of the eleventh season of the animated comedy series Family Guy. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 18, 2012. In the episode, when Bobby Briggs, the criminal who shot Joe years ago, leaving Joe in a wheelchair for the rest of his life, becomes a fugitive, Quagmire, Joe and Peter team up to hunt the bad guy down. The episode received mostly positive reviews for its storyline and cultural references.
While watching Quahog 5 News at The Drunken Clam, Peter, Joe, and Quagmire hear that notorious heroin mogul Bobby “The Shirt” Briggs – (an apparent reference to the Twin Peaks character of the same name) who began a minor drug-running operation in 1996 – has finally been caught after fifteen years on the lam. Admitting to having lied about being crippled in a fight with The Grinch on the roof of an orphanage (as Joe mentioned in "A Hero Sits Next Door"), Joe reveals the truth: after being exposed in an undercover infiltration of the heroin operation, Joe was shot by Briggs point-blank in the legs.
A party is held at Joe's house to celebrate his justice, with him finally gaining some closure about Briggs; Joe even points out the previous night was the first night in fifteen years he didn't strangle Bonnie in his sleep. However, a breaking news story seen at the party reveals that Bobby Briggs escaped police custody during a prison open house. Joe is irate and goes to the Chief of Police, demanding to be put on the case. He is turned down, as the Chief of Police states that Joe is "too close to the case" and assigns the job to two other police officers that are so far from the case, they don't even care. Back at The Drunken Clam, Joe expresses his lament. Seeing his friend's anguish, Peter volunteers himself and Quagmire as backup on a mission to catch Briggs. Despite misgivings about police protocol, Joe agrees to the plan and reveals that he has an entire room in his house full of information on Bobby Briggs (this explains why Kevin and Susie both share a room). Their first stop is Atlantic City, where a stripper named Tanya (who is known to have been Briggs' only relationship) works.
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