The Fat Guy Strangler

"**The Fat Guy Strangler**"
"The Fat Guy Strangler"
Family Guy episode
Episode no.	Season 4; Episode 17
Directed by	Sarah Frost
Written by	Chris Sheridan
Production code	4ACX20
Original air date	November 27, 2005
Guest appearances
	Bob Barker as himself; Robert Downey Jr. as Patrick Pewterschmidt; Max Burkholder as Young Patrick Pewterschmidt; Dave Boat; Barclay DeVeau; Margaret Easley; Kim Parks; Will Sasso as Todd; Anne-Michelle Seiler; Tara Strong as Boy in "Ball-in-a-Cup" Commercial;
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"The Fat Guy Strangler" is the 18th episode of the fourth season of the American animated television series Family Guy. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 27, 2005.^[1] In the episode, Lois discovers she has a long-lost brother, Patrick who was institutionalized after seeing his mother being seduced. Lois gets him released, but after a childhood flashback induced by Peter, Patrick becomes traumatized and starts murdering overweight people.^[2]

The episode was written by Chris Sheridan and directed by Sarah Frost,^[3] whilst guest stars were Bob Barker, Dave Boat, Max Burkholder, Barclay DeVeau, Robert Downey Jr., Margaret Easley, Kim Parks, Will Sasso, Anne-Michelle Seiler and Tara Strong.^[3]

^ "The Fat Guy Strangler". TV.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
^ "The Fat Guy Strangler". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
^ ^a ^b ""Family Guy:" Fat Guy Strangler". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2008-02-17.

[TV-1] "The Fat Guy Strangler". TV.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2008-02-17.

[BBC-2] "The Fat Guy Strangler". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2008-02-17.

[IMDB-3] ""Family Guy:" Fat Guy Strangler". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2008-02-17.

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