Jesus, Mary and Joseph! is the eighth episode of the eleventh season
of the animated comedy series Family Guy and the 196th overall
episode. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on December
23, 2012, and is written by Tom Devanney and directed by Julius Wu.The
episode was postponed one week due to sensitive content in the wake of
the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting that took place two days
before it was originally scheduled to air.As the Griffins prepare for
Christmas by decorating their tree, Meg finds an ornament of the
manger and Peter tells the story of Christmas. Joseph (played by
Peter) and his friend Robby (played by Brian) spot Mary (played by
Lois) in their village. Joseph introduces himself to her. They have
many dates, but Joseph is annoyed by Mary's reluctance to have sex.
Mary claims that she is destined for something special. Later, Mary
tells Joseph that she has been visited by an angel (played by Bruce)
who told her that God has blessed her with his child. Joseph accepts
this. Taking a break from the story, Peter and the family call their
Aunt Helen to wish her a merry Christmas. The call does not go well
and Peter returns to the story.On the way to Bethlehem on a mule
(played by Meg), Joseph is skeptical about the baby. Elsewhere, three
wise men (played by Glenn Quagmire, Cleveland Brown, and Joe Swanson)
are inspired to travel to Bethlehem themselves. They stop at the
palace of King Herod (played by Carter Pewterschmidt) for water and
talk of their plans to see the Messiah. Herod decides to protect his
title and win the love of Jodie Foster (a reference to John Hinckley,
Jr.) by killing the child. Mary and Joseph arrive at an inn, but the
manager (played by Mort Goldman) denies them a room. Mary goes into
labor, and the manager offers them space in a stable. Mary ponders
what to call the new child. The angel takes her list of possible names
to God, who is inspired to name the child "Jesus" after something the
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