--- title: "North by North Quahog (S04E01) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e01-north-by-north-quahog/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "North by North Quahog: Family Guy season 4 episode 1 (S04E01), first aired 1 May 2005. Writer and director credits." --- # North by North Quahog Episode 1 of Family Guy season 4 (S04E01), the 51st Family Guy episode overall. Written by Seth MacFarlane and directed by Peter Shin. First broadcast on 1 May 2005. ## Story Peter tells the family the show has been cancelled and lists 29 Fox series that must fail before it can return. Peter and Lois leave Brian in charge and go on a second honeymoon to revive their marriage. After crashing the car, Peter poses as Mel Gibson to enter the actor's hotel suite. Inside he finds a reel: the sequel Gibson has shot to The Passion of the Christ. Peter steals the film and two priests working for Gibson give chase. He buries the reel, but the priests kidnap Lois and demand it at Gibson's home on Mount Rushmore. Peter hands over dog mess instead, and Gibson falls from the monument in the chase that follows. At home Brian and Stewie chaperone a dance where Chris is caught with Jake Tucker's vodka. When Jake's father refuses to believe them, they plant cocaine in Jake's locker. ## Production and reception - Fox cancelled the series in 2002; Adult Swim reruns averaging 1.9 million viewers and DVD sales of more than 2.2 million copies led Fox to order 35 new episodes in 2004. ([Wikipedia: North by North Quahog](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_by_North_Quahog)) - Seth MacFarlane wrote and Peter Shin directed, the same pair who made the pilot; the script was adapted from one of five unproduced scripts ordered at the end of season three. ([Wikipedia: North by North Quahog](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_by_North_Quahog)) - The original script featured Boba Fett and later Aaron Spelling; the release of The Passion of the Christ led the writers to build the story around Mel Gibson, voiced by André Sogliuzzo. ([Wikipedia: North by North Quahog](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_by_North_Quahog)) - The plot, title and music parody Alfred Hitchcock's 1959 film North by Northwest, with Walter Murphy's orchestra recording an arrangement of Bernard Herrmann's score. ([Wikipedia: North by North Quahog](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_by_North_Quahog)) - The episode drew 11.85 million US viewers on 1 May 2005, ranking 25th for the week and beating both The Simpsons and American Dad!; it had premiered three days earlier at the University of Vermont. ([Wikipedia: North by North Quahog](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_by_North_Quahog)) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 4 | | Episode | 1 of 30 | | Overall | No. 51 | | Code | S04E01 | | First aired | 1 May 2005 | | Directed by | Peter Shin | | Written by | Seth MacFarlane | | Production code | 4ACX01 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 4 | | Wikidata | Q2062165 | | IMDb | tt0576952 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 11.85 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Tricia Takanawa, Hooker | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin, Classmate, Messiah Guards | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin | | Lori Alan | Diane Simmons | | Chris Cox | Abraham Lincoln | | Hunter Gomez | Pinocchio | | Mike Henry | John Herbert, Greased-up Deaf Guy | | Richard Kuhlman | G.I. Joe, Mel Gibson | | Don LaFontaine | Narrator | 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 - Don LaFontaine as himself - Hunter Gomez as Pinocchio - Bill Ratner as Flint - André Sogliuzzo as Mel Gibson - Lori Alan as Diane Simmons ## Links - Season: [4](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-4/) - Source: [Wikipedia: Family Guy season 4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_4) - Wikidata: [Q2062165](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2062165) - IMDb: [tt0576952](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0576952/) - US viewers: [11.85 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_by_North_Quahog) ## Navigation - Previous: [S03E22 When You Wish Upon a Weinstein](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e22-when-you-wish-upon-a-weinstein/) - Next: [S04E02 Fast Times at Buddy Cianci Jr. High](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e02-fast-times-at-buddy-cianci-jr-high/) - Season hub: [Season 4](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-4/) - All episodes: [Family Guy episode guide](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/) ## Season 4: episode 1 of 30 - S04E01 North by North Quahog (this entry) - S04E02 [Fast Times at Buddy Cianci Jr. High](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e02-fast-times-at-buddy-cianci-jr-high/) - S04E03 [Blind Ambition](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e03-blind-ambition/) - S04E04 [Don't Make Me Over](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e04-dont-make-me-over/) - S04E05 [The Cleveland–Loretta Quagmire](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e05-the-cleveland-loretta-quagmire/) - S04E06 [Petarded](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e06-petarded/) - S04E07 [Brian the Bachelor](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e07-brian-the-bachelor/) - S04E08 [8 Simple Rules for Buying My Teenage Daughter](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e08-8-simple-rules-for-buying-my-teenage-daughter/) - S04E09 [Breaking Out Is Hard to Do](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e09-breaking-out-is-hard-to-do/) - S04E10 [Model Misbehavior](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e10-model-misbehavior/) - S04E11 [Peter's Got Woods](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e11-peters-got-woods/) - S04E12 [Perfect Castaway](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e12-perfect-castaway/) - S04E13 [Jungle Love](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e13-jungle-love/) - S04E14 [PTV](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e14-ptv/) - S04E15 [Brian Goes Back to College](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e15-brian-goes-back-to-college/) - S04E16 [The Courtship of Stewie's Father](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e16-the-courtship-of-stewies-father/) - S04E17 [The Fat Guy Strangler](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e17-the-fat-guy-strangler/) - S04E18 [The Father, the Son, and the Holy Fonz](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e18-the-father-the-son-and-the-holy-fonz/) - S04E19 [Brian Sings and Swings](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e19-brian-sings-and-swings/) - S04E20 [Patriot Games](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e20-patriot-games/) - S04E21 [I Take Thee Quagmire](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e21-i-take-thee-quagmire/) - S04E22 [Sibling Rivalry](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e22-sibling-rivalry/) - S04E23 [Deep Throats](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e23-deep-throats/) - S04E24 [Peterotica](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e24-peterotica/) - S04E25 [You May Now Kiss the... 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