When a heatwave hits Quahog, Peter gets Brian to enter a dog show so he can win enough money to buy an air conditioner. When they get into an argument over a trick, Brian leaves the family and Peter replaces him with a cat.
Chris loses interest in boy scouts and wants to take up art instead, so Peter takes him to the city to try and get him reinstated in the Boy Scouts. They end up at an Indian reservation casino.
The Griffins meet their new neighbors; Lois becomes friends with Bonnie; Meg likes their son, Kevin; Peter asks Joe to join his baseball team.
Peter punches a woman he thought was a man at Chris’ soccer game. Peter gets placed under house arrest and sets up a bar in the basement.
Peter allows Meg to skip Stewie’s birthday to go out with a party, which turns out to be a cult meeting. Lois, wanting the family to be together, sends Peter to pick up Meg.
While teaching Meg to drive, Peter accidentally hits a satellite dish, knowing out the town’s television. He offers Meg her own car if she takes the blame.
After drinking heavily at a bachelor party, Peter gets fired from his job at Happy-go-Lucky toy factory. Peter goes on welfare and somehow a mixup sends him a $150,000 check.
