Candy, Quahog Marshmallow
| "Candy, Quahog Marshmallow" | |
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| Family Guy episode | |
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| Episode no. |
Season 14 Episode 10 |
| Directed by | Joseph Lee |
| Written by | Cherry Chevapravatdumrong |
| Production code | DACX01[1] |
| Original air date | January 3, 2016 |
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"Candy, Quahog Marshmallow" is the tenth episode of the fourteenth season of the animated sitcom Family Guy, and the 259th episode overall. It aired on Fox in the United States on January 3, 2016, and is written by Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and directed by Joseph Lee.[2] In the episode, Peter discovers that Quagmire was once a Korean soap star and they travel to South Korea to find the final tape of the series.
Plot
Peter Griffin goes to Glenn Quagmire's to pick up some clothes left by Dan/Ida. Once there, Peter, Quagmire, Cleveland Brown, and Joe Swanson come across some tapes of a Korean soap opera called Winter Summer which Quagmire starred in while in the service by learning all of his Korean dialogue phonetically (he winces as he recalls he once unwittingly did a pro-genital mutilation ad for Korean TV that he really regrets). Deciding to start binge watching the rest of the tapes, they become enthused with the series but find that the last episode is missing, leaving a cliffhanger unresolved and Quagmire unable to remember the finale because they shot and aired the episodes out of order and he'd never seen the series finale himself, and the fact that he had poor command of Korean despite being able to understand them. To find the final episode of Winter Summer, the men head to Korea to find it. When Lois tells Peter that work might call, Peter tells her to play an episode of Who's the Boss? to fool his boss Angela.
Upon the guys arrival in South Korea, Cleveland states that Donna texted him about her mother Dee Dee Tubbs' suicide, and Quagmire is still remembered as a celebrity by the people both in public and when checking into the hotel. While searching for the video for the final episode of Winter Summer, they run into Quagmire's former co-star Sujin (who portrayed Hee-Sun in Winter Summer) who invites them to see the final episode after dinner at her place. There, they find out that Quagmire and Sujin had more than just a working relationship, but were lovers as well. While preparing dinner, she lets the guys watch K-pop music videos to pass the time; when they watch the video for Sistar's "Touch My Body", Peter becomes intrigued. After dinner, they watch the final episode to the soap opera with Quagmire's character leaving to return home in America. Peter's comments about the show inspire Quagmire to stay in Korea this time with his co-star and lover.
While having some drinks at a South Korean bar, Peter, Cleveland, and Joe view "Touch My Body" once again, and they decide to come up with a K-pop song of their own. Performing the song "Come On Home," a parody of actual K-pop song "Bubble Pop!" by HyunA, Peter, Cleveland, and Joe sing about the disadvantages of living in South Korea to Quagmire but it doesn't convince him to go back to Quahog.
When about to get into bed with Sujin, Quagmire learns that her entire family will be sleeping with them as part of Asian tradition like her grandfather at the foot of the bed, the aunts, uncles, and cousins (three of them have night terrors) on the floor, and her great-grandmother who they can see through (the great-grandmother doesn't speak and can't tell them if she is dead or not).
The next day, Quagmire joins up with Peter, Cleveland, and Joe at the airport where he and Sujin's family perform "Candy, Quahog Marshmallow" before Sujin's family and the other people present see Quagmire off. Being in a K-pop video made Sujin's great-grandmother so happy that she died and became a ghost as she is seen ascending to the afterlife.
Back in Quahog at The Drunken Clam, Cleveland tells Peter, Quagmire, and Joe that the open-casket funeral for Dee Dee Tubbs went well as the four comment about their trip to Korea. A heavily-tanned Mayor Adam West, Mort Goldman, and Tom Tucker arrive stating to Peter, Quagmire, Cleveland, and Joe that they heard that they went to South Korea. Peter responds that they did as Mayor Adam West quotes "Well, that's cool. We went to Lake Havasu, you losers! We nabbed so much college beav!"
Reception
The episode received an audience of 3.26 million, making it the second-most watched show on Fox that night behind The Simpsons.[3]
Abandoned subplot
Many press releases, including Futon Critic, confirmed an unused subplot involving Stewie (who never appeared in the episode at all) worrying that he was going to become a redhead. The subplot was never mentioned in the episode's audio commentary found in the Family Guy Season Fourteen DVD.
References
- ↑ Registration Number PAu003736394
- ↑ Hibberd, James (July 11, 2015). "'Family Guy' season 14 trailer mocks NASCAR, 'Shawshank Redemption,' more". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (January 6, 2016). "Sunday final ratings: 'Undercover Boss' adjusts up, premieres stay low". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 6, 2016.