--- title: "PTV (S04E14) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e14-ptv/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "PTV: Family Guy season 4 episode 14 (S04E14), first aired 6 November 2005. Writer and director credits." --- # PTV Episode 14 of Family Guy season 4 (S04E14), the 64th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild and directed by Dan Povenmire. First broadcast on 6 November 2005. ## Story A cold open has Stewie fight Osama bin Laden and ride a tricycle through film scenes, nearly hitting Homer Simpson. A wardrobe malfunction by David Hyde Pierce at the Emmy Awards then leads the FCC to censor anything on television that might offend. Angry at cuts to old shows, Peter takes Tom Tucker's advice and starts his own network, PTV, showing uncut programmes and new ones made with Brian and Stewie. The channel is a hit, but Lois worries about its effect on children and reports it. The FCC shut PTV down despite Peter's song about their rules. Peter says real life cannot be censored, so the FCC start censoring Quahog itself. Lois supports them until the rules stop her and Peter having sex. She apologises. In Washington, Peter persuades Congress to rein in the FCC by noting how much the city's buildings resemble body parts. ## Production and reception - Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild wrote the episode as a response to the FCC's crackdown after Janet Jackson's Super Bowl XXXVIII wardrobe malfunction; Seth MacFarlane said the plot grew out of the crew's rage at the new rules. ([Wikipedia: PTV (Family Guy)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PTV_(Family_Guy))) - The opening sequence was added after the producers found the episode ran three minutes short, and director Dan Povenmire cut the montage of past risque moments together from DVD footage. ([Wikipedia: PTV (Family Guy)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PTV_(Family_Guy))) - Walter Murphy composed the music, including the song The Freaking FCC, whose tune was later used when Stewie and Brian opened the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards. ([Wikipedia: PTV (Family Guy)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PTV_(Family_Guy))) - The episode drew a Nielsen rating of 4.4, the nineteenth most watched programme of its week, and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program. ([Wikipedia: PTV (Family Guy)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PTV_(Family_Guy))) - IGN ranked it sixth in its 2014 list of the top 15 Family Guy episodes and Tom Eames of Digital Spy placed it eighth in his ranking, while the Hartford Courant reviewed it negatively. ([Wikipedia: PTV (Family Guy)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PTV_(Family_Guy))) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 4 | | Episode | 14 of 30 | | Overall | No. 64 | | Code | S04E14 | | First aired | 6 November 2005 | | Directed by | Dan Povenmire | | Written by | Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild | | Production code | 4ACX17 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 4 | | Wikidata | Q2063423 | | IMDb | tt0576954 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 8.59 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Edith Bunker, Wile E. Coyote's Wife | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin, Student Actor, Jim-Bob | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin, Mary Ellen, Elizabeth | | Lori Alan | Diane Simmons | | Gary Cole | Mike Brady | | Keith Ferguson | Cobra Commander | | Ralph Garman | FCC #3, Officer Reeses | | Hunter Gomez | Laughing Brady Kids | | Olivia Hack | Cindy Brady | 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 Mike Brady - Keith Ferguson as Cobra Commander - Ralph Garman as FCC Member/Officer Reeses, Archie Bunker - Maurice LaMarche as Bob Hope - Hunter Gomez - Wally Wingert as FCC Member - Stacey Scowley - John Viener as Apache Chief/FCC Member - Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson - Chris Sheridan as James William Bottomtooth - Seth Green as Jake Ryan - Alex Borstein as Edith Bunker - Fred Tatasciore as Cobra Commander - Danny Smith as Bob Hope - Mark Hentemann as Army Reception - Johnny Brennan as Officer Reeses ## 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: [Q2063423](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2063423) - IMDb: [tt0576954](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0576954/) - US viewers: [8.59 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_4) ## Navigation - Previous: [S04E13 Jungle Love](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e13-jungle-love/) - Next: [S04E15 Brian Goes Back to College](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e15-brian-goes-back-to-college/) - 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 14 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](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 (this entry) - 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.