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description: "Carter and Tricia: Family Guy season 15 episode 8 (S15E08), first aired 4 December 2016. Writer and director credits."
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# Carter and Tricia

Episode 8 of Family Guy season 15 (S15E08), the 277th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Patrick Meighan and directed by Mike Kim. First broadcast on 4 December 2016.

## Story

Carter takes over the Pawtucket Patriot brewery. Looking to save money on production, he plans to put poisonous chemicals into the beer. Peter finds out what is intended and takes the story to the local news reporter Tricia Takanawa. Meanwhile, Brian's driving licence expires and has to be renewed. He cannot manage the process by himself, so he asks Stewie for help.

## Facts

| Fact | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| Season | 15 |
| Episode | 8 of 20 |
| Overall | No. 277 |
| Code | S15E08 |
| First aired | 4 December 2016 |
| Directed by | Mike Kim |
| Written by | Patrick Meighan |
| Production code | EACX05 |
| Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 15 |
| Wikidata | Q28404351 |
| IMDb | tt6019442 |
| Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree |
| US viewers | 3.45 million |

## Voices

| Voice | Characters |
| --- | --- |
| Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin |
| Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Tricia Takanawa, Irene Takanawa |
| Seth Green | Chris Griffin |
| Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin |
| Carrie Fisher | Angela |
| Lucas Grabeel | Party Guest |
| Christine Lakin | Joyce Kinney |

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
- Carrie Fisher as Angela
- Christine Lakin as Joyce Kinney
- Phil LaMarr as Ollie Williams
- Alec Sulkin as Jesus Christ

## 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: [Q28404351](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28404351)
- IMDb: [tt6019442](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6019442/)
- US viewers: [3.45 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_15)

## Navigation

- Previous: [S15E07 High School English](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s15e07-high-school-english/)
- Next: [S15E09 How the Griffin Stole Christmas](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s15e09-how-the-griffin-stole-christmas/)
- 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 8 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](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 (this entry)
- 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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