--- title: "Mr. Griffin Goes to Washington (S03E03) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e03-mr-griffin-goes-to-washington/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "Mr. Griffin Goes to Washington: Family Guy season 3 episode 3 (S03E03), first aired 25 July 2001. Writer and director credits." --- # Mr. Griffin Goes to Washington Episode 3 of Family Guy season 3 (S03E03), the 31st Family Guy episode overall. Written by Ricky Blitt and directed by Brian Hogan. First broadcast on 25 July 2001. ## Story A tobacco company, El Dorado, buys the Happy-Go-Lucky Toy Factory. Lois suspects the new owners of marketing cigarettes to children. Peter goes to challenge the management but is instead made company president, and the family is showered with perks. The board sends him to Washington to lobby against a new anti-smoking bill. Back home, Lois finds Stewie smoking and takes the family to Washington. As Peter prepares to address Congress he sees Stewie coughing, and instead urges the politicians to reject the company's proposal. They do, El Dorado is fined and the company goes bankrupt. ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 3 | | Episode | 3 of 22 | | Overall | No. 31 | | Code | S03E03 | | First aired | 25 July 2001 | | Directed by | Brian Hogan | | Written by | Ricky Blitt | | Production code | 2ACX11 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 3 | | Wikidata | Q843374 | | IMDb | tt0576950 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 6.17 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Aunt Bee | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin, Hipster #1, El Dorado Parking Employee | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin | | Carlos Alazraqui | Mr. Jonathan Weed | | Ricky Blitt | Joel (Milano's Lawyer) | | Gary Cole | Chairman | | Louise DuArt | Bobby | | Olivia Hack | Jeremy's Mom, Baby Smokes-A-Lot Toy | | Mike Henry | Bruce the Performance Artist | 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 - Carlos Alazraqui as Mr. Jonathan Weed - Gary Cole as Chairman - Danny Smith as Harrison - Jack Sheldon as The Bill - Ricky Blitt as Bob Doyle ## Links - Season: [3](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-3/) - Source: [Wikipedia: Family Guy season 3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_3) - Wikidata: [Q843374](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q843374) - IMDb: [tt0576950](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0576950/) - US viewers: [6.17 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_3) ## Navigation - Previous: [S03E02 Brian Does Hollywood](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e02-brian-does-hollywood/) - Next: [S03E04 One If by Clam, Two If by Sea](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e04-one-if-by-clam-two-if-by-sea/) - Season hub: [Season 3](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-3/) - All episodes: [Family Guy episode guide](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/) ## Season 3: episode 3 of 22 - S03E01 [The Thin White Line](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e01-the-thin-white-line/) - S03E02 [Brian Does Hollywood](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e02-brian-does-hollywood/) - S03E03 Mr. Griffin Goes to Washington (this entry) - S03E04 [One If by Clam, Two If by Sea](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e04-one-if-by-clam-two-if-by-sea/) - S03E05 [And the Wiener Is...](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e05-and-the-wiener-is/) - S03E06 [Death Lives](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e06-death-lives/) - S03E07 [Lethal Weapons](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e07-lethal-weapons/) - S03E08 [The Kiss Seen Around the World](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e08-the-kiss-seen-around-the-world/) - S03E09 [Mr. Saturday Knight](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e09-mr-saturday-knight/) - S03E10 [A Fish Out of Water](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e10-a-fish-out-of-water/) - S03E11 [Emission Impossible](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e11-emission-impossible/) - S03E12 [To Love and Die in Dixie](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e12-to-love-and-die-in-dixie/) - S03E13 [Screwed the Pooch](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e13-screwed-the-pooch/) - S03E14 [Peter Griffin: Husband, Father... 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