Carter decides to bribe Brian to join his cause by publishing and shipping his novel, Faster Than the Speed of Love. Lois, however, points out that their methods are uninspired, explaining that Brian only succeeded because he was passionate about legalizing cannabis. However, Carter begins to lose money in the timber industry since hemp is being used to manufacture many products, particularly paper, and he bribes Peter to help him with an anti-marijuana campaign. Mayor West passes a law to legalize the drug, and everyone (except for Lois, her father Carter, and the kids) starts smoking it the town has improved as a result, with milestones such as an increase in productivity and a decrease in crime. He and Stewie perform an enthusiastic musical number, and soon after the entire town rallies behind them in their cause. However, Brian decides to start a campaign to legalize cannabis in Quahog. He attempts to use Stewie's urine when Joe arrives to perform a drug test, only to be caught by Lois, who chastises him for going to such lengths and tells him that he has to change if he intends on doing so. He is bailed out by the family and put on probation for drug use. He and Brian decide to hide his body, but are pulled over by the police who, after ignoring Peter's blood stains and beer, arrest Brian when they find him in possession of cannabis. When Quagmire goes to Vermont to buy him a birthday present, they decide to shave James as prank, but it backfires when Peter accidentally kills him. Peter, Brian, Cleveland and Joe are annoyed when Quagmire adopts a stray cat named James and prefers to spend more time with him than with them. The episode featured guest performances by Phil LaMarr and Kerrigan Mahan, along with several recurring guest voice actors for the series. According to Nielsen ratings, it was viewed in 7.40 million homes in its original airing. While it received positive reception from critics for its story line and cultural references, it generated controversy from the Venezuelan government for its topic and received criticism from the Parents Television Council during a rerun. The episode was written by Patrick Meighan and directed by Julius Wu. "420" focuses on the character Brian after he is arrested for drug possession, which prompts him to launch a campaign to legalize cannabis with help from Stewie the liveliness of their campaign convinces Mayor West to legalize the drug, and most of Quahog's population begins using it. The title of the episode is a reference to the term the term "420" used in cannabis culture "420" premiered on bicycle day, April 19, the day before April 20 (4/20), on which a counterculture holiday is celebrated centering on the consumption of cannabis.
It premiered on Fox in the United States on April 19, 2009.
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" 420" (also known as " Episode 420") is the 12th episode in the seventh season of the American animated television series Family Guy. 12th episode of the 7th season of Family Guy " 420"
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