The fifteenth season of '' Family Guy'' aired on

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in the United States from September 25, 2016, to May 21, 2017. The series follows the dysfunctional Griffin family, consisting of father

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, mother Lois, daughter Meg, son

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, baby Stewie and the family dog

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, who reside in their hometown of Quahog. The executive producers for the fifteenth production season are Seth MacFarlane, Richard Appel, Steve Callaghan, Danny Smith and

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. The showrunners are Appel and Callaghan. Guest stars for the season include

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, Stephen Curry,

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, and

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. During this season, Chris dates singer

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while Peter becomes an

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driver ("

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"), Quagmire gets hooked on

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("The Dating Game"), and also becomes a

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during an airline pilot strike ("American Gigg-olo"). Other episode plots include Brian and Stewie writing songs for kids ("The Boys in the Band"), Chris becoming a star baseball player ("Bookie of the Year"),

moving in next to Peter with his party bus (" Gronkowsbees"), a homage to three novels commonly taught in (and, in some cases, banned from) American high school English classes ("High School English"), Peter and Lois joining the

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("Hot Shots"), Peter meeting the children he never knew he had ("A House Full of Peters"), Chris falling for a Mexican teen mom ("Dearly Deported"), and a fictionalized behind-the-scenes look of the show ("Inside Family Guy"). The

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includes a cameo by Vinny (voiced by

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), the dog who temporarily replaced Brian in season 12. The season concluded with a one hour broadcast of two episodes. __TOC__

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