Season 6 · Episode 9 · First aired 17 February 2008
Back to the Woods
Episode 9 of Family Guy season 6 (S06E09), the 107th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Tom Devanney and directed by Brian Iles. First broadcast on 17 February 2008.
Story
The programme's version of the actor James Woods returns from the crate he was locked in and sets out to get even with Peter. The character steals Peter's identity, and the law lets him install himself as the Griffin family's head, pushing Peter off his own property. To win his family back and shield them from the character's bullying and manipulation, Peter takes his identity in turn. Posing as him, Peter offends the whole country to wreck the character's career and public image.
Voices
| Voice | Characters |
|---|---|
| Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin |
| Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Harriet, Gloria |
| Seth Green | Chris Griffin |
| Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin |
| Mike Henry | Cleveland Brown |
| Lori Alan | Diane Simmons |
| Alexandra Breckenridge | Rob's Ex, Spider-Man's Girlfriend |
| James Burkholder | Handleman Child |
| Kirker Butler | Guy |
| Barry Manilow | Barry Manilow |
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
- Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson
- James Burkholder as Kid
- John Viener as Rob
- Danny Smith as Barber
- Evil Dave as David Letterman
Season 6: episode 9 of 12
- E1Blue Harvest
- E2Movin' Out (Brian's Song)
- E3Believe It or Not, Joe's Walking on Air
- E4Stewie Kills Lois
- E5Lois Kills Stewie
- E6Padre de Familia
- E7Peter's Daughter
- E8McStroke
- E9Back to the WoodsYou are here
- E10Play It Again, Brian
- E11The Former Life of Brian
- E12Long John Peter
SourceFacts from Wikipedia: Family Guy season 6 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Spotted an error? See corrections.
Provenance
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- 6 September 2026
- Verification
- Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree
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- Note
- The story summary and notes were written for this site from the sources listed, by Claude in Claude Code on 2026-09-08, then checked against those sources in a separate review pass by Claude in Claude Code on 2026-10-06; not read by a person. Facts only; no dialogue is reproduced. Voice credits: Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Guest cast data from TVmaze (https://www.tvmaze.com), CC BY-SA.