Not All Dogs Go to Heaven

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"Not All Dogs Go to Heaven"
Family Guy episode
Stewie with the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation
Episode no.Season 7
Episode 11
Directed byGreg Colton
Written byDanny Smith
Featured music"Flash"
by Queen
Production code6ACX17
Original air dateMarch 29, 2009 (2009-03-29)
Guest appearances
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"Not All Dogs Go to Heaven" is the 11th episode of the

born-again Christian and tries to convert the atheist Brian
to Christianity.

The episode received mixed reviews from critics and received a 4.8/7

Nielsen rating. Star Trek: The Next Generation's Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Gates McFadden, Michael Dorn, Wil Wheaton, Denise Crosby, and Marina Sirtis all guest-starred as themselves, and Adam West and Rob Lowe
appear at the end of the episode in a live-action scene.

Plot

born-again Christian after watching Kirk Cameron on television and begins irritating everyone with her beliefs. Meg is horrified to learn that Brian is an atheist and attempts to persuade him to repent and convert to Christianity, but he repeatedly refuses. Finally taking drastic measures, Meg spreads the word of Brian's atheism around Quahog, which generally hates atheists
, turning him into a pariah.

Upon being made an outcast, Brian is banned from every bar and convenience store in Quahog, making it impossible for him to drown his sorrows. Desperate, and suffering from delirium tremens (he hallucinates seeing several alcoholic beverages begging him to drink them), Brian fakes his repentance and persuades Meg to cease all hostilities against him so he can get back to drinking, but she takes him to burn books that are "harmful to God" (including On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin, A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking, and a book titled Logic for First Graders). A disgusted Brian admits his bluff and attempts to convince Meg that what she is doing is wrong. When Meg refuses to listen, Brian points out to her that if there were truly a loving God, then he would not have created Meg to have an attractive mother like Lois but have her to more physically resemble Peter, and that she would not be brought into a world where everyone holds her in contempt. Feeling ashamed, Meg concedes to Brian's argument and apologizes for her behavior, confessing that she does not know how she can feel loved. Brian then assures her that the answers are inside herself, and the real meaning of their existence is out there somewhere. Afterward, it is revealed that the entire Family Guy universe takes place within the molecules of a lampshade in the shared bedroom of Adam West and Rob Lowe.

Meanwhile, furious that he did not get a chance to ask the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation any questions at the convention, and the fact that they instead answered questions completely unrelated to Star Trek, Stewie builds an authentic Star Trek transporter and beams the cast over to interview them (in a nod to the TNG episode "Skin of Evil", Denise Crosby is killed in a show of force). Stewie decides to spend the whole day with the cast, which includes stealing Cleveland's van, having lunch at McDonald's, going bowling, and going to a carnival. However, they prove extremely obnoxious, much to Stewie's annoyance, and he beams everyone back after stating that they have ruined Star Trek: The Next Generation for him.

Production

Patrick Stewart (pictured in 2017) voices himself in this episode

"Not All Dogs Go to Heaven" was directed by series regular Greg Colton, in his second episode of the season (his first one being "

Lois Kills Stewie" (season 6, episode 5), and his Star Trek: The Next Generation character Captain Jean-Luc Picard in "Peter's Got Woods" (season 4, episode 11);[3] Jonathan Frakes, Michael Dorn and Marina Sirtis also appeared in "Peter's Got Woods" as their respective Star Trek: The Next Generation characters William Riker, Worf, and Counsellor Deanna Troi.[4][5][6]

"Not All Dogs Go to Heaven" features the entire original cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation: Stewart as Captain Picard; Frakes as Riker;

Star Trek Nemesis, although the actors did not meet when they recorded their speaking parts.[9] Including Crosby, the last time that the entire cast worked together was the 1990 episode "Yesterday's Enterprise
".

Wil Wheaton, who played Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation, recorded his parts for the episode on September 20, 2007.[10] Seth MacFarlane directed the recording sessions with the guest stars.[10]

Reception

"Not All Dogs Go to Heaven" received a 4.8/7 Nielsen Rating.[11]

Ahsan Haque of IGN called the episode "surprisingly refreshing", saying the scenes with the Star Trek cast lived up to expectations. He also found "Meg's journey of seeking acceptance through religion" well handled.[12] Steve Heisler of The A.V. Club gave the episode a C grade, criticized "Not All Dogs Go to Heaven" as boring and formulaic and stated that the writers "have no idea how to best use Meg".[13]

References

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  7. ^ "'Trek' cast to reunite on 'Family Guy'". The Hollywood Reporter. February 25, 2009. Archived from the original on February 26, 2009. Retrieved February 27, 2009.
  8. ^ French, Dan (February 26, 2009). "'Trek' cast to reunite on 'Family Guy'". Digital Spy. Retrieved February 27, 2009.
  9. ^ Pascale, Anthony (January 21, 2009). "Exclusive Interview: Wil Wheaton Talks Geeking Out At Phoenix Comic Con w/ TNG Co-stars + more". TrekMovie.com. Retrieved February 27, 2009.
  10. ^ a b Wheaton, Wil (September 21, 2007). "A bit more about my episode of Family Guy". Wil Wheaton dot Net: In Exile. Retrieved February 27, 2009.
  11. ^ "TV Ratings: CBS hits winning shot Sunday". Zap2It. Archived from the original on 2012-09-16. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
  12. ^ Haque, Ahsan. "Family Guy: "Not All Dogs Go to Heaven" Review". IGN. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
  13. ^ Heisler, Steve (March 29, 2009). ""Wedding For Disaster"/"Not All Dogs Go To Heaven"/"Wife Insurance"". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Retrieved 2009-12-11.

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