--- title: "Peter Problems (S12E09) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e09-peter-problems/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "Peter Problems: Family Guy season 12 episode 9 (S12E09), first aired 5 January 2014. Written by Teresa Hsiao and directed by Bob Bowen." --- # Peter Problems Episode 9 of Family Guy season 12 (S12E09), the 219th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Teresa Hsiao and directed by Bob Bowen. First broadcast on 5 January 2014. ## Story Angela promotes Peter to forklift operator at the Pawtucket Brewery, and he masters the machine before lifting a vat of beer, drinking it and driving through a wall into an executive meeting. She sacks him. Lois takes an assistant manager's post at Stop & Shop while Peter keeps house badly, and when she wants sex he finds that he cannot perform. Dr Hartman's pills do nothing, and Joe and Quagmire's attempts to help go no better. Quagmire decides the cure is Peter's old job and puts the case to Angela, who accepts a redo coupon and takes him back. Peter tells Lois at the shop that both his job and his sex drive have returned. ## Production and reception - The opening sequence returned to its usual form after the character of Brian was restored in the previous episode. ([Wikipedia: Peter Problems](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Problems)) - Nielsen figures gave it a 3.1 rating and an audience of 5.76 million, third in Fox's animation block that evening behind Bob's Burgers and The Simpsons. ([Wikipedia: Peter Problems](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Problems)) - Eric Thurm of The A.V. Club graded it D, finding the plot predictable and drawn out and short of jokes. ([Wikipedia: Peter Problems](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Problems)) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 12 | | Episode | 9 of 21 | | Overall | No. 219 | | Code | S12E09 | | First aired | 5 January 2014 | | Directed by | Bob Bowen | | Written by | Teresa Hsiao | | Production code | BACX08 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 12 | | Wikidata | Q16529778 | | IMDb | tt3410078 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 5.76 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin | | Alexandra Breckenridge | Woman | | Steve Callaghan | Crossing Guard, Giraffe #2 | | Carrie Fisher | Angela | 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 - Carrie Fisher as Angela - Marlee Matlin as Stella - Uncredited: - Nev Schulman as Himself (deleted scenes) - 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: [Q16529778](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16529778) - IMDb: [tt3410078](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3410078/) - US viewers: [5.76 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Problems) ## Navigation - Previous: [S12E08 Christmas Guy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e08-christmas-guy/) - Next: [S12E10 Grimm Job](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e10-grimm-job/) - 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 9 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](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e05-boopa-dee-bappa-dee/) - 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 (this entry) - 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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