Season 10 · Episode 18 · First aired 1 April 2012
You Can't Do That on Television, Peter
Episode 18 of Family Guy season 10 (S10E18), the 183rd Family Guy episode overall. Written by Julius Sharpe and directed by Bob Bowen. First broadcast on 1 April 2012.
Story
Stewie's favourite children's television programme is cancelled and taken off the air. Peter's answer to this is to develop a children's programme of his own, and he goes on to take the starring role in it himself. A second storyline runs alongside, in which Meg starts an internship at the local hospital in Quahog, working under the doctor there, Dr Hartman.
Production and reception
- Julius Sharpe wrote the episode and Bob Bowen directed. It first aired on Fox on 1 April 2012 and drew 5.05 million viewers. Wikipedia, Family Guy season 10
Voices
| Voice | Characters |
|---|---|
| Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin |
| Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Italian Mom |
| Seth Green | Chris Griffin, Neil Goldman, Bully |
| Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin |
| Mike Henry | Bruce the Performance Artist |
| Isabella Acres | Kid #4 |
| Steve Callaghan | Patient |
| Karley Scott Collins | Kid #1 |
| Ralph Garman | Commercial Guy, Sailor #2, Employee #2 |
| Zachary Gordon | Kid #2 |
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
- Adam West as Mayor Adam West
- Jonathan Morgan Heit as Child
- Seth MacFarlane as Dr. Elmer Hartman
- Seth Green as Neil Goldman
- Alex Borstein as Italian Mom
- Zachary Gordon as Child
- Katharine McPhee as Mother Maggie
- Isabella Acres as Child
- Karley Scott Collins as Child
- Carlos McCullers, II as Child
Season 10: episode 18 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 Side
- 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, PeterYou are here
- E19Mr. and Mrs. Stewie
- E20Leggo My Meg-O
- E21Tea Peter
- E22Family Guy Viewer Mail #2
- E23Internal Affairs
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Provenance
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- 6 September 2026
- Verification
- Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree
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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.