Season 2 · Episode 7 · First aired 28 March 2000
The King Is Dead
Episode 7 of Family Guy season 2 (S02E07), the 14th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Craig Hoffman and directed by Monte Young. First broadcast on 28 March 2000.
Story
When the director of Quahog's theatre company dies, Lois is appointed to replace him. She chooses to stage "The King and I". To keep Peter out of her way she names him producer, but he has his own ideas for the production. His plans grow into a power trip, and he ends up pushing Lois aside and taking over as director himself.
Production and reception
- Meg is voiced here by Lacey Chabert, uncredited, because the episode was broadcast out of production order. Wikipedia, Family Guy season 2
Voices
| Voice | Characters |
|---|---|
| Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin |
| Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Loretta Brown, Mexican #2 |
| Seth Green | Chris Griffin, Sean Penn, Monkey #2 |
| Lori Alan | Diane Simmons |
| Carlos Alazraqui | Mr. Weed, Monkey #4, Monkey #5 |
| Mike Henry | Cleveland Brown |
| Phil LaMarr | Air Smith, Mexican #1, Monkey #3 |
| Patrick Warburton | Joe Swanson |
| Lacey Chabert | Meg Griffin, Meg Griffin |
| Craig Hoffman | Norman, Norman, Yul, Yul |
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
- Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson
- Lori Alan as Diane Simmons
- Carlos Alazraqui as Mr. Jonathan Weed
Season 2: episode 7 of 21
- E1Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater
- E2Holy Crap
- E3Da Boom
- E4Brian in Love
- E5Love Thy Trophy
- E6Death Is a Bitch
- E7The King Is DeadYou are here
- E8I Am Peter, Hear Me Roar
- E9If I'm Dyin', I'm Lyin'
- E10Running Mates
- E11A Picture Is Worth 1,000 Bucks
- E12Fifteen Minutes of Shame
- E13Road to Rhode Island
- E14Let's Go to the Hop
- E15Dammit Janet
- E16There's Something About Paulie
- E17He's Too Sexy for His Fat
- E18E. Peterbus Unum
- E19The Story on Page One
- E20Wasted Talent
- E21Fore, Father
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Provenance
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- 6 September 2026
- Verification
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- Note
- The story summary and notes were written for this site from the sources listed, by Claude in Claude Code on 2026-09-08, awaiting editorial review. Facts only; no dialogue is reproduced. Voice credits: Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Guest cast data from TVmaze (https://www.tvmaze.com), CC BY-SA.