--- title: "Spies Reminiscent of Us (S08E03) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e03-spies-reminiscent-of-us/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "Spies Reminiscent of Us: Family Guy season 8 episode 3 (S08E03), first aired 11 October 2009. Writer and director credits." --- # Spies Reminiscent of Us Episode 3 of Family Guy season 8 (S08E03), the 129th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Alec Sulkin and directed by Cyndi Tang. First broadcast on 11 October 2009. ## Story With both bathrooms at home occupied, Peter starts using the toilet in Cleveland's empty house. The house is soon rented by Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd, whom Peter invites to dinner and fails to impress with his comedy. Stewie and Brian investigate the pair and find a secret facility beneath the house. The actors explain that Ronald Reagan recruited them as real spies and that they are hunting a Soviet sleeper agent in Quahog. Brian and Stewie join them. The agent turns out to be Mayor West, who is triggered by accident, flees to Russia and launches a nuclear missile at the United States. Aykroyd hacks the guidance system so the warhead explodes harmlessly in the upper atmosphere, though the fuselage lands on Cleveland's new house in Virginia. Meanwhile Peter, Quagmire and Joe form an improv group, and Peter's John Wayne impressions bring their only show to an early end. ## Production and reception - The first broadcast on 11 October 2009 was watched by 8.88 million viewers and drew a 5.1/8 Nielsen rating. ([Wikipedia: Spies Reminiscent of Us](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spies_Reminiscent_of_Us)) - It was planned as a Road to episode called "Road to '85" before the title and premise were swapped with "Road to the Multiverse". ([Wikipedia: Spies Reminiscent of Us](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spies_Reminiscent_of_Us)) - Meg's closing line in Russian gave Mila Kunis a chance to speak her native language on the show. ([Wikipedia: Spies Reminiscent of Us](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spies_Reminiscent_of_Us)) - Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase voiced themselves, and Mike Henry returned briefly as Cleveland Brown. ([Wikipedia: Spies Reminiscent of Us](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spies_Reminiscent_of_Us)) - Emily VanDerWerff of The A.V. Club gave it a B and Ahsan Haque of IGN rated it 7.7 out of 10. ([Wikipedia: Spies Reminiscent of Us](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spies_Reminiscent_of_Us)) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 8 | | Episode | 3 of 21 | | Overall | No. 129 | | Code | S08E03 | | First aired | 11 October 2009 | | Directed by | Cyndi Tang | | Written by | Alec Sulkin | | Production code | 7ACX03 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 8 | | Wikidata | Q4049931 | | IMDb | tt1329670 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 8.88 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Mike Brady's First Wife | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin | | Mike Henry | Cleveland Brown | | Dan Aykroyd | Dan Aykroyd | | John G. Brennan | Mort Goldman | | Chevy Chase | Chevy Chase | | Gary Cole | Mike Brady | | Dimitri Diatchenko | Russian Dinosaur, Russian Guard #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 - Dan Aykroyd as himself, Dan Aykroyd - Chevy Chase as himself, Chevy Chase - Gary Cole as Mike Brady - Dimitri Diatchenko as Russian Porcupine and Russian Guard #2, Russian Soldier - James Lipton as himself - Henriette Mantel as Alice Nelson - Chris Parson as B.B. King - Nicole Sullivan - Mae Whitman - Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson - Adam West as Mayor Adam West - John Viener as Vladimir Putin ## Links - Season: [8](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-8/) - Source: [Wikipedia: Family Guy season 8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_8) - Wikidata: [Q4049931](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4049931) - IMDb: [tt1329670](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1329670/) - US viewers: [8.88 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spies_Reminiscent_of_Us) ## Navigation - Previous: [S08E02 Family Goy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e02-family-goy/) - Next: [S08E04 Brian's Got a Brand New Bag](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e04-brians-got-a-brand-new-bag/) - Season hub: [Season 8](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-8/) - All episodes: [Family Guy episode guide](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/) ## Season 8: episode 3 of 21 - S08E01 [Road to the Multiverse](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e01-road-to-the-multiverse/) - S08E02 [Family Goy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e02-family-goy/) - S08E03 Spies Reminiscent of Us (this entry) - S08E04 [Brian's Got a Brand New Bag](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e04-brians-got-a-brand-new-bag/) - S08E05 [Hannah Banana](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e05-hannah-banana/) - S08E06 [Quagmire's Baby](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e06-quagmires-baby/) - S08E07 [Jerome Is the New Black](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e07-jerome-is-the-new-black/) - S08E08 [Dog Gone](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e08-dog-gone/) - S08E09 [Business Guy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e09-business-guy/) - S08E10 [Big Man on Hippocampus](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e10-big-man-on-hippocampus/) - S08E11 [Dial Meg for Murder](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e11-dial-meg-for-murder/) - S08E12 [Extra Large Medium](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e12-extra-large-medium/) - S08E13 [Go, Stewie, Go!](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e13-go-stewie-go/) - S08E14 [Peter-assment](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e14-peter-assment/) - S08E15 [Brian Griffin's House of Payne](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e15-brian-griffins-house-of-payne/) - S08E16 [April in Quahog](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e16-april-in-quahog/) - S08E17 [Brian & Stewie](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e17-brian-and-stewie/) - S08E18 [Quagmire's Dad](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e18-quagmires-dad/) - S08E19 [The Splendid Source](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e19-the-splendid-source/) - S08E20 [Something, Something, Something, Dark Side](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e20-something-something-something-dark-side/) - S08E21 [Partial Terms of Endearment](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e21-partial-terms-of-endearment/) --- Unofficial fan resource. 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