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Season 10 · Episode 14 · First aired 19 February 2012

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

Voices

VoiceCharacters
Seth MacFarlanePeter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin
Alex BorsteinLois Griffin, Tricia Takanawa
Seth GreenChris Griffin
Mila KunisMeg Griffin
Mike HenryAudience Member #2
Alexandra BreckenridgeMiss Emily
Steve CallaghanMilo
Chris CoxOtis
Lucy DavisJoanna Finn
Ricky GervaisBilly 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

Season 10: episode 14 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 Prayer
  13. E13Tom Tucker: The Man and His Dream
  14. E14Be Careful What You Fish ForYou are here
  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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