It Takes a Village Idiot, and I Married One

"It Takes a Village Idiot, and I Married One" is the 17th episode of the fifth season of the animated comedy series Family Guy. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on May 13, 2007. The episode features Lois as she runs for Mayor of Quahog against incumbent Mayor Adam West, once she notices how polluted the local lake has become. Lois is elected as mayor and successfully cleans the lake, but quickly succumbs to corruption when the toxic-dump owner pressures her to let him resume dumping toxins into the lake.

The episode was directed by Zac Moncrief and written by cast member Alex Borstein (who went credited under the pen name of a.bo) whose script was based on a one-woman show she had previously written that served as a tribute to Hillary Clinton; Borstein later wrote a novelization of the episode in collaboration with fellow series writer Cherry Chevapravatdumrong. The episode ^{[clarification needed]} received mixed reviews from critics for its storyline and many cultural references. According to Nielsen ratings, it was viewed in 7.21 million homes in its original airing. The episode featured guest performances by Jeff Bergman, Gary Cole, Jackson Douglas, Keith Ferguson, Carrie Fisher, Masam Holden, Don Most, Gary Newman, Keith Olbermann, and Fred Tatasciore, along with several of the series' recurring guest-voice actors.