--- title: "Barbara Pewterschmidt: The Pewterschmidts | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/characters/barbara-pewterschmidt/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "Barbara Pewterschmidt: Lois's mother. Voiced by Alex Borstein. First appeared in Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater." --- # Barbara Pewterschmidt Lois's mother. Voiced by Alex Borstein. ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Household | The Pewterschmidts | | Role | Lois's mother (draft, awaiting review) | | First appearance | [Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s02e01-peter-peter-caviar-eater/) (S02E01, 23 September 1999) | | Spouse | [Carter Pewterschmidt](https://familyguy.co.uk/characters/carter-pewterschmidt/) | | Children | [Lois Griffin](https://familyguy.co.uk/characters/lois-griffin/), [Carol Pewterschmidt](https://familyguy.co.uk/characters/carol-pewterschmidt/) | | Wikidata | [Q9290528](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9290528) | ## About Barbara Pewterschmidt, known as Babs, is the wife of Carter Pewterschmidt and the mother of Lois, Carol and Patrick. She is therefore the mother-in-law of Peter Griffin and a grandmother to Stewie, Chris and Meg on the Pewterschmidt side. Alex Borstein voices her. She was born Barbara Hebrewberg, and the show establishes her as a Jewish American who survived the Holocaust and then hid that background to marry Carter. Her first appearance came in "Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater". ## Credited appearances Credited in the principal cast or guest list of 28 episodes across 15 seasons. IMDb records up to ten voice credits per episode, so this is a floor, not a full list. ### Season 2 - S02E01 [Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s02e01-peter-peter-caviar-eater/) (voiced by Alex Borstein) - S02E13 [Road to Rhode Island](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s02e13-road-to-rhode-island/) (voiced by Alex Borstein) ### Season 3 - S03E06 [Death Lives](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e06-death-lives/) (voiced by Alex Borstein) - S03E13 [Screwed the Pooch](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e13-screwed-the-pooch/) (voiced by Alex Borstein) - S03E14 [Peter Griffin: Husband, Father... Brother?](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e14-peter-griffin-husband-father-brother/) (voiced by Alex Borstein) ### Season 4 - S04E10 [Model Misbehavior](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e10-model-misbehavior/) (voiced by Alex Borstein) - S04E24 [Peterotica](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e24-peterotica/) (voiced by Alex Borstein) - S04E25 [You May Now Kiss the... Uh... Guy Who Receives](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e25-you-may-now-kiss-the-uh-guy-who-receives/) (voiced by Alex Borstein) ### Season 5 - S05E13 [Bill & Peter's Bogus Journey](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s05e13-bill-and-peters-bogus-journey/) (voiced by Alex Borstein) ### Season 6 - S06E06 [Padre de Familia](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s06e06-padre-de-familia/) (voiced by Alex Borstein) ### Season 7 - S07E07 [Ocean's Three and a Half](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s07e07-oceans-three-and-a-half/) (voiced by Alex Borstein) ### Season 8 - S08E02 [Family Goy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e02-family-goy/) (voiced by Alex Borstein) - S08E09 [Business Guy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e09-business-guy/) (voiced by Alex Borstein) - S08E12 [Extra Large Medium](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e12-extra-large-medium/) (voiced by Alex Borstein) ### Season 9 - S09E03 [Welcome Back, Carter](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e03-welcome-back-carter/) (voiced by Alex Borstein) ### Season 10 - S10E06 [Thanksgiving](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e06-thanksgiving/) (voiced by Alex Borstein) - S10E09 [Grumpy Old Man](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e09-grumpy-old-man/) (voiced by Alex Borstein) ### Season 11 - S11E03 [The Old Man and the Big 'C'](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e03-the-old-man-and-the-big-c/) (voiced by Alex Borstein) - S11E04 [Yug Ylimaf](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e04-yug-ylimaf/) (voiced by Alex Borstein) - S11E06 [Lois Comes Out of Her Shell](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e06-lois-comes-out-of-her-shell/) (voiced by Alex Borstein) ### Season 12 - S12E02 [Vestigial Peter](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e02-vestigial-peter/) (voiced by Alex Borstein) - S12E10 [Grimm Job](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e10-grimm-job/) (voiced by Alex Borstein) - S12E14 [Fresh Heir](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e14-fresh-heir/) (voiced by Alex Borstein) ### Season 13 - S13E05 [Turkey Guys](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s13e05-turkey-guys/) (voiced by Alex Borstein) - S13E18 [Take My Wife](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s13e18-take-my-wife/) (voiced by Alex Borstein) ### Season 15 - S15E13 [The Finer Strings](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s15e13-the-finer-strings/) (voiced by Alex Borstein) ### Season 16 - S16E09 [Don't Be a Dickens at Christmas](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s16e09-dont-be-a-dickens-at-christmas/) (voiced by Alex Borstein) ### Season 23 - S23E02 [Live, Laugh, Love](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s23e02-live-laugh-love/) (voiced by Alex Borstein) No character imagery appears on this site. ## Provenance - Source: [Wikipedia: Barbara Pewterschmidt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Pewterschmidt) - Source: [Wikidata Q9290528](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9290528) - Source: [Wikipedia: List of Family Guy characters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Family_Guy_characters) - Data refreshed: 2026-09-06 - Note: The profile text was written for this site from the sources listed, by Claude in Claude Code on 2026-09-08, awaiting editorial review. 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