Season 5 · Episode 13 · First aired 11 March 2007
Bill & Peter's Bogus Journey
Episode 13 of Family Guy season 5 (S05E13), the 93rd Family Guy episode overall. Written by Steve Callaghan and directed by Dominic Polcino. First broadcast on 11 March 2007.
Story
An octopus attacks Peter at the aquarium and he takes up exercise. When Bill Clinton breaks down outside the house, Peter tries to lift the car without a jack and gives himself a hernia. Clinton visits him in hospital and tells him that age is a state of mind. The two become friends and get into trouble together, smoking cannabis and attempting to steal a pig. Lois goes to confront Clinton about his influence and sleeps with him instead. Peter moves out to stay with Quagmire until Lois suggests he settle the score by sleeping with someone else. He picks her mother Barbara but backs out at the last moment. He then goes to end the friendship and sleeps with Clinton. Meanwhile Lois makes Brian toilet train; he and Stewie fail, and Brian ends up in nappies.
Production and reception
- Nielsen figures put the first broadcast at 8.05 million homes, with a 2.8 rating among viewers aged 18 to 49. Wikipedia, Bill & Peter's Bogus Journey
- Bill Clinton was asked to voice himself and declined, so Seth MacFarlane took the part. The drawings of Clinton were slimmed down from the first designs to match his weight loss. Wikipedia, Bill & Peter's Bogus Journey
- Roy Scheider appeared as himself, presenting the toilet training video that Brian and Stewie buy. Wikipedia, Bill & Peter's Bogus Journey
- Evacuees from Hurricane Katrina complained about a portrayal of their city as a sunken Atlantis. Wikipedia, Bill & Peter's Bogus Journey
- The Parents Television Council named it the worst television programme of the week for 10 August 2007, and Ahsan Haque of IGN scored it 7.1 out of 10. Wikipedia, Bill & Peter's Bogus Journey
Voices
| Voice | Characters |
|---|---|
| Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin |
| Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Barbara Pewterschmidt, Linda Tripp |
| Seth Green | Chris Griffin, Boy |
| Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin |
| Mike Henry | Cleveland Brown, John Herbert, Jesse |
| Barclay DeVeau | Uma Thurman |
| Roy Scheider | Roy Scheider |
| Danny Smith | Sunflower, Guy with Laptop #1, Doctor |
| John Viener | Guy with Laptop #2, Man in Suit #1, The Thing |
| Patrick Warburton | Joe Swanson |
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
- Barclay DeVeau
- Roy Scheider as himself, Roy Scheider
- Wally Wingert as Barnaby
- Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson
- Adam West as Mayor Adam West
- Seth MacFarlane as Carter Pewterschmidt, Bill Clinton, Captain Seamus
- Mike Henry as Herbert
- Alex Borstein as Barbara Pewterschmidt
- Alec Sulkin as Starbucks Guy
Season 5: episode 13 of 18
- E1Stewie Loves Lois
- E2Mother Tucker
- E3Hell Comes to Quahog
- E4Saving Private Brian
- E5Whistle While Your Wife Works
- E6Prick Up Your Ears
- E7Chick Cancer
- E8Barely Legal
- E9Road to Rupert
- E10Peter's Two Dads
- E11The Tan Aquatic with Steve Zissou
- E12Airport '07
- E13Bill & Peter's Bogus JourneyYou are here
- E14No Meals on Wheels
- E15Boys Do Cry
- E16No Chris Left Behind
- E17It Takes a Village Idiot, and I Married One
- E18Meet the Quagmires
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Provenance
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