The Griffin family decides to take a vacation at Quagmire 's cabin at Lake Quahog . When they go swimming in the lake , they discover that an oil refinery is dumping toxic waste into it ; as they flee the lake their hair falls out , forcing them to wear powdered wigs until it grows back . Lois complains to Mayor Adam West , who admits that he sanctioned the dumping in exchange for free hair oil . Outraged , Lois decides to run against West in the upcoming mayoral election . Peter and his friends become strong supporters of Lois 's campaign , realizing that they 'd be able to get away with almost everything should she become mayor . But Lois 's campaign soon falters as Mayor West proves more politically savvy . While Lois bores voters with detailed plans to improve the city , Mayor West uses glittering generalities and statements completely unrelated to the questions posed to him . Following Brian 's advice to give short , simple answers , Lois resorts to similar tactics , dropping controversial terms such as " Jesus " and " 9/11 " in meaningless ways . She eventually gains the populace 's support and wins the election
9/11
September 11 attacks
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