--- title: "Save the Clam (S11E19) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e19-save-the-clam/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "Save the Clam: Family Guy season 11 episode 19 (S11E19), first aired 5 May 2013. Written by Chris Sheridan and directed by Brian Iles." --- # Save the Clam Episode 19 of Family Guy season 11 (S11E19), the 207th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Chris Sheridan and directed by Brian Iles. First broadcast on 5 May 2013. ## Story In a softball fixture pitting the Drunken Clam against Goldman's Pharmacy, Jerome hits a ball into Horace's face and kills him. After the funeral the men find the bar has been foreclosed, drink at Peter's house until Lois objects, then break back in for the night. A demolition crew arrives the next morning and Peter claims to own the building, until Jerome turns up and reveals that he has bought the Clam with his sporting earnings to keep it open in Horace's memory. Meanwhile Meg walks in on an embalming during the funeral and is offered work at the funeral home. Chris takes the body of Mr Dugan to get into films rated R, loses it in a swimming pool, and has to stand in for Dugan at the service, ending up with the dead man's face. ## Production and reception - The broadcast drew a 2.2 rating among viewers aged 18 to 49 and an audience of 4.79 million, second in Fox's animation block that evening behind American Dad!. ([Wikipedia: Save the Clam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Save_the_Clam)) - Kevin McFarland of The A.V. Club graded it B, and Carter Dotson of TV Fanatic gave it three stars out of five. ([Wikipedia: Save the Clam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Save_the_Clam)) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 11 | | Episode | 19 of 22 | | Overall | No. 207 | | Code | S11E19 | | First aired | 5 May 2013 | | Directed by | Brian Iles | | Written by | Chris Sheridan | | Production code | AACX18 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 11 | | Wikidata | Q14948233 | | IMDb | tt2778794 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 4.79 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin, Archie Manning | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin | | Mike Henry | Bruce the Performance Artist | | John G. Brennan | Mort Goldman, Horace | | Tim Gunn | Tim Gunn | | 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 - Tim Gunn as himself, Tim Gunn - Alexandra Breckenridge as Amanda Small - Emily Osment as Joanie Cunningham/JoAnne Fuller - Rhea Seehorn as Female Baseball Player's Friend, Joanie - Fred Tatasciore as Kathleen Turner/Archie Manning, Deputy Police Chief Dwayne T. Robinson - Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson - Kevin Michael Richardson as Jerome - Alec Sulkin as Waiter - Christine Lakin as Amanda Small - Ralph Garman as Kathleen Turner - Danny Smith as Mortician ## 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: [Q14948233](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14948233) - IMDb: [tt2778794](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2778794/) - US viewers: [4.79 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Save_the_Clam) ## Navigation - Previous: [S11E18 Total Recall](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e18-total-recall/) - Next: [S11E20 Farmer Guy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e20-farmer-guy/) - 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 19 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](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e18-total-recall/) - S11E19 Save the Clam (this entry) - 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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