Season 15 · Episode 11 · First aired 15 January 2017
Gronkowsbees
Episode 11 of Family Guy season 15 (S15E11), the 280th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and directed by Jerry Langford. First broadcast on 15 January 2017.
Story
Peter buys a drone, which a hawk carries off to the house behind the Griffins'. They go round to ask for it and find the neighbour dead. The New England Patriots player Rob Gronkowski moves in, and his constant parties soon wear on Peter. Complaints and a scheme involving Cleveland in a leprechaun costume only get the men beaten up. Meanwhile, Brian discovers that Stewie keeps bees and proposes selling the honey at a farmers' market. It sells out, so Stewie doses the bees with steroids. Output rises, but the bees turn aggressive and chase the pair home. Stewie throws the hive over the fence, where it lands on Gronkowski, who is unnerved by the stray bees and leaves Quahog. The steroids in the honey then cost him a failed drug test and a suspension.
Production and reception
- Rob Gronkowski, then a tight end for the New England Patriots, guest starred as himself. Wikipedia, Gronkowsbees
- The first broadcast drew 3.55 million viewers, fewer than the previous week, ranking third that night after The Simpsons and The Mick. Wikipedia, Gronkowsbees
Voices
| Voice | Characters |
|---|---|
| Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin |
| Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin |
| Seth Green | Chris Griffin, Chris Griffin |
| Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin |
| Mike Henry | Cleveland Brown |
| Alexandra Breckenridge | Stewie's Customer |
| Max Burkholder | Eighth Grader |
| Gary Cole | Father O'Leary |
| Lucas Grabeel | Eighth Grader |
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
- Rob Gronkowski as himself, Rob Gronkowski
- Gordon Gronkowski as himself
- Chris Gronkowski as himself
- Dan Gronkowski as himself
- Glenn Gronkowski as himself
- Mae Whitman as Y2K Crown
- Nicole Sullivan as Stewie's Customer/Y2K Crowd
- Lucas Grabeel as Eighth Grader
- Wally Wingert as Y2K Crown
- Gary Cole as Father O'Leary
Season 15: episode 11 of 20
- E1The Boys in the Band
- E2Bookie of the Year
- E3American Gigg-olo
- E4Inside Family Guy
- E5Chris Has Got a Date, Date, Date, Date, Date
- E6Hot Shots
- E7High School English
- E8Carter and Tricia
- E9How the Griffin Stole Christmas
- E10Passenger Fatty-Seven
- E11GronkowsbeesYou are here
- E12Peter's Def Jam
- E13The Finer Strings
- E14The Dating Game
- E15Cop and a Half-wit
- E16Saturated Fat Guy
- E17Peter's Lost Youth
- E18The Peter Principal
- E19Dearly Deported
- E20A House Full of Peters
SourceFacts from Wikipedia: Family Guy season 15 and the episode's article (CC BY-SA 4.0). Spotted an error? See corrections.
Provenance
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- 6 September 2026
- Verification
- Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree
- Licence
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- Note
- The story summary and notes were written for this site from the sources listed, by Claude in Claude Code on 2026-09-08, awaiting editorial review. Facts only; no dialogue is reproduced. Voice credits: Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Guest cast data from TVmaze (https://www.tvmaze.com), CC BY-SA.