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description: "80's Guy: Family Guy season 20 episode 4 (S20E04), first aired 17 October 2021. Writer and director credits."
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# 80's Guy

Episode 4 of Family Guy season 20 (S20E04), the 373rd Family Guy episode overall. Written by Patrick Meighan and directed by John Holmquist. First broadcast on 17 October 2021.

## Story

Peter lends Chris a stack of 1980s films as a guide to impressing a girl. The advice lands Chris in trouble with the police, and the family tell Peter that the decade's attitudes have dated badly. He sets out to defend it, then loses faith after killing the gopher from Caddyshack. Distraught, he is talked round by the ghost of John Hughes, who casts the decade as a time of experiment. Elsewhere, Stewie and Doug race to the top of a climbing frame for a frisbee. Each tries to claim the credit alone, both fall, and the children they meant to impress have gone. The two settle on friendship.

## Facts

| Fact | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| Season | 20 |
| Episode | 4 of 20 |
| Overall | No. 373 |
| Code | S20E04 |
| First aired | 17 October 2021 |
| Directed by | John Holmquist |
| Written by | Patrick Meighan |
| Production code | LACX01 |
| Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 20 |
| Wikidata | Q108727014 |
| IMDb | tt15491872 |
| Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree |
| US viewers | 1.37 million |

## Voices

| Voice | Characters |
| --- | --- |
| Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin |
| Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin |
| Seth Green | Chris Griffin |
| Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin |
| Patrick Warburton | Joe Swanson |
| Arif Zahir | Cleveland Brown, Cleveland Brown |
| Steve Callaghan | Kid #3 |
| Chris Cox | Kindergartener |

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

- Chris Parnell as Doug
- Rachael MacFarlane as Miss Tammy
- Kenny Loggins as Kenny Loggins
- Khary Payton as Gym Instructor
- Lucas Grabeel as Kindergartener
- Chris Cox as Kindergartener
- Steve Callaghan as Kid #3
- Matthew Yang King as Bruce Lee
- Amari McCoy as Little Girl
- Luke Lowe as Kindergartener

## Links

- Season: [20](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-20/)
- Source: [Wikipedia: Family Guy season 20](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_20)
- Wikidata: [Q108727014](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108727014)
- IMDb: [tt15491872](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15491872/)
- US viewers: [1.37 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_20)

## Navigation

- Previous: [S20E03 Must Love Dogs](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s20e03-must-love-dogs/)
- Next: [S20E05 Brief Encounter](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s20e05-brief-encounter/)
- Season hub: [Season 20](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-20/)
- All episodes: [Family Guy episode guide](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/)

## Season 20: episode 4 of 20

- S20E01 [LASIK Instinct](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s20e01-lasik-instinct/)
- S20E02 [Rock Hard](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s20e02-rock-hard/)
- S20E03 [Must Love Dogs](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s20e03-must-love-dogs/)
- S20E04 80's Guy (this entry)
- S20E05 [Brief Encounter](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s20e05-brief-encounter/)
- S20E06 [Cootie & The Blowhard](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s20e06-cootie-and-the-blowhard/)
- S20E07 [Peterschmidt Manor](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s20e07-peterschmidt-manor/)
- S20E08 [The Birthday Bootlegger](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s20e08-the-birthday-bootlegger/)
- S20E09 [The Fatman Always Rings Twice](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s20e09-the-fatman-always-rings-twice/)
- S20E10 [Christmas Crime](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s20e10-christmas-crime/)
- S20E11 [Mister Act](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s20e11-mister-act/)
- S20E12 [The Lois Quagmire](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s20e12-the-lois-quagmire/)
- S20E13 [Lawyer Guy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s20e13-lawyer-guy/)
- S20E14 [HBO-No](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s20e14-hbo-no/)
- S20E15 [Hard Boiled Meg](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s20e15-hard-boiled-meg/)
- S20E16 [Prescription Heroine](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s20e16-prescription-heroine/)
- S20E17 [All About Alana](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s20e17-all-about-alana/)
- S20E18 [Girlfriend, Eh?](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s20e18-girlfriend-eh/)
- S20E19 [First Blood](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s20e19-first-blood/)
- S20E20 [Jersey Bore](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s20e20-jersey-bore/)

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