Season 16 · Episode 5 · First aired 5 November 2017
Three Directors
Episode 5 of Family Guy season 16 (S16E05), the 294th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Travis Bowe and directed by Joe Vaux. First broadcast on 5 November 2017.
Story
Peter loses his job at the Pawtucket Brewery. The episode tells that single event three times over, each version staged in the manner of a different film director. One account is given in the style of Wes Anderson, another in the style of Michael Bay, and another in the style of Quentin Tarantino.
Voices
| Voice | Characters |
|---|---|
| Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin |
| Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Tricia Takanawa |
| Seth Green | Chris Griffin |
| Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin, Meg Griffin |
| Mike Henry | Cleveland Brown, John Herbert |
| John G. Brennan | Mort Goldman |
| Carrie Fisher | Angela |
| Fred Tatasciore | Decepticon |
| Josh Robert Thompson | Christoph Waltz |
| John Viener | Peter's Co-Worker |
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
- Adam West as Mayor Adam West
- Johnny Brennan as Mort Goldman
- Carrie Fisher as Angela
- Fred Tatasciore as Decepticon
- Josh Robert Thompson as Christoph Waltz
- John Viener as Peter's Co-Worker
Season 16: episode 5 of 20
- E1Emmy-Winning Episode
- E2Foxx in the Men House
- E3Nanny Goats
- E4Follow the Money
- E5Three DirectorsYou are here
- E6The D in Apartment 23
- E7Petey IV
- E8Crimes and Meg's Demeanor
- E9Don't Be a Dickens at Christmas
- E10Boy (Dog) Meets Girl (Dog)
- E11Dog Bites Bear
- E12Send in Stewie, Please
- E13V Is for Mystery
- E14Veteran Guy
- E15The Woof of Wall Street
- E16Family Guy Through the Years
- E17Switch the Flip
- E18HTTPete
- E19The Unkindest Cut
- E20Are You There God? It's Me, Peter
SourceFacts from Wikipedia: Family Guy season 16 (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.