--- title: "Stewie Goes for a Drive (S10E04) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e04-stewie-goes-for-a-drive/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "Stewie Goes for a Drive: Family Guy season 10 episode 4 (S10E04), first aired 6 November 2011. Writer and director credits." --- # Stewie Goes for a Drive Episode 4 of Family Guy season 10 (S10E04), the 169th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Gary Janetti and directed by Julius Wu. First broadcast on 6 November 2011. ## Story Brian collects Stewie from a play date. Stewie stays behind in the car to hear out a Carrie Underwood song, nudges the gear shift and decides that he can drive. He takes the car out alone, then loses control while ringing a radio competition and hits a lamp post head on. Brian spots the damage and threatens to tell Peter and Lois, so Stewie runs away. He ends up in the wrong part of town, where the family's former maid Consuela takes him in and refuses to let him leave; Stewie shoots her in the foot and gets away with Brian. Meanwhile a cartoon version of the actor Ryan Reynolds moves in across the street and befriends Peter, who flees a dinner when the character makes a pass at him, and the two fall out. ## Production and reception - Showrunners Steve Callaghan and Mark Hentemann announced the episode at San Diego Comic-Con in 2011. Gary Janetti wrote it, Julius Wu directed and Ron Jones composed the music. ([Wikipedia: Stewie Goes for a Drive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewie_Goes_for_a_Drive)) - Ryan Reynolds voiced himself. Tara Strong, Ralph Garman, Rachael MacFarlane, Adam Alexi-Malle, Joe Lomonaco and Wendee Lee also guest starred. ([Wikipedia: Stewie Goes for a Drive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewie_Goes_for_a_Drive)) - Reynolds lists his own films, among them The Proposal and The Change-Up, and says he is playing Adolf Hitler in a picture being shot in Quahog. Stewie sings along to "Before He Cheats" by Carrie Underwood. ([Wikipedia: Stewie Goes for a Drive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewie_Goes_for_a_Drive)) - Nielsen put the first airing at 5.73 million viewers with a 3.0/7 share in the 18 to 49 group, down on "Screams of Silence: The Story of Brenda Q". ([Wikipedia: Stewie Goes for a Drive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewie_Goes_for_a_Drive)) - Kevin McFarland of The A.V. Club graded it C minus and felt the series had wasted Reynolds. Reviewers likened the plot to the season two episode "The Story on Page One". ([Wikipedia: Stewie Goes for a Drive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewie_Goes_for_a_Drive)) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 10 | | Episode | 4 of 23 | | Overall | No. 169 | | Code | S10E04 | | First aired | 6 November 2011 | | Directed by | Julius Wu | | Written by | Gary Janetti | | Production code | 9ACX02 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 10 | | Wikidata | Q6134305 | | IMDb | tt2040801 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 5.73 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Natalia | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin, Chris Griffin | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin, Meg Griffin | | Mike Henry | John Herbert, Consuela | | Ana-Sofia Mastroianna | Adzin | | Ralph Garman | Color Number Host | | Joe Lomonaco | Weenie | | Rachael MacFarlane | Shelley Duvall | | Ryan Reynolds | Ryan Reynolds | 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 - Adam Alexi-Malle - Ralph Garman as Mexican flatulence, Mexican Fart - Joe Lomonaco as Weenie - Rachael MacFarlane as Shelley Duvall - Ryan Reynolds as himself, Ryan Reynolds - Tara Strong as Android - Seth MacFarlane as Adzin - Seth Green as Consuela's Relative - Wellesley Wild as Moroccan Fart ## 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: [Q6134305](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6134305) - IMDb: [tt2040801](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2040801/) - US viewers: [5.73 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewie_Goes_for_a_Drive) ## Navigation - Previous: [S10E03 Screams of Silence: The Story of Brenda Q](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e03-screams-of-silence-the-story-of-brenda-q/) - Next: [S10E05 Back to the Pilot](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e05-back-to-the-pilot/) - 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 4 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](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e03-screams-of-silence-the-story-of-brenda-q/) - S10E04 Stewie Goes for a Drive (this entry) - 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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