He appeared as Peter's horse in an episode of "Family Guy" entitled "Boys Do Cry" (in which Peter Griffin is enthused to learn that Gottfried is providing the horse's voice). He also guest-starred in "Hannah Montana" as Barny Bittmen. In January 2009, Gottfried worked again with David Faustino for an episode of Faustino's show "Star-ving". In 2011, Gottfried appeared in the episode "Lost Traveler" on "" as Leo Gerber, a sarcastic computer professional working for the NYPD's Technical Assistance Response Unit, which producer Warren Leight said could become a recurring character. Gottfried read a section from the hit book "Fifty Shades of Grey" in a June 2012 YouTube video, which was created with the aim of using Gottfried's trademark voice to make fun of the book's graphic sexual content.