--- title: "Mother Tucker (S05E02) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s05e02-mother-tucker/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "Mother Tucker: Family Guy season 5 episode 2 (S05E02), first aired 17 September 2006. Writer and director credits." --- # Mother Tucker Episode 2 of Family Guy season 5 (S05E02), the 82nd Family Guy episode overall. Written by Tom Devanney and directed by James Purdum. First broadcast on 17 September 2006. ## Story Peter's mother Thelma arrives and announces she has left his father Francis. Lois takes her to a singles meeting, where she meets news anchor Tom Tucker and they begin dating. Peter tries to wreck the relationship until Tom convinces him that Thelma deserves happiness, and the two men grow close. Thelma then ends the relationship without warning, and Peter blames himself. He later urges Tom to pay more attention to his son Jake. Meanwhile a radio producer likes Brian's voice and gives him a talk show on WQHG. Stewie disrupts it with prank calls, the producer enjoys them, and Stewie is made co-host. He turns the programme into a crude shock show called Dingo and the Baby. Brian goes along with it once it proves popular, but quits in shame after Gore Vidal, whom he had booked, walks out. Cleveland and Quagmire take over the slot. ## Production and reception - Nielsen figures put the first US airing at 9.23 million homes, with a 3.3 rating among adults 18 to 49, slightly ahead of The Simpsons and American Dad!. ([Wikipedia: Mother Tucker (Family Guy)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Tucker_(Family_Guy))) - Guest voices included Phyllis Diller as Thelma, Gore Vidal as himself, and Tamera Mowry in her third appearance on the series. ([Wikipedia: Mother Tucker (Family Guy)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Tucker_(Family_Guy))) - A line of Thelma's containing a word Fox usually forbids was broadcast anyway and, according to the DVD commentary, angered the mental health community. ([Wikipedia: Mother Tucker (Family Guy)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Tucker_(Family_Guy))) - A cut scene would have revealed the origin of Jake Tucker's upside-down face, and the Peanuts reunion gag was moved here from the season four episode "Patriot Games". ([Wikipedia: Mother Tucker (Family Guy)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Tucker_(Family_Guy))) - Dan Iverson of IGN reviewed it positively and Brett Love of TV Squad less so; both singled out the radio storyline as the strongest part. ([Wikipedia: Mother Tucker (Family Guy)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Tucker_(Family_Guy))) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 5 | | Episode | 2 of 18 | | Overall | No. 82 | | Code | S05E02 | | First aired | 17 September 2006 | | Directed by | James Purdum | | Written by | Tom Devanney | | Production code | 4ACX31 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 5 | | Wikidata | Q31413 | | IMDb | tt0837966 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 9.23 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Sindy | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin, Meg Griffin | | Anne-Michelle Barrett | Wife, Karen | | H. Jon Benjamin | Carl | | Max Burkholder | Billy | | Chris Cox | Charlie Brown | | Phyllis Diller | Thelma Griffin | | Ralph Garman | Pirate Crew Member | 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 - Jon Benjamin as Carl Graves - Max Burkholder as Child - Phyllis Diller as Thelma Griffin - Phil LaMarr as Ollie Williams - Joe Lomonaco as Weenie - Tamera Mowry - Anne-Michelle Seiler - Tara Strong as Amy Grant and Rachel Keller - Nicole Sullivan - Gore Vidal as himself - Gedde Watanabe - Wally Wingert - Seth MacFarlane as Tom Tucker ## Links - Season: [5](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-5/) - Source: [Wikipedia: Family Guy season 5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_5) - Wikidata: [Q31413](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q31413) - IMDb: [tt0837966](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0837966/) - US viewers: [9.23 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Tucker_(Family_Guy)) ## Navigation - Previous: [S05E01 Stewie Loves Lois](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s05e01-stewie-loves-lois/) - Next: [S05E03 Hell Comes to Quahog](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s05e03-hell-comes-to-quahog/) - Season hub: [Season 5](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-5/) - All episodes: [Family Guy episode guide](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/) ## Season 5: episode 2 of 18 - S05E01 [Stewie Loves Lois](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s05e01-stewie-loves-lois/) - S05E02 Mother Tucker (this entry) - S05E03 [Hell Comes to Quahog](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s05e03-hell-comes-to-quahog/) - S05E04 [Saving Private Brian](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s05e04-saving-private-brian/) - S05E05 [Whistle While Your Wife Works](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s05e05-whistle-while-your-wife-works/) - S05E06 [Prick Up Your Ears](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s05e06-prick-up-your-ears/) - S05E07 [Chick Cancer](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s05e07-chick-cancer/) - S05E08 [Barely Legal](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s05e08-barely-legal/) - S05E09 [Road to Rupert](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s05e09-road-to-rupert/) - S05E10 [Peter's Two Dads](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s05e10-peters-two-dads/) - S05E11 [The Tan Aquatic with Steve Zissou](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s05e11-the-tan-aquatic-with-steve-zissou/) - S05E12 [Airport '07](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s05e12-airport-07/) - S05E13 [Bill & Peter's Bogus Journey](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s05e13-bill-and-peters-bogus-journey/) - S05E14 [No Meals on Wheels](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s05e14-no-meals-on-wheels/) - S05E15 [Boys Do Cry](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s05e15-boys-do-cry/) - S05E16 [No Chris Left Behind](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s05e16-no-chris-left-behind/) - S05E17 [It Takes a Village Idiot, and I Married One](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s05e17-it-takes-a-village-idiot-and-i-married-one/) - S05E18 [Meet the Quagmires](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s05e18-meet-the-quagmires/) --- Unofficial fan resource. 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