--- title: "Cool Hand Peter (S10E08) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e08-cool-hand-peter/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "Cool Hand Peter: Family Guy season 10 episode 8 (S10E08), first aired 4 December 2011. Writer and director credits." --- # Cool Hand Peter Episode 8 of Family Guy season 10 (S10E08), the 173rd Family Guy episode overall. Written by Artie Johann and Shawn Ries and directed by Brian Iles. First broadcast on 4 December 2011. ## Story Cleveland Brown is back in Quahog for a week and joins Peter, Joe and Quagmire on a road trip to New Orleans. A sheriff in rural Georgia stops them, takes exception to Cleveland, smashes their headlights and plants cannabis in the boot. The four are sent to a county work camp, and when their sentence is extended by thirty days they break out, with Joe tipping himself from his wheelchair as a distraction. They shelter in a house that proves to be the sheriff's, and Peter, hiding in a wardrobe, talks him into letting the fugitives go. The men reach Quahog by train to find the sheriff waiting, but Joe has called ahead, and he shoots the sheriff in the knee and orders him out of town. Meanwhile Lois, Bonnie and Donna drink wine and dress Brian as a bumblebee. ## Production and reception - Artie Johann and Shawn Ries wrote the episode, their first for the series, and Brian Iles directed. Walter Murphy scored it, and the episode was announced at San Diego Comic-Con on 23 July 2011. ([Wikipedia: Cool Hand Peter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool_Hand_Peter)) - Mike Henry came back to voice Cleveland Brown, having left the role to lead The Cleveland Show, and Sanaa Lathan guest starred as Donna Tubbs. ([Wikipedia: Cool Hand Peter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool_Hand_Peter)) - Bob Gunton voiced the warden, echoing the part he played in The Shawshank Redemption. Jennifer Tilly and Julius Sharpe also guest starred. ([Wikipedia: Cool Hand Peter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool_Hand_Peter)) - The title points to the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke. The jury at the men's trial is made up of characters from The Simpsons. ([Wikipedia: Cool Hand Peter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool_Hand_Peter)) - Nielsen put the first airing at 7.14 million viewers with a 3.6/8 share in the 18 to 49 group. Kevin McFarland of The A.V. Club graded it C and Terron Moore of Ology scored it 6 out of ten. ([Wikipedia: Cool Hand Peter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool_Hand_Peter)) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 10 | | Episode | 8 of 23 | | Overall | No. 173 | | Code | S10E08 | | First aired | 4 December 2011 | | Directed by | Brian Iles | | Written by | Artie Johann and Shawn Ries | | Production code | 9ACX05 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 10 | | Wikidata | Q5167306 | | IMDb | tt2040806 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 7.14 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 | | Ralph Garman | Sheriff Nichols | | Bob Gunton | Warden | | Sanaa Lathan | Donna Tubbs | | Julius Sharpe | UPS Guy | | Chris Sheridan | Log #1, Correctional Officer | 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 - Bob Gunton as Warden, The Warden - Sanaa Lathan as Donna Tubbs, Donna Tubbs-Brown - Julius Sharpe as UPS Guy - Jennifer Tilly as Bonnie Swanson - Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson - Adam West as Mayor Adam West - Seth Green as Log #1 ## 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: [Q5167306](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5167306) - IMDb: [tt2040806](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2040806/) - US viewers: [7.14 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool_Hand_Peter) ## Navigation - Previous: [S10E07 Amish Guy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e07-amish-guy/) - Next: [S10E09 Grumpy Old Man](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e09-grumpy-old-man/) - 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 8 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](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 (this entry) - 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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