Kaiser went on to give the episode a 'B-' grade, scoring higher than the Family Guy episode "Seahorse Seashell Party", but lower than The Simpsons episode "Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts".
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In April 2011, executives of the Fox Broadcasting Company officially announced that "Hurricane!" would air on May 1 as part of the Night of the Hurricane crossover, alongside with The Cleveland Show episode "The Hurricane!" and Family Guy episode "Seahorse Seashell Party".
Unable to keep themselves entertained, they take their frustrations out on Meg, first by shunning her from a game of "finger-bang," then by ganging up on her when she unwittingly disturbs Peter's humming by opening a soda can.
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When Lois tries to tell Meg that she is simply taking her own problems out on everyone else, Meg brings up her mother's delinquent past and tells her that she is far from the perfect parent, and harshly berates her for constantly and ruthlessly pointing out Meg's shortcomings and pointing out how she has neglected to protect her from harm and guide her through life in fitting in and being more like other people.
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Having reached her limit after years of their abuse, Meg finally gets the nerve to turn on them, starting with Chris for being a terrible brother to her, berating him for all the bullying treatment he had given her over the years, and how he never takes her side against their parents and calls him a bastard.
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Finally, Meg turns on Peter who, unable to comprehend her insults, thinks that his daughter's argument is amusing, even when she points out that Peter would go to jail if someone could witness his negative treatment towards her.
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