--- title: "Into Fat Air (S11E01) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e01-into-fat-air/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "Into Fat Air: Family Guy season 11 episode 1 (S11E01), first aired 30 September 2012. Writer and director credits." --- # Into Fat Air Episode 1 of Family Guy season 11 (S11E01), the 189th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Alec Sulkin and directed by Joseph Lee. First broadcast on 30 September 2012. ## Story Lois arranges dinner with her former boyfriend Ross Fishman, his wife Pam and their son Ben. Goaded by Ross boasting about the family holidays and a planned ascent of Mount Everest, Peter claims the Griffins will climb it too, and Lois, equally irritated, insists they go through with it. In Nepal the two families set off, and the Fishmans reach the summit first. A storm traps the Griffins on the way down with nothing to eat, and they survive by eating Ben's frozen body. Passing Ross and Pam, who are still searching for their son, Lois turns the family back and hauls them out of a crevasse. At base camp the Fishmans are loaded onto a helicopter, and Peter tells them what the Griffins ate before waving the pilot away. ## Production and reception - First shown on 30 September 2012 after season premieres of The Simpsons and American Dad!, it drew 6.55 million viewers with a 3.3/8 rating and share. ([Wikipedia: Into Fat Air](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into_Fat_Air)) - Kevin McFarland of The A.V. Club graded it C, writing that only the cutaways felt new and that the climbing, cannibalism and awkward dinner strands had been assembled from earlier work. ([Wikipedia: Into Fat Air](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into_Fat_Air)) - Carter Dotson of TV Fanatic rated it 3.5 out of 5, calling it short of great but better than other instalments he had seen from the series. ([Wikipedia: Into Fat Air](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into_Fat_Air)) - Mark Hentemann, Danny Smith, Alec Sulkin, Wellesley Wild and Steve Callaghan were credited as executive producers, with Dominic Bianchi and James Purdum as supervising directors. ([Wikipedia: Into Fat Air](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into_Fat_Air)) - Elizabeth Banks and Martin Spanjers provided guest voices alongside the recurring guest performers. ([Wikipedia: Into Fat Air](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into_Fat_Air)) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 11 | | Episode | 1 of 22 | | Overall | No. 189 | | Code | S11E01 | | First aired | 30 September 2012 | | Directed by | Joseph Lee | | Written by | Alec Sulkin | | Production code | 9ACX21 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 11 | | Wikidata | Q5919263 | | IMDb | tt2289608 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 6.55 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, GPS | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin | | Elizabeth Banks | Pam Fishman | | Chris Cox | Ross Fishman | | Ralph Garman | Cab Driver | | Mark Hentemann | Sammy Davis, Jr. | | Danny Smith | Bird, Jewish God | 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 - Elizabeth Banks as Pam Fishman - Chris Cox as Ross Fishman - Martin Spanjers as Ben Fishman ## Links - Season: [11](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-11/) - Source: [Wikipedia: Family Guy season 11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_11) - Wikidata: [Q5919263](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5919263) - IMDb: [tt2289608](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2289608/) - US viewers: [6.55 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into_Fat_Air) ## Navigation - Previous: [S10E23 Internal Affairs](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e23-internal-affairs/) - Next: [S11E02 Ratings Guy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e02-ratings-guy/) - Season hub: [Season 11](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-11/) - All episodes: [Family Guy episode guide](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/) ## Season 11: episode 1 of 22 - S11E01 Into Fat Air (this entry) - S11E02 [Ratings Guy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e02-ratings-guy/) - S11E03 [The Old Man and the Big 'C'](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e03-the-old-man-and-the-big-c/) - S11E04 [Yug Ylimaf](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e04-yug-ylimaf/) - S11E05 [Joe's Revenge](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e05-joes-revenge/) - S11E06 [Lois Comes Out of Her Shell](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e06-lois-comes-out-of-her-shell/) - S11E07 [Friends Without Benefits](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e07-friends-without-benefits/) - S11E08 [Jesus, Mary and Joseph!](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e08-jesus-mary-and-joseph/) - S11E09 [Space Cadet](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e09-space-cadet/) - S11E10 [Brian's Play](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e10-brians-play/) - S11E11 [The Giggity Wife](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e11-the-giggity-wife/) - S11E12 [Valentine's Day in Quahog](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e12-valentines-day-in-quahog/) - S11E13 [Chris Cross](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e13-chris-cross/) - S11E14 [Call Girl](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e14-call-girl/) - S11E15 [Turban Cowboy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e15-turban-cowboy/) - S11E16 [12 and a Half Angry Men](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e16-12-and-a-half-angry-men/) - S11E17 [Bigfat](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e17-bigfat/) - S11E18 [Total Recall](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e18-total-recall/) - S11E19 [Save the Clam](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e19-save-the-clam/) - S11E20 [Farmer Guy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e20-farmer-guy/) - S11E21 [Roads to Vegas](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e21-roads-to-vegas/) - S11E22 [No Country Club for Old Men](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e22-no-country-club-for-old-men/) --- Unofficial fan resource. 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