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Family Guy S05E11, The Tan Aquatic with Steve ZissouS05E11

Family Guy · Season 5

Family Guy season 5 episode 11: The Tan Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Aired 18 February 200722 minRated TV-14

7.1TMDB · 29 votesMark watched

Where to watch Family Guy Season 5 in Australia

Family Guy season 5 is streaming in Australia on Disney+ (subscription, listed for the whole show).

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Availability checked 16 November 2026.

What happens in “The Tan Aquatic with Steve Zissou”

When a bully harasses Chris, Peter goes to his defense, but ends up beating him up. Peter realizes bullying is fun and begins to bully everyone in the house. Finally, Chris stands up to Peter and beats him senseless. Meanwhile, Stewie goes out without sunscreen and becomes obsessed with getting a tan. After Brian leaves him in the tanning booth for six hours, Stewie gets sunburned and fears he has cancer. While waiting for the results of his cancer screening, Stewie begins to live his life as if he had only days to live and drives Brian crazy with his demands.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 11 of 18 of season 5, so watch episodes 1 to 10 first.
  • It runs about 22 minutes.
  • Directed by Julius Wu, written by Mark Hentemann.
  • TMDB users rate it 7.1 out of 10 (29 votes).

Cast and crew of this episode

Director
Julius Wu
Writer
Mark Hentemann
Guest stars
Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson (voice)Keir Gilchrist as Kyle (voice)Mike Barker as (voice)Michael Clarke Duncan as Fozzie Bear (voice)Chris Cox as Randy Fulcher (voice)Rachael MacFarlane as Britney Spears (voice)Chris Sheridan as Horse #1 (voice)Beth Littleford as (voice)

Credits: TMDB.

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Episode names, air dates, runtimes, stills and ratings: TMDB. Air dates are the first broadcast anywhere; where it streams is our daily Australian check.