--- title: "Lethal Weapons (S03E07) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e07-lethal-weapons/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "Lethal Weapons: Family Guy season 3 episode 7 (S03E07), first aired 22 August 2001. Writer and director credits." --- # Lethal Weapons Episode 7 of Family Guy season 3 (S03E07), the 35th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Chris Sheridan and directed by Brian Hogan. First broadcast on 22 August 2001. ## Story New York tourists, known as leafers, are overrunning Quahog. Lois takes up taijutsu so that she can fight back against them. She then worries that her violent behaviour is a bad influence on the rest of the family. The Griffins try anger management, but the classes only leave everyone angrier than before. They end up settling matters with a full-scale brawl among themselves to work the anger out of their systems. ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 3 | | Episode | 7 of 22 | | Overall | No. 35 | | Code | S03E07 | | First aired | 22 August 2001 | | Directed by | Brian Hogan | | Written by | Chris Sheridan | | Production code | 2ACX18 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 3 | | Wikidata | Q2060392 | | IMDb | tt0576946 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 5.92 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Tricia Takanawa | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin | | Lori Alan | Diane Simmons | | John G. Brennan | Horace | | Michael Chiklis | Bronx Guy #1 | | Peter Gallagher | Jared | | Mike Henry | Cleveland Brown | | Phil LaMarr | Pizza Customer, Basketball Player | 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 - Jennifer Tilly as Bonnie Swanson - Lori Alan as Diane Simmons - Johnny Brennan as Horace - Peter Gallagher as Jared Fellows - Michael Chiklis as Bronx Guy ## 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: [Q2060392](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2060392) - IMDb: [tt0576946](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0576946/) - US viewers: [5.92 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_3) ## Navigation - Previous: [S03E06 Death Lives](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e06-death-lives/) - Next: [S03E08 The Kiss Seen Around the World](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e08-the-kiss-seen-around-the-world/) - 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 7 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](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e03-mr-griffin-goes-to-washington/) - 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 (this entry) - 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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