 At one point Peter suggests Jerome " shoot people in the D.C. area " in reference to the Beltway sniper attacks . Feeling sorry for Jerome , Lois invites him to stay at their home , with Peter reluctantly agreeing , before suddenly being cut off mid @-@ sentence by the Mac OS X spinning wait cursor . The next day , after Jerome decides to cook for Lois , Peter and Chris , sitting in the other room , overhear Lois passionately complimenting Jerome , and believe they are having sex . Racing to the kitchen , the two discover that she was only complimenting his food , with Don Knotts as Ralph Furley from the sitcom Three 's Company also appearing . 
