--- title: "Bigfat (S11E17) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e17-bigfat/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "Bigfat: Family Guy season 11 episode 17 (S11E17), first aired 14 April 2013. Written by Brian Scully and directed by Julius Wu." --- # Bigfat Episode 17 of Family Guy season 11 (S11E17), the 205th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Brian Scully and directed by Julius Wu. First broadcast on 14 April 2013. ## Story A cold opening passes through Family Guy, American Dad! and King of the Hill before a title sequence in the style of the last of those. Quagmire flies Peter and Joe towards strip clubs in Montreal, and Peter opens a door in mid-air, bringing the plane down in the Canadian wilderness. One of Peter's traps breaks Quagmire's legs, so Peter sets off for help without knowing that the crash site is a Canadian's back garden. Two months later a search party finds him living wild and unable to speak. Attempts to settle him back at home fail, so the family takes him to the woods to release him, where telling Meg to be quiet brings his speech back. ## Production and reception - The cold opening crosses over with King of the Hill and American Dad!, and the title sequence puts Peter, Joe, Quagmire and Brian in the alley places of Hank Hill, Bill, Boomhauer and Dale. ([Wikipedia: Bigfat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigfat)) - It took a 2.5 rating among adults aged 18 to 49 and 5.02 million viewers, the most watched title on Fox's animation line-up that night. ([Wikipedia: Bigfat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigfat)) - Kevin McFarland of The A.V. Club graded it C, writing that jokes at Meg's expense dragged down an otherwise funny instalment. ([Wikipedia: Bigfat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigfat)) - Mark Trammell of TV Equals judged it good rather than great, with an opening the rest of the half-hour never matched. ([Wikipedia: Bigfat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigfat)) - Carter Dotson of TV Fanatic rated it 3 out of 5, saying Peter's feral spell was too short to pay off and that the King of the Hill homage carried the whole thing. ([Wikipedia: Bigfat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigfat)) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 11 | | Episode | 17 of 22 | | Overall | No. 205 | | Code | S11E17 | | First aired | 14 April 2013 | | Directed by | Julius Wu | | Written by | Brian Scully | | Production code | AACX15 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 11 | | Wikidata | Q14931633 | | IMDb | tt2778790 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 5.02 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin | | Mike Henry | Consuela | | Max Charles | Davy Crockett | | Mike Judge | Hank Hill | | Bill Maher | Bill Maher | 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 - Mike Judge as Hank Hill - Bill Maher as himself, Bill Maher - Wendy Schaal as Francine Smith - Rachael MacFarlane as Hayley Smith - Scott Grimes as Steve Smith - Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson - Mike Henry as Consuela - Alex Borstein as Wife ## 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: [Q14931633](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14931633) - IMDb: [tt2778790](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2778790/) - US viewers: [5.02 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigfat) ## Navigation - Previous: [S11E16 12 and a Half Angry Men](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e16-12-and-a-half-angry-men/) - Next: [S11E18 Total Recall](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e18-total-recall/) - 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 17 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](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 (this entry) - 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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