--- title: "Killer Queen (S10E16) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e16-killer-queen/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "Killer Queen: Family Guy season 10 episode 16 (S10E16), first aired 11 March 2012. Writer and director credits." --- # Killer Queen Episode 16 of Family Guy season 10 (S10E16), the 181st Family Guy episode overall. Written by Spencer Porter and directed by Joseph Lee. First broadcast on 11 March 2012. ## Story Peter enters Chris in a local hot dog eating contest. Hunting the attic for something to sell towards the entry fee, Brian turns up a copy of News of the World, the 1977 Queen album, and the robot on its sleeve frightens Stewie badly. Chris eats 41 hot dogs and beats the champion, Charles Yamamoto, then falls ill, so Lois sends him and Peter to a fat camp. Campers start turning up dead and suspicion falls on Lois's brother Patrick Pewterschmidt, lately let out of his institution. Patrick works out that the killer is really after Chris. Yamamoto attacks Chris at home in revenge for the contest, and Stewie, over his fear at last, holds up the album sleeve and gives him a fatal heart attack. ## Production and reception - Spencer Porter wrote the episode and Joseph Lee directed, during the eleventh production season. ([Wikipedia: Killer Queen (Family Guy)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_Queen_(Family_Guy))) - Patrick Pewterschmidt returns, voiced by Oliver Vaquer rather than Robert Downey Jr., who had originated the part. ([Wikipedia: Killer Queen (Family Guy)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_Queen_(Family_Guy))) - The episode carries a cameo from Barry Robinson of American Dad!, and by Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman, both former writers on the show. It is Eddie Kaye Thomas's only credit on the series. ([Wikipedia: Killer Queen (Family Guy)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_Queen_(Family_Guy))) - The title comes from the Queen song, which plays over the closing credits. ([Wikipedia: Killer Queen (Family Guy)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_Queen_(Family_Guy))) - It drew 5.74 million viewers and a 2.8 rating, the largest audience of the Fox animation block that night. Kevin McFarland of The A.V. Club graded it B. ([Wikipedia: Killer Queen (Family Guy)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_Queen_(Family_Guy))) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 10 | | Episode | 16 of 23 | | Overall | No. 181 | | Code | S10E16 | | First aired | 11 March 2012 | | Directed by | Joseph Lee | | Written by | Spencer Porter | | Production code | 9ACX12 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 10 | | Wikidata | Q5959675 | | IMDb | tt2040792 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 5.74 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin, Teenager | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin | | Mike Henry | Duck | | H. Jon Benjamin | Carl | | John G. Brennan | Mort Goldman | | Chris Cox | Fat Boy #1 | | Jackson Douglas | Jason Voorhees | | Ralph Garman | Instructor, Host, Robber #3 | 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 - H. Jon Benjamin as Carl Graves, Carl - Jackson Douglas - Christine Lakin as Joyce Kinney - Jeff Ross as himself - Eddie Kaye Thomas as Barry Robinson - Oliver Vaquer as Patrick Pewterschmidt - Robert Wu as Charles Yamamoto - Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson - Adam West as Mayor Adam West ## 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: [Q5959675](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5959675) - IMDb: [tt2040792](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2040792/) - US viewers: [5.74 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_Queen_(Family_Guy)) ## Navigation - Previous: [S10E15 Burning Down the Bayit](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e15-burning-down-the-bayit/) - Next: [S10E17 Forget-Me-Not](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e17-forget-me-not/) - 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 16 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](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 (this entry) - 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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