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"No Meals on Wheels" is the 14th episode of the fifth season of the animated comedy series Family Guy. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on March 25, 2007. The episode features the Griffin family opening a restaurant, and eventually become overwhelmed by Joe Swanson and his wheelchair friends. With this, Peter decides to ban wheelchairs from their establishment, because they are "uncool". This causes Joe, along with his wheelchair-using friends to attempt to take back the restaurant, and prevent Peter from discriminating against them.
The episode was written by Mike Henry and directed by Greg Colton. It received mixed reviews from critics for its storyline and many cultural references. According to Nielsen ratings, it was viewed in 7.97 million homes in its original airing. The episode featured guest performances by Barclay DeVeau, Keith Ferguson, Arnold McCuller and Patrick Stewart, along with several guest voice actors for the series. "No Meals on Wheels" was released on DVD along with four other episodes from the season on October 21, 2008.
Original Release
03/25/2007
US Release
03/25/2007
Cast
Name | Character |
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Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin / Brian Griffin / Stewie Griffin / Glenn Quagmire / Tom Tucker / Angry Handicapped Vietnamese Guy / M.C. Escher / Tom Tucker (voice) |
Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin / Jury / Gerald's Wife / Liza Minnelli / Tyra Banks / Tricia Takanawa / Loretta Brown / Barbara Pewterschmidt (voice) |
Seth Green | Chris Griffin / Chris Griffin (voice) |
Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin / Meg Griffin (voice) |
Mike Henry | Cleveland Brown / John Herbert / Cleveland Brown (voice) |
Lori Alan | Diane Simmons |
John G. Brennan | Mort Goldman |
Steve Callaghan | Customer |
Chris Cox | Gerald |
Barclay DeVeau | Top Model Contestant / Raggedy Ann Doll / Violet Gray |
Directors
Greg Colton, James Purdum, Peter Shin
Writers
Seth MacFarlane, Mike Henry, David Zuckerman
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin / Brian Griffin / Stewie Griffin / Glenn Quagmire / Tom Tucker / Angry Handicapped Vietnamese Guy / M.C. Escher / Tom Tucker (voice) |
Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin / Jury / Gerald's Wife / Liza Minnelli / Tyra Banks / Tricia Takanawa / Loretta Brown / Barbara Pewterschmidt (voice) |
Seth Green | Chris Griffin / Chris Griffin (voice) |
Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin / Meg Griffin (voice) |
Mike Henry | Cleveland Brown / John Herbert / Cleveland Brown (voice) |
Lori Alan | Diane Simmons |
John G. Brennan | Mort Goldman |
Steve Callaghan | Customer |
Chris Cox | Gerald |
Barclay DeVeau | Top Model Contestant / Raggedy Ann Doll / Violet Gray |
Arnold McCuller | Maude Singer |
Danny Smith | Man / Jimmy Kaplan / Photographer |
Patrick Stewart | Peter Griffin with the vocal chords of Patrick Stewart |
Alec Sulkin | Jim Brady |
John Viener | TV Announcer / Mexican Batman / Brian's Roommate |
Patrick Warburton | Joe Swanson |
Ben Stiller | Ben Stiller |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Seth MacFarlane | Executive Producer |
Steve Callaghan | Executive Producer |
Danny Smith | Executive Producer |
David A. Goodman | Executive Producer |
Mark Hentemann | Executive Producer |
Chris Sheridan | Executive Producer |
Alex Borstein | Producer |
Mike Henry | Producer |
Alec Sulkin | Producer |
Kirker Butler | Producer |
Tom Devanney | Producer |
Kim Fertman | Producer |
David Hemingson | Producer |
Richard Rosenstock | Producer |
Shannon Smith | Producer |
Kara Vallow | Producer |
Wellesley Wild | Producer |