Turban Cowboy is the fifteenth episode of the eleventh season and the
203rd overall episode of the animated comedy series Family Guy. It
aired on Fox in the United States on March 17, 2013, and is written by
Artie Johann and Shawn Ries and directed by Joe Vaux. The episode
revolves around Peter befriending a Muslim named Mahmoud after getting
injured in a skydiving accident. Their friendship comes to an abrupt
end when Mahmoud is revealed to be a destructive, ruthless,
power-hungry, radical terrorist.As Peter, Joe, and Quagmire hang out
at The Drunken Clam, they decide to do something to shake up their
boring lives. They take Peter up on his suggestion to take up
skydiving. Peter is invigorated by their jump and keeps up skydiving
despite Lois' concern, even as his jumps usually result in accidents
like falling on Meg at dinner, falling on a ninja that killed a woman,
and falling on the castle of King Pig from Angry Birds with only one
pig left alive. An accident at the Eiffel Tower replica in Las Vegas
lands Peter in the hospital where he meets Mahmoud, a Muslim. He finds
he gets along great with Mahmoud. Back at the Drunken Clam, Peter has
Mahmoud stop by to introduce himself to Quagmire, Joe, and Brian. They
find he has nothing in common with them when Mahmoud decides to have a
gingerale and how he refuses to look at other women, since Mahmoud is
already married. Mahmoud introduces Peter to Islamic culture and Peter
becomes interested in becoming a Muslim and planning to commit himself
to Islam. The next day, Peter starts studying Islam in-depth culture.
Lois becomes suspicious of Peter becoming a Muslim, although she
decides to let it pass. Joe and Quagmire begin to also voice their
suspicions about Mahmoud as Peter tries to dial up Mahmoud twice only
to cause some explosions off-screen. Mahmoud later invites Peter to a
Muslim get-together but finds himself unwittingly involved with
terrorists intent on blowing up the Quahog Bridge.When Peter casually
mentions that Mahmoud was in relations with the 9/11 hijackers, the
guys begin to suspect that he is involved with terrorists. Peter
realizes that he has been tricked and wants to drop out but Joe
convinces him to go along, since he is already a Muslim on the inside.
As they go over the plan, Peter finds out that he will be driving the
van. Peter is caught when he reveals he is wearing a microphone when
trying to scratch an itch near it. Joe and Quagmire listen as the plan
is rushed into action. Peter is held at gunpoint and forced to drive
the explosives-laden van to the Quahog Bridge. As soon as Peter parks
the van over on the right side of the bridge, he tries to talk Mahmoud
out of his plan, but fails. Joe arrives in time with the police to
stop Mahmoud and destroys the detonator by knocking it out of his
hand. Then, Joe handcuffs Mahmoud, puts him under arrest and the
police take Mahmoud away to jail. Joe mentions that 30 of the
terrorists have been arrested and that all of the local middle-class
Arabs are cast under suspicion. Joe thanks Peter for his involvement
as Peter decides to call Horace to get a table ready for his friends
and family at the Drunken Clam. As he dials his cell phone, the Quahog
Bridge explodes and Peter orders everyone to run away.The episode
received a 2.4 rating in the 18-49 demographic and was watched by a
total of 4.92 million viewers. This made it the most watched show on
Fox's Animation Domination line-up that night, beating The Simpsons,
Bob's Burgers and The Cleveland Show. The episode received generally
negative reviews from critics. Kevin McFarland of The A.V. Club gave
the episode a D, saying, "'Turban Cowboy' feels like an episode made
in 2002 and left on the shelf for a decade, completely unaware of just
how uniformly Middle Eastern characters are depicted as terrorists. If
only Joe and Quagmire had chosen Peter's suggestion that they rob a
Mafia poker game, then maybe this would've been a Family Guy send-up
of Killing Them Softly instead." Carter Dotson of TV Fanatic gave the
episode 2-1/2 out of 5 stars, saying, "I don't expect Family Guy to be
as revolutionary as its earlier days, when its humor went to shocking
places yet still had a heart to it. Remember the outrage over the
"When You Wish Upon a Weinstein" episode that was ultimately benign
and surprisingly respectful to Judaism while still making joking
references to the religion? It had a true sense of its perspective.
Now it has little of the heart left to it, preferring to just be
offensive, and the only people getting outraged by the show is the
Parents Television Council. It's just a shame because I know this show
can be better." Turban Cowboy Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter