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"Tales of a Third Grade Nothing" is the sixth episode and mid-season finale in the seventh season of American animated television series Family Guy. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on November 16, 2008. The episode follows Peter (voiced by show creator Seth MacFarlane) as he goes back to finish the third grade so that he is able to get a promotion at work. It also follows Brian (also voiced by MacFarlane) and Frank Sinatra, Jr. (voiced by himself) as they buy a club and give it to Stewie (MacFarlane) so that he can remodel it.
The episode was written by Alex Carter and directed by Jerry Langford, their firsts for the Family Guy series. Besides Sinatra, the episode featured guest performances by Bob Barker, James Burkholder, Max Burkholder, Chace Crawford, Elisha Cuthbert, Kaylee DeFer, Andy Dick, Carrie Fisher, Caitlyn Jenner (then Bruce), Phil LaMarr, John Kassir, Debbie Reynolds, Sinbad, Billy Unger and Mae Whitman, along with several recurring guest voice actors for the series. The episode was seen by 8.52 million viewers, and it received mostly positive reviews from television critics.
Original Release
11/16/2008
US Release
11/16/2008
Cast
Name | Character |
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Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin / Brian Griffin / Stewie Griffin / Glenn Quagmire / Tom Tucker / Yosemite Sam / Abraham Lincoln / Tom Tucker (voice) |
Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin / Channel 5 News Reporter / Tricia Takanawa / Loretta Brown / Barbara Pewterschmidt (voice) |
Seth Green | Chris Griffin / Michael Jackson / Chris Griffin (voice) |
Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin / Meg Griffin (voice) |
Mike Henry | Cleveland Brown / Bruce the Performance Artist / Cleveland Brown (voice) |
Lori Alan | Diane Simmons |
Alexandra Breckenridge | Teacher / Club Girl |
James Burkholder | Blonde Haired Kid / Son of Quagmire |
Max Burkholder | Brown Haired Kid / Disabled Son of Quagmire |
Steve Callaghan | Prince |
Directors
Jerry Langford, James Purdum, Peter Shin
Writers
Seth MacFarlane, David Zuckerman, Alex Carter
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin / Brian Griffin / Stewie Griffin / Glenn Quagmire / Tom Tucker / Yosemite Sam / Abraham Lincoln / Tom Tucker (voice) |
Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin / Channel 5 News Reporter / Tricia Takanawa / Loretta Brown / Barbara Pewterschmidt (voice) |
Seth Green | Chris Griffin / Michael Jackson / Chris Griffin (voice) |
Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin / Meg Griffin (voice) |
Mike Henry | Cleveland Brown / Bruce the Performance Artist / Cleveland Brown (voice) |
Lori Alan | Diane Simmons |
Alexandra Breckenridge | Teacher / Club Girl |
James Burkholder | Blonde Haired Kid / Son of Quagmire |
Max Burkholder | Brown Haired Kid / Disabled Son of Quagmire |
Steve Callaghan | Prince |
Chace Crawford | Omar |
Elisha Cuthbert | New Bedford |
Kaylee Defer | Dakota |
Andy Dick | Andy Dick |
Carrie Fisher | Angela |
Ralph Garman | Kim-Lee Sung |
Caitlyn Jenner | Bruce Jenner |
Phil LaMarr | Judge / Apollo Theatre Host |
Debbie Reynolds | Mrs. Wilson |
Frank Sinatra Jr. | Frank Sinatra Jr. |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Seth MacFarlane | Executive Producer |
Steve Callaghan | Executive Producer |
Danny Smith | Executive Producer |
Mark Hentemann | Executive Producer |
Richard Appel | Executive Producer |
David A. Goodman | Executive Producer |
Brian Scully | Executive Producer |
Chris Sheridan | Executive Producer |
Mike Henry | Producer |
Alec Sulkin | Producer |
Wellesley Wild | Producer |
Kirker Butler | Producer |
Cherry Chevapravatdumrong | Producer |
Tom Devanney | Producer |
Kim Fertman | Producer |
John Jacobs | Producer |
Patrick Meighan | Producer |
Shannon Smith | Producer |
Kara Vallow | Producer |
Brandi Young | Producer |