S04E17Family Guy season 4 episode 17: The Fat Guy Strangler
Aired 27 November 200524 minRated TV-14
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What happens in “The Fat Guy Strangler”
Lois discovers she has a brother named Patrick and takes the family cross-country to meet him. It turns out; he's locked up in a mental institution. Lois thinks he's sane, so she checks him out to live with the Griffins. Meanwhile, Peter starts the Society for the Acceptance of Fat Men. But when all the fat men of Quahog are strangled one-by-one the group lives in fear. Who could the "Fat Guy Strangler" be?
Episode summary: TMDB.
Before you watch
- It is episode 17 of 30 of season 4, so watch episodes 1 to 16 first.
- It runs about 24 minutes.
- Directed by Peter Shin, Pete Michels and Sarah Frost, written by Chris Sheridan.
- TMDB users rate it 7.2 out of 10 (33 votes).
Cast and crew of this episode
- Directors
- Peter ShinPete MichelsSarah Frost
- Writer
- Chris Sheridan
- Guest stars
- Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson (voice)Bob Barker as Bob Barker (voice)Robert Downey Jr. as Patrick Pewterschmidt (voice)Margaret Easley as Hand #2 (voice)David Boat as Hand #1 (voice)Tara Strong as Amanda / Ball in a Cup Ad Singing Voice (voice)Will Sasso as Todd (voice)Max Burkholder as Young Patrick Pewterschmidt (voice)
Credits: TMDB.
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