The Best Episodes Directed By Joe Vaux

Peter and Lois vacation in Florida, only to discover they've rented a condo in a retirement community. Back at home, Brian helps Stewie take his first shower.

Director: Joe Vaux

Writer: Evan Waite

When Stewie refuses to sleep in his own bed because of nightmares, Peter can’t stand it, so he goes to sleep in the attic. Peter turns the attic into a man cave and all of the guys begin hanging out there, which makes Lois incredibly angry. Meanwhile, Brian helps Stewie overcome his fears by building a device to go into his nightmares and defeat his demons.

Director: Joe Vaux

Writer: Steve Callaghan

Stewie invents a shrinking machine that shrinks him and Brian down to microscopic size.

Director: Joe Vaux

Writer: Dominic Bianchi

Lois hypnotizes Peter into satisfying her sexual proclivities. Meanwhile, Stewie renovates his treehouse in an attempt to win over Brian and Chris.

Director: Joe Vaux

Writer: Mike Desilets

When Peter and Chris interrupt Stewie’s TV time, the angry baby goes back in time to break up Peter and Lois so he’s never conceived, but is shocked when he is reborn into a “Downton Abbey”-esque British household.

Director: Joe Vaux

Writer: Artie Johann

In noir-style, Peter/Mac investigates the disappearance of Meg/Sister Megan.

Director: Joe Vaux

Writer: Alex Carter

Peter and his friends wonder aloud about what their dream jobs would be.

Director: Joe Vaux

Writer: Steve Callaghan

To help Chris ace his ninth grade history class, Stewie and Brian employ the time travel machine for educational purposes. Not surprisingly, all three get stuck in the past.

Director: Joe Vaux

Writer: Alex Carter

Peter gets a check in the mail from the sale of his mother's home and he remembers that all of his old porn is still in there. When he returns to retrieve his stash, he finds a "to Peter from Peter" tape and realizes that his life has amounted to nothing. Reeling from his own failures, Peter then attempts to fix Chris before it's too late, and forces his son to spend time with Brian.

Director: Joe Vaux

Writer: Patrick Meighan

The story of Peter's firing from the brewery, as told in the styles of Quentin Tarantino, Wes Anderson, and Michael Bay.

Director: Joe Vaux

Writer: Travis Bowe

Meg joins the Adam West High basketball team, and her play is fueled by Peter's lambasting from the crowd. Meanwhile, Stewie goes down a rabbit hole of conspiracies, which ultimately ends with him developing multiple personalities.

Director: Joe Vaux

Writer: Emily Towers

Stewie meets a female version of himself and falls in love; Peter and Quagmire step up their friendship.

Director: Joe Vaux

Writer: Gary Janetti

From Grimm to Griffin, three classic fairy tales get a new Quahog spin, including "Jack and the Beanstalk," "Little Red Riding Hood" and "Cinderella."

Director: Joe Vaux

Writer: Alec Sulkin

Peter tries to keep up with Lois as she goes through a midlife crisis; Stewie brings home a turtle from the park.

Director: Joe Vaux

Writer: Danny Smith

Peter's friends roast him. With his feelings hurt, he seeks refuge by befriending a group of gossipy women.

Director: Joe Vaux

Writer: Andrew Goldberg

Family Guy takes viewers behind the scenes of a regular production week, with James Woods as the guide. See the ins-and-outs of what goes into the making of an episode and watch the drama unfold as Peter is replaced and ends up in the office of Fox Television Group Chairmen and CEOs Dana Walden and Gary Newman to pitch his very own new series.

Director: Joe Vaux

Writer: Andrew Goldberg

The guys try to start a podcast, but Peter goes solo and branches out as a DJ. Meanwhile, back at the Griffin home, Lois' allergy forces Brian to move into Stewie's bedroom and the two have roommate difficulties.

Director: Joe Vaux

Writer: Anthony Blasucci

When Peter starts coaching for Quahog's minor league baseball team, he gets constipated during the national anthem and must kneel, unintentionally becoming the face of racial justice.

Director: Joe Vaux

Writer: N/A

The guys regale each other with stories of youthful athletic accomplishments. Cleveland was a teenage baseball player from Cuba, Quagmire was a bad boy tennis superstar from New York and Peter was an underdog boxer from Philadelphia.

Director: Joe Vaux

Writer: Mark Hentemann

When Meg spills her lunch on the new kid at school, he makes plans to end her. Meanwhile, Peter keeps harassing Brian in the nude until it reaches the breaking point.

Director: Joe Vaux

Writer: Dominic Bianchi

Stewie designs a "Terminator" Peter robot to destroy Lois for trying to feed him broccoli, but when things don't go according to plan, Stewie and Brian must go on a Terminator-esque mission to save Stewie's life.

Director: Joe Vaux

Writer: Mark Hentemann

The Wi-Fi goes out in the Griffin house, leaving the family with nothing to do for the evening. In order to keep the family entertained, Peter and Lois decide to tell the kids the story of how they met and fell in love in the '90s.

Director: Joe Vaux

Writer: Mark Hentemann

When Peter, Quagmire and Joe need a jolt in their mundane lives, they decide to go skydiving. But after an unfortunate accident, Peter ends up in the hospital, where he befriends Mahmoud, who convinces Peter to convert to Islam. Quagmire and Joe are suspicious of Mahmoud's intentions and try to stop the friendship from progressing.

Director: Joe Vaux

Writer: Artie Johann

When Lois' piano student, Alana, comes to work for the Griffins, Lois is initially glad for the help, until she realizes Alana's intentions are more sinister than she thought.

Director: Joe Vaux

Writer: Danny Smith

When Stewie gets sent to see his school's child psychologist for a surprising session, he reveals major secrets about himself.

Director: Joe Vaux

Writer: Gary Janetti