Season 18 · Episode 16 · First aired 19 April 2020
Start Me Up
Episode 16 of Family Guy season 18 (S18E16), the 345th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Daniel Peck and directed by John Holmquist. First broadcast on 19 April 2020.
Story
Stewie and Chris go with Brian to return a keyboard to an electronics shop and wreck the place, leaving Brian with the bill. Following the example of Zach Braff, they launch a crowdfunding appeal for a film, then think better of it and put the money towards the damage. A run of blunders raises $1.5 million, so the film has to be made after all. Meanwhile, Peter's bosses tell him to work from home because he sweats in an office without air conditioning, which grates on Lois.
Voices
| Voice | Characters |
|---|---|
| Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin |
| Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin |
| Seth Green | Chris Griffin |
| Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin |
| Mike Henry | Cleveland Brown |
| Issac Ryan Brown | Kid |
| Steve Callaghan | Audience Member |
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
- Bryan Cranston as Bert
- Khary Payton as Abusive Father
- Ross Marquand as Indiana Jones
- Rachael MacFarlane as Emma Stone
- Martha MacIsaac as Airport Announcer
- Issac Ryan Brown as Kid
Season 18: episode 16 of 20
- E1Yacht Rocky
- E2Bri-Da
- E3Absolutely Babulous
- E4Disney's The Reboot
- E5Cat Fight
- E6Peter & Lois' Wedding
- E7Heart Burn
- E8Shanksgiving
- E9Christmas Is Coming
- E10Connie's Celica
- E11Short Cuts
- E12Undergrounded
- E13Rich Old Stewie
- E14The Movement
- E15Baby Stewie
- E16Start Me UpYou are here
- E17Coma Guy
- E18Better Off Meg
- E19Holly Bibble
- E20Movin' In (Principal Shepherd's Song)
SourceFacts from Wikipedia: Family Guy season 18 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Spotted an error? See corrections.
Provenance
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- Data refreshed
- 6 September 2026
- Verification
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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.