--- title: "Stew-Roids (S07E13) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s07e13-stew-roids/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "Stew-Roids: Family Guy season 7 episode 13 (S07E13), first aired 26 April 2009. Written by Alec Sulkin and directed by Jerry Langford." --- # Stew-Roids Episode 13 of Family Guy season 7 (S07E13), the 123rd Family Guy episode overall. Written by Alec Sulkin and directed by Jerry Langford. First broadcast on 26 April 2009. ## Story At a barbecue hosted by Joe and Bonnie, their baby daughter Susie beats Stewie in a fight over a doll. Peter takes Stewie to the gym, where a trainer offers steroids, and Peter injects him. Stewie grows hugely muscular and aggressive, and bullies Brian. When the drugs wear off his skin hangs loose, and he escapes an angry Brian by gliding from his bedroom window. Meanwhile Connie D'Amico has run out of popular boys to date and picks Chris to raise her standing. She comes to like him, and his popularity at school soars. Chris turns shallow, snubs Meg and cheats on Connie with two other girls at a party. Connie is cast out and joins forces with Meg. They release a video of Chris dancing naked, which restores Connie's status and returns Chris to the bottom of the school order. He apologises to Meg. ## Production and reception - The first broadcast on 26 April 2009 was watched in 6.80 million homes and drew a 4.0/6 Nielsen rating. ([Wikipedia: Stew-Roids](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stew-Roids)) - Guest voices included Meredith Baxter-Birney, Gary Cole, Chace Crawford, Wentworth Miller, Mae Whitman and Lisa Wilhoit. ([Wikipedia: Stew-Roids](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stew-Roids)) - The episode states that Kevin Swanson died in the Iraq War, a point later reversed in the tenth season episode "Thanksgiving". ([Wikipedia: Stew-Roids](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stew-Roids)) - Ahsan Haque of IGN scored it 8.2 out of 10, while The A.V. Club's Steve Heisler graded it C. ([Wikipedia: Stew-Roids](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stew-Roids)) - The Parents Television Council picked a repeat airing as its Worst TV Show of the Week in late August 2009. ([Wikipedia: Stew-Roids](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stew-Roids)) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 7 | | Episode | 13 of 16 | | Overall | No. 123 | | Code | S07E13 | | First aired | 26 April 2009 | | Directed by | Jerry Langford | | Written by | Alec Sulkin | | Production code | 6ACX18 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 7 | | Wikidata | Q4050151 | | IMDb | tt1408574 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 6.80 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin, Scott the Jock, Neil Goldman | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin, Popular Kid #1 | | Mike Henry | Cleveland Brown | | Meredith Baxter | Elyse Keaton | | Jeff Bergman | Paul Sorvino, Fred Flintstone | | Alexandra Breckenridge | Popular Kid #6 | | Gary Cole | Principal Shepherd | 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 - Meredith Baxter-Birney as Elyse Keaton - Jeff Bergman as Fred Flintstone - Gary Cole as Principal Shephard, Principal Shepherd - Chace Crawford as Student #1, Jock #2 - Camille Guaty as Gina - Wentworth Miller as Student #2, Jock #4 - Mae Whitman as Student #3, Popular Kid #3 - Lisa Wilhoit as Connie D'Amico, Connie DiMico - Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson - Jennifer Tilly as Bonnie Swanson - Meredith Baxter as Elyse Keaton - Ralph Garman as Cop - Alexandra Breckenridge as Popular Kid #6 - Alec Sulkin as Jock #3 ## 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: [Q4050151](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4050151) - IMDb: [tt1408574](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1408574/) - US viewers: [6.80 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stew-Roids) ## Navigation - Previous: [S07E12 420](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s07e12-420/) - Next: [S07E14 We Love You, Conrad](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s07e14-we-love-you-conrad/) - 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 13 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](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s07e06-tales-of-a-third-grade-nothing/) - 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 (this entry) - 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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