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description: "The Finer Strings: Family Guy season 15 episode 13 (S15E13), first aired 19 February 2017. Writer and director credits."
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# The Finer Strings

Episode 13 of Family Guy season 15 (S15E13), the 282nd Family Guy episode overall. Written by Shawn Ries and directed by Joseph Lee. First broadcast on 19 February 2017.

## Story

Peter and his friends decide to form a string quartet together. Each of them tries for a place in the group. The others are judged good enough to stay, but Peter is not, and he is put out of the quartet he helped to start. Meanwhile, Carter needs a guide dog, and Brian takes on the job.

## Facts

| Fact | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| Season | 15 |
| Episode | 13 of 20 |
| Overall | No. 282 |
| Code | S15E13 |
| First aired | 19 February 2017 |
| Directed by | Joseph Lee |
| Written by | Shawn Ries |
| Production code | EACX10 |
| Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 15 |
| Wikidata | Q29096494 |
| IMDb | tt6467832 |
| Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree |
| US viewers | 2.26 million |

## Voices

| Voice | Characters |
| --- | --- |
| Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin |
| Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Barbara Pewterschmidt |
| Seth Green | Chris Griffin |
| Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin |
| Mike Henry | Cleveland Brown |
| Scott 'Carrot Top' Thompson | Carrot Top |
| Gary Cole | Principal Shepherd |
| Chris Cox | Football Player |
| Michael Croner | Football Player Spectator |
| Colin Ford | Football Player |

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
- Gary Cole as Principal Shepherd
- Martha MacIsaac as Patty
- Colin Ford as Football Player
- Ed Westwick as Football Player
- Chris Cox as Football Player
- Robert Wu as Mr. Washee-Washee
- Rachael MacFarlane as Bo Peep
- Scott "Carrot Top" Thompson as Carrot Top
- Kiff VandenHeuvel as Woody

## 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: [Q29096494](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29096494)
- IMDb: [tt6467832](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6467832/)
- US viewers: [2.26 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_15)

## Navigation

- Previous: [S15E12 Peter's Def Jam](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s15e12-peters-def-jam/)
- Next: [S15E14 The Dating Game](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s15e14-the-dating-game/)
- 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 13 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](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 (this entry)
- 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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