--- title: "Deep Throats (S04E23) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e23-deep-throats/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "Deep Throats: Family Guy season 4 episode 23 (S04E23), first aired 9 April 2006. Written by Alex Borstein and directed by Greg Colton." --- # Deep Throats Episode 23 of Family Guy season 4 (S04E23), the 73rd Family Guy episode overall. Written by Alex Borstein and directed by Greg Colton. First broadcast on 9 April 2006. ## Story Meg interns for Mayor West, and Brian, afraid of becoming the family's new Meg, starts driving a taxi. A $400 parking ticket convinces him the mayor is corrupt, and Stewie joins his investigation. An informant in a car park, Kermit the Frog, tells them where West will be that night. Spying through a motel wall, they find the mayor in a romance with Meg. Brian photographs the pair and threatens to go to the press. Meg tells West, who ends the relationship to protect her from the publicity. Overhearing this, Brian destroys the photographs and apologises. Cleveland then wrecks the taxi, believing Brian refused him a ride. Meanwhile Peter and Lois revive their 1980s folk act for a community talent show. Struggling to write songs, they take up marijuana and stay stoned. They perform, believe they have triumphed, and lose; Chris explains they were too high to sing. ## Production and reception - Alex Borstein wrote the episode and Greg Colton directed; the plot about Peter and Lois performing in bars is based on how Seth MacFarlane's parents met. ([Wikipedia: Deep Throats](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Throats)) - Broadcasting standards made the producers rename Peter and Lois's band from Mouthful of Peter to Handful of Peter. ([Wikipedia: Deep Throats](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Throats)) - H. Jon Benjamin, Frank Welker and Kate Jackson were guest voices, and Mike Henry voiced Bruce the performance artist. ([Wikipedia: Deep Throats](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Throats)) - The episode is the first in the series in which Stewie shows an attraction to Brian. ([Wikipedia: Deep Throats](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Throats)) - Peter and Lois lie on the sofa in underwear in the Fox version, but are naked in the DVD, Adult Swim and TBS versions. ([Wikipedia: Deep Throats](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Throats)) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 4 | | Episode | 23 of 30 | | Overall | No. 73 | | Code | S04E23 | | First aired | 9 April 2006 | | Directed by | Greg Colton | | Written by | Alex Borstein | | Production code | 4ACX26 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 4 | | Wikidata | Q4037135 | | IMDb | tt0789409 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 7.83 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin | | Lori Alan | Diane Simmons | | H. Jon Benjamin | Carl | | Ralph Garman | Morty the Pink Car | | Mike Henry | Cleveland Brown, Bruce the Performance Artist | | Kate Jackson | Mrs. Amanda King | | Chris Sheridan | Chuck the Blue Car | 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 - H. Jon Benjamin as Carl - Frank Welker as Kermit the Frog and Fred Jones in the DVD version, Freddy - Kate Jackson as Mrs. King - Adam West as Mayor Adam West - Lori Alan as Diane Simmons - John Viener as Announcer - Ralph Garman as Guy #1 - Danny Smith as Man #1 - Chris Sheridan as Blue Car ## 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: [Q4037135](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4037135) - IMDb: [tt0789409](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0789409/) - US viewers: [7.83 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_4) ## Navigation - Previous: [S04E22 Sibling Rivalry](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e22-sibling-rivalry/) - Next: [S04E24 Peterotica](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e24-peterotica/) - 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 23 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](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 (this entry) - 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.