--- title: "Business Guy (S08E09) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e09-business-guy/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "Business Guy: Family Guy season 8 episode 9 (S08E09), first aired 13 December 2009. Writer and director credits." --- # Business Guy Episode 9 of Family Guy season 8 (S08E09), the 135th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Andrew Goldberg and Alex Carter and directed by Pete Michels. First broadcast on 13 December 2009. ## Story On the Pewterschmidt yacht Peter learns that Carter has never had a stag party, and takes him to a strip club. The excitement gives Carter a heart attack and he falls into a coma. Dr House is brought in but only punches him. Carter's video will hands control of Pewterschmidt Industries to Lois, and Peter takes the job himself. He sacks the board on his first day and hires his friends to make absurd products. Carter wakes, demands the company back and is refused; Peter instead makes him work as a janitor and host a viewing party for The Big Bang Theory. Carter and Lois frighten Peter into signing the company away by convincing him a swamp monster is after him, and the monster that chases them turns out to be House. Lois consoles Peter with the news that his contract lets him keep the corporate plane. ## Production and reception - The first broadcast on 13 December 2009 was watched in 7.67 million homes with a 3.8 rating among 18 to 49 year olds. ([Wikipedia: Business Guy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Guy)) - Hugh Laurie sent up his House role of Gregory House in his second appearance on the series, the first being "One If by Clam, Two If by Sea". ([Wikipedia: Business Guy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Guy)) - Johnny Galecki and Jim Parsons voiced their Big Bang Theory characters Leonard Hofstadter and Sheldon Cooper. ([Wikipedia: Business Guy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Guy)) - The Parents Television Council criticised the episode and reported it to the FCC. ([Wikipedia: Business Guy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Guy)) - Emily VanDerWerff of The A.V. Club gave it a B minus and Robin Pierson of The TV Critic scored it 55. ([Wikipedia: Business Guy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Guy)) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 8 | | Episode | 9 of 21 | | Overall | No. 135 | | Code | S08E09 | | First aired | 13 December 2009 | | Directed by | Pete Michels | | Written by | Andrew Goldberg and Alex Carter | | Production code | 7ACX11 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 8 | | Wikidata | Q4035527 | | IMDb | tt1551737 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: Wikidata lists fewer writers | | US viewers | 7.67 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Barbara Pewterschmidt, Female Co-Worker | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin | | Mike Henry | Employee #2 | | Alexandra Breckenridge | Peggy | | Chris Cox | Abrams | | Johnny Galecki | Leonard Hofstadter | | Ralph Garman | Cheeseburger Helper | | Hugh Laurie | Dr. Gregory House | 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 - Hugh Laurie as himself and Gregory House, Dr. Gregory House - Bobby Lee as Asian Employee, Asian Man - Nana Visitor as Various, Woman - Johnny Galecki as Leonard Hofstadter - Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper - Nickie Bryar - Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson - John Viener as Kenneth Gould ## 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: [Q4035527](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4035527) - IMDb: [tt1551737](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1551737/) - US viewers: [7.67 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Guy) ## Navigation - Previous: [S08E08 Dog Gone](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e08-dog-gone/) - Next: [S08E10 Big Man on Hippocampus](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e10-big-man-on-hippocampus/) - 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 9 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](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e03-spies-reminiscent-of-us/) - 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 (this entry) - 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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