The Griffin Family History

[4] While attempting to make Peter brush his teeth, Lois hears a noise from downstairs and discovers burglars have entered the house.

The rest of the family awakens and flee to Peter's self-built panic room in the attic and begin to monitor what the robbers are doing through hidden cameras.

Due to the room not having a telephone or an inside door handle, they cannot escape, and Peter begins to tell stories about the history of the Griffin family.

The second story sees another Moses as a member of the Griffin family during the Bronze Age leading the Israelites to freedom and presenting the Ten Commandments.

Nate lived in the small African village of Quahogsuana, but was captured by a white version of Cleveland Brown from South Carolina and taken to America aboard a slave ship.

After being discovered by his lover's father, the couple and their children escape with the help of Al Cowlings, where Nate sets up the Department of Motor Vehicles to "get back at the white man".

Peter tells the story of his ancestor, Willie "Black-Eye" Griffin, who was a silent film star in the Roaring Twenties, but whose career later faltered due to his voice (much like Bobcat Goldthwait's) not being cut out for talking pictures.

[5] It guest starred Lori Alan as Diane Simmons and featured Chris Sheridan, Joey Slotnick, Danny Smith and Phil LaMarr as various characters.

[6] Show producers removed a sketch which would include a rape joke upon Carter's discovery of his daughter, Lois, with her secret family on the southern plantation.

[6][8] The sequence showing Peter's silent film star ancestor being stabbed in a card fight was omitted from television broadcasting to save time.

When Peter's Paleolithic ancestor is attempting to market the wheel, Brian tells him "You so money, you don't even know it", a reference to the film Swingers.

The story of Nate Griffin, an ancestor of Peter, makes references to the first installment of Roots,[6] as well as the LAPD's low-speed pursuit of O. J. Simpson following his wife's murder and the song "Hot for Teacher".