--- title: "Fresh Heir (S12E14) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e14-fresh-heir/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "Fresh Heir: Family Guy season 12 episode 14 (S12E14), first aired 23 March 2014. Written by Steve Callaghan and directed by Mike Kim." --- # Fresh Heir Episode 14 of Family Guy season 12 (S12E14), the 224th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Steve Callaghan and directed by Mike Kim. First broadcast on 23 March 2014. ## Story Peter turns Chris down when he asks to spend time together. Carter then breaks his leg on an escalator, and with Lois unavailable and Meg unwilling, Chris ends up looking after him. The two get on well, and once the leg heals Chris refuses payment, which so impresses Carter that he makes his grandson sole heir to the family fortune. Peter starts courting Chris for access to the money. A remark at the Drunken Clam about whoever ends up marrying Chris gives Peter the idea of a wedding in Vermont, and he has already tricked Lois into signing divorce papers. Chris agrees, because it means time with his father. Lois and the family stop the ceremony, Chris says he knew all along, and the two settle for being father and son. ## Production and reception - Nielsen figures gave it a 2.2 rating among viewers aged 18 to 49 and an audience of 4.38 million, the largest in Fox's animation block that evening. ([Wikipedia: Fresh Heir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresh_Heir)) - Eric Thurm of The A.V. Club graded it D, holding that the repeated incest jokes sank a story that could otherwise have worked. ([Wikipedia: Fresh Heir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresh_Heir)) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 12 | | Episode | 14 of 21 | | Overall | No. 224 | | Code | S12E14 | | First aired | 23 March 2014 | | Directed by | Mike Kim | | Written by | Steve Callaghan | | Production code | BACX13 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 12 | | Wikidata | Q16527278 | | IMDb | tt3575978 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 4.38 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Barbara Pewterschmidt | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin, Dance Choreographer | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin | | Steve Callaghan | Guy #2 | | Chris Cox | Ben Fishman | | Scott Grimes | Kevin Swanson | 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 - Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson - Scott Grimes as Kevin 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: [Q16527278](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16527278) - IMDb: [tt3575978](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3575978/) - US viewers: [4.38 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresh_Heir) ## Navigation - Previous: [S12E13 3 Acts of God](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e13-3-acts-of-god/) - Next: [S12E15 Secondhand Spoke](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e15-secondhand-spoke/) - 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 14 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](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 (this entry) - 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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