Season 11 · Episode 13 · First aired 17 February 2013
Chris Cross
Episode 13 of Family Guy season 11 (S11E13), the 201st Family Guy episode overall. Written by Anthony Blasucci and Mike Desilets and directed by Jerry Langford. First broadcast on 17 February 2013.
Story
Teased over his cheap trainers and refused money by Lois, Chris takes cash from her purse. Meg catches him and makes him do whatever she asks, and her demands run from ordinary errands to criminal ones, so Chris moves in with Herbert. With Meg covering for his absence, Herbert discovers that living with Chris is less pleasant than he had imagined, and throws him out after a night of mess and refusal. Meg finds Chris, apologises, and the two agree they need each other to survive the family. In a second strand Stewie and Brian become devoted to the singer Anne Murray, travel to Canada to ask her what "Snowbird" means, and Stewie ties her up on learning that she did not write it.
Production and reception
- The Canadian singer Anne Murray guest stars as herself in the Brian and Stewie strand. Wikipedia, Chris Cross (Family Guy)
- It took a 2.4 rating among adults aged 18 to 49 and 4.87 million viewers, the most watched title on the Fox animation line-up that night. Wikipedia, Chris Cross (Family Guy)
- Alasdair Wilkins of The A.V. Club graded it C, finding the main story short of a comic target and getting by on low-key observation, while rating the Brian and Stewie strand well above it. Wikipedia, Chris Cross (Family Guy)
- Carter Dotson of TV Fanatic rated it 1.5 out of 5, calling Murray's own appearance the funniest part of a story with little to laugh at. Wikipedia, Chris Cross (Family Guy)
Voices
| Voice | Characters |
|---|---|
| Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin |
| Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Georgia O'Keeffe |
| Seth Green | Chris Griffin |
| Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin |
| Mike Henry | Mr. Herbert |
| H. Jon Benjamin | Carl |
| Steve Callaghan | Reporter |
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
- Anne Murray as herself, Anne Murray
- H. Jon Benjamin as Carl
- Adam West as Mayor Adam West
- Mike Henry as Herbert
- Max Burkholder as Kid
- James Burkholder as Kid
- Colin Ford as Kid
- John Viener as Buzz Lightyear
- Robert Romanus as Mike Damone
Season 11: episode 13 of 22
- E1Into Fat Air
- E2Ratings Guy
- E3The Old Man and the Big 'C'
- E4Yug Ylimaf
- E5Joe's Revenge
- E6Lois Comes Out of Her Shell
- E7Friends Without Benefits
- E8Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
- E9Space Cadet
- E10Brian's Play
- E11The Giggity Wife
- E12Valentine's Day in Quahog
- E13Chris CrossYou are here
- E14Call Girl
- E15Turban Cowboy
- E1612 and a Half Angry Men
- E17Bigfat
- E18Total Recall
- E19Save the Clam
- E20Farmer Guy
- E21Roads to Vegas
- E22No Country Club for Old Men
SourceFacts from Wikipedia: Family Guy season 11 and the episode's article (CC BY-SA 4.0). Spotted an error? See corrections.
Provenance
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- 6 September 2026
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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.