Since I was only sent the final disk of this collection for the purpose of this review, I will not be able to review any of the episodes. I am, however, able to give you a glimpse into the extras contained on the final disk. Family Guy Volume 5 is being released as a three-disk set containing 13 episodes spread across the first two disks along with their commentary tracks, leaving the remainder of the extra features to land on the final disk.
I will refrain from commenting on the audio/video aspect, as the disk I did receive was a promo copy and not a final release copy. I suspect that this is close to, if not the same, as what you will find on the store shelves, but I do not want to mislead. Before checking out the extras, here are is the episode list and commentary participants.
Disc 1:
- Stewie Loves Lois: Commentary by Seth MacFarlane, Kim Fertman, David Goodman, Mike Henry, and Mark Hentemann
- Mother Tucker: Commentary by Seth MacFarlane, Tom DeVanney, David Goodman, James Purdum, Chris Sheridan, and Leann Siegel
- Hell Comes To Quahog: Commentary by Seth MacFarlane, Kirker Butler, David Goodman, Dan Povenmire, Chris Sheridan, and Danny Smith
- Saving Private Brian: Commentary by Seth MacFarlane, Cherry Chevapravatdumrong, David Goodman, Seth Green, Charles Song, and Cyndi Tang
- Whistle While Your Wife Works: Commentary by Seth MacFarlane, Drew Barrymore, Steve Callaghan, David Goodman, Chris Sheridan, and Kara Vallow
- Prick Up Your Ears: Commentary by Seth MacFarlane, Cherry Chevapravatdumrong, David Goodman, Susan Makkos, and James Purdum
Disc 2:
- Chick Cancer: Commentary by Seth MacFarlane, Rachel MacFarlane, Pete Michels, Chris Sheridan, Alec Sulkin, and Wellesley Wild
- Barely Legal: Commentary by Seth MacFarlane, Kirker Butler, David Goodman, Mila Kunis, Zac Moncrief, and Danny Smith
- Road To Rupert: Commentary by Seth MacFarlane, David Goodman, Mark Hentemann, Patrick Meighan, Dan Povenmire, and Andy Tauke
- Peter’s Two Dads: Commentary by Seth MacFarlane, David Goodman, Mike Henry, Walter Murphy, and Cyndi Tang
- The Tan Aquatic With Steve Zissou: Commentary by Seth MacFarlane, Kevin Biggins, David Goodman, Mark Hentemann, Danny Smith, and Julius Wu
- Airport ‘07: Commentary by Seth MacFarlane, Tom Devanney, David Goodman, Mark Hentemann, John Holmquist, and Danny Smith
- Bill & Peter’s Bogus Journey: Commentary by Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Steve Callaghan, Andrew Goldberg, David Goodman, and Joseph Lee
The season has definitely had its ups and downs. However, I still find myself consistently cracking up at the off the wall humor and the gags that have nothing to do with plot — pretty much what South Park made fun of it for. Episodes such as "Stewie Loves Lois" with the disastrous prostate exam, "Saving Private Brian" with Chris joining a goth band, "Barely Legal" featuring Brian and Meg dating, and the Quagmire-centric "Airport '07," are great examples of the hilarity that can happen during a typical episode.
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Article comments
1 - Tom
Great review!!! I can't understand why they didn't release all 18 episodes??? Is there someone we can write to who could address this?
2 - Henry
Where do I get the rest of volume 5 Episodes The DVD has 13, But in ITunes it shows 17 including No meals on wheels where are the other 4 missing episodes At????