Imagine that you and your friends somehow got a copy of the script for "April in Quahog," and began reading it with each of you taking a part. Would you laugh at any of the jokes? If you picked up a phone and pretended to call Meghan Fox and threaten her, but nothing related to that then happens, would you all burst into laughter?
The main story of the world improbably coming to an end doesn't really go anywhere, and in itself isn't at all funny. Writer John Viener is credited with writing this mess, but it seems more like a collage of random scenes that make no sense, let alone being funny.
I see that in 2023, someone left a 10/10 rave review of this episode with a detailed description of the script. If you've read it, did anything it lists seem hilarious? "Quagmire and Cleveland went out to dinner"? Does that seem like a wacky premise?
It seems like, more than any other show, Family Guy has extremes of quality. When the writer is inspired, the cast is at their best, and the result is something that you'll remember with a smile, and it's why you'll tune in to watch the show after that. But when the writer turns in a half-finished script, and the other writers try and patch it up under a deadline, the result is "April in Quahog."
The main story of the world improbably coming to an end doesn't really go anywhere, and in itself isn't at all funny. Writer John Viener is credited with writing this mess, but it seems more like a collage of random scenes that make no sense, let alone being funny.
I see that in 2023, someone left a 10/10 rave review of this episode with a detailed description of the script. If you've read it, did anything it lists seem hilarious? "Quagmire and Cleveland went out to dinner"? Does that seem like a wacky premise?
It seems like, more than any other show, Family Guy has extremes of quality. When the writer is inspired, the cast is at their best, and the result is something that you'll remember with a smile, and it's why you'll tune in to watch the show after that. But when the writer turns in a half-finished script, and the other writers try and patch it up under a deadline, the result is "April in Quahog."