Season 16 · Episode 9 · First aired 10 December 2017
Don't Be a Dickens at Christmas
Episode 9 of Family Guy season 16 (S16E09), the 298th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Danny Smith and directed by Jerry Langford. First broadcast on 10 December 2017.
Story
Peter loses his Christmas spirit. In response, the ghost of Patrick Swayze appears to him. The two of them set off on a tour of Quahog together, taking in the town at Christmas. The episode is built on A Christmas Carol, the story by Charles Dickens, with the ghost leading Peter from place to place.
Production and reception
- Don Swayze supplies the voice of the ghost of Patrick Swayze. Wikipedia, Family Guy season 16
Voices
| Voice | Characters |
|---|---|
| Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin |
| Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Barbara Pewterschmidt, Thelma Griffin |
| Seth Green | Chris Griffin |
| Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin |
| Mike Henry | Cleveland Brown |
| Ava Acres | Opie's Daughter |
| Steve Callaghan | Man #3 |
| Max Charles | Opie's Son |
| Carrie Fisher | Angela |
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
- Carrie Fisher as Angela
- Phil LaMarr as Ollie Williams
- Norm Macdonald as Norm Macdonald
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Peabo Bryson
- Don Swayze as Voice
- Jay Pharoah as Kanye Cane
Season 16: episode 9 of 20
- E1Emmy-Winning Episode
- E2Foxx in the Men House
- E3Nanny Goats
- E4Follow the Money
- E5Three Directors
- E6The D in Apartment 23
- E7Petey IV
- E8Crimes and Meg's Demeanor
- E9Don't Be a Dickens at ChristmasYou are here
- 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.