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Season 10 · Episode 12 · First aired 29 January 2012

Livin' on a Prayer

Episode 12 of Family Guy season 10 (S10E12), the 177th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Danny Smith and directed by Pete Michels. First broadcast on 29 January 2012.

Story

At a children's sing-along at Quahog Public Library, Stewie meets Scotty Jennings, and the Griffins befriend his parents, Ben and Hope. Scotty collapses during a play date and Peter and Lois rush him to the hospital, where Dr Hartman diagnoses Hodgkin's disease. Ben and Hope already knew, but as Christian Scientists they decline treatment and put their trust in prayer. Joe tells Lois that the police cannot step in without infringing the family's religious rights, so she and Peter take Scotty from the house themselves. The abduction is reported on the news, and a crowd meets them at the hospital. Lois argues that medicine is itself an answer to prayer, and the parents give way. Scotty recovers, by which point Stewie has a new friend with leprosy.

Production and reception

Voices

VoiceCharacters
Seth MacFarlanePeter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin
Alex BorsteinLois Griffin, Tricia Takanawa, Thelma
Seth GreenChris Griffin
Mila KunisMeg Griffin
Mike HenryBruce
Max BurkholderScotty
Steve CallaghanMan in Car
Gary ColeMike Brady
Rob CorddryBen
Judy GreerHope

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

  • Max Burkholder as Scotty Jennings, Scotty
  • Gary Cole as Mike Brady
  • Rob Corddry as Ben Jennings, Ben
  • Judy Greer as Hope Jennings, Hope
  • Jonathan Morgan Heit as Kid 1, Boy Who Cried Wolf
  • Kevin Michael Richardson as Tyrone
  • Sage Ryan as Kid 2
  • Tara Strong as Kid 3
  • Nicole Sullivan as Louise Sawyer
  • Josh Robert Thompson
  • Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson
  • Adam West as Mayor Adam West
  • Mike Henry as Herbert
  • Alex Borstein as Tricia Takanawa

Season 10: episode 12 of 23

  1. E1Lottery Fever
  2. E2Seahorse Seashell Party
  3. E3Screams of Silence: The Story of Brenda Q
  4. E4Stewie Goes for a Drive
  5. E5Back to the Pilot
  6. E6Thanksgiving
  7. E7Amish Guy
  8. E8Cool Hand Peter
  9. E9Grumpy Old Man
  10. E10Meg and Quagmire
  11. E11The Blind Side
  12. E12Livin' on a PrayerYou are here
  13. E13Tom Tucker: The Man and His Dream
  14. E14Be Careful What You Fish For
  15. E15Burning Down the Bayit
  16. E16Killer Queen
  17. E17Forget-Me-Not
  18. E18You Can't Do That on Television, Peter
  19. E19Mr. and Mrs. Stewie
  20. E20Leggo My Meg-O
  21. E21Tea Peter
  22. E22Family Guy Viewer Mail #2
  23. E23Internal Affairs

Season hub with air dates and credits for all 23 episodes

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