--- title: "Turban Cowboy (S11E15) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e15-turban-cowboy/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "Turban Cowboy: Family Guy season 11 episode 15 (S11E15), first aired 17 March 2013. Writer and director credits." --- # Turban Cowboy Episode 15 of Family Guy season 11 (S11E15), the 203rd Family Guy episode overall. Written by Artie Johann and Shawn Ries and directed by Joe Vaux. First broadcast on 17 March 2013. ## Story Bored with their routine, the Drunken Clam regulars take up skydiving at Peter's suggestion, and Peter keeps at it despite accident after accident. A crash in Las Vegas puts him in hospital beside Mahmoud, a Muslim man he takes to immediately. Mahmoud does not get on with Peter's friends but introduces him to Islam, and Peter begins studying it closely. Invited to a gathering, Peter finds himself among men planning to blow up the Quahog Bridge. Joe persuades him to stay inside the plot, but his microphone is found and he is made at gunpoint to drive a van of explosives to the bridge. Joe arrives and knocks the detonator from Mahmoud's hand, and the cell is arrested, though the bridge blows up anyway. ## Production and reception - It took a 2.4 rating among adults aged 18 to 49 and 4.92 million viewers, the most watched title on Fox's animation line-up that night. ([Wikipedia: Turban Cowboy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turban_Cowboy)) - Kevin McFarland of The A.V. Club graded it D, writing that its handling of Middle Eastern characters as terrorists felt a decade out of date. ([Wikipedia: Turban Cowboy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turban_Cowboy)) - Carter Dotson of TV Fanatic rated it 2.5 out of 5, setting it against "When You Wish Upon a Weinstein" and arguing that the series now preferred to give offence rather than write with the warmth of its earlier years. ([Wikipedia: Turban Cowboy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turban_Cowboy)) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 11 | | Episode | 15 of 22 | | Overall | No. 203 | | Code | S11E15 | | First aired | 17 March 2013 | | Directed by | Joe Vaux | | Written by | Artie Johann and Shawn Ries | | Production code | AACX13 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 11 | | Wikidata | Q7853731 | | IMDb | tt2626870 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 4.92 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin, Chris Griffin | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin, Meg Griffin | | Omid Abtahi | Mahmoud | | Bob Costas | Bob Costas | 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 - Omid Abtahi as Mahmoud - Bob Costas as himself, Bob Costas - Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson - Alexandra Breckenridge as Woman - Alex Borstein as Librarian ## 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: [Q7853731](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7853731) - IMDb: [tt2626870](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2626870/) - US viewers: [4.92 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turban_Cowboy) ## Navigation - Previous: [S11E14 Call Girl](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e14-call-girl/) - Next: [S11E16 12 and a Half Angry Men](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e16-12-and-a-half-angry-men/) - 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 15 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](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 (this entry) - 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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