Season 6 · Episode 12 · First aired 4 May 2008
Long John Peter
Episode 12 of Family Guy season 6 (S06E12), the 110th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Wellesley Wild and directed by Dominic Polcino. First broadcast on 4 May 2008.
Story
The Griffins wait at the vet's for news on Brian, who has stomach pains after eating one of Stewie's used nappies. Chris falls for Anna, a young intern, while Peter takes a parrot and leaves a dog in a top hat in its place. He names the bird Adrien Beaky and carries it everywhere. His friends suggest he look more like a pirate, so Peter dons pirate clothing, assembles a crew and calls himself Long John Peter. He raids a British man's car for sugar cane, tobacco and spices, but Adrien Beaky is fatally wounded in the fight. Back at the vet's, Chris and Anna start dating. Peter tells Chris that women prefer bad boys, so Chris insults Anna and she leaves him. Lois tells Chris to sort it out himself. He injures Brian as an excuse to return to the vet's, apologises to Anna and wins her back.
Production and reception
- The first broadcast was watched by 7.68 million viewers, second in its timeslot to ABC's Desperate Housewives and down 9 per cent on the previous episode. Wikipedia, Long John Peter
- Ahsan Haque of IGN rated it 8.9 out of 10 and Genevieve Koski of The A.V. Club graded it A minus, both singling out the pirate battle sequence. Wikipedia, Long John Peter
- Brad Trechak of TV Squad found the pirate story out of place but praised the action scene and the Chris and Anna plot. Wikipedia, Long John Peter
Voices
| Voice | Characters |
|---|---|
| Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin |
| Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Phone Operator |
| Seth Green | Chris Griffin |
| Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin |
| Mike Henry | Cleveland Brown, O.J. Simpson |
| John G. Brennan | Mort Goldman |
| Amanda Bynes | Anna |
| Bryan Cranston | Dr. Jewish |
| Chris Sheridan | Cat |
| Danny Smith | Tom Hanks, Mexican Guy #1, Phone Operator #2 |
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
- Amanda Bynes as Anna
- Bryan Cranston as Dr. Jewish, Doctor Jewish
- Mae Whitman
- Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson
- Adam West as Mayor Adam West
- Jennifer Tilly as Bonnie Swanson
- Johnny Brennan as Mort Goldman
- Chris Sheridan as The Cat
Season 6: episode 12 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 Woods
- E10Play It Again, Brian
- E11The Former Life of Brian
- E12Long John PeterYou are here
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Provenance
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- 6 September 2026
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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, awaiting editorial review. 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.