Season 2 · Episode 8 · First aired 28 March 2000
I Am Peter, Hear Me Roar
Episode 8 of Family Guy season 2 (S02E08), the 15th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Chris Sheridan and directed by Monte Young. First broadcast on 28 March 2000.
Story
Peter ends up with tickets to a comedy club after a timeshare sales pitch. At the club he drinks, goes on stage and mistakes laughter at his spilled beer for approval of his jokes. At the toy factory he tells a sexist joke that offends colleague Sarah Bennett, who sues him and the company for sexual harassment. Her lawyer Gloria Ironbachs sends him to sensitivity training, and when that fails he is ordered to a women's retreat. He comes back effeminate. Lois at first welcomes his sensitivity but soon tires of it and asks his friends for help, without success. At a women's gala Gloria blames Lois's life as a housewife for Peter's old attitudes; Lois defends her choice and the two fight. Aroused, Peter rushes Lois home, and afterwards he is back to his old self, to her relief.
Production and reception
- Gloria Ironbachs was voiced by Candice Bergen and Sarah Bennett by Faith Ford. Wikipedia, I Am Peter, Hear Me Roar
- The episode was watched by 7.62 million people in the United States. Wikipedia, I Am Peter, Hear Me Roar
- It aired on the same night as "The King Is Dead", which worried Seth MacFarlane that the show was about to be cancelled. Wikipedia, I Am Peter, Hear Me Roar
- Ahsan Haque of IGN rated it 8.5 out of 10 in 2008. Wikipedia, I Am Peter, Hear Me Roar
- The episode forms part of the Freakin' Sweet Collection. Wikipedia, I Am Peter, Hear Me Roar
Voices
| Voice | Characters |
|---|---|
| Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin |
| Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Julie, Aunt Lil |
| Seth Green | Chris Griffin |
| Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin |
| Carlos Alazraqui | Mr. Jonathan Weed |
| Candice Bergen | Gloria Ironbox |
| Faith Ford | Girl #1 in Commercial, Girl in Prison, Sarah Bennett |
| Mike Henry | Cleveland Brown |
| Phil LaMarr | N-Word Jim, Fat Albert, Jesse Jackson |
| Rachael MacFarlane | Girl #2 in Commercial, Girl Jumping From the Tree |
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
- Candice Bergen as Gloria Ironbachs, Gloria Ironbox
- Faith Ford as Sarah Bennett, Corky Sherwood
- Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson
- Jennifer Tilly as Bonnie Swanson
- Carlos Alazraqui as Mr. Jonathan Weed
- Phil LaMarr as "N-Word" Jim
- Rachael MacFarlane as Miss Watson
Season 2: episode 8 of 21
- E1Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater
- E2Holy Crap
- E3Da Boom
- E4Brian in Love
- E5Love Thy Trophy
- E6Death Is a Bitch
- E7The King Is Dead
- E8I Am Peter, Hear Me RoarYou are here
- 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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