--- title: "The Old Man and the Big 'C' (S11E03) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e03-the-old-man-and-the-big-c/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "The Old Man and the Big 'C': Family Guy season 11 episode 3 (S11E03), first aired 4 November 2012. Writer and director credits." --- # The Old Man and the Big 'C' Episode 3 of Family Guy season 11 (S11E03), the 191st Family Guy episode overall. Written by Mike Desilets and Anthony Blasucci and directed by Brian Iles. First broadcast on 4 November 2012. ## Story Quagmire loses his toupee while chasing a fly ball during a Red Sox game, the moment goes up on the scoreboard and onto YouTube, and he gives up the wig until his friends push him towards a hair transplant. At the hospital Brian overhears that Carter Pewterschmidt has terminal cancer, but the family finds Carter in good health and Lois turns on Brian. Brian and Stewie follow Carter through Pewterschmidt Industries to a laboratory below ground and learn that the specimen held there is a cure for cancer, kept back since 1999 to protect sales of treatments. Stewie takes it, Lois confronts her father and he agrees to make it public, then announces only a new deodorant. ## Production and reception - It took a 2.5 rating and 5.11 million viewers, second on the Fox animation line-up that night behind The Simpsons on 5.54 million. ([Wikipedia: The Old Man and the Big 'C'](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Old_Man_and_the_Big_'C')) - The broadcast was moved from 21 October 2012 to 4 November after a rained-off National League Championship Series game displaced the whole animation line-up. ([Wikipedia: The Old Man and the Big 'C'](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Old_Man_and_the_Big_'C')) - Kevin McFarland of The A.V. Club graded it B and called it the funniest instalment of the season to that point, with many throwaway lines and cutaways working. ([Wikipedia: The Old Man and the Big 'C'](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Old_Man_and_the_Big_'C')) - Carter Dotson of TV Fanatic rated it 3 out of 5, judging the cancer cure strand half-baked and its point about drug firms left exactly where it started. ([Wikipedia: The Old Man and the Big 'C'](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Old_Man_and_the_Big_'C')) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 11 | | Episode | 3 of 22 | | Overall | No. 191 | | Code | S11E03 | | First aired | 4 November 2012 | | Directed by | Brian Iles | | Written by | Mike Desilets and Anthony Blasucci | | Production code | 9ACX22 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 11 | | Wikidata | Q6144953 | | IMDb | tt2502476 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 5.11 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Barbara Pewterschmidt, Girl #2 | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin | | Mike Henry | Man | | Steve Callaghan | Barista, Executive | | John de Lancie | Pewterschmidt Industries Executive | | Ralph Garman | Pewterschmidt Industries Employee | | Mark Hentemann | Man | | Phil LaMarr | Stand-Up Comedian | 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 - John de Lancie as Pewterschmidt Industries Executive, Man - Phil LaMarr as Stand-Up Comedian, Comedian - Jerry Lambert - Sherry Romito - Mae Whitman as Girl, Woman - Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson - Jennifer Tilly as Bonnie Swanson - John Viener as Doctor ## 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: [Q6144953](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6144953) - IMDb: [tt2502476](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2502476/) - US viewers: [5.11 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Old_Man_and_the_Big_'C') ## Navigation - Previous: [S11E02 Ratings Guy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e02-ratings-guy/) - Next: [S11E04 Yug Ylimaf](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e04-yug-ylimaf/) - 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 3 of 22 - S11E01 [Into Fat Air](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e01-into-fat-air/) - S11E02 [Ratings Guy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e02-ratings-guy/) - S11E03 The Old Man and the Big 'C' (this entry) - 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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