--- title: "The Son Also Draws (S01E06) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s01e06-the-son-also-draws/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "The Son Also Draws: Family Guy season 1 episode 6 (S01E06), first aired 9 May 1999. Writer and director credits." --- # The Son Also Draws Episode 6 of Family Guy season 1 (S01E06), the 6th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Ricky Blitt and directed by Neil Affleck. First broadcast on 9 May 1999. ## Story Chris wants to quit the Youth Scouts but dares not tell Peter. He is expelled after running over the troop leader at a soap box derby. Peter drives the family to Scout headquarters in Manhattan to have him readmitted. Brian, left at home, is stuck watching One Day at a Time and grows dim. At a Native American casino on the way, Lois takes to gambling and loses the car. Peter claims Native American ancestry to get it back, and the sceptical elders send him on a vision quest. Chris goes along, hoping to say he would rather draw. Weak from hunger, Peter talks to trees and meets his spirit guide, Fonzie from Happy Days. He finally listens to Chris and accepts that his son is an artist. Back at the casino, they recover the car. ## Production and reception - Ricky Blitt wrote the episode, his first for the series, and former Simpsons director Neil Affleck made his Family Guy debut directing it. ([Wikipedia: The Son Also Draws](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Son_Also_Draws)) - Alex Borstein, who voices Lois, contributed to the script and was the first woman on the show's writing staff. ([Wikipedia: The Son Also Draws](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Son_Also_Draws)) - The subplot in which Lois loses the car was based on the 1985 film Lost in America. ([Wikipedia: The Son Also Draws](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Son_Also_Draws)) - Peter's closing remark disparaging Canada prompted letters of complaint from Canadian viewers; Blitt, who wrote the gag, is himself Canadian. ([Wikipedia: The Son Also Draws](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Son_Also_Draws)) - Ahsan Haque of IGN rated it 8 out of 10 in 2008, while Robin Pierson of The TV Critic gave it 44 out of 100, his lowest mark for the season. ([Wikipedia: The Son Also Draws](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Son_Also_Draws)) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 1 | | Episode | 6 of 7 | | Overall | No. 6 | | Code | S01E06 | | First aired | 9 May 1999 | | Directed by | Neil Affleck | | Written by | Ricky Blitt | | Production code | 1ACX06 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 1 | | Wikidata | Q465604 | | IMDb | tt0576972 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 11.20 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Marion Cunningham, Robin Hood | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin, Sanders, Boy | | Patrick Bristow | Tree #1 | | Butch Hartman | Veterinarian, Indian Puppet #2, Indians | | Suzie Plakson | Ann Romano, Margaret | | Kevin Michael Richardson | Howard Cunningham | | Bobby Slayton | Leonard Cornfeathers | | Fred Tatasciore | Fonzie | | Wally Wingert | Scott the Tree - Tree #2 | Principal voice credits as recorded by IMDb, which lists up to ten credits per episode, so recurring characters can be missing here. Guest voices below come from Wikipedia and TVmaze. ### Guest voices - Suzie Plakson - Kevin Michael Richardson as Howard Cunningham - Fred Tatasciore as Fonzie - Wally Wingert - Bobby Slayton as Leonard Cornfeathers - Butch Hartman as Scout Leader ## Links - Season: [1](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-1/) - Source: [Wikipedia: Family Guy season 1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_1) - Wikidata: [Q465604](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q465604) - IMDb: [tt0576972](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0576972/) - US viewers: [11.20 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_1) ## Navigation - Previous: [S01E05 A Hero Sits Next Door](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s01e05-a-hero-sits-next-door/) - Next: [S01E07 Brian: Portrait of a Dog](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s01e07-brian-portrait-of-a-dog/) - Season hub: [Season 1](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-1/) - All episodes: [Family Guy episode guide](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/) ## Season 1: episode 6 of 7 - S01E01 [Death Has a Shadow](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s01e01-death-has-a-shadow/) - S01E02 [I Never Met the Dead Man](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s01e02-i-never-met-the-dead-man/) - S01E03 [Chitty Chitty Death Bang](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s01e03-chitty-chitty-death-bang/) - S01E04 [Mind Over Murder](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s01e04-mind-over-murder/) - S01E05 [A Hero Sits Next Door](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s01e05-a-hero-sits-next-door/) - S01E06 The Son Also Draws (this entry) - S01E07 [Brian: Portrait of a Dog](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s01e07-brian-portrait-of-a-dog/) --- Unofficial fan resource. 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