--- title: "Herpe the Love Sore (S12E16) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e16-herpe-the-love-sore/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "Herpe the Love Sore: Family Guy season 12 episode 16 (S12E16), first aired 6 April 2014. Writer and director credits." --- # Herpe the Love Sore Episode 16 of Family Guy season 12 (S12E16), the 226th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Andrew Goldberg and directed by Greg Colton. First broadcast on 6 April 2014. ## Story Peter opens a parcel addressed to Quagmire and keeps the whip he finds inside. At the Drunken Clam the three friends find a group of tough men in their booth and back away, and once word spreads each of them loses standing at work and at home. After a beating, Peter lists what he has watched from that seat, and the men reveal they are soldiers bound for Afghanistan, which wins them the bar's applause and a day declared by Mayor Adam West. In a second storyline, Stewie and Brian become blood brothers after watching The Outlaw Josey Wales, and Stewie catches herpes that Brian had hidden under his fur. Shunned at school, Stewie learns Chris was infected the same way, and the pair torment Brian until he apologises. ## Production and reception - Eric Thurm of The A.V. Club graded the episode C minus, writing that it leaned on the Stewie and Brian pairing and on shock material and came out an ordinary instalment. ([Wikipedia: Herpe the Love Sore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herpe_the_Love_Sore)) - The broadcast took a 2.3 rating among adults aged 18 to 49 and 4.77 million viewers, the best figures of the night on Fox, ahead of American Dad!, Bob's Burgers and The Simpsons. ([Wikipedia: Herpe the Love Sore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herpe_the_Love_Sore)) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 12 | | Episode | 16 of 21 | | Overall | No. 226 | | Code | S12E16 | | First aired | 6 April 2014 | | Directed by | Greg Colton | | Written by | Andrew Goldberg | | Production code | BACX16 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 12 | | Wikidata | Q16527736 | | IMDb | tt3607766 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 4.77 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin | | Mike Henry | Cleveland Brown | | Bryan Cranston | Bryan Cranston | | Ginger Gonzaga | Tiffany | | 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 - Alexandra Breckenridge as Jenna - Ginger Gonzaga as Tiffany (deleted scenes) - Bryan Cranston as himself (live-action sequence), Bryan Cranston - Freddy Rodriguez as Handy Manny - Patrick Stewart as cutaway narrator, Patrick Stewart - Tara Strong as Girl at Bowling alley (in DVD version) - Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson - Adam West as Mayor Adam West - Jennifer Tilly as Bonnie Swanson - Scott Grimes as Kevin Swanson - Alex Borstein as Daycare Teacher ## 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: [Q16527736](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16527736) - IMDb: [tt3607766](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3607766/) - US viewers: [4.77 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herpe_the_Love_Sore) ## Navigation - Previous: [S12E15 Secondhand Spoke](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e15-secondhand-spoke/) - Next: [S12E17 The Most Interesting Man in the World](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e17-the-most-interesting-man-in-the-world/) - 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 16 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](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e15-secondhand-spoke/) - S12E16 Herpe the Love Sore (this entry) - 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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