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description: "American Gigg-olo: Family Guy season 15 episode 3 (S15E03), first aired 16 October 2016. Writer and director credits."
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# American Gigg-olo

Episode 3 of Family Guy season 15 (S15E03), the 272nd Family Guy episode overall. Written by Chris Sheridan and directed by Mike Kim. First broadcast on 16 October 2016.

## Story

A pilots' strike leaves Quagmire out of work, and he finds new employment as a gigolo. Clients start refusing to pay, so Peter steps in to collect on his behalf, and the two friends end up working as prostitute and pimp. Meanwhile, Peter drops Brian from the family health insurance, and Brian takes a job at a hardware shop. Stewie sets out to get him sacked, then has to operate on him to save his life.

## Facts

| Fact | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| Season | 15 |
| Episode | 3 of 20 |
| Overall | No. 272 |
| Code | S15E03 |
| First aired | 16 October 2016 |
| Directed by | Mike Kim |
| Written by | Chris Sheridan |
| Production code | DACX19 |
| Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 15 |
| Wikidata | Q27877364 |
| IMDb | tt5170322 |
| Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree |
| US viewers | 3.68 million |

## Voices

| Voice | Characters |
| --- | --- |
| Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin |
| Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin |
| Seth Green | Chris Griffin |
| Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin, Meg Griffin |
| Mike Henry | Cleveland Brown |
| Alexandra Breckenridge | Bachelorette Party Attendant |
| Kelen Coleman | Woman #3, Hooker #2 |
| Pete Handelman | Timid Man |

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 Bachelorette Party Attendant
- Nicole Sullivan as Mega Hardware Customer
- Fred Tatasciore as Mega Hardware Sale's Associate
- John Viener as Carson
- Pete Handelman as Timid Man

## Links

- Season: [15](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-15/)
- Source: [Wikipedia: Family Guy season 15](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_15)
- Wikidata: [Q27877364](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27877364)
- IMDb: [tt5170322](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5170322/)
- US viewers: [3.68 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_15)

## Navigation

- Previous: [S15E02 Bookie of the Year](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s15e02-bookie-of-the-year/)
- Next: [S15E04 Inside Family Guy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s15e04-inside-family-guy/)
- Season hub: [Season 15](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-15/)
- All episodes: [Family Guy episode guide](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/)

## Season 15: episode 3 of 20

- S15E01 [The Boys in the Band](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s15e01-the-boys-in-the-band/)
- S15E02 [Bookie of the Year](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s15e02-bookie-of-the-year/)
- S15E03 American Gigg-olo (this entry)
- S15E04 [Inside Family Guy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s15e04-inside-family-guy/)
- S15E05 [Chris Has Got a Date, Date, Date, Date, Date](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s15e05-chris-has-got-a-date-date-date-date-date/)
- S15E06 [Hot Shots](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s15e06-hot-shots/)
- S15E07 [High School English](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s15e07-high-school-english/)
- S15E08 [Carter and Tricia](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s15e08-carter-and-tricia/)
- S15E09 [How the Griffin Stole Christmas](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s15e09-how-the-griffin-stole-christmas/)
- S15E10 [Passenger Fatty-Seven](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s15e10-passenger-fatty-seven/)
- S15E11 [Gronkowsbees](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s15e11-gronkowsbees/)
- S15E12 [Peter's Def Jam](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s15e12-peters-def-jam/)
- S15E13 [The Finer Strings](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s15e13-the-finer-strings/)
- S15E14 [The Dating Game](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s15e14-the-dating-game/)
- S15E15 [Cop and a Half-wit](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s15e15-cop-and-a-half-wit/)
- S15E16 [Saturated Fat Guy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s15e16-saturated-fat-guy/)
- S15E17 [Peter's Lost Youth](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s15e17-peters-lost-youth/)
- S15E18 [The Peter Principal](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s15e18-the-peter-principal/)
- S15E19 [Dearly Deported](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s15e19-dearly-deported/)
- S15E20 [A House Full of Peters](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s15e20-a-house-full-of-peters/)

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