History Recap / FamilyGuyS4E6Petarded

* JerkJustifications: Peter uses ''every'' and ''any'' excuse to act like a complete prick to those around him. When he wins a rigged Trivial Pursuit he becomes conceited and talks down to everyone, when he discovers he is mentally disabled he exploits his condition to get away with any trouble he causes. When it finally bites him back and he has to prove his entitlement to his kids, he decides to do so by framing Cleveland (their current guardian) for prostitution. By the end of the episode, he's got back his family and implied to still be acting like a narcissistic douchebag, just now over being intellectual disability of all things.

-->'''Brian:''' Peter, I don't wanna say IToldYouSo about not being a genius, but... ''YEEEEAH, IN YOUR FUCKING FACE, FUCKWAD!!!'' ''(beat)'' I... I'm sorry.

After "winning" at TabletopGame/TrivialPursuit during game night with the neighbors (Lois had switched Peter's cards with those from the preschool section), Peter deludes himself into thinking that he actually is a genius. After getting tired of Peter's newfound pretentious attitude, Brian challenges him to take the [=MacArthur=] Genius Grant-IQ test to make it official. After Peter takes the exam and eventually gets the results back, [[CaptainObviousReveal it turns out that Peter's not a genius]] -- in fact, according to the test results, Peter's IQ is apparently so low that he's declared to be "mentally r***d".

** As mentioned above, Peter does so poorly on his exam that he's declared to be "mentally r***d".

** The doctor shows Peter where his test results place him in terms of intelligence. His chart shows “r***d” below “Average”, but above “Creationist”. The scene is a reference to a similar scene in ''Film/ForrestGump''.

** On Peter's intelligence chart "r***d" is below "Average" and above "Creationist"

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Lois and Brian. Because Lois let Peter win at Trivial Pursuit, Peter became convinced that he was a genius and acts like an insufferable KnowNothingKnowItAll. Brian essentially challenging Peter to prove that he ''was'' a genius led to Peter taking an intelligence test that labelled him as "mentally r***d". This soon led to Peter exploiting this for as long as possible until the consequences caught up to him.

After "winning" at TabletopGame/TrivialPursuit during game night with the neighbors (Lois had switched Peter's cards with those from the preschool section), Peter deludes himself into thinking that he actually is a genius. After getting tired of Peter's newfound pretentious attitude, Brian challenges him to take the [=MacArthur=] Genius Grant-IQ test to make it official. After Peter takes the exam and eventually gets the results back, [[CaptainObviousReveal it turns out that Peter's not a genius]] -- in fact, according to the test results, Peter's IQ is apparently so low that he's declared to be "mentally retarded".

** As mentioned above, Peter does so poorly on his exam that he's declared to be "mentally retarded".

** The doctor shows Peter where his test results place him in terms of intelligence. His chart shows “Retarded” below “Average”, but above “Creationist”. The scene is a reference to a similar scene in ''Film/ForrestGump''.

** On Peter's intelligence chart "Retarded" is below "Average" and above "Creationist"

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Lois and Brian. Because Lois let Peter win at Trivial Pursuit, Peter became convinced that he was a genius and acts like an insufferable KnowNothingKnowItAll. Brian essentially challenging Peter to prove that he ''was'' a genius led to Peter taking an intelligence test that labelled him as "mentally retarded". This soon led to Peter exploiting this for as long as possible until the consequences caught up to him.

* EpicFail: As mentioned above, Peter does so poorly on his exam that he's declared to be "mentally retarded".

* KarmicButtMonkey: Peter doesn't "lose" in this episode, but he doesn't really "win" either: he gets a swell head after winning a rigged game of Trivial Pursuit, so an annoyed Brian tells him to go take a test to prove he's a genius and receive a large amount of money as a reward. Not only does Peter bomb the test, the results revealed that he's mentally-retarded and people start treating him differently. He finds that one upside to this is that he won't get in trouble for acting like a jackass, but he ends up hurting Lois with a fryer he tried to steal. Due to being retarded, he's declared unfit to be a parent and has the kids taken away from him until Lois heals; further antics like trying to make the kids' foster parent (Cleveland) look bad by bringing hookers to his house and then later pleading with the court, declaring he's been given "a bum rap", only makes things worse and [[WhatTheHellHero gets him chewed out by the judge]]. He ends up getting the kids back, but only because Lois was released from the hospital, and then his victory short-lived when he ends up [[BrickJoke being attacked by a wild firetruck]].

* UnconventionalCourtroomTactics: During court, Peter tries to call in a surprise witness that consists of a "ghost that never lies" that only Peter himself can conveniently see or hear. Funnily enough, Peter still manages to incriminate himself through this "ghost".

* BaitAndSwitchComment: When Peter finds himself in court after a failed scheme to regain custody of his kids, the courtroom scene opens with one, which is quickly [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]]:

-->'''Meg''': [[ItsAllAboutMe I can't believe this is happening to me]]! I can never go back to school again!
-->'''Stewie''': [[SarcasmMode Oh, yes, Meg, yes]]. Yes, everything was going ''swimmingly'' for you until this. Yes, ''this'' is the thing that will ruin your reputation. Not your years of [[HollywoodHomely grotesque appearance]] or [[NoSocialSkills awkward social graces]]... [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking or that]] [[Series/TheOddCouple1970 Felix Unger]]-ish way you clear your sinuses. No, no, no, it's ''this''. Do you hear yourself talk?! I might kill you tonight.

** A cutaway parodies the 1985 film ''Film/{{Mask}}'' about disfigured California teenager Rocky Dennis.

--->'''Brian''': You know, Peter, I hate to say "I told you so" about not being a genius, but... EEEYEAH! IN YOUR FUCKING FACE, FUCKWAD! ''(beat)'' I...I'm sorry.
* TakeThat:

** Peter--[[JustifiedTrope justified]] in that this episode reveals that, technically speaking, he's mentally disabled, so all those past times he did stupid things was presumably because of his intellectual disability.

* ButtMonkey: Peter doesn't "lose" in this episode, but he doesn't really "win" either: he gets a swell head after winning a rigged game of Trivial Pursuit, so an annoyed Brian tells him to go take a test to prove he's a genius and receive a large amount of money as a reward. Not only does Peter bomb the test, the results revealed that he's mentally-retarded and people start treating him differently. He finds that one upside to this is that he won't get in trouble for acting like a jackass, but he ends up hurting Lois with a fryer he tried to steal. Due to being retarded, he's declared unfit to be a parent and has the kids taken away from him until Lois heals; further antics like trying to make the kids' foster parent (Cleveland) look bad by bringing hookers to his house and then later pleading with the court, declaring he's been given "a bum rap", only makes things worse and [[WhatTheHellHero gets him chewed out by the judge]]. He ends up getting the kids back, but only because Lois was released from the hospital, and then his victory short-lived when he ends up [[BrickJoke being attacked by a wild firetruck]].

* ButtMonkey: Peter doesn't "lose" in this episode, but he doesn't really "win" either: he gets a swell head after winning a rigged game of Trivial Pursuit, so an annoyed Brian tells him to go take a test to prove he's a genius and receive a large amount of money as a reward. Not only does Peter bomb the test, the results revealed that he's mentally-retarded and people start treating him differently. He finds that one upside to this is that he won't get in trouble for acting like a jackass, but he ends up hurting Lois with a fryer he tried to steal. Due to being retarded, he's declared unfit to be a parent and has the kids taken away from him until Lois heals; further antics like trying to make the kids' foster parent (Cleveland) look bad by bringing hookers to his house and then later pleading with the court, declaring he's been given "a bum rap", only makes things worse and gets him chewed outed by the judge. He ends up getting the kids back, but only because Lois was released from the hospital, and then his victory short-lived when he ends up being attacked by a wild firetruck.

* ButtMonkey: Peter doesn't "lose" in this episode, but he doesn't really "win" either: he gets a swell head after winning a rigged game of Trivial Pursuit, so an annoyed Brian tells him to go take a test to prove he's a genius and receive a large amount of money as a reward. Not only does Peter bomb the test, the results revealed that he's mentally-retarded and people start treating him differently. He finds that one upside to this that he won't get in trouble for acting like a jackass, but he ends up hurting Lois with a fryer. Due to being retarded, he's declared unfit to be a parent and has the kids taken away from him until Lois heals; his antics like trying to make the kids' foster parent (Cleveland) look bad by bringing hookers to his house and pleading with the court, declaring he's been given "a bad rap", only makes things worse and gets him chewed outed by the judge. He ends up getting the kids back, but only because Lois was released from the hospital, and then ends up being attacked by a wild firetruck.

-->'''Stewie''': [[SarcasmMode Oh, yes, Meg, yes]]. Yes, everything was going ''swimmingly'' for you until this. Yes, ''this'' is the thing that will ruin your reputation. Not your years of grotesque appearance or awkward social graces... or that Felix Unger-ish way you clear your sinuses. No, no, no, it's ''this''. Do you hear yourself talk?! I might kill you tonight.

** Brian dips into it as well while rubbing in Peter's face that he was right about Peter not really being V_a genius.

* TakeThat: On Peter's intelligence chart "Retarded" is below "Average" and above "Creationist"

%%* ButtMonkey: Peter doesn't "lose" in this episode, but he doesn't really "win" either: he gets a swell head after winning a rigged game of Trivial Pursuit, so an annoyed Brian tells him to go take a test to prove he's a genius and receive a large amount of money as a reward. Not only does Peter bomb the test, the results revealed that he's mentally-retarded and people start to treat him differently. He finds that one upside to this that he won't get in trouble for acting like a jackass, so he s

* DisabilityAsAnExcuseForJerkassery: Peter takes advantage of his mental condition to do anything he wants, like going into the womens' bathroom and announcing "Testicles!" over a restaurant loudspeaker. It comes back to bite him in the ass later when Lois is put in the hospital for severe grease burns and the kids are taken away to live with Cleveland, because his actions proved he’s unfit to be a single parent.

** Brian dips into it as well while rubbing in Peter's face that he was right about Peter not really being a genius.

After "winning" at Trivial Pursuit during game night with the neighbors (Lois had switched Peter's cards with those from the preschool section), Peter deludes himself into thinking that he actually is a genius. After getting tired of Peter's newfound pretentious attitude, Brian challenges him to take the [=MacArthur=] Genius Grant-IQ test to make it official. After Peter takes the exam and eventually gets the results back, [[CaptainObviousReveal it turns out that Peter's not a genius]] -- in fact, according to the test results, Peter's IQ is apparently so low that he's declared to be "mentally retarded".

** While Peter is defending himself in court, he lists off celebrities that have been exposed as unfit parents, specifically Bing Crosby who reportedly beat his sons, Joan Crawford of the film ''Film/MommieDearest'' and the Ramsey family.
** Stewie watches the CBS Evening News. The show mocks anchor Dan Rather’s whistling intonation, likening him to a tea kettle.

* DepartmentOfChildDisservices: Inverted, since Peter has given social services every reason to think he's a horrible father and place them with the more level-headed Cleveland in the meantime.
* DisabilityAsAnExcuseForJerkassery: Peter takes advantage of his mental condition to do anything he wants, like going into the womens' bathroom and announcing "Testicles!" over a restaurant loudspeaker. It comes back to bite him in the ass later when Lois is put in the hospital for severe grease burns and the kids are taken away to live with Cleveland.

* JerkJustifications: Peter uses ''every'' and ''any'' excuse to act like a complete prick to those around him. When he wins a rigged Trivial Pursuit he becomes conceited and talks down to everyone, when he discovers he is mentally disabled he exploits his condition to get away with any trouble he causes. When it finally bites him back and he has to prove his entitlement to his kids, he decides to do so by framing Cleveland (their current guardian) for mistreatment. By the end of the episode, he's got back his family and implied to still be acting like a narcissistic douchebag, just now over being intellectual disability of all things.