Amish Guy

However, when Meg falls in love with an Amish boy named Eli, and his father forbids the two from ever seeing each other again, a Romeo and Juliet conflict arises between the two families.

This time Peter is allowed to ride the roller coaster, but it is unable to make it up the first hill, and collapses under his weight.

As the family begin driving home, the car suddenly breaks down in Amish country, with no mechanic or any signs of modern civilization in sight.

When Meg complains about the lack of electricity and other modern conveniences, a local Amish boy named Eli decides to take her on a tour of the village.

The pair then begin to kiss, but the boy's overprotective, abusive, fanatical, and strict father Ezekiel interrupts them, and instructs the two never to see each other again over fears that Meg may corrupt his son.

Later that day, the Amish follow the family to Quahog and vandalize the Griffins' home – painting "Ye Suck" and doing all of the outside chores – Furious, Peter declares war against the group.

Peter and Ezekiel then have a fist fight in order to settle the matter on their own, but Eli stops his father and tells him that he is truly in love with Meg.

[1] "Amish Guy" was first announced at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con on July 23, 2011, by series showrunners and executive producers Steve Callaghan and Hentemann.

[1] The DVD release features an extended cut of a scene in the Drunken Clam, where Peter openly criticizes Garfield: His 9 Lives.

It was watched by 5.50 million viewers, according to Nielsen ratings, despite airing simultaneously with the Hallmark Hall of Fame on ABC, The Amazing Race on CBS and Sunday Night Football on NBC.

That's how I tried to watch this episode, paying some attention to the Griffins in Amish country, but mostly isolating each joke setup, figuring out what I liked, and then moving on to the next one.