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"Mother Tucker" is the second episode of the fifth season of the animated comedy series Family Guy, an episode produced for Season 4. It originally aired on Fox on September 17, 2006. The episode follows Peter's mother, Thelma, divorcing Peter's father, Francis, and dating news anchorman Tom Tucker. Peter becomes closely attached to Tucker, only for his mother to end the relationship suddenly, leaving Peter feeling abandoned. Meanwhile, Stewie and Brian are employed as DJs on a local radio station, but have creative differences over the tone of the show, which eventually forces Brian to quit.
The episode was written by Tom Devanney and directed by James Purdum. It received mixed reviews for its storyline, and many cultural references. According to Nielsen ratings, it was viewed in 9.23 million homes in its original airing. The episode featured guest performances by Jon Benjamin, Max Burkholder, Phyllis Diller, Phil LaMarr, Joe Lomonaco, Tamera Mowry, Anne-Michelle Seiler, Tara Strong, Nicole Sullivan, Gore Vidal, Gedde Watanabe, and Wally Wingert along with several recurring guest voice actors for the series. "Mother Tucker" was released on DVD along with twelve other episodes from the season on September 18, 2007.
Original Release
09/17/2006
US Release
09/17/2006
Cast
Name | Character |
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Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin / Brian Griffin / Stewie Griffin / Glenn Quagmire / Tom Tucker / Jake Tucker / Thaddeus Griffin / Kermit the Frog / Captain / Harold Ramis / Al Michaels / Guy in Spiderman / Bill / Tom Tucker (voice) |
Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin / Sidney / Tricia Takanawa / Loretta Brown / Barbara Pewterschmidt (voice) |
Seth Green | Chris Griffin / Chris Griffin (voice) |
Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin / Meg Griffin (voice) |
H. Jon Benjamin | Carl |
Max Burkholder | Billy |
Chris Cox | Charlie Brown |
Phyllis Diller | Thelma Griffin |
Ralph Garman | Pirate Crewmember |
David A. Goodman | Ray Romano |
Directors
James Purdum, Pete Michels, Peter Shin
Writers
Seth MacFarlane, David Zuckerman, Patrick Meighan, Cherry Chevapravatdumrong, Tom Devanney
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin / Brian Griffin / Stewie Griffin / Glenn Quagmire / Tom Tucker / Jake Tucker / Thaddeus Griffin / Kermit the Frog / Captain / Harold Ramis / Al Michaels / Guy in Spiderman / Bill / Tom Tucker (voice) |
Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin / Sidney / Tricia Takanawa / Loretta Brown / Barbara Pewterschmidt (voice) |
Seth Green | Chris Griffin / Chris Griffin (voice) |
Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin / Meg Griffin (voice) |
H. Jon Benjamin | Carl |
Max Burkholder | Billy |
Chris Cox | Charlie Brown |
Phyllis Diller | Thelma Griffin |
Ralph Garman | Pirate Crewmember |
David A. Goodman | Ray Romano |
Mike Henry | Cleveland Brown / Tim McCarver / Cleveland Brown (voice) |
Phil LaMarr | Ollie Williams |
Joe Lomonaco | Weenie |
Tamera Mowry-Housley | Esther |
Anne-Michelle Seiler | Wife / Karen |
Danny Smith | Movie Announcer / WQHQ 97.1 Boss / Man Reading Newspaper / Waiter / Fan #1 / Car Owner |
Tara Strong | Amy Grant |
Alec Sulkin | Number 3 / Pirate |
Nicole Sullivan | Rachel Keller / Fan #2 |
Gore Vidal | Gore Vidal |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Seth MacFarlane | Executive Producer |
David A. Goodman | Executive Producer |
Danny Smith | Executive Producer |
Chris Sheridan | Executive Producer |
Alex Borstein | Producer |
Mike Henry | Producer |
Alec Sulkin | Producer |
Tom Devanney | Producer |
Steve Callaghan | Producer |
Kim Fertman | Producer |
Mark Hentemann | Producer |
Shannon Smith | Producer |
Kara Vallow | Producer |
Wellesley Wild | Producer |