Family Guy episode "A Hero Sits Next Door"

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"A Hero Sits Next Door" is an early episode of the animated sitcom Family Guy in which the Griffins get a new neighbor who becomes Peter’s coworker and leads to a series of misadventures.

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instanceOf Family Guy episode
television episode
airedAs fifth episode of Family Guy overall
airedIn 1999
countryOfOrigin United States
createdBy Seth MacFarlane
directedBy Monte Young
episodeNumberInSeason 5
featuresCharacter Bonnie Swanson
Brian Griffin
Chris Griffin
Cleveland Brown
Glenn Quagmire
Joe Swanson
Lois Griffin
Meg Griffin
Peter Griffin
Stewie Griffin
followedBy The Son Also Draws
genre animated sitcom
comedy
hasMedium television
hasOpeningGag cutaway gags typical of Family Guy
introducesCharacter Bonnie Swanson
Joe Swanson
notableAspect early establishment of the Griffin family’s neighbors
first major appearance of Joe Swanson
originalAirDate 1999-05-02
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork Fox
partOf Family Guy season 1
plotPoint Joe Swanson, a paraplegic former police officer, joins the team and becomes its star player.
Joe leads a mission to stop a robbery at a convenience store.
Peter becomes jealous of Joe’s popularity and heroism.
Peter injures the Happy-Go-Lucky Toys company softball pitcher and must find a replacement.
plotSummary The Griffins get new neighbors, the Swansons, and Peter recruits Joe Swanson to join his company softball team.
precededBy Mind Over Murder
productionCode 1ACX05
runningTime approximately 22 minutes
season 1
series Family Guy
setting Quahog, Rhode Island
theme disability
friendship
heroism
jealousy
writtenBy Chris Sheridan

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Kevin Swanson firstAppearance Family Guy episode "A Hero Sits Next Door"