--- title: "Peter's Progress (S07E16) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s07e16-peters-progress/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "Peter's Progress: Family Guy season 7 episode 16 (S07E16), first aired 17 May 2009. Writer and director credits." --- # Peter's Progress Episode 16 of Family Guy season 7 (S07E16), the 126th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Wellesley Wild and directed by Brian Iles. First broadcast on 17 May 2009. ## Story Cleveland's cousin Madame Claude, a psychic, reads the palms of Peter, Joe and Quagmire to reveal their past lives. Peter learns he was Griffin Peterson, founder of Quahog, and the story moves to 17th century England. Griffin is engaged to Lady Redbush (Lois), but King Stewart III (Stewie) wants her for himself. The king has Griffin seized on his wedding day and shipped to the New World, then tells Redbush her fiancé is dead and marries her. Griffin founds the colony of Quahog with fellow exiles Joe, Quagmire and Seamus. The king's jester (Brian) eventually shows Redbush a newspaper report proving Griffin is alive, and the pair sail to join him. Stewart follows with his army, and the two men agree to settle the matter with a talent show. Griffin's musical number wins, the king returns to England, and Griffin and Redbush stay in Quahog. ## Production and reception - The first broadcast on 17 May 2009 was watched in 7.33 million homes, the most of the Animation Domination block that night. ([Wikipedia: Peter's Progress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter's_Progress)) - Neil Patrick Harris, Jason Segel and Josh Radnor voiced their How I Met Your Mother characters, and writer John Viener voiced Madame Claude. ([Wikipedia: Peter's Progress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter's_Progress)) - The title refers to The Pilgrim's Progress, and the talent show act copies the Lambda Lambda Lambda routine from the 1984 film Revenge of the Nerds. ([Wikipedia: Peter's Progress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter's_Progress)) - This was Cleveland Brown's last regular appearance in Family Guy until "He's Bla-ack!" in season 12. ([Wikipedia: Peter's Progress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter's_Progress)) - The A.V. Club's Emily St. James graded it D, while Robin Pierson of The TV Critic reviewed it positively. ([Wikipedia: Peter's Progress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter's_Progress)) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 7 | | Episode | 16 of 16 | | Overall | No. 126 | | Code | S07E16 | | First aired | 17 May 2009 | | Directed by | Brian Iles | | Written by | Wellesley Wild | | Production code | 6ACX20 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 7 | | Wikidata | Q4046728 | | IMDb | tt1329666 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 7.33 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Glenn Quagmire, Strawberry Peter | | Alex Borstein | Lady Redbush | | Seth Green | Lieutenant Chris | | Mila Kunis | Meg Peterson | | Mike Henry | Cleveland Brown, Colonel Cleveland, Harry McAfee | | John Ross Bowie | Guard | | John G. Brennan | Colonial Mort | | Tom Devanney | Man | | Neil Patrick Harris | Barney Stinson | | Mark Hentemann | Other Audience Member | 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 - John Ross Bowie - Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson - Brody Hutzler as Shovin' Buddy - Derwin Jordan - Keri Lynn Pratt as Shovin' Buddy - David Pressman as Shovin' Buddy - Josh Radnor as Ted Mosby - Martin Savage as Priest - Jason Segel as Marshall Eriksen - Alexander Siddig - Erik von Detten as Shovin' Buddy - Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson - Johnny Brennan as Mort Goldman - John Viener as Madame Claude - Alec Sulkin as Alan Rickman ## 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: [Q4046728](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4046728) - IMDb: [tt1329666](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1329666/) - US viewers: [7.33 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter's_Progress) ## Navigation - Previous: [S07E15 Three Kings](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s07e15-three-kings/) - Next: [S08E01 Road to the Multiverse](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e01-road-to-the-multiverse/) - 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 16 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](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 (this entry) --- Unofficial fan resource. 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