--- title: "Grumpy Old Man (S10E09) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e09-grumpy-old-man/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "Grumpy Old Man: Family Guy season 10 episode 9 (S10E09), first aired 11 December 2011. Writer and director credits." --- # Grumpy Old Man Episode 9 of Family Guy season 10 (S10E09), the 174th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Dave Ihlenfeld and David Wright and directed by John Holmquist. First broadcast on 11 December 2011. ## Story Carter Pewterschmidt falls asleep at the wheel in a snowstorm with Stewie and Barbara aboard and hits a tree. At the hospital Joe tells him his driving licence has to go, and Barbara persuades him to retire from his company. Carter starts turning up at the Drunken Clam and then moves in with the Griffins, so Peter proposes a retirement community in Florida. Carter balks at it until Peter talks him round over bingo and the room thermostat. Six months later Barbara reports that he has become lethargic, and Peter revives him by ordering his secretary to modernise the business, which Carter furiously rejects. He vows to run the firm until he dies. Peter's mother Thelma rings from her own home, and he and Lois leave her there. ## Production and reception - John Holmquist directed, his second of the season after "Amish Guy", from a script by Dave Ihlenfeld and David Wright in their first episode for the series. Walter Murphy scored it. ([Wikipedia: Grumpy Old Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumpy_Old_Man)) - Seth MacFarlane and Alex Borstein voice Carter and Barbara Pewterschmidt alongside their regular parts as Peter and Lois. ([Wikipedia: Grumpy Old Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumpy_Old_Man)) - The episode establishes that Peter's mother Thelma has moved into a retirement home. Phyllis Diller, who voiced Thelma, died eight months after it aired. ([Wikipedia: Grumpy Old Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumpy_Old_Man)) - Guest voices included Adam Carolla, R. Lee Ermey, Mae Whitman, Jack Carter, Christine Lakin, D. C. Douglas, Joel David Moore, Wally Wingert, Linda Porter and Floyd Van Buskirk. ([Wikipedia: Grumpy Old Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumpy_Old_Man)) - Nielsen put the first airing at 6.10 million viewers with a 3.1/7 share in the 18 to 49 group, down on "Cool Hand Peter". The title points to the film Grumpy Old Men. ([Wikipedia: Grumpy Old Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumpy_Old_Man)) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 10 | | Episode | 9 of 23 | | Overall | No. 174 | | Code | S10E09 | | First aired | 11 December 2011 | | Directed by | John Holmquist | | Written by | Dave Ihlenfeld and David Wright | | Production code | 9ACX07 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 10 | | Wikidata | Q5612071 | | IMDb | tt2040805 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 6.10 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Babs Pewterschmidt | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin | | Mike Henry | Consuela, Consuela | | D.C. Douglas | Superman | | Danny Smith | Aquaman, Bingo Guy, Sex Offender #1 | | Adam Carolla | Death, Super Death | | Jack Carter | Old Man | | R. Lee Ermey | Warden | 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 Carolla as Death - Jack Carter as Various - D. C. Douglas as Superman - R. Lee Ermey as Drill Sergeant, General - Christine Lakin as Joyce Kinney - Joel David Moore as Avatar - Linda Porter as Old woman - Floyd Van Buskirk as Various - Mae Whitman as Fat girl - Wally Wingert as Various - Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson - Adam West as Mayor Adam West - Jennifer Tilly as Bonnie Swanson - Mike Henry as Herbert ## 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: [Q5612071](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5612071) - IMDb: [tt2040805](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2040805/) - US viewers: [6.10 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumpy_Old_Man) ## Navigation - Previous: [S10E08 Cool Hand Peter](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e08-cool-hand-peter/) - Next: [S10E10 Meg and Quagmire](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e10-meg-and-quagmire/) - 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 9 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](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e08-cool-hand-peter/) - S10E09 Grumpy Old Man (this entry) - 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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