who makes lois griffin voice?
Alex Borstein
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 MacFarlane notes that he was surprised they were allowed to do the pickle gag , which consisted of Stewie placing a cucumber on the sofa where Patrick 's imaginary wife is sitting , but inserting it into her imaginary vagina ( to see if it would turn into a pickle ) , but suggests that maybe broadcasting standards did not fully understand the scene . The music song by the overweight people at a funeral for a murdered obese man was only shown on the DVD version and not televised , for timing purposes , and for potential boredom to viewers . The musical composition was recorded at Fox studios on the Gary Numan stage . George W. Bush is portrayed hiding in a tree house and Brian informing by Brian of Hurricane Katrina . Bush was offered the opportunity to voice himself , but declined . 

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 Sylvia Anderson , the voice of Lady Penelope from Thunderbirds , voiced Melody Angel , while Canadian actress Janna Hill was given the part of Symphony . The character of Harmony Angel was voiced by Morgan for five episodes before being replaced by Chinese actress Lian @-@ Shin about one @-@ third of the way through the recording sessions . Although Lian only provided the voice of Harmony for one episode , " The Launching , " she received billing for 20 episodes . 

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 Alex Borstein voices Peter 's wife Lois Griffin , Asian correspondent Tricia Takanawa , Loretta Brown , and Lois ' mother , Barbara Pewterschmidt . Borstein was asked to provide a voice for the pilot while she was working on MADtv . She had not met MacFarlane or seen any of his artwork , and said it was " really sight unseen " . At the time , Borstein was performing in a stage show in Los Angeles . She played a redheaded mother whose voice she had based on one of her cousins . 

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 Seth MacFarlane voices three of the show 's main characters : Peter Griffin , Brian Griffin , and Stewie Griffin . Since MacFarlane had a strong vision for these characters , he chose to voice them himself , believing it would be easier than for someone else to attempt it . MacFarlane drew inspiration for the voice of Peter from a security guard he overheard talking while attending the Rhode Island School of Design . Stewie 's voice was based on the voice of English actor Rex Harrison , especially his performance in the 1964 musical drama film My Fair Lady . MacFarlane uses his regular speaking voice when playing Brian . MacFarlane also provides the voices for various other recurring and one @-@ time @-@ only characters , most prominently those of the Griffins ' neighbor Glenn Quagmire , news anchor Tom Tucker , and Lois ' father , Carter Pewterschmidt . 

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 The series features a " jaunty " jazz score . Most of the incidental music melody is played by either clarinet , bass clarinet , saxophone , or strings , often as wildly varying renditions of the usual central theme . The music is composed by Fey 's husband , Jeff Richmond , who is also a producer for 30 Rock . Richmond wrote the theme music , which was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music . Seven short , original songs have been featured in episodes , five of which were performed by Jane Krakowski , another performed by Tina Fey and Jason Sudeikis , and another performed by Tracy Morgan . The show has also covered three existing songs , including the song " Midnight Train to Georgia " by Gladys Knight and the Pips . The song had its lyrics altered to accommodate the character Kenneth being " misinformed about the time [ of the 11 : 45 train ] " . The song " Oh My " performed by The Gray Kid is heard throughout the episode " The Source Awards " , which was mixed with a piano arrangement composed by Richmond . " Kidney Now ! " , a rendition of the popular song , " We Are the World " , is performed by various artists in the season @-@ three finale . Other popular songs have been featured ( with blessings by the singers ) , such as " I Will Remember You " or " Bitch " . 
