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description: "Brokeback Swanson: Family Guy season 14 episode 8 (S14E08), first aired 6 December 2015. Writer and director credits."
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# Brokeback Swanson

Episode 8 of Family Guy season 14 (S14E08), the 257th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Ted Jessup and directed by Julius Wu. First broadcast on 6 December 2015.

## Story

Peter and his friends take part in a running of the bulls. Joe is badly hurt during it and is left a quadriplegic. The second storyline follows Brian, who sleeps with a married woman called Tori. Her husband Vic is a Navy SEAL, bitter at having been given no credit for the killing of Osama bin Laden. To keep out of Vic's way once the man is in the house, Brian passes himself off as the couple's new dog.

## Facts

| Fact | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| Season | 14 |
| Episode | 8 of 20 |
| Overall | No. 257 |
| Code | S14E08 |
| First aired | 6 December 2015 |
| Directed by | Julius Wu |
| Written by | Ted Jessup |
| Production code | DACX07 |
| Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 14 |
| Wikidata | Q23419159 |
| IMDb | tt4863478 |
| Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree |
| US viewers | 3.63 million |

## Voices

| Voice | Characters |
| --- | --- |
| Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin |
| Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Nurse |
| Seth Green | Chris Griffin, Guy Playing Hooky |
| Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin, Meg Griffin |
| Mike Henry | Cleveland Brown |
| Patrick Warburton | Joe Swanson |
| Alexandra Breckenridge | Tori |
| Joe Buck | Baseball Announcer |

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 Tori

## Links

- Season: [14](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-14/)
- Source: [Wikipedia: Family Guy season 14](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_14)
- Wikidata: [Q23419159](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23419159)
- IMDb: [tt4863478](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4863478/)
- US viewers: [3.63 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_14)

## Navigation

- Previous: [S14E07 Hot Pocket-Dial](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s14e07-hot-pocket-dial/)
- Next: [S14E09 A Shot in the Dark](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s14e09-a-shot-in-the-dark/)
- Season hub: [Season 14](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-14/)
- All episodes: [Family Guy episode guide](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/)

## Season 14: episode 8 of 20

- S14E01 [Pilling Them Softly](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s14e01-pilling-them-softly/)
- S14E02 [Papa Has a Rollin' Son](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s14e02-papa-has-a-rollin-son/)
- S14E03 [Guy, Robot](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s14e03-guy-robot/)
- S14E04 [Peternormal Activity](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s14e04-peternormal-activity/)
- S14E05 [Peter, Chris & Brian](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s14e05-peter-chris-and-brian/)
- S14E06 [Peter's Sister](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s14e06-peters-sister/)
- S14E07 [Hot Pocket-Dial](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s14e07-hot-pocket-dial/)
- S14E08 Brokeback Swanson (this entry)
- S14E09 [A Shot in the Dark](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s14e09-a-shot-in-the-dark/)
- S14E10 [Candy, Quahog Marshmallow](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s14e10-candy-quahog-marshmallow/)
- S14E11 [The Peanut Butter Kid](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s14e11-the-peanut-butter-kid/)
- S14E12 [Scammed Yankees](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s14e12-scammed-yankees/)
- S14E13 [An App a Day](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s14e13-an-app-a-day/)
- S14E14 [Underage Peter](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s14e14-underage-peter/)
- S14E15 [A Lot Going on Upstairs](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s14e15-a-lot-going-on-upstairs/)
- S14E16 [The Heartbreak Dog](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s14e16-the-heartbreak-dog/)
- S14E17 [Take a Letter](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s14e17-take-a-letter/)
- S14E18 [The New Adventures of Old Tom](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s14e18-the-new-adventures-of-old-tom/)
- S14E19 [Run, Chris, Run](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s14e19-run-chris-run/)
- S14E20 [Road to India](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s14e20-road-to-india/)

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