[s17e16] You Can't Handle The Booth Apr 2026

You watch two episodes at once—the visual plot where Peter gets "Crabapple" phones, and the audio plot where the family bickers in the recording booth.

A version of "New Phone, Who Dis?" without the commentary was later released as a special feature on the Season 17 DVD.

During the commentary, Lois discovers Peter was previously married to guest star Sarah Paulson . [S17E16] You Can't Handle the Booth

The episode refers to season 16, which is the writing season, not the broadcast season. The fictional episode "New Phone, Who Dis? Family Guy Wiki·Contributors to Family Guy Wiki

Peter sings a parody of this A.A. Milne poem/Muppets song while stuck in the stairs, which many fans consider the episode's highlight. You watch two episodes at once—the visual plot

The mural Peter mentions at 20th Century Fox actually exists at their studios. You Can't Handle the Booth!/Notes/Trivia

The fictional "New Phone" episode uses the same production code ( HACX14 ) as the actual episode. The episode refers to season 16, which is

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