--- title: "Boopa-dee Bappa-dee (S12E05) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e05-boopa-dee-bappa-dee/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "Boopa-dee Bappa-dee: Family Guy season 12 episode 5 (S12E05), first aired 17 November 2013. Writer and director credits." --- # Boopa-dee Bappa-dee Episode 5 of Family Guy season 12 (S12E05), the 215th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Wellesley Wild and directed by Mike Kim. First broadcast on 17 November 2013. ## Story Lois books tickets to Italy during an airline price war and lets Peter believe they are going to a water park until the plane is in the air. He sulks in the hotel while she sightsees, and only makes an effort once Brian points out that Lois has gone off with an Italian man. Peter wins her round, then burns the family's passports and announces that they are staying. A month later the Griffins have gone native, with Meg attached to Mario and his brother Luigi in the house, but money is short and the consulate is no help. They stow away on a cargo ship, posing as sex dolls, and reach home. Mario later calls at the house to take things further with Meg. ## Production and reception - Nielsen figures gave it a 2.2 rating and an audience of 4.46 million, the largest in Fox's animation block that evening, ahead of The Simpsons on 4.08 million. ([Wikipedia: Boopa-dee Bappa-dee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boopa-dee_Bappa-dee)) - Eric Thurm of The A.V. Club graded it C minus, writing that the episode failed to combine the show's loose style with the sitcom plotting it borrowed. ([Wikipedia: Boopa-dee Bappa-dee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boopa-dee_Bappa-dee)) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 12 | | Episode | 5 of 21 | | Overall | No. 215 | | Code | S12E05 | | First aired | 17 November 2013 | | Directed by | Mike Kim | | Written by | Wellesley Wild | | Production code | BACX04 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 12 | | Wikidata | Q15709168 | | IMDb | tt3304794 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 4.46 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Tricia Takanawa, Fat Woman | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin | | Mike Henry | Mario | | Raoul Bova | Tuscan Mob Boss | | Chris Diamantopoulos | Dean Martin | | Michelle Dockery | British Woman | | Ginger Gonzaga | Italian Teacher | 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 - Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Crawley, British Woman - Raoul Bova as mafia leader - Ginger Gonzaga as Chris' teacher - Chris Diamantopoulos - Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson ## Links - Season: [12](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-12/) - Source: [Wikipedia: Family Guy season 12](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_12) - Wikidata: [Q15709168](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15709168) - IMDb: [tt3304794](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3304794/) - US viewers: [4.46 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boopa-dee_Bappa-dee) ## Navigation - Previous: [S12E04 A Fistful of Meg](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e04-a-fistful-of-meg/) - Next: [S12E06 Life of Brian](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e06-life-of-brian/) - Season hub: [Season 12](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-12/) - All episodes: [Family Guy episode guide](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/) ## Season 12: episode 5 of 21 - S12E01 [Finders Keepers](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e01-finders-keepers/) - S12E02 [Vestigial Peter](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e02-vestigial-peter/) - S12E03 [Quagmire's Quagmire](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e03-quagmires-quagmire/) - S12E04 [A Fistful of Meg](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e04-a-fistful-of-meg/) - S12E05 Boopa-dee Bappa-dee (this entry) - S12E06 [Life of Brian](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e06-life-of-brian/) - S12E07 [Into Harmony's Way](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e07-into-harmonys-way/) - S12E08 [Christmas Guy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e08-christmas-guy/) - S12E09 [Peter Problems](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e09-peter-problems/) - S12E10 [Grimm Job](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e10-grimm-job/) - S12E11 [Brian's a Bad Father](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e11-brians-a-bad-father/) - S12E12 [Mom's the Word](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e12-moms-the-word/) - S12E13 [3 Acts of God](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e13-3-acts-of-god/) - S12E14 [Fresh Heir](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e14-fresh-heir/) - S12E15 [Secondhand Spoke](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e15-secondhand-spoke/) - S12E16 [Herpe the Love Sore](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e16-herpe-the-love-sore/) - S12E17 [The Most Interesting Man in the World](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e17-the-most-interesting-man-in-the-world/) - S12E18 [Baby Got Black](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e18-baby-got-black/) - S12E19 [Meg Stinks!](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e19-meg-stinks/) - S12E20 [He's Bla-ack!](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e20-hes-bla-ack/) - S12E21 [Chap Stewie](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e21-chap-stewie/) --- Unofficial fan resource. 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