Mind Over Murder

The bar immediately becomes a success among Peter's male friends when his wife, Lois, begins to sing and dance in front of them while wearing revealing clothing.

The episode was written by Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan and directed by Roy Allen Smith, all series firsts.

The episode featured performances by guest stars Carlos Alazraqui, Butch Hartman, Alex Rocco, Leslie Uggams and Wally Wingert, along with several recurring voice actors for the series.

When his mother Lois tells him that his pain will ultimately pass, it gives him the idea to build a machine that will move time forward to the point where his teething will have already stopped.

Upstairs, Stewie takes drastic measures to protect his plans, programming the machine to go back in time before he drew them up.

"Mind Over Murder" was written by Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan and directed by Roy Allen Smith, all of whom made their series debut with this episode.

[2] In addition to the regular cast, the episode featured the voices of actors Leslie Uggams, Wally Wingert, Alex Rocco and Carlos Alazraqui.

[2] Recurring guest voice actors included actress Lori Alan and writer and animator Butch Hartman.

When he climbs into the machine in search of a missing sock, he falls into a wintry world where he encounters Mr. Tumnus from The Chronicles of Narnia.

[4] When the Griffin family is watching television they see a commercial for Mentos-brand mints,[4] which features the American stage actor John Wilkes Booth as he attempts to assassinate Abraham Lincoln.

Stewie quickly responds by asking her to kill him, or to shake him like a British nanny, a reference to the Louise Woodward case.