--- title: "Blind Ambition (S04E03) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e03-blind-ambition/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "Blind Ambition: Family Guy season 4 episode 3 (S04E03), first aired 15 May 2005. Writer and director credits." --- # Blind Ambition Episode 3 of Family Guy season 4 (S04E03), the 53rd Family Guy episode overall. Written by Steve Callaghan and directed by Chuck Klein. First broadcast on 15 May 2005. ## Story Lois catches Quagmire spying on her in the ladies' toilet at the bowling alley. Joe releases him after his arrest, but Lois, Bonnie and Loretta petition to have him removed from the neighbourhood. Peter defends his friend, pausing for a fight with Ernie the Giant Chicken, and the women agree Quagmire can stay if he behaves. His friends train him, but at the mall he panics and ends up in a room monitoring the women's changing rooms. He saves a woman having a heart attack with CPR and is hailed a hero, though his motives were not honourable. Feeling left behind, Peter tries to set a nickel-eating record, is poisoned and goes blind. He then walks into the burning Drunken Clam and unknowingly rescues Horace the bartender. The mayor gives him a medal and he receives an eye transplant. ## Production and reception - The episode grew from one of five short scripts written in 2001 in case the cancelled series was revived. ([Wikipedia: Blind Ambition (Family Guy)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Ambition_(Family_Guy))) - The Ernie the Giant Chicken fight was moved here from "The Cleveland-Loretta Quagmire", which already had a long fight sequence and ran over its time allowance. ([Wikipedia: Blind Ambition (Family Guy)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Ambition_(Family_Guy))) - Producer David Goodman received many complaints about a scene in which Peter, blind, tries to seduce Chris after mistaking him for Lois. ([Wikipedia: Blind Ambition (Family Guy)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Ambition_(Family_Guy))) - The closing award scene re-creates the ending of the 1977 Star Wars film, and Lucasfilm permitted the use of its characters, music and sounds. ([Wikipedia: Blind Ambition (Family Guy)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Ambition_(Family_Guy))) - Kevin Wong of PopMatters reviewed it positively and rated it above the season's first two episodes, while Mike Drucker of IGN found the chicken fight tiring. ([Wikipedia: Blind Ambition (Family Guy)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Ambition_(Family_Guy))) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 4 | | Episode | 3 of 30 | | Overall | No. 53 | | Code | S04E03 | | First aired | 15 May 2005 | | Directed by | Chuck Klein | | Written by | Steve Callaghan | | Production code | 4ACX04 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 4 | | Wikidata | Q514484 | | IMDb | tt0576915 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 9.26 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Loretta Brown, Female Customer | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin, Pop, Jesus Christ | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin | | Lori Alan | Diane Simmons | | John G. Brennan | Horace, Mort Goldman | | Gary Cole | Security Guard | | Gina Gershon | Policewoman | | Mike Henry | Cleveland Brown | | Judd Hirsch | Judd Hirsch | 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 - Gary Cole as Security Guard - Gina Gershon as Policewoman - Judd Hirsch as himself - Rachael MacFarlane as Cheerleader - Lisa Wilhoit as Beth, Cheerleader ## 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: [Q514484](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q514484) - IMDb: [tt0576915](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0576915/) - US viewers: [9.26 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_4) ## Navigation - Previous: [S04E02 Fast Times at Buddy Cianci Jr. High](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e02-fast-times-at-buddy-cianci-jr-high/) - Next: [S04E04 Don't Make Me Over](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e04-dont-make-me-over/) - 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 3 of 30 - S04E01 [North by North Quahog](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e01-north-by-north-quahog/) - S04E02 [Fast Times at Buddy Cianci Jr. High](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e02-fast-times-at-buddy-cianci-jr-high/) - S04E03 Blind Ambition (this entry) - 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... Uh... Guy Who Receives](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e25-you-may-now-kiss-the-uh-guy-who-receives/) - S04E26 [Petergeist](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e26-petergeist/) - S04E27 [The Griffin Family History](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e27-the-griffin-family-history/) - S04E28 [Stewie B. Goode](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e28-stewie-b-goode/) - S04E29 [Bango Was His Name, Oh!](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e29-bango-was-his-name-oh/) - S04E30 [Stu and Stewie's Excellent Adventure](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e30-stu-and-stewies-excellent-adventure/) --- Unofficial fan resource. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by FOX, Disney, or Fuzzy Door Productions.