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title: "You Can't Handle the Booth! (S17E16) | familyguy.co.uk"
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description: "You Can't Handle the Booth!: Family Guy season 17 episode 16 (S17E16), first aired 24 March 2019. Writer and director credits."
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# You Can't Handle the Booth!

Episode 16 of Family Guy season 17 (S17E16), the 325th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Damien Fahey and directed by Greg Colton. First broadcast on 24 March 2019.

## Story

The Griffins sit down to record a DVD commentary track for an episode of Family Guy. Lois learns two things in the course of it: that Peter was married before, to Sarah Paulson, and that Chris may be the son of Philip Seymour Hoffman rather than of Peter. She walks out and calls the marriage finished. Seth MacFarlane and the rest of the cast then join the family in the booth and set out that all of them are fictional. Lois comes back, takes the point that none of them are real and that they may as well make what they can of it, and patches things up with Peter and the children.

## Facts

| Fact | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| Season | 17 |
| Episode | 16 of 20 |
| Overall | No. 325 |
| Code | S17E16 |
| First aired | 24 March 2019 |
| Directed by | Greg Colton |
| Written by | Damien Fahey |
| Production code | HACX14 |
| Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 17 |
| Wikidata | Q102843403 |
| IMDb | tt9652794 |
| Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree |
| US viewers | 2.01 million |

## Voices

| Voice | Characters |
| --- | --- |
| Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin |
| Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Alex Borstein, Fox-or-Disney Payroll |
| Seth Green | Chris Griffin, Seth Green |
| Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin, Mila Kunis |
| Mike Henry | Cleveland Brown, John Herbert, Robber |
| Issac Ryan Brown | Kid |
| Patrick S. Clark | Patrick S. Clark |
| Gary Cole | Principal Shepherd |

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

- Gary Cole as Principal Shepherd
- Phil LaMarr as Ollie Williams
- Chris Parnell as Priest
- Rachael MacFarlane as Secretary
- Seth MacFarlane as Seth MacFarlane
- Sarah Paulson as Sarah Paulson, Marcia Clark, Costumed Woman
- Seth Green as Seth Green
- Alex Borstein as Alex Borstein
- Mila Kunis as Mila Kunis

## 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: [Q102843403](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102843403)
- IMDb: [tt9652794](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9652794/)
- US viewers: [2.01 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_17)

## Navigation

- Previous: [S17E15 No Giggity, No Doubt](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e15-no-giggity-no-doubt/)
- Next: [S17E17 Island Adventure](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e17-island-adventure/)
- 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 16 of 20

- S17E01 [Married... with Cancer](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e01-married-with-cancer/)
- 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! (this entry)
- 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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