--- title: "Meet the Quagmires (S05E18) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s05e18-meet-the-quagmires/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "Meet the Quagmires: Family Guy season 5 episode 18 (S05E18), first aired 20 May 2007. Writer and director credits." --- # Meet the Quagmires Episode 18 of Family Guy season 5 (S05E18), the 98th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Mark Hentemann and directed by Dan Povenmire and Chris Robertson. First broadcast on 20 May 2007. ## Story Envious of what Quagmire says about single life, Peter is sent back to 1984 for one night by Death. Appearing as his eighteen year old self, he cancels his cinema date with Lois Pewterschmidt, goes drinking with Cleveland and kisses Molly Ringwald. He returns to a present in which he is married to Molly, Lois is married to Quagmire, and Al Gore is president. Brian explains that the missed date caused it. Death is summoned again, but Peter keeps getting the date wrong and Death refuses any more attempts. Lois goes to the country club dance with Quagmire, so Peter and Brian break in through an air vent. Brian ends up playing in the band while Peter punches Quagmire, kisses Lois and proposes to her. ## Production and reception - Nielsen figures put the first broadcast at 9.15 million homes, with a 3.2 rating among viewers aged 18 to 49. ([Wikipedia: Meet the Quagmires](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meet_the_Quagmires)) - Dan Povenmire left the series after directing this episode, to create Phineas and Ferb for the Disney Channel. ([Wikipedia: Meet the Quagmires](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meet_the_Quagmires)) - Because Warner Bros owned Hanna-Barbera, the sequence parodying The Jetsons had to be drawn again from scratch by Povenmire, backgrounds and scenery included. ([Wikipedia: Meet the Quagmires](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meet_the_Quagmires)) - The first version of the premise had Cleveland divorcing Loretta and becoming a sought after bachelor, which made Peter want to be single again. ([Wikipedia: Meet the Quagmires](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meet_the_Quagmires)) - Ahsan Haque of IGN scored it 8.4 out of 10, and Tom Eames of Digital Spy ranked it fifteenth in a list of the best episodes. ([Wikipedia: Meet the Quagmires](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meet_the_Quagmires)) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 5 | | Episode | 18 of 18 | | Overall | No. 98 | | Code | S05E18 | | First aired | 20 May 2007 | | Directed by | Dan Povenmire and Chris Robertson | | Written by | Mark Hentemann | | Production code | 5ACX13 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 5 | | Wikidata | Q4043900 | | IMDb | tt0945076 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 9.15 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Ms. Pac-Man, Fat Woman | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin | | Mike Henry | Cleveland Brown | | Luke Adams | Marvin Astley | | Jeff Bergman | Joe Piscopo | | Alexandra Breckenridge | Molly Ringwald | | John G. Brennan | Horace | | Adam Carolla | Death | 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 - Luke Adams as Singer - Alexandra Breckenridge as Molly Ringwald - Jeff Bergman as Joe Piscopo - Adam Carolla as Death - Beth Littleford - Will Sasso - Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson ## 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: [Q4043900](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4043900) - IMDb: [tt0945076](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0945076/) - US viewers: [9.15 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meet_the_Quagmires) ## Navigation - Previous: [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/) - Next: [S06E01 Blue Harvest](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s06e01-blue-harvest/) - 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 18 of 18 - S05E01 [Stewie Loves Lois](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s05e01-stewie-loves-lois/) - S05E02 [Mother Tucker](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s05e02-mother-tucker/) - 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 (this entry) --- Unofficial fan resource. 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