--- title: "Road to the North Pole (S09E07) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e07-road-to-the-north-pole/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "Road to the North Pole: Family Guy season 9 episode 7 (S09E07), first aired 12 December 2010. Writer and director credits." --- # Road to the North Pole Episode 7 of Family Guy season 9 (S09E07), the 154th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Chris Sheridan and Danny Smith and directed by Greg Colton. First broadcast on 12 December 2010. ## Story The mall Santa brushes Stewie off on Christmas Eve, so Stewie sets out to kill him and Brian follows. A flare fired inside a lorry cab starts a pile-up that wrecks Brian's car, and the pair carry on by snowmobile and then on foot. Santa's workshop turns out to be a polluting factory in a dead landscape, worked by inbred elves and prowled by flesh-eating reindeer, with Santa himself ill and worn down by demand. He collapses, and Brian and Stewie take over the deliveries, losing ninety minutes at the first house before finding they had the wrong address. On Christmas morning they wheel Santa onto the news and ask the world to settle for one present each a year. A year on, he has recovered. ## Production and reception - The sixth of the show's "Road to" episodes, which take their name from the Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour films. It runs an hour and carries three musical numbers. ([Wikipedia: Road to the North Pole](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_to_the_North_Pole)) - Ron MacFarlane, father of the series creator, narrated part of the episode. Greg Colton directed his third "Road to" instalment, and Ron Jones scored one for the first time. ([Wikipedia: Road to the North Pole](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_to_the_North_Pole)) - Two songs from the episode were sold on iTunes ahead of the broadcast: Christmastime Is Killing Us on 3 December 2010 and All I Really Want for Christmas a week later. ([Wikipedia: Road to the North Pole](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_to_the_North_Pole)) - Guest voices included David Boreanaz, Drew Barrymore, Carrie Fisher, Bruce McGill, Tara Strong, Nana Visitor, H. Jon Benjamin, Karley Scott Collins and Will Ryan. ([Wikipedia: Road to the North Pole](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_to_the_North_Pole)) - Nielsen recorded 8.03 million viewers and a 3.9 rating among adults aged 18 to 49, well up on the previous week. The episode drew Emmy nominations for music composition and for its original music and lyrics. ([Wikipedia: Road to the North Pole](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_to_the_North_Pole)) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 9 | | Episode | 7 of 18 | | Overall | No. 154 | | Code | S09E07 | | First aired | 12 December 2010 | | Directed by | Greg Colton | | Written by | Chris Sheridan and Danny Smith | | Segments | 2 | | Production code | 8ACX08/8ACX09 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 9 | | Wikidata | Q4048354 | | IMDb | tt1710689 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 8.03 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin | | Mike Henry | Cleveland Brown, John Herbert, Consuela | | Drew Barrymore | Jillian Russell | | H. Jon Benjamin | Carl | | David Boreanaz | David Boreanaz | | John G. Brennan | Mort Goldman | | Karley Scott Collins | Abby, Little Girl | 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 - Ron MacFarlane as himself and the narrator - Drew Barrymore as Jillian - H. Jon Benjamin as Carl - David Boreanaz as the Aurora Boreanaz, Aurora Boreanaz - Karley Scott Collins as Abby and Little Girl - Carrie Fisher as Angela - Bruce McGill as Santa Claus, Santa - Will Ryan as Winnie-the-Pooh - John Viener as Eeyore - Nana Visitor as Mother, Woman - Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson - Adam West as Mayor Adam West - Jennifer Tilly as Bonnie Swanson - Johnny Brennan as Mort Goldman - Mike Henry as Herbert, Consuela - Alec Sulkin as Belgard - Chris Sheridan as Dan ## Links - Season: [9](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-9/) - Source: [Wikipedia: Family Guy season 9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_9) - Wikidata: [Q4048354](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4048354) - IMDb: [tt1710689](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1710689/) - US viewers: [8.03 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_to_the_North_Pole) ## Navigation - Previous: [S09E06 Brian Writes a Bestseller](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e06-brian-writes-a-bestseller/) - Next: [S09E08 New Kidney in Town](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e08-new-kidney-in-town/) - Season hub: [Season 9](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-9/) - All episodes: [Family Guy episode guide](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/) ## Season 9: episode 7 of 18 - S09E01 [And Then There Were Fewer](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e01-and-then-there-were-fewer/) - S09E02 [Excellence in Broadcasting](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e02-excellence-in-broadcasting/) - S09E03 [Welcome Back, Carter](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e03-welcome-back-carter/) - S09E04 [Halloween on Spooner Street](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e04-halloween-on-spooner-street/) - S09E05 [Baby, You Knock Me Out](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e05-baby-you-knock-me-out/) - S09E06 [Brian Writes a Bestseller](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e06-brian-writes-a-bestseller/) - S09E07 Road to the North Pole (this entry) - S09E08 [New Kidney in Town](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e08-new-kidney-in-town/) - S09E09 [And I'm Joyce Kinney](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e09-and-im-joyce-kinney/) - S09E10 [Friends of Peter G.](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e10-friends-of-peter-g/) - S09E11 [German Guy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e11-german-guy/) - S09E12 [The Hand That Rocks the Wheelchair](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e12-the-hand-that-rocks-the-wheelchair/) - S09E13 [Trading Places](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e13-trading-places/) - S09E14 [Tiegs for Two](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e14-tiegs-for-two/) - S09E15 [Brothers & Sisters](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e15-brothers-and-sisters/) - S09E16 [The Big Bang Theory](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e16-the-big-bang-theory/) - S09E17 [Foreign Affairs](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e17-foreign-affairs/) - S09E18 [It's a Trap!](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e18-its-a-trap/) --- Unofficial fan resource. 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