Season 2 · Episode 9 · First aired 4 April 2000
If I'm Dyin', I'm Lyin'
Episode 9 of Family Guy season 2 (S02E09), the 16th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Chris Sheridan and directed by Swinton O. Scott III. First broadcast on 4 April 2000.
Story
Peter and Chris's favourite television programme is taken off the air. To get it back, Peter tells the Grant-A-Dream Foundation that Chris is terminally ill. He claims that his son's last wish is for the programme's return. When Chris fails to die, Peter goes further still, declaring himself a healer and starting a religion of his own.
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, Girl, Receptionist |
| Seth Green | Chris Griffin, Jeremy, NBC Employee |
| Lori Alan | Diane Simmons |
| Martin Mull | Mr. Harris |
| Kevin Michael Richardson | Black To The Future Narrator, Florida Evans |
| Peter Roth | Steven C. Callaghan |
| Danny Smith | Dirk Bandit, JJ Evans, Tommy |
| Fred Tatasciore | James Evans, Sr. |
| Patrick Warburton | Joe Swanson |
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
- Fred Tatasciore as Chevy Chase
- Martin Mull as Mr. Harris
Season 2: episode 9 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 Roar
- E9If I'm Dyin', I'm Lyin'You are here
- 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
- Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree
- Licence
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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.