--- title: "Friends of Peter G. (S09E10) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e10-friends-of-peter-g/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "Friends of Peter G.: Family Guy season 9 episode 10 (S09E10), first aired 13 February 2011. Writer and director credits." --- # Friends of Peter G. Episode 10 of Family Guy season 9 (S09E10), the 157th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Brian Scully and directed by John Holmquist. First broadcast on 13 February 2011. ## Story Peter smuggles spirits into a screening of The Sound of Music, and Joe arrests him and Brian for the disturbance. A court orders both to thirty days of Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. Reasoning that the members have nowhere to drink without being judged, the two take crates of beer to the next session, and when a noise complaint brings Joe round the group passes the hall off as a church and sings him back out of the door. Peter then drives home drunk, hits a tree and dies. Death offers a second chance, showing him a future wrecked by drink and then a life without it in which he is insufferable and does not know Joe or Quagmire. Peter settles on moderation, and starts binning half of every pack, to the benefit of the seagulls at the tip. ## Production and reception - Adam Carolla voiced Death. Other guest voices were Carrie Fisher, H. Jon Benjamin, Phil LaMarr, Jessica Stroup, Laura Vandervoort and Chris Cox. ([Wikipedia: Friends of Peter G.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends_of_Peter_G.)) - The title plays on a phrase that Alcoholics Anonymous members use to identify one another discreetly. ([Wikipedia: Friends of Peter G.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends_of_Peter_G.)) - The song Peter leads at the meeting comes from Robin and the 7 Hoods, released in 1964. ([Wikipedia: Friends of Peter G.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends_of_Peter_G.)) - Seth MacFarlane announced the episode at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con. Brian Scully wrote it, John Holmquist directed and Walter Murphy scored it. ([Wikipedia: Friends of Peter G.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends_of_Peter_G.)) - Nielsen recorded 5.99 million viewers and a 3.2 rating among adults aged 18 to 49, a drop attributed to the Grammy Awards airing at the same time. Rowan Kaiser of The A.V. Club graded it D. ([Wikipedia: Friends of Peter G.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends_of_Peter_G.)) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 9 | | Episode | 10 of 18 | | Overall | No. 157 | | Code | S09E10 | | First aired | 13 February 2011 | | Directed by | John Holmquist | | Written by | Brian Scully | | Production code | 8ACX13 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 9 | | Wikidata | Q4039020 | | IMDb | tt1795201 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 5.99 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 | Bruce the Performance Artist | | H. Jon Benjamin | Carl | | Steve Callaghan | AA Member | | Adam Carolla | Death | | Chris Cox | Man #3, AA Member | | Carrie Fisher | Angela | 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 - H. Jon Benjamin as Carl - Adam Carolla as Death - Chris Cox as AA member - Carrie Fisher as Angela - Phil LaMarr as Ollie Williams - Jessica Stroup as Crowd member - Laura Vandervoort as Jenny - John Viener as Peter Griffin - Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson - Mike Henry as Bruce the Performance Artist ## 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: [Q4039020](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4039020) - IMDb: [tt1795201](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1795201/) - US viewers: [5.99 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends_of_Peter_G.) ## Navigation - Previous: [S09E09 And I'm Joyce Kinney](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e09-and-im-joyce-kinney/) - Next: [S09E11 German Guy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e11-german-guy/) - 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 10 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](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e07-road-to-the-north-pole/) - 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. 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