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description: "Brief Encounter: Family Guy season 20 episode 5 (S20E05), first aired 24 October 2021. Writer and director credits."
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# Brief Encounter

Episode 5 of Family Guy season 20 (S20E05), the 374th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Travis Bowe and directed by Brian Iles. First broadcast on 24 October 2021.

## Story

At a launderette that also sells beer, Peter and Quagmire take home each other's underwear by mistake and begin behaving like one another. Joe eventually works out what has happened. Even after the swap is reversed the two find each other awkward and agree that the friendship is over, until Lois persuades them otherwise. In the other story, Stewie wants rid of a toy monkey from Lois that has come between him and Rupert, and Doug feels the same about Miss Tiggywinkles. Each agrees to dispose of the other's. Doug knocks the monkey off a shelf, but Tiggywinkles is a live cat, and neither Stewie nor Brian can manage the deed. The cat dies anyway, and Doug photographs Stewie holding it.

## Facts

| Fact | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| Season | 20 |
| Episode | 5 of 20 |
| Overall | No. 374 |
| Code | S20E05 |
| First aired | 24 October 2021 |
| Directed by | Brian Iles |
| Written by | Travis Bowe |
| Production code | KACX19 |
| Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 20 |
| Wikidata | Q108799979 |
| IMDb | tt15534606 |
| Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree |
| US viewers | 1.38 million |

## Voices

| Voice | Characters |
| --- | --- |
| Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin |
| Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin |
| Seth Green | Chris Griffin |
| Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin, Meg Griffin |
| Patrick Warburton | Joe Swanson |
| Arif Zahir | Cleveland Brown |
| Dee Bradley Baker | Miss Tiggywinkles |
| Emily Osment | Girl |
| Patton Oswalt | Tyler |

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

- John Viener as Announcer
- Chris Parnell as Doug
- Patton Oswalt as Tyler
- Emily Osment as Girl
- Dee Bradley Baker as Miss Tiggywinkles

## 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: [Q108799979](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108799979)
- IMDb: [tt15534606](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15534606/)
- US viewers: [1.38 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_20)

## Navigation

- Previous: [S20E04 80's Guy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s20e04-80s-guy/)
- Next: [S20E06 Cootie & The Blowhard](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s20e06-cootie-and-the-blowhard/)
- 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 5 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](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s20e04-80s-guy/)
- S20E05 Brief Encounter (this entry)
- 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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