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title: "Fat Gun (S23E01) | familyguy.co.uk"
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updatedDate: 2026-09-06
author: Alex Moss
description: "Fat Gun: Family Guy season 23 episode 1 (S23E01), first aired 16 February 2025. Written by Artie Johann and directed by Greg Colton."
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# Fat Gun

Episode 1 of Family Guy season 23 (S23E01), the 427th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Artie Johann and directed by Greg Colton. First broadcast on 16 February 2025.

## Story

A parody of Top Gun casts Peter as Maverick and Joe as Goose, naval pilots in training. Lois plays their instructor Charlie, who is also seeing Maverick. A mission fails, Goose dies, and Maverick grieves for thirty-five years by acting out scenes from other Tom Cruise films. He returns to teach a new intake including Goose's son Rooster, played by Chris, who blames him for his father's death. Charlie, feeling scorned, shoots the pair down and takes them prisoner. They escape in a stolen jet, are rescued by Stewie as Iceman, and come home as heroes.

## Facts

| Fact | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| Season | 23 |
| Episode | 1 of 18 |
| Overall | No. 427 |
| Code | S23E01 |
| First aired | 16 February 2025 |
| Directed by | Greg Colton |
| Written by | Artie Johann |
| Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 23 |
| IMDb | tt30527877 |
| Verification | Checked against IMDb: title, year, numbering and credits agree |
| US viewers | 1.44 million |

## 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 | Bruce the Performance Artist |
| Patrick Warburton | Joe Swanson |
| Arif Zahir | Cleveland Brown |
| Steve Callaghan | Pilot, Dad |
| Sean Kenin | Tiny Tom Cruise |

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

- Jennifer Tilly as Bonnie Swanson
- John Viener as Additional Voices
- Jay Pharoah as Additional Voices
- Sean Kenin as Tiny Tom Cruise
- Josh Robert Thompson as Red Cloak
- Steve Callaghan as Pilot, Dad
- Ali Raizin as Bartender

## Links

- Season: [23](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-23/)
- Source: [Wikipedia: Family Guy season 23](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_23)
- IMDb: [tt30527877](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30527877/)
- US viewers: [1.44 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_23)

## Navigation

- Previous: [S23SP02 Gift of the White Guy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s23sp02-gift-of-the-white-guy/)
- Next: [S23E02 Live, Laugh, Love](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s23e02-live-laugh-love/)
- Season hub: [Season 23](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-23/)
- All episodes: [Family Guy episode guide](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/)

## Season 23: episode 1 of 18

- S23SP01 [Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Cheater](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s23sp01-peter-peter-pumpkin-cheater/)
- S23SP02 [Gift of the White Guy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s23sp02-gift-of-the-white-guy/)
- S23E01 Fat Gun (this entry)
- S23E02 [Live, Laugh, Love](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s23e02-live-laugh-love/)
- S23E03 [Drunk with Power](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s23e03-drunk-with-power/)
- S23E04 [Lois C.K.](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s23e04-lois-c-k/)
- S23E05 [The Chicken or the Meg](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s23e05-the-chicken-or-the-meg/)
- S23E06 [Dog is My Co-Pilot](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s23e06-dog-is-my-co-pilot/)
- S23E07 [Pitch Imperfect](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s23e07-pitch-imperfect/)
- S23E08 [Hard Times at Adam West High](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s23e08-hard-times-at-adam-west-high/)
- S23E09 [The Elle Word](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s23e09-the-elle-word/)
- S23E10 [A Real Who's Hulu](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s23e10-a-real-whos-hulu/)
- S23E11 [China Doll](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s23e11-china-doll/)
- S23E12 [One Foot in Front of the Mother](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s23e12-one-foot-in-front-of-the-mother/)
- S23E13 [The Fat Lotus](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s23e13-the-fat-lotus/)
- S23E14 [Cool Hand Lois](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s23e14-cool-hand-lois/)
- S23E15 [Martian Meg](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s23e15-martian-meg/)
- S23E16 [Row v. Wade](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s23e16-row-v-wade/)
- S23E17 [Karenheit 451](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s23e17-karenheit-451/)
- S23E18 [Twain's World](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s23e18-twains-world/)

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