7.8/106 votes#1 - Gay Bash
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/10/2004
The roommates encourage Xandir to discover his true sexual identity.
Director: James Purdum
Writer: Elijah Aron
7.5/1036 votes#2 - Bend Her
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 7/20/2003
In order to compete in the Fembot's division of the 3004 Olympics, Bender is surgically rebuilt to become a woman. Her trashy behavior catches the eye of Calculon, with whom she develops a strong and confusing celebrity relationship.
Director: James Purdum
Writer: Michael Rowe
7.3/1035 votes#3 - The Birdbot of Ice-Catraz
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 3/4/2001
A sober Bender crashes a dark matter tanker on Pluto, threatening the penguin reserve nearby. Leela helps out in the clean-up, but when the penguins begin mating out of control, drastic action must be taken to thin the herd.
Director: James Purdum
Writer: Dan Vebber
7.3/1023 votes#4 - McStroke
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 1/13/2008
Peter decides to grow a mustache, and after being mistaken for a fireman, ends up lending a hand when a fire breaks out at a local fast food restaurant. The owner gives him unlimited burgers as a thank you, but he eats too many and has a stroke. When Peter recovers, he vows to expose the fast-food company for what it really is, becoming friends with a genetically engineered cow along the way.
Director: James Purdum
Writer: Wellesley Wild
7.2/1040 votes#5 - I Dated a Robot
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 5/13/2001
Fry discovers the ability to download any celebrity onto a blank robot, and chooses to download Lucy Liu, with whom he falls madly in love. Repulsed by this disgusting display of human/robot love, Leela, Bender, and Zoidberg set out to shut down Nappster.com and put an end to illegal celebrity downloads forever.
Director: James Purdum
Writer: Eric Kaplan
7.2/1038 votes#6 - A Taste of Freedom
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 12/22/2002
When Zoidberg publicly devours an Earth flag, he is sentenced to death for his anarchic behavior. Before the sentence can be carried out, the Decapodians come to Zoidberg's aid by invading Earth, teaching the populace the true meaning of freedom.
Director: James Purdum
Writer: Eric Horsted
7.1/1024 votes#7 - Mother Tucker
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/17/2006
Peter's mom gets a divorce. Peter feels abandoned until he sees a father figure in his mom's new boyfriend, Tom Tucker. Meanwhile, Brian gets his own NPR style show on the radio.
Director: James Purdum
Writer: Tom Devanney
7.0/1018 votes#8 - Emmy-Winning Episode
Season 16 Episode 1 - Aired 10/1/2017
Tired of not winning an Emmy, Peter embarks on his own For Your Consideration campaign for Family Guy by making the show more like Emmy-winning shows - and no category is off limits.
Director: James Purdum
Writer: Aaron Lee
6.9/1021 votes#9 - Road to Rupert
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 1/28/2007
Brian sells Rupert at a garage sale. Stewie, who is upset with Brian, takes him cross country to Colorado to find his beloved teddy, and ends up having a ski-off to win back Rupert. Meanwhile, Peter loses his license, so Meg has to drive him around.
Director: James Purdum
Writer: Patrick Meighan
6.8/1024 votes#10 - The Cleveland–Loretta Quagmire
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 6/12/2005
When Peter hears Loretta scream, he tries to help out, but discovers Loretta is cheating on Cleveland. Peter figures out that it was Quagmire and decides to tell Cleveland about it. But when Loretta walks out on Cleveland he doesn't take it lightly.
Director: James Purdum
Writer: Mike Henry
6.7/1024 votes#11 - Prick Up Your Ears
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 11/19/2006
Lois discovers that Chris has some bad information about sex and she volunteers to teach a sex-ed class at the high school. Some parents become upset with her brutal honesty, and they have her replaced. A conservative christian comes to Quahog and gets rid of the condoms at James Woods High. As a result the kids find an interesting loophole. Meanwhile Stewie, terrified of the Tooth Fairy, decides to set traps to destroy him.
Director: James Purdum
Writer: Cherry Chevapravatdumrong
6.7/1024 votes#12 - Chick Cancer
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/26/2006
Stewie ties the knot with his old flame Olivia, but their relationship quickly turns, and becomes normal dull marriage. It all escalates when they go on a double date with Brian and Jillian. Meanwhile, Lois introduces Peter to chick flicks, so he decides to make his own movie with a plot based on every chick movie ever.
Director: James Purdum
Writer: Wellesley Wild
6.7/1022 votes#13 - Barely Legal
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 12/17/2006
Meg can't find a date to her junior prom, and even though he is dating Jillian, Brian ends up going with Meg. At the prom, Brian gets drunk to make the night pass, but ends up making out with Meg. Meg begins to think of Brian as her boyfriend and becomes obsessed with spending every moment with him. Meanwhile, Peter, Cleveland and Quagmire join the police force to help Brian.
Director: James Purdum
Writer: Kirker Butler
6.5/1019 votes#14 - Valentine's Day in Quahog
Season 11 Episode 12 - Aired 2/10/2013
On Valentine's Day, Meg goes on a date with a guy she met online, and Lois and Peter stay in bed all day; Brian is visited by his ex-girlfriends.
Director: James Purdum
Writer: Daniel Palladino
6.4/1024 votes#15 - The Father, the Son, and the Holy Fonz
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 12/18/2005
When Peter’s dad comes to visit, he tries to impose his religious beliefs on the family. But after a mix-up with the holy-water leaves Stewie in a bubble, Peter decides to form a church worshiping his hero, the Fonz.
Director: James Purdum
Writer: Danny Smith
6.4/1018 votes#16 - Ratings Guy
Season 11 Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/2012
Peter gets carried away when the Nielsen people select the Griffins to have their television-viewing habits monitored and he steals a number of the Nielsen boxes in hopes of controlling the airwaves.
Director: James Purdum
Writer: David Ihlenfeld
6.3/1025 votes#17 - Perfect Castaway
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 9/18/2005
When Peter and the guys decide to go fishing, they end up caught in a storm. Stranded on a desert island, their families fear the worst. Rescued by a cruise ship months later, Peter surprises Lois at home, where he finds out that she has a new husband.
Director: James Purdum
Writer: John Viener
6.1/1018 votes#18 - Family Goy
Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/2009
When Lois finds a lump on her breast, she goes to the doctor to test for cancer. The tests come back benign, but the doctor looks at her family medical history and reveals some news about Lois' heritage.
Director: James Purdum
Writer: Mark Hentemann
6.0/105 votes#19 - Dirty Pranking No. 2
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/8/2004
Spanky teaches Clara to step outside of her comfort zone, while Xandir and Captain Hero bond.
Director: James Purdum
Writer: Jordan Young
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"Gay Bash" is the best rated episode directed by James Purdum. It scored 7.8/10 based on 6 votes. It was written by Elijah Aron. It aired on 11/10/2004 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "Bend Her".