Season 3 · Episode 8 · First aired 29 August 2001
The Kiss Seen Around the World
Episode 8 of Family Guy season 3 (S03E08), the 36th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Mark Hentemann and directed by Pete Michels. First broadcast on 29 August 2001.
Story
Meg has a crush on the news anchor Tom Tucker, so she applies for an internship at the Quahog 5 news station. Neil, a boy she cannot stand, applies as well. Meg reluctantly ends up kissing him, and Neil uses the news broadcast to tell the world that they are in love. Meanwhile a bully takes Stewie's new tricycle and learns the cost of crossing him. Peter, for his part, is dogged by a man who keeps turning up to call him a phony.
Voices
| Voice | Characters |
|---|---|
| Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin |
| Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin |
| Seth Green | Chris Griffin, Neil Goldman, Director |
| Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin |
| Lori Alan | Diane Simmons |
| Mike Barker | Buff Guy |
| John G. Brennan | Mort Goldman, Horace |
| Michael Chiklis | Cartoony Crewman, Mechanic |
| Gary Cole | Principal Shepherd |
| Hugh Downs | Hugh Downs |
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
- Adam West as Mayor Adam West
- Gary Cole as Principal Shepherd
- Lori Alan as Diane Simmons
- Lisa Wilhoit as Connie DiMico
- Nicole Sullivan as Muriel Goldman
- Phil LaMarr as Minister
- D.D. Howard as Jane Fonda
- Tara Strong as Beth
- Ralph Garman as Dustin Hoffman
- Mike Barker as The Buff Guy
- Danny Smith as The Mass Media Murderer
- Mark Hentemann as Chief McKenzie
- Hugh Downs as Hugh Downs
Season 3: episode 8 of 22
- E1The Thin White Line
- E2Brian Does Hollywood
- E3Mr. Griffin Goes to Washington
- E4One If by Clam, Two If by Sea
- E5And the Wiener Is...
- E6Death Lives
- E7Lethal Weapons
- E8The Kiss Seen Around the WorldYou are here
- E9Mr. Saturday Knight
- E10A Fish Out of Water
- E11Emission Impossible
- E12To Love and Die in Dixie
- E13Screwed the Pooch
- E14Peter Griffin: Husband, Father... Brother?
- E15Ready, Willing, and Disabled
- E16A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas
- E17Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows
- E18From Method to Madness
- E19Stuck Together, Torn Apart
- E20Road to Europe
- E21Family Guy Viewer Mail #1
- E22When You Wish Upon a Weinstein
SourceFacts from Wikipedia: Family Guy season 3 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Spotted an error? See corrections.
Provenance
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- Data refreshed
- 6 September 2026
- Verification
- Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: IMDb differs on title (The Kiss Seen Round the World)
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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.