Prick Up Your Ears (Family Guy)

"Prick Up Your Ears"
Family Guy episode
Episode no.Season 5
Episode 6
Directed byJames Purdum
Written byCherry Chevapravatdumrong
Production code5ACX01
Original air dateNovember 19, 2006 (2006-11-19)
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"Prick Up Your Ears" is the sixth episode of the fifth season of Family Guy. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on November 19, 2006. In this episode, Lois discovers that Chris' school has removed the sex education program due to budget cuts and decides to bring the class back by becoming the teacher. She gets fired a short time later for teaching the students about safe sex rather than abstinence. Meanwhile, Stewie attempts to find and kill the Tooth Fairy after being told "horror" stories by Brian.[1]

The episode was written by Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and directed by James Purdum. It received mixed reviews from critics for its storyline and many cultural references. According to Nielsen ratings, it was viewed in 9.3 million homes in its original airing. The episode featured guest performances by Drew Barrymore, Mindy Cohn, Gary Cole, Taylor Cole, Lauren Conrad, David Cross, Margaret Easley, Lauren Hooser, Kim Parks, Kevin Michael Richardson, André Sogliuzzo and Crawford Wilson, along with several recurring guest voice actors for the series.

  1. ^ "Prick Up Your Ears: Brief plot synopsis". Bbc.co.uk. 2006. Retrieved 2007-12-14.