The Old Man and the Big 'C'
| "The Old Man and the Big 'C'" | |
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| Family Guy episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 11 Episode 3 |
| Directed by | Brian Iles |
| Written by | Anthony Blacsucci Mike Desilets |
| Production code | 9ACX22 |
| Original air date | November 4, 2012 |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
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John de Lancie as Pewterschmidt Industries Executive |
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John de Lancie as Pewterschmidt Industries Executive
"The Old Man and the Big 'C'" is the third episode of the eleventh season of the animated comedy series Family Guy and the 191st episode overall. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 4, 2012. It was initially going to be aired on October 21, 2012 but due to a previous rainout, the NLCS Game 6 bumped all the sitcoms of Animation Domination.
At a Boston Red Sox ballgame, Quagmire accidentally loses his toupée going for a fly ball, and it was put up on the scoreboard and YouTube. When he becomes a laughing stock both at the game and due to a Kia Motors-sponsored story with the slogan "Too bad it's a Kia." on Quahog 5, he decides to ditch the wig. The change in his appearance affects his attitude, changing him into an old man. The guys become reluctant to hang out with him and convince him to get a hair transplant.
At the hospital for Quagmire's hair transplant, Brian wanders off and overhears that Carter has terminal cancer. He returns and tells Stewie who confirms it via online camera in the Pewterschmidt house. Brian tells Lois who rounds up the family and heads for her parents' home, but when they arrive they find Carter in good health and Lois is not pleased with Brian surprising her like that. Brian suspects that Carter is an impostor in order to protect the family business interests and convinces Stewie to come with him to prove his theory.
Brian and Stewie follow Carter around in Pewterschmidt Industries in order to prove he is an impostor. They hear Carter talking to one of his executives about a "Specimen Z" in the sub-levels that might be the description for the "real" Carter Pewterschmidt. While sneaking into a sub-level medical facility to find "Specimen Z," Brian and Stewie discover that "Specimen Z" is actually for a chemical that is the cure for cancer. Carter finds them in the room where it is being held and reveals that he has been sitting on the cure since 1999 in order to protect his sales of treatment pharmaceuticals. Carter then has the security guards throw Brian and Stewie out.
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