--- title: "Lois Comes Out of Her Shell (S11E06) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e06-lois-comes-out-of-her-shell/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "Lois Comes Out of Her Shell: Family Guy season 11 episode 6 (S11E06), first aired 25 November 2012. Writer and director credits." --- # Lois Comes Out of Her Shell Episode 6 of Family Guy season 11 (S11E06), the 194th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Danny Smith and directed by Joe Vaux. First broadcast on 25 November 2012. ## Story Lois dreads her 43rd birthday, and a poem Peter reads at the surprise party Brian suggests tips her into a midlife crisis. She has a makeover, grows her hair, dresses far younger and takes up with a group of teenage girls, which wears Peter out. Brian tells Peter that the poem is the cause. Lois gets into a Justin Bieber concert meaning to seduce him, Peter interrupts and beats Bieber up, then apologises and says he loves her as she is, before having to take the stage himself. In a second strand Stewie brings a turtle home from a park pond and names him Sheldon, but the turtle tries to kill him, and Mario eventually jumps on Sheldon and finishes him off. ## Production and reception - It took a 2.9 rating and 5.77 million viewers, second on the Fox animation line-up that night behind The Simpsons on 7.46 million. ([Wikipedia: Lois Comes Out of Her Shell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lois_Comes_Out_of_Her_Shell)) - Kevin McFarland of The A.V. Club graded it B-, finding the plot turns signalled well in advance and the themes ordinary for a sitcom, but the structure and joke delivery better than in recent instalments. ([Wikipedia: Lois Comes Out of Her Shell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lois_Comes_Out_of_Her_Shell)) - Carter Dotson of TV Fanatic rated it 3.5 out of 5, praising how the plot held together and the Conway Bieber gag, while doubting how sincere the sentiment at its centre really was. ([Wikipedia: Lois Comes Out of Her Shell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lois_Comes_Out_of_Her_Shell)) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 11 | | Episode | 6 of 22 | | Overall | No. 194 | | Code | S11E06 | | First aired | 25 November 2012 | | Directed by | Joe Vaux | | Written by | Danny Smith | | Production code | AACX05 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 11 | | Wikidata | Q11166372 | | IMDb | tt2443940 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 5.77 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Barbara Pewterschmidt, Tricia Takanawa | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin | | Mike Henry | Jester | | John G. Brennan | Mort Goldman | | Steve Callaghan | Grocery Store Employee, Stagehand | | Max Charles | Kid | | Chris Cox | Bald Guy #3 | | Johnny Depp | Edward Scissorhands | 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 - Max Charles as Kid - Chris Cox - Johnny Depp as Edward Scissorhands - Sara Fletcher as Lois' New Friend #1 - Hunter Gomez as Justin Bieber - Fiona Gubelmann as Lois' New Friend #2 - Fred Tatasciore - Uncredited: - Maurice LaMarche as Franklin D. Roosevelt (deleted scenes) - Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson - Adam West as Mayor Adam West - Johnny Brennan as Mort Goldman ## 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: [Q11166372](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11166372) - IMDb: [tt2443940](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2443940/) - US viewers: [5.77 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lois_Comes_Out_of_Her_Shell) ## Navigation - Previous: [S11E05 Joe's Revenge](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e05-joes-revenge/) - Next: [S11E07 Friends Without Benefits](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e07-friends-without-benefits/) - 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 6 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'](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 (this entry) - 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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