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"Petarded" is the sixth episode of the fourth season of the American animated television series Family Guy. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on June 19, 2005. It was written by Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild and directed by Seth Kearsley. The episode sees Peter taking the MacArthur Fellows Program to see if he is a genius. However, he performs so poorly that he is declared technically mentally retarded. Attempting to take advantage of the situation, he accidentally hospitalizes Lois while attempting to steal from a restaurant and loses custody of Meg, Chris, and Stewie. The episode's title is a portmanteau between "Peter" and "Retarded"; this title practice would later be used on a couple more episodes, namely "Peterotica" and "Petergeist".
"Timer", a character from 1970s Saturday morning public service announcements, made an appearance in the episode. Series producers tried to get Lennie Weinrib, the actor who had voiced him in the original cartoon segments, to make a guest appearance in the episode. However, Weinrib declined reprising the role as he could not accurately recall the character. "Petarded" gained a Nielsen rating of 4.4, making it the week's 42nd most-watched program. Critics and news sources responded with high praise and many highly regard this episode as one of Family Guy's best. Various scenes in the episode were removed by broadcast censors, including one musical number ("Peter is Slow"). It features the guest performances of LeVar Burton, Gary Cole, Barclay DeVeau, Indigo, Phil LaMarr, Cloris Leachman, Len Maxwell, Natasha Melnick, Nicole Sullivan, and Lisa Wilhoit, as well as several recurring voice actors for the series.
Original Release
06/19/2005
US Release
06/19/2005
Cast
Name | Character |
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Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin / Brian Griffin / Stewie Griffin / Glenn Quagmire / Tom Tucker / Vagina Monologue / Firetruck Announcer / Timer the Cheese Guy / Political Man #2 / Toy Voiceover / Waiter / Jake / Orange Crayon / National Geographic Narrator / Tom Tucker (voice) |
Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin / Diana / Woman in Bathroom Stall #1 / Tricia Takanawa / Loretta Brown / Barbara Pewterschmidt (voice) |
Seth Green | Chris Griffin / Rocky / Chris Griffin (voice) |
Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin / Women in Bathroom Stall #3 / Meg Griffin (voice) |
John G. Brennan | Mort Goldman |
LeVar Burton | Vern |
Gary Cole | Agent Jessup |
Barclay DeVeau | Patty |
Ralph Garman | Jake |
Mike Henry | Cleveland Brown |
Directors
Writers
Seth MacFarlane, John Viener, David Zuckerman, Alec Sulkin, Patrick Meighan, Tom Devanney, Kirker Butler, Cherry Chevapravatdumrong, Wellesley Wild
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin / Brian Griffin / Stewie Griffin / Glenn Quagmire / Tom Tucker / Vagina Monologue / Firetruck Announcer / Timer the Cheese Guy / Political Man #2 / Toy Voiceover / Waiter / Jake / Orange Crayon / National Geographic Narrator / Tom Tucker (voice) |
Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin / Diana / Woman in Bathroom Stall #1 / Tricia Takanawa / Loretta Brown / Barbara Pewterschmidt (voice) |
Seth Green | Chris Griffin / Rocky / Chris Griffin (voice) |
Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin / Women in Bathroom Stall #3 / Meg Griffin (voice) |
John G. Brennan | Mort Goldman |
LeVar Burton | Vern |
Gary Cole | Agent Jessup |
Barclay DeVeau | Patty |
Ralph Garman | Jake |
Mike Henry | Cleveland Brown |
Indigo | Esther |
Phil LaMarr | Announcer / Judge |
Cloris Leachman | Cloris Leachman |
Len Maxwell | MacArthur Fellows Program Teacher / Priest / Political Man #2 |
Natasha Melnick | Ruth Cochamer |
Danny Smith | Peter Weller / Political Man #1 / Drunk Guy |
Alec Sulkin | Dan Rather |
Nicole Sullivan | Woman in Bathroom Stall #2 |
John Viener | Agent Jessup |
Patrick Warburton | Joe Swanson |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Seth MacFarlane | Executive Producer |
Danny Smith | Executive Producer |
David A. Goodman | Executive Producer |
Chris Sheridan | Executive Producer |
Alex Borstein | Producer |
Mike Henry | Producer |
Alec Sulkin | Producer |
Wellesley Wild | Producer |
Steve Callaghan | Producer |
Kim Fertman | Producer |
Patrick Henry | Producer |
Mark Hentemann | Producer |
Michael Rowe | Producer |
Shannon Smith | Producer |
Kara Vallow | Producer |