--- title: "The Chicken or the Meg (S23E05) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s23e05-the-chicken-or-the-meg/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "The Chicken or the Meg: Family Guy season 23 episode 5 (S23E05), first aired 16 March 2025. Writer and director credits." --- # The Chicken or the Meg Episode 5 of Family Guy season 23 (S23E05), the 431st Family Guy episode overall. Written by Emily Towers and directed by Julius Wu. First broadcast on 16 March 2025. ## Story Meg joins a dating reality show called Sex Farm in the hope of finding love. Wearing a pig costume, she pairs off with a contestant in a chicken suit, voiced by Amir Talai. Both are eliminated, and he turns out to be a real chicken called Nugget, son of Ernie the Giant Chicken. Peter discovers the secret romance and issues an ultimatum, so Meg moves in with Nugget's family. Peter soon misses her. The two families meet at the bowling alley, where Ernie mocks Peter and orders Meg to disown him. She leaves Nugget, beheads Ernie and goes home. ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 23 | | Episode | 5 of 18 | | Overall | No. 431 | | Code | S23E05 | | First aired | 16 March 2025 | | Directed by | Julius Wu | | Written by | Emily Towers | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 23 | | IMDb | tt35568271 | | Verification | Checked against IMDb: title, year, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 0.63 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 | Bowling Alley Employee | | Gary Cole | Principal Shepherd | 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 - John Viener as Announcer - Travis Bowe as Additional Voices - Rachael MacFarlane as Additional Voices - Danny Smith as Ernie the Giant Chicken - Damien Fahey as Corey - Toks Olagundoye as Secretary - Debra Wilson as Brittney Griner - Ignacio Serricchio as Illusionist - Steve Callaghan as Bowling Alley Employee - Amir Talai as Nugget - Mike Desilets as Crow ## 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: [tt35568271](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35568271/) - US viewers: [0.63 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_23) ## Navigation - Previous: [S23E04 Lois C.K.](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s23e04-lois-c-k/) - Next: [S23E06 Dog is My Co-Pilot](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s23e06-dog-is-my-co-pilot/) - 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 5 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](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s23e01-fat-gun/) - 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 (this entry) - 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/) --- Unofficial fan resource. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by FOX, Disney, or Fuzzy Door Productions.