Season 2 · Episode 12 · First aired 25 April 2000
Fifteen Minutes of Shame
Episode 12 of Family Guy season 2 (S02E12), the 19th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Steve Callaghan and directed by Scott Wood. First broadcast on 25 April 2000.
Story
Meg's family embarrass her during her slumber party. In revenge she takes them on a daytime talk show. A television producer there decides to turn the Griffins' home life into a reality series called The Real Life Griffins. The show goes badly and Meg walks out. An actress is brought in to play her. Meg then finds that the others have been replaced as well, by Fran Drescher, Tom Arnold, Philip Seymour Hoffman and the Olsen twins, Mary-Kate and Ashley.
Voices
| Voice | Characters |
|---|---|
| Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin |
| Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Fran Drescher, Erica |
| Seth Green | Chris Griffin, Fan |
| Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin |
| Lori Alan | Diane Simmons |
| Will Ferrell | Fat Greek Guy, Miles 'Chatterbox' Musket |
| Mike Henry | Cleveland Brown |
| Jay Mohr | Wilshard Watkins |
| Kevin Michael Richardson | Molten Man, Tom Arnold |
| Danny Smith | Mario, Radar, Station Manager |
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
- Adam West as Mayor Adam West
- Jennifer Tilly as Bonnie Swanson
- Lori Alan as Diane Simmons
- Jay Mohr as Trevor
- Will Ferrell as Fisherman
Season 2: episode 12 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'
- E10Running Mates
- E11A Picture Is Worth 1,000 Bucks
- E12Fifteen Minutes of ShameYou are here
- 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
SourceFacts from Wikipedia: Family Guy season 2 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Spotted an error? See corrections.
Provenance
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- 6 September 2026
- Verification
- Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree
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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.