Season 11 · Episode 16 · First aired 24 March 2013
12 and a Half Angry Men
Episode 16 of Family Guy season 11 (S11E16), the 204th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Ted Jessup and directed by Pete Michels. First broadcast on 24 March 2013.
Story
An aide to Mayor Adam West is stabbed to death, and evidence that he had been blackmailing the mayor puts West on trial. The jury is drawn from Quahog regulars, among them Peter, Brian, Quagmire, Mort, Tom Tucker, Herbert, Carter, Dr Hartman and Consuela, and Brian alone votes to acquit. He points out that the blackmail note was written on hotel paper rather than paper from the mayor's office, and later demonstrates that the witness could not have seen the killing from where she claimed to be. The vote moves, Tom Tucker and finally Carter give way, and West returns to his duties. Stewie then reports further killings, leaving the real culprit at large as the lights go out.
Production and reception
- The story takes its shape from the 1957 film 12 Angry Men. Wikipedia, 12 and a Half Angry Men
- It took a 2.6 rating among adults aged 18 to 49 and 5.16 million viewers, the most watched title on Fox's animation line-up that night. Wikipedia, 12 and a Half Angry Men
- Kevin McFarland of The A.V. Club graded it B-, writing that every beat of the film homage arrived on cue without seeming lazy, and noting the work behind the orgy reconstruction. Wikipedia, 12 and a Half Angry Men
- Mark Trammell of TV Equals wrote that he could not say the whole thing worked, but that it was no embarrassment either. Wikipedia, 12 and a Half Angry Men
Voices
| Voice | Characters |
|---|---|
| Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin |
| Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Tricia Takanawa |
| Seth Green | Chris Griffin |
| Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin |
| Mike Henry | Bruce, Mr. Herbert |
| H. Jon Benjamin | Carl |
| John G. Brennan | Mort Goldman |
| Max Charles | Timmy |
| Christine Lakin | Joyce Kinney |
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 Timmy
- Christine Lakin as Joyce Kinney
- Padma Lakshmi as herself, Padma Lakshmi
- Phil LaMarr as Judge Dignified Q. Blackman, Judge
- Johann Urb as The Ambassador
- Robert Wu as Sensei
- Uncredited:
- Emily Osment as Female Hockey Player (deleted scenes)
- Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson
- Adam West as Mayor Adam West
- Johnny Brennan as Mort Goldman
- Mike Henry as Herbert
- H. Jon Benjamin as Carl
- Danny Smith as Lawyer
- John Viener as Indiana Jones
Season 11: episode 16 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 Cross
- E14Call Girl
- E15Turban Cowboy
- E1612 and a Half Angry MenYou are here
- 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
- Verification
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- Licence
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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.