--- title: 8 Simple Rules for Buying My Teenage Daughter (S04E08) canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e08-8-simple-rules-for-buying-my-teenage-daughter/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "8 Simple Rules for Buying My Teenage Daughter (S04E08): Family Guy season 4 episode 8, first aired 10 July 2005. Facts and credits." --- # 8 Simple Rules for Buying My Teenage Daughter Episode 8 of Family Guy season 4 (S04E08), the 58th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Patrick Meighan and directed by Greg Colton. First broadcast on 10 July 2005. ## Story Peter opens a tab at Mort's pharmacy without grasping how it works and runs up a $34,000 debt. To settle it he sells Meg to Mort, and the Goldmans treat her as a slave. Brian finds the contract is void if Neil cheats on Meg, so Lois disguises herself as Mystique and seduces him. Neil then tears up the contract, wanting Meg only if she chooses him. Meanwhile Stewie falls for his babysitter LaDawn, frames her for taking drugs after she punishes him, and regrets it once Lois sacks her. ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 4 | | Episode | 8 of 30 | | Overall | No. 58 | | Code | S04E08 | | First aired | 10 July 2005 | | Directed by | Greg Colton | | Written by | Patrick Meighan | | Production code | 4ACX11 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 4 | | Wikidata | Q4032649 | | IMDb | tt0576909 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 6.12 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Paula Poundstone, Coach | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin, Neil Goldman, Jeremy | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin | | John G. Brennan | Mort Goldman | | Ralph Garman | Phil Grey, Dustin Hoffman | | David A. Goodman | Raymond | | Denis Martell | Santos | | JoAnna Garcia Swisher | LaDawn | | Hillary Tuck | Patty, Girl in Blind Date, Cicillia | 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 - Johnny Brennan as Mort Goldman - Alex Borstein as Eva Braun - JoAnna Garcia Swisher as LaDawn - Ray Romano as Raymond - Hillary Tuck as Cecila ## 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: [Q4032649](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4032649) - IMDb: [tt0576909](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0576909/) - US viewers: [6.12 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_4) ## Navigation - Previous: [S04E07 Brian the Bachelor](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e07-brian-the-bachelor/) - Next: [S04E09 Breaking Out Is Hard to Do](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e09-breaking-out-is-hard-to-do/) - 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 8 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](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 (this entry) - 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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