--- title: "Tales of a Third Grade Nothing (S07E06) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s07e06-tales-of-a-third-grade-nothing/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "Tales of a Third Grade Nothing: Family Guy season 7 episode 6 (S07E06), first aired 16 November 2008. Writer and director credits." --- # Tales of a Third Grade Nothing Episode 6 of Family Guy season 7 (S07E06), the 116th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Alex Carter and directed by Jerry Langford. First broadcast on 16 November 2008. ## Story Sent upstairs with shipping reports, Peter finds the executive bathroom and resolves to earn a promotion so he can use it. Hoping to impress his boss Angela, he blows up a rival's billboard and wrecks part of a children's hospital instead. Angela still recommends him for promotion, but Human Resources rules that he must first complete the third grade. Back at school Peter does badly, offends his teacher Mrs Wilson and mocks Omar, the top pupil. Mrs Wilson lets him enter the spelling bee, promising to pass him if he wins. Omar stumbles and Peter spells his word correctly. Angela then tells him he is going to jail for the explosion, and he serves a week. Meanwhile Frank Sinatra Jr returns to sing with Brian at the Quahog Cabana Club. The pair buy it and let Stewie turn it into a nightclub, pLace, which empties when Andy Dick walks in. ## Production and reception - Alex Carter wrote the episode and Jerry Langford directed it, the first Family Guy credit for each; Langford later directed "Stew-Roids". ([Wikipedia: Tales of a Third Grade Nothing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_a_Third_Grade_Nothing)) - Carrie Fisher returned as Angela, a role she first played in "Jungle Love", and Frank Sinatra Jr again voiced himself after "Brian Sings and Swings". ([Wikipedia: Tales of a Third Grade Nothing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_a_Third_Grade_Nothing)) - The title nods to Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, a children's book by Judy Blume whose narrator is also named Peter. ([Wikipedia: Tales of a Third Grade Nothing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_a_Third_Grade_Nothing)) - The closing duet, Take Me Out to pLace Tonight, uses Billy May's arrangement of On the Road to Mandalay from Frank Sinatra's 1958 album Come Fly with Me. ([Wikipedia: Tales of a Third Grade Nothing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_a_Third_Grade_Nothing)) - It drew 8.52 million viewers and a 4.2 Nielsen rating; Ahsan Haque of IGN rated it 8.5 out of 10 and Steve Heisler of The A.V. Club gave it a B. ([Wikipedia: Tales of a Third Grade Nothing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_a_Third_Grade_Nothing)) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 7 | | Episode | 6 of 16 | | Overall | No. 116 | | Code | S07E06 | | First aired | 16 November 2008 | | Directed by | Jerry Langford | | Written by | Alex Carter | | Production code | 6ACX10 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 7 | | Wikidata | Q2066519 | | IMDb | tt1204270 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 8.52 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Channel 5 News Reporter | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin, Michael Jackson | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin | | Mike Henry | Cleveland Brown, Bruce the Performance Artist | | Lori Alan | Diane Simmons | | Bob Barker | Bob Barker | | Alexandra Breckenridge | Teacher, Club Girl | | James Burkholder | Blonde Haired Kid, Son of Quagmire | | Max Burkholder | Brown Haired Kid, Disabled Son of Quagmire | 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 - Bob Barker as himself - James Burkholder as child - Max Burkholder as child, Kid - Chace Crawford as Omar - Elisha Cuthbert as New Bedford - Kaylee DeFer as Dakota - Andy Dick as himself - Carrie Fisher as Angela - Caitlyn Jenner (then Bruce) as herself - Phil LaMarr as Judge - Debbie Reynolds as Mrs. Wilson - Frank Sinatra Jr. as himself, Frank Sinatra, Jr. - Sinbad as himself - Billy Unger as child, Kid - Mae Whitman as Suzie - Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson - Lori Alan as Diane Simmons ## Links - Season: [7](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-7/) - Source: [Wikipedia: Family Guy season 7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_7) - Wikidata: [Q2066519](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2066519) - IMDb: [tt1204270](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1204270/) - US viewers: [8.52 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_a_Third_Grade_Nothing) ## Navigation - Previous: [S07E05 The Man with Two Brians](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s07e05-the-man-with-two-brians/) - Next: [S07E07 Ocean's Three and a Half](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s07e07-oceans-three-and-a-half/) - Season hub: [Season 7](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-7/) - All episodes: [Family Guy episode guide](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/) ## Season 7: episode 6 of 16 - S07E01 [Love, Blactually](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s07e01-love-blactually/) - S07E02 [I Dream of Jesus](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s07e02-i-dream-of-jesus/) - S07E03 [Road to Germany](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s07e03-road-to-germany/) - S07E04 [Baby Not on Board](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s07e04-baby-not-on-board/) - S07E05 [The Man with Two Brians](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s07e05-the-man-with-two-brians/) - S07E06 Tales of a Third Grade Nothing (this entry) - S07E07 [Ocean's Three and a Half](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s07e07-oceans-three-and-a-half/) - S07E08 [Family Gay](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s07e08-family-gay/) - S07E09 [The Juice Is Loose](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s07e09-the-juice-is-loose/) - S07E10 [Fox-y Lady](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s07e10-fox-y-lady/) - S07E11 [Not All Dogs Go to Heaven](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s07e11-not-all-dogs-go-to-heaven/) - S07E12 [420](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s07e12-420/) - S07E13 [Stew-Roids](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s07e13-stew-roids/) - S07E14 [We Love You, Conrad](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s07e14-we-love-you-conrad/) - S07E15 [Three Kings](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s07e15-three-kings/) - S07E16 [Peter's Progress](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s07e16-peters-progress/) --- Unofficial fan resource. 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