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title: "Play Time (S24E08) | familyguy.co.uk"
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updatedDate: 2026-09-06
author: Alex Moss
description: "Play Time: Family Guy season 24 episode 8 (S24E08), first aired 15 March 2026. Written by Alex Carter and directed by John Holmquist."
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# Play Time

Episode 8 of Family Guy season 24 (S24E08), the 454th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Alex Carter and directed by John Holmquist. First broadcast on 15 March 2026.

## Story

Lois stages three plays in one evening to save the Quahog Playhouse. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Peter's lawyer loses his defence of Cleveland's character, while Brian feuds with a real mockingbird. The Odd Couple pairs Quagmire's Felix with Peter's Oscar until the squalor separates them, and a badly built balcony gives way over the audience, which Joe treats as murderball recruitment. Hamlet ends with Lois cutting to the last scene. The playhouse is saved, but by the town legalising sex acts in theatres, not by the takings.

## Facts

| Fact | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| Season | 24 |
| Episode | 8 of 15 |
| Overall | No. 454 |
| Code | S24E08 |
| First aired | 15 March 2026 |
| Directed by | John Holmquist |
| Written by | Alex Carter |
| Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 24 |
| IMDb | tt36431585 |
| Verification | Checked against IMDb: title, year, numbering and credits agree |

## Voices

| Voice | Characters |
| --- | --- |
| Seth MacFarlane | Peter 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 |
| Steve Callaghan | Royal Guard |
| 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

- Jennifer Tilly as Bonnie Swanson
- Johnny Brennan as Mort Goldman
- Gary Cole as Principal Shepherd
- John Viener as Announcer
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Jerome
- Sanaa Lathan as Donna Tubbs-Brown
- Mike Desilets as Additional Voices
- Julius Sharpe as Additional Voices
- Jay Pharoah as Additional Voices
- Maggie Mull as Additional Voices
- Steve Callaghan as Royal Guard

## Links

- Season: [24](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-24/)
- Source: [Wikipedia: Family Guy season 24](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_24)
- IMDb: [tt36431585](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36431585/)

## Navigation

- Previous: [S24E07 Scent of a Woman](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s24e07-scent-of-a-woman/)
- Next: [S24E09 Phony Montana](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s24e09-phony-montana/)
- Season hub: [Season 24](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-24/)
- All episodes: [Family Guy episode guide](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/)

## Season 24: episode 8 of 15

- S24SP01 [A Little Fright Music](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s24sp01-a-little-fright-music/)
- S24SP02 [Disney's Hulu's Family Guy's Hallmark Channel's Lifetime's Familiar Holiday Movie](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s24sp02-disneys-hulus-family-guys-hallmark-channels-lifetimes-familiar-holiday-movie/)
- S24E01 [The Edible Arrangement](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s24e01-the-edible-arrangement/)
- S24E02 [Pumpkin Spice Girls](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s24e02-pumpkin-spice-girls/)
- S24E03 [Man-Fest Destiny](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s24e03-man-fest-destiny/)
- S24E04 [Bringing Up Brady](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s24e04-bringing-up-brady/)
- S24E05 [Dear Francis](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s24e05-dear-francis/)
- S24E06 [Viewer DMs](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s24e06-viewer-dms/)
- S24E07 [Scent of a Woman](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s24e07-scent-of-a-woman/)
- S24E08 Play Time (this entry)
- S24E09 [Phony Montana](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s24e09-phony-montana/)
- S24E10 [A Few More Ways to Die in the West](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s24e10-a-few-more-ways-to-die-in-the-west/)
- S24E11 [Tall Stewie](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s24e11-tall-stewie/)
- S24E12 [Lower G.I. Joe](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s24e12-lower-g-i-joe/)
- S24E13 [Friend's Best Man](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s24e13-friends-best-man/)
- S24E14 [Let the Goodtimes Walk](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s24e14-let-the-goodtimes-walk/)
- S24E15 [High School History](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s24e15-high-school-history/)

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