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description: "Married... with Cancer: Family Guy season 17 episode 1 (S17E01), first aired 30 September 2018. Writer and director credits."
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# Married... with Cancer

Episode 1 of Family Guy season 17 (S17E01), the 310th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Aaron Lee and directed by Mike Kim. First broadcast on 30 September 2018.

## Story

Brian falls in love with Jess Schlotz, a woman who has cancer, and decides to marry her. The wedding goes ahead. He comes to regret the choice when the pair learn that her cancer has gone into remission, leaving him with a marriage he had not expected to keep.

## Production and reception

- Jess Schlotz, the woman Brian marries, is voiced by Casey Wilson. ([Wikipedia: Family Guy season 17](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_17))

## Facts

| Fact | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| Season | 17 |
| Episode | 1 of 20 |
| Overall | No. 310 |
| Code | S17E01 |
| First aired | 30 September 2018 |
| Directed by | Mike Kim |
| Written by | Aaron Lee |
| Production code | HACX02 |
| Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 17 |
| Wikidata | Q56844347 |
| IMDb | tt8407532 |
| Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree |
| US viewers | 2.57 million |

## Voices

| Voice | Characters |
| --- | --- |
| Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin |
| Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Helen |
| Seth Green | Chris Griffin, Driver |
| Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin, Meg Griffin |
| Mike Henry | Bruce the Performance Artist, Theater Patron |
| Sanaa Lathan | Fangirl |
| Rachael MacFarlane | Club Girl, Fangirl |

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

- Sanaa Lathan as Fangirl
- Casey Wilson as Jess
- Jay Pharoah as Kanye West
- Rachael MacFarlane as Club Girl
- Josh Robert Thompson as Dennis Franz
- John Viener as Tinazidine Man

## Links

- Season: [17](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-17/)
- Source: [Wikipedia: Family Guy season 17](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_17)
- Wikidata: [Q56844347](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56844347)
- IMDb: [tt8407532](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8407532/)
- US viewers: [2.57 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_17)

## Navigation

- Previous: [S16E20 Are You There God? It's Me, Peter](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s16e20-are-you-there-god-its-me-peter/)
- Next: [S17E02 Dead Dog Walking](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e02-dead-dog-walking/)
- Season hub: [Season 17](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-17/)
- All episodes: [Family Guy episode guide](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/)

## Season 17: episode 1 of 20

- S17E01 Married... with Cancer (this entry)
- S17E02 [Dead Dog Walking](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e02-dead-dog-walking/)
- S17E03 [Pal Stewie](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e03-pal-stewie/)
- S17E04 [Big Trouble in Little Quahog](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e04-big-trouble-in-little-quahog/)
- S17E05 [Regarding Carter](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e05-regarding-carter/)
- S17E06 [Stand by Meg](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e06-stand-by-meg/)
- S17E07 [The Griffin Winter Games](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e07-the-griffin-winter-games/)
- S17E08 [Con Heiress](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e08-con-heiress/)
- S17E09 [Pawtucket Pete](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e09-pawtucket-pete/)
- S17E10 [Hefty Shades of Gray](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e10-hefty-shades-of-gray/)
- S17E11 [Trump Guy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e11-trump-guy/)
- S17E12 [Bri, Robot](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e12-bri-robot/)
- S17E13 [Trans-Fat](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e13-trans-fat/)
- S17E14 [Family Guy Lite](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e14-family-guy-lite/)
- S17E15 [No Giggity, No Doubt](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e15-no-giggity-no-doubt/)
- S17E16 [You Can't Handle the Booth!](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e16-you-cant-handle-the-booth/)
- S17E17 [Island Adventure](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e17-island-adventure/)
- S17E18 [Throw It Away](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e18-throw-it-away/)
- S17E19 [Girl, Internetted](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e19-girl-internetted/)
- S17E20 [Adam West High](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e20-adam-west-high/)

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