Season 15 · Episode 13 · First aired 19 February 2017
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.
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
Season 15: episode 13 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
- E11Gronkowsbees
- E12Peter's Def Jam
- E13The Finer StringsYou are here
- 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 (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.