The first time Peter Griffin and his family met Joe Swanson was in the episode "A Hero Sits Next Door" . I always thought Joe Swanson was in every episode of "Family Guy", and that "A Hero Sits Next Door" was the very first episode . I found out that "A Hero Sits Next Door" was episode # 5, and that "Death Has a Shadow", "I Never Met the Dead Man", "Chitty Chitty Death Bang", and "Mind Over Murder" were broadcast first . Was Joe in those episodes ? Wasn't Joe Swanson in every episode of "Family Guy" ? Did "A Hero Sits Next Door" explain "How Peter met Joe", or were the first four episodes without Joe ? Thank you in advance for your answers .

that in deed was joes 1st appearance

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