Season 10 · Episode 11 · First aired 15 January 2012
The Blind Side
Episode 11 of Family Guy season 10 (S10E11), the 176th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and directed by Bob Bowen. First broadcast on 15 January 2012.
Story
Peter's workmate Opie is sacked from the brewery and replaced by Stella, who is deaf. Quagmire is taken with her and lays on a night for disabled women at the Drunken Clam, where Brian meets Kate, who is blind, and asks her out. Learning that she dislikes dogs, he passes himself off as a very hairy man and keeps the pretence going with a series of tricks, including a staged orchestra outing in the garage. When her parents visit, Stewie poses as a nurse and swaddles Brian in bandages, cutting off his tail to keep the story straight. Brian confesses and Kate leaves him over the lying, so he starts again in a different voice. Meanwhile Stewie picks up a splinter from the staircase, so Lois has it replaced, then restores the old one because Peter keeps slipping.
Production and reception
- Cherry Chevapravatdumrong wrote the episode, credited as Cherry Cheva, and Bob Bowen directed. Wikipedia, The Blind Side (Family Guy)
- Guest voices included Carrie Fisher, Marlee Matlin, Alyson Stoner, Jessica Barth, Nana Visitor, Christine Lakin, Sara Fletcher, Tara Strong, Hunter Gomez, Wendee Lee and Robert Wu. Wikipedia, The Blind Side (Family Guy)
- Nielsen put the first airing at 8.50 million viewers with a 4.4/10 share in the 18 to 49 group, the largest audience since "New Kidney in Town" in season nine drew 9.29 million. Wikipedia, The Blind Side (Family Guy)
- Kate Moon of TV Fanatic gave 3.5 out of five, praising the Stewie material but faulting the staircase storyline and the small part written for Marlee Matlin. Wikipedia, The Blind Side (Family Guy)
- Kevin McFarland of The A.V. Club graded it B+ and placed it second best of the season so far, behind "Back to the Pilot". Wikipedia, The Blind Side (Family Guy)
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 | Restaurateur |
| Jessica Barth | Sookie Stackhouse |
| Carrie Fisher | Angela |
| Sara Fletcher | Kate |
| Ralph Garman | Scientist #2, Sloth Narrator |
| Hunter Gomez | Leonardo DiCaprio |
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
- Jessica Barth as Sookie Stackhouse
- Carrie Fisher as Angela
- Sara Fletcher as Kate
- Hunter Gomez
- Alyson Stoner
- Christine Lakin
- Marlee Matlin as Stella
- Tara Strong
- Wendee Lee
- Nana Visitor as Kate's Mother
- Robert Wu
- Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson
- Jennifer Tilly as Bonnie Swanson
- Mark Hentemann as Opie
Season 10: episode 11 of 23
- E1Lottery Fever
- E2Seahorse Seashell Party
- E3Screams of Silence: The Story of Brenda Q
- E4Stewie Goes for a Drive
- E5Back to the Pilot
- E6Thanksgiving
- E7Amish Guy
- E8Cool Hand Peter
- E9Grumpy Old Man
- E10Meg and Quagmire
- E11The Blind SideYou are here
- E12Livin' on a Prayer
- E13Tom Tucker: The Man and His Dream
- E14Be Careful What You Fish For
- E15Burning Down the Bayit
- E16Killer Queen
- E17Forget-Me-Not
- E18You Can't Do That on Television, Peter
- E19Mr. and Mrs. Stewie
- E20Leggo My Meg-O
- E21Tea Peter
- E22Family Guy Viewer Mail #2
- E23Internal Affairs
SourceFacts from Wikipedia: Family Guy season 10 and the episode's article (CC BY-SA 4.0). Spotted an error? See corrections.
Provenance
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- 6 September 2026
- Verification
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- Licence
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- Note
- The story summary and notes were written for this site from the sources listed, by Claude in Claude Code on 2026-09-08, awaiting editorial review. Facts only; no dialogue is reproduced. Voice credits: Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Guest cast data from TVmaze (https://www.tvmaze.com), CC BY-SA.