--- title: "Total Recall (S11E18) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e18-total-recall/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "Total Recall: Family Guy season 11 episode 18 (S11E18), first aired 28 April 2013. Written by Kristin Long and directed by Joseph Lee." --- # Total Recall Episode 18 of Family Guy season 11 (S11E18), the 206th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Kristin Long and directed by Joseph Lee. First broadcast on 28 April 2013. ## Story A head cold deepens Peter's voice, which Lois finds attractive, so once he recovers he sets about making himself ill again. He succeeds well enough to land in hospital and miss his bowling tournament, and asks Lois to play in his place. She wins the match for the team and stays on drinking with his friends afterwards. When Joe turns up with three tickets for a Red Sox game they take Lois and leave Peter out, and his jealousy pushes him further from the group until Lois gives up a night out so that he can rejoin them. Meanwhile the toy company recalls its teddy bears over loose eyes and Lois posts Rupert back. Stewie and Brian join a factory tour, reach the recall room and pull Rupert from a conveyor belt feeding a furnace. At home one of Rupert's eyes comes loose and chokes Stewie. ## Production and reception - The opening credits parody those of Modern Family, the rescue from the incinerator recalls a sequence in Toy Story 3, and the title refers to the Arnold Schwarzenegger film. ([Wikipedia: Total Recall (Family Guy)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_Recall_(Family_Guy))) - Nielsen figures gave it a 2.6 rating among viewers aged 18 to 49 and an audience of 4.89 million, the largest for any programme in Fox's animation block that evening. ([Wikipedia: Total Recall (Family Guy)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_Recall_(Family_Guy))) - Kevin McFarland of The A.V. Club graded it C minus, Carter Dotson of TV Fanatic gave four stars out of five, and Mark Trammell of TV Equals wrote favourably about it. ([Wikipedia: Total Recall (Family Guy)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_Recall_(Family_Guy))) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 11 | | Episode | 18 of 22 | | Overall | No. 206 | | Code | S11E18 | | First aired | 28 April 2013 | | Directed by | Joseph Lee | | Written by | Kristin Long | | Production code | AACX16 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 11 | | Wikidata | Q14931671 | | IMDb | tt2778796 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 4.89 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin | | John G. Brennan | Mort Goldman, Horace | 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 - Carly Simon as herself, Carly Simon - Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson - Adam West as Mayor Adam West - Seth Green as Waiter - Alex Borstein as Mikey's Mother - John Viener as Tour Guide ## 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: [Q14931671](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14931671) - IMDb: [tt2778796](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2778796/) - US viewers: [4.89 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_Recall_(Family_Guy)) ## Navigation - Previous: [S11E17 Bigfat](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e17-bigfat/) - Next: [S11E19 Save the Clam](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e19-save-the-clam/) - 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 18 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](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e17-bigfat/) - S11E18 Total Recall (this entry) - 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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