Peter gets a job at the grocery store - to Lois' dismay - while the brewery undergoes construction; Joe uses his police stories to collaborate with Brian on a true crime novel.
Peter and Mayor West go confront the man responsible for Peter's losing the Griffin house in a reverse mortgage - Tom Selleck; Brian and Stewie get into a rivalry with Bruce when they open a booth at the flea market.
Peter feels emasculated when he abandons Lois in the midst of a shark attack on their anniversary; Stewie finds a mini fridge and lives the dorm lifestyle.
Stewie tries to civilize his half-brother so the half-brother can get adopted; Meg and Chris start an online venture in which Chris gets paid to sit on and smash cupcakes.
Lois wins a Snapple contest and uses her winnings to take Meg on a tropical vacation, during which they flaunt their wealth and get kidnapped. Meanwhile, Stewie and Brian undergo friendship therapy.
Meg discovers her tears make cookies delicious and enjoys a profit with Chris and Stewie until their success makes her too happy to cry; Peter and his friends launch a "male talk show".
The Griffins win a trip to Maine at Peter's company picnic and invite their friends to join them, but the vacation gets out of control when the cabin burns down.
Peter must recover Lois' Christmas brooch after giving it away in a White Elephant exchange; Stewie changes his attitude upon learning he's on Santa's Naughty List.
