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updatedDate: 2026-09-06
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description: "The Fatman Always Rings Twice: Family Guy season 20 episode 9 (S20E09), first aired 28 November 2021. Writer and director credits."
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# The Fatman Always Rings Twice

Episode 9 of Family Guy season 20 (S20E09), the 378th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Alex Carter and directed by Joe Vaux. First broadcast on 28 November 2021.

## Story

The episode plays as a 1940s detective story with the cast recast. Peter is a private investigator hired by Lois's character to find her missing daughter, a nun played by Meg. The trail leads to a cardinal, played by Carter, before word arrives that the young woman has been shot. A roll of film found with her body ties both the client and the cardinal to the mob, whose junior member, played by Chris, is running illegal drink. The cardinal is stabbed before he can be questioned, and the detective is framed for the shooting. Brian's reporter bails him out. The culprit proves to be his secretary, played by Stewie, an orphan avenging his treatment. Seamus stops a final attempt on the detective's life.

## Facts

| Fact | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| Season | 20 |
| Episode | 9 of 20 |
| Overall | No. 378 |
| Code | S20E09 |
| First aired | 28 November 2021 |
| Directed by | Joe Vaux |
| Written by | Alex Carter |
| Production code | LACX06 |
| Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 20 |
| Wikidata | Q109523418 |
| IMDb | tt15844604 |
| Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree |
| US viewers | 1.45 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 |
| John G. Brennan | Mort Goldman |
| Mark Hentemann | Soldier |

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

- Danny Smith as Ernie the Giant Chicken

## 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: [Q109523418](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109523418)
- IMDb: [tt15844604](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15844604/)
- US viewers: [1.45 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_20)

## Navigation

- Previous: [S20E08 The Birthday Bootlegger](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s20e08-the-birthday-bootlegger/)
- Next: [S20E10 Christmas Crime](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s20e10-christmas-crime/)
- 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 9 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](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 (this entry)
- 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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