--- title: "The Cleveland–Loretta Quagmire (S04E05) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e05-the-cleveland-loretta-quagmire/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "The Cleveland–Loretta Quagmire: Family Guy season 4 episode 5 (S04E05), first aired 12 June 2005. Writer and director credits." --- # The Cleveland–Loretta Quagmire Episode 5 of Family Guy season 4 (S04E05), the 55th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Mike Henry and Patrick Henry and directed by James Purdum. First broadcast on 12 June 2005. ## Story At a party on Peter's boat, Quagmire retrieves a fish from Loretta's cleavage. Later Peter and Brian catch Loretta having sex with a man, seeing only a phone number tattooed on his buttocks. They spread the news, and when Cleveland hears he seems unbothered. Loretta throws him out for not being enough of a man. Peter and Brian recognise the tattoo on Quagmire, but Cleveland stays calm even then. Lois says Loretta wants him to show some feeling. Peter's efforts fail until he wrestles Brian in Quagmire and Loretta masks, which enrages Cleveland. Peter hides Quagmire at Mayor West's mansion, but Quagmire returns and rings Cleveland to apologise. Cleveland chases him with a baseball bat yet finds he cannot hurt anyone. Quagmire apologises, Cleveland and Loretta agree to divorce, and the two men later settle things with a boxing match. ## Production and reception - Mike Henry and his brother Patrick Henry wrote the episode, and former Futurama director James Purdum directed it. ([Wikipedia: The Cleveland–Loretta Quagmire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cleveland%E2%80%93Loretta_Quagmire)) - According to the DVD commentary, Loretta was written out because Alex Borstein, who also voices Lois, had tired of voicing her. ([Wikipedia: The Cleveland–Loretta Quagmire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cleveland%E2%80%93Loretta_Quagmire)) - It was Loretta's last appearance until the season seven episode "Love, Blactually", and the separation laid groundwork for The Cleveland Show. ([Wikipedia: The Cleveland–Loretta Quagmire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cleveland%E2%80%93Loretta_Quagmire)) - Guest voices included Fred Tatasciore, Jane Carr, Miriam Flynn, Randy Crenshaw and Denis Martell. ([Wikipedia: The Cleveland–Loretta Quagmire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cleveland%E2%80%93Loretta_Quagmire)) - The episode drew 8.35 million US viewers, and its musical sequence about a patient with AIDS drew protests from several AIDS service organisations. ([Wikipedia: The Cleveland–Loretta Quagmire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cleveland%E2%80%93Loretta_Quagmire)) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 4 | | Episode | 5 of 30 | | Overall | No. 55 | | Code | S04E05 | | First aired | 12 June 2005 | | Directed by | James Purdum | | Written by | Mike Henry and Patrick Henry | | Production code | 4ACX08 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 4 | | Wikidata | Q4051004 | | IMDb | tt0576966 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: Wikidata lists fewer writers | | US viewers | 8.35 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Loretta Brown | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin | | Jane Carr | Endora | | Randy Crenshaw | Barbershop Quartet Member | | Miriam Flynn | Samantha | | Ralph Garman | Driver #2 | | David A. Goodman | Mickey Goldmill | | Mike Henry | Cleveland Brown, Bruce the Performance Artist, Host of 'Kicked in the Nuts' | 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 - Jane Carr as Endora - Randy Crenshaw as Barbershop Quarter Singer - Miriam Flynn as Samantha - Denis Martell as Santos - Fred Tatasciore as Randy Savage - John Viener as Non - Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson - Jennifer Tilly as Bonnie Swanson - Alex Borstein as Loretta Brown - Randy Savage as Macho Man Randy Savage ## 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: [Q4051004](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4051004) - IMDb: [tt0576966](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0576966/) - US viewers: [8.35 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cleveland%E2%80%93Loretta_Quagmire) ## Navigation - Previous: [S04E04 Don't Make Me Over](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e04-dont-make-me-over/) - Next: [S04E06 Petarded](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e06-petarded/) - 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 5 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](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 (this entry) - 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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