--- title: "Screams of Silence: The Story of Brenda Q (S10E03) | Family Guy" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e03-screams-of-silence-the-story-of-brenda-q/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "Screams of Silence: The Story of Brenda Q (S10E03): Family Guy season 10 episode 3, first aired 30 October 2011. Facts and credits." --- # Screams of Silence: The Story of Brenda Q Episode 3 of Family Guy season 10 (S10E03), the 168th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Alec Sulkin and directed by Dominic Bianchi. First broadcast on 30 October 2011. ## Story Quagmire fails to appear for a fishing trip, and Peter and Joe find him unconscious after an autoerotic asphyxiation accident. At the hospital his sister Brenda wakes him from a coma, and she has brought her violent partner Jeff with her. Lois takes Brenda to lunch, sees a bruise behind her sunglasses and urges her to leave, but Brenda makes excuses for him. Joe explains that the police cannot act without a formal complaint, so the men stage an intervention, at which Jeff reveals the pair are engaged and Brenda is pregnant. After Jeff strikes her again, the three lure him on a hunting trip. Jeff turns the tables and tries to kill Quagmire, who survives and runs him down with Peter's car. They tell Brenda that Jeff has walked out. ## Production and reception - Alec Sulkin, an executive producer on the series, wrote the script, having previously written "Blue Harvest" and "Stew-Roids". Dominic Bianchi directed, after handling the 150th episode, "Brian & Stewie". ([Wikipedia: Screams of Silence: The Story of Brenda Q](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screams_of_Silence%3A_The_Story_of_Brenda_Q)) - Kaitlin Olson guest starred as Brenda, the second It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia cast member to appear on a Seth MacFarlane series after Glenn Howerton on The Cleveland Show. Ralph Garman voiced Jeff. ([Wikipedia: Screams of Silence: The Story of Brenda Q](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screams_of_Silence%3A_The_Story_of_Brenda_Q)) - Its treatment of domestic violence, played straight rather than for laughs, drew comment from a range of media organisations and reviewers. ([Wikipedia: Screams of Silence: The Story of Brenda Q](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screams_of_Silence%3A_The_Story_of_Brenda_Q)) - Nielsen put the first airing at 5.97 million viewers with a 3.2/7 share in the 18 to 49 group. The BBC Three debut in the United Kingdom drew 1.26 million. ([Wikipedia: Screams of Silence: The Story of Brenda Q](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screams_of_Silence%3A_The_Story_of_Brenda_Q)) - Kevin McFarland of The A.V. Club graded it C+, faulting the tone but praising Kaitlin Olson's work as Brenda. ([Wikipedia: Screams of Silence: The Story of Brenda Q](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screams_of_Silence%3A_The_Story_of_Brenda_Q)) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 10 | | Episode | 3 of 23 | | Overall | No. 168 | | Code | S10E03 | | First aired | 30 October 2011 | | Directed by | Dominic Bianchi | | Written by | Alec Sulkin | | Production code | 8ACX21 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 10 | | Wikidata | Q4049188 | | IMDb | tt2040800 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 5.97 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin | | Alexandra Breckenridge | 23-Year-Old Girl | | Ralph Garman | Jeffrey Fecalman | | Gary Janetti | Waiter | | Kaitlin Olson | Brenda Quagmire | | Alec Sulkin | Waiter, Man | 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 - Kaitlin Olson as Brenda Quagmire, Brenda - Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson - Jennifer Tilly as Bonnie Swanson - Alexandra Breckenridge as Girl In Bar - Ralph Garman as Jeff ## Links - Season: [10](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-10/) - Source: [Wikipedia: Family Guy season 10](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_10) - Wikidata: [Q4049188](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4049188) - IMDb: [tt2040800](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2040800/) - US viewers: [5.97 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screams_of_Silence%3A_The_Story_of_Brenda_Q) ## Navigation - Previous: [S10E02 Seahorse Seashell Party](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e02-seahorse-seashell-party/) - Next: [S10E04 Stewie Goes for a Drive](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e04-stewie-goes-for-a-drive/) - Season hub: [Season 10](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-10/) - All episodes: [Family Guy episode guide](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/) ## Season 10: episode 3 of 23 - S10E01 [Lottery Fever](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e01-lottery-fever/) - S10E02 [Seahorse Seashell Party](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e02-seahorse-seashell-party/) - S10E03 Screams of Silence: The Story of Brenda Q (this entry) - S10E04 [Stewie Goes for a Drive](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e04-stewie-goes-for-a-drive/) - S10E05 [Back to the Pilot](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e05-back-to-the-pilot/) - S10E06 [Thanksgiving](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e06-thanksgiving/) - S10E07 [Amish Guy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e07-amish-guy/) - S10E08 [Cool Hand Peter](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e08-cool-hand-peter/) - S10E09 [Grumpy Old Man](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e09-grumpy-old-man/) - S10E10 [Meg and Quagmire](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e10-meg-and-quagmire/) - S10E11 [The Blind Side](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e11-the-blind-side/) - S10E12 [Livin' on a Prayer](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e12-livin-on-a-prayer/) - S10E13 [Tom Tucker: The Man and His Dream](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e13-tom-tucker-the-man-and-his-dream/) - S10E14 [Be Careful What You Fish For](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e14-be-careful-what-you-fish-for/) - S10E15 [Burning Down the Bayit](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e15-burning-down-the-bayit/) - S10E16 [Killer Queen](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e16-killer-queen/) - S10E17 [Forget-Me-Not](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e17-forget-me-not/) - S10E18 [You Can't Do That on Television, Peter](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e18-you-cant-do-that-on-television-peter/) - S10E19 [Mr. and Mrs. Stewie](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e19-mr-and-mrs-stewie/) - S10E20 [Leggo My Meg-O](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e20-leggo-my-meg-o/) - S10E21 [Tea Peter](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e21-tea-peter/) - S10E22 [Family Guy Viewer Mail #2](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e22-family-guy-viewer-mail-2/) - S10E23 [Internal Affairs](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e23-internal-affairs/) --- Unofficial fan resource. 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