--- title: "Secondhand Spoke (S12E15) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e15-secondhand-spoke/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "Secondhand Spoke: Family Guy season 12 episode 15 (S12E15), first aired 30 March 2014. Writer and director credits." --- # Secondhand Spoke Episode 15 of Family Guy season 12 (S12E15), the 225th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Dave Ihlenfeld and David Wright and directed by Julius Wu. First broadcast on 30 March 2014. ## Story Peter resents the extra breaks his colleague Stella takes to smoke, takes up the habit himself and cannot stop. His appearance and his sex life both suffer, and a visit to a clinic brings him to the notice of Mr Stone, who signs him up as the face of an anti smoking campaign, on condition that he keeps smoking to stay unwell. The advertisements make Peter well known until Stone drops him, and Lois and Brian tell him the damage to his health is permanent. Meanwhile Stewie coaches Chris against four bullies from inside his backpack, and the comebacks make Chris popular enough to be nominated for class president. Chris keeps Stewie in the bag against his will, and drops out of the race once Stewie points out that he has become a bully himself. ## Production and reception - Nielsen figures gave it a 2.1 rating among viewers aged 18 to 49 and an audience of 4.17 million, the largest in Fox's animation block that evening. ([Wikipedia: Secondhand Spoke](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondhand_Spoke)) - Eric Thurm of The A.V. Club graded it B, calling it a straightforward and tightly plotted half hour and noting that the main story began unusually early. ([Wikipedia: Secondhand Spoke](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondhand_Spoke)) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 12 | | Episode | 15 of 21 | | Overall | No. 225 | | Code | S12E15 | | First aired | 30 March 2014 | | Directed by | Julius Wu | | Written by | Dave Ihlenfeld and David Wright | | Production code | BACX12 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 12 | | Wikidata | Q16530525 | | IMDb | tt3589740 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 4.17 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin, Bully #3 | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin | | Dee Bradley Baker | Owl | | Gary Cole | Principal Shepherd | | Cary Elwes | Watson | 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 - Dee Bradley Baker as Owl - Gary Cole as Principal Shepherd - Chris Cox - Affion Crockett as Far-Away Black Man and Upbeat Black Kid, Perpetually Upbeat Black Kid - Cary Elwes as Dr. Watson, Watson - Carrie Fisher as Angela - Scott Grimes - Marlee Matlin as Stella - Rolando Molina as The guy in Meg's Bedroom - Emily Osment as Schoolgirl - Christine Marie Cabanos as Schoolgirl - Josh Robert Thompson as Tony Montana - Adam Carolla as Death (deleted scenes) - Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson - Kevin Michael Richardson as Jerome - John Viener as Mr. Stone ## 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: [Q16530525](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16530525) - IMDb: [tt3589740](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3589740/) - US viewers: [4.17 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondhand_Spoke) ## Navigation - Previous: [S12E14 Fresh Heir](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e14-fresh-heir/) - Next: [S12E16 Herpe the Love Sore](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e16-herpe-the-love-sore/) - 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 15 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](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e14-fresh-heir/) - S12E15 Secondhand Spoke (this entry) - 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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