"The Giggity Wife" is the 11th episode of the eleventh season and the 199th overall episode of the

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''. It aired on

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in the United States on January 27, 2013, and is written by Andrew Goldberg and directed by Brian Iles. The episode's plot concerns

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accidentally becoming the husband of a prostitute. He then tries to bring the marriage to an end by pretending to be gay.

Plot

When

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discovers

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has a student ID he took from a kid that gave him lip, Peter, Quagmire and Joe visit the

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campus for lunch and have a wild night on the town. A drunken Quagmire accidentally marries an elderly

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named Charmese, who refuses to let go of their relationship and Quagmire starts to consider a

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until Joe points out that he could lose everything. Quagmire tries to make the best of it but Charmese can't pull herself far enough out of the gutter for his tastes. When Quagmire is reluctant to pursue their relationship, Charmese questions if he's

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and when she says the marriage would be over if true, Quagmire pretends to be homosexual. After catching Quagmire watching straight

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, Charmese calls off the divorce unless Quagmire can prove he's homosexual by having sex with a man. Quagmire approaches Peter with the idea. Peter agrees but insists they have a date first, through which Quagmire suffers. Back at Quagmire's house, Charmese insists they have sex and the men clumsily, reluctantly prepare. Just as they are about to have sex, Charmese calls off the charade, noting that they're clearly heterosexual but if Quagmire wants a divorce that badly, she'll grant him one. She then says that he treats her better than any other guy she's met, and doesn't want to feel like she's burdening her marriage partner. After Charmese leaves, a nearly nude Peter and Quagmire embrace in relief as Peter suddenly noted the camera on Quagmire's laptop is on. The scene then cuts to the Griffin home, with the family watching in horror while Stewie comes in and asks if they're watching ''Glee''.

Reception

The episode received a 2.9 rating and was watched by a total of 5.63 million people, this made it the most watched show on

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''. The episode was met with mixed reviews from critics. Kevin McFarland of ''

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'' gave the episode a C−. Carter Dotson of ''TV Fanatic'' gave the episode two out of five stars.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Giggity Wife 2013 American television episodes Family Guy (season 11) episodes American LGBT-related television episodes LGBT-related animated television episodes