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description: "Hot Shots: Family Guy season 15 episode 6 (S15E06), first aired 13 November 2016. Writer and director credits."
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# Hot Shots

Episode 6 of Family Guy season 15 (S15E06), the 275th Family Guy episode overall. Written by David A. Goodman and directed by John Holmquist. First broadcast on 13 November 2016.

## Story

Peter and Lois become convinced that having Stewie vaccinated would leave him autistic. To keep their son safe, they refuse the injections and throw in with the anti-vaccination movement, taking up its arguments in Quahog. The decision does not stay within the family. Measles breaks out in the town, and the outbreak grows into an epidemic.

## Facts

| Fact | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| Season | 15 |
| Episode | 6 of 20 |
| Overall | No. 275 |
| Code | S15E06 |
| First aired | 13 November 2016 |
| Directed by | John Holmquist |
| Written by | David A. Goodman |
| Production code | EACX03 |
| Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 15 |
| Wikidata | Q27877371 |
| IMDb | tt5951930 |
| Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree |
| US viewers | 3.58 million |

## Voices

| Voice | Characters |
| --- | --- |
| Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin |
| Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin |
| Seth Green | Chris Griffin |
| Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin |
| Rachael MacFarlane | Miss Tammy |

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
- Fred Tatasciore as John Goodman
- Sean Penn as Sean Penn

## 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: [Q27877371](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27877371)
- IMDb: [tt5951930](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5951930/)
- US viewers: [3.58 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_15)

## Navigation

- Previous: [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/)
- Next: [S15E07 High School English](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s15e07-high-school-english/)
- 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 6 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](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s15e03-american-gigg-olo/)
- 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 (this entry)
- 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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