--- title: "Be Careful What You Fish For (S10E14) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e14-be-careful-what-you-fish-for/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "Be Careful What You Fish For: Family Guy season 10 episode 14 (S10E14), first aired 19 February 2012. Writer and director credits." --- # Be Careful What You Fish For Episode 14 of Family Guy season 10 (S10E14), the 179th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Steve Callaghan and directed by Julius Wu. First broadcast on 19 February 2012. ## Story Peter and his friends set out to raise a Mercedes-Benz that has sunk offshore, and while in the water Peter meets an amiable dolphin called Billy and promises him a favour. Billy takes him up on it, moves to Quahog and installs himself with the Griffins, where he steadily wears out his welcome. Once Peter accepts that the dolphin is causing trouble at home, he tries to bring Billy back together with his former wife in the hope that he will return to the sea. Meanwhile Stewie starts at a pre-school whose teacher is incompetent but good looking, and Brian falls for her. ## Production and reception - Steve Callaghan wrote the episode and Julius Wu directed. It first aired on Fox on 19 February 2012 and drew 5.47 million viewers. ([Wikipedia: Family Guy season 10](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_10)) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 10 | | Episode | 14 of 23 | | Overall | No. 179 | | Code | S10E14 | | First aired | 19 February 2012 | | Directed by | Julius Wu | | Written by | Steve Callaghan | | Production code | 9ACX11 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 10 | | Wikidata | Q4875478 | | IMDb | tt2040790 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 5.47 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Tricia Takanawa | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin | | Mike Henry | Audience Member #2 | | Alexandra Breckenridge | Miss Emily | | Steve Callaghan | Milo | | Chris Cox | Otis | | Lucy Davis | Joanna Finn | | Ricky Gervais | Billy Finn | 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 - Alex Borstein as Tricia Takanawa - Christine Lakin as Joyce Kinney - Ricky Gervais as Billy Finn - Alexandra Breckenridge as Miss Emily - Lucy Davis as Joanne Finn ## 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: [Q4875478](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4875478) - IMDb: [tt2040790](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2040790/) - US viewers: [5.47 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_10) ## Navigation - Previous: [S10E13 Tom Tucker: The Man and His Dream](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e13-tom-tucker-the-man-and-his-dream/) - Next: [S10E15 Burning Down the Bayit](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e15-burning-down-the-bayit/) - 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 14 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](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 (this entry) - 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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