--- title: "The Courtship of Stewie's Father (S04E16) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e16-the-courtship-of-stewies-father/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "The Courtship of Stewie's Father: Family Guy season 4 episode 16 (S04E16), first aired 20 November 2005. Writer and director credits." --- # The Courtship of Stewie's Father Episode 16 of Family Guy season 4 (S04E16), the 66th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Kirker Butler and directed by Kurt Dumas. First broadcast on 20 November 2005. ## Story At the Pawtucket Brewery, Peter misses Employee of the Month and fails to charm his supervisor Angela. Lois is shown Stewie's drawings of her being killed, notices only that Peter is absent from them, and asks him to bond with his son. Nothing works until a box Peter drops onto Lois's head makes Stewie laugh. Peter escalates the pranks, ending by shutting Lois in the boot of the station wagon and pushing it into the lake. When Lois confronts him Peter backs down, and Stewie feels betrayed. To make amends Peter takes him to Walt Disney World, where Stewie is captured and made to sing on the Tiny World ride until Peter frees him and the other children. Meanwhile Chris breaks Herbert's window with a baseball and works off the debt doing chores. Herbert takes him to dinner and imagines a life together, then falls asleep at the table. ## Production and reception - This was the first storyline to centre on Herbert; broadcasting standards were uneasy and made the writers cut several gags of Herbert approaching Chris. ([Wikipedia: The Courtship of Stewie's Father](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Courtship_of_Stewie's_Father)) - Herbert's song, Somewhere That's Green, comes from Little Shop of Horrors; on the DVD commentary Seth MacFarlane praised Mike Henry's performance of it. ([Wikipedia: The Courtship of Stewie's Father](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Courtship_of_Stewie's_Father)) - MacFarlane recorded Peter and Stewie's fits of laughter after each attack on Lois himself, without reusing laughter from earlier episodes. ([Wikipedia: The Courtship of Stewie's Father](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Courtship_of_Stewie's_Father)) - Kurt Dumas directed; the flying car scene refers to Back to the Future Part II and the theme park chase alludes to Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. ([Wikipedia: The Courtship of Stewie's Father](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Courtship_of_Stewie's_Father)) - More than 9 million viewers watched the first broadcast; the Parents Television Council named it worst show of the week, while TV Squad reviewed it positively. ([Wikipedia: The Courtship of Stewie's Father](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Courtship_of_Stewie's_Father)) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 4 | | Episode | 16 of 30 | | Overall | No. 66 | | Code | S04E16 | | First aired | 20 November 2005 | | Directed by | Kurt Dumas | | Written by | Kirker Butler | | Production code | 4ACX19 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 4 | | Wikidata | Q980824 | | IMDb | tt0576967 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 9.00 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Woman, Woman at Baseball Game | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin, Young Jesus, Photographer | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin | | Mo Collins | Ms. Hobson, Kim Cattrall | | Carrie Fisher | Angela | | Hunter Gomez | Dutch Child, Michael Jackson Boy | | Mike Henry | Cleveland Brown, John Herbert, Jesse | | Mark Hentemann | Opie, Man in Baseball Game | | Phil LaMarr | Ollie Williams | 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 - Mo Collins as Ms. Hobson - Carrie Fisher as Angela - Hunter Gomez - Phil LaMarr - Kim Parks - Kevin Michael Richardson as Soundwave - Jennifer Jean Snyder as Penelope Cruz - Tara Strong - Fred Tatasciore as Michael Eisner - Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson - Adam West as Mayor Adam West - Mark Hentemann as Opie - John Viener as Joe ## 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: [Q980824](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q980824) - IMDb: [tt0576967](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0576967/) - US viewers: [9.00 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Courtship_of_Stewie's_Father) ## Navigation - Previous: [S04E15 Brian Goes Back to College](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e15-brian-goes-back-to-college/) - Next: [S04E17 The Fat Guy Strangler](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e17-the-fat-guy-strangler/) - 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 16 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](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 (this entry) - 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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