10.0/101 votes#1 - Miracle on Culpepper Slims Boulevard
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/15/2019
When Louise invites the Harts and Brenda to her annual Christmas party in lieu of a bonus, the extravagance makes Jenny feel insecure; Betty tries to figure out how to give the family the best Christmas presents on a budget
Director: Pete Michels
Writer: Emily Spivey
7.5/1026 votes#2 - Brother from Another Series
Season 8 Episode 16 - Aired 2/23/1997
When Sideshow Bob is released from prison, his brother Cecil puts him in charge of building Springfield's new hydroelectric dam.
Director: Pete Michels
Writer: Ken Keeler
7.4/1020 votes#3 - Lost Our Lisa
Season 9 Episode 24 - Aired 5/10/1998
Bart’s latest stunt thwarts Lisa’s plan to attend a museum exhibit. When she tries to go alone and takes the wrong bus, Homer sets out to find her.
Director: Pete Michels
Writer: Brian Scully
7.3/1023 votes#4 - Das Bus
Season 9 Episode 14 - Aired 2/15/1998
When Otto drives the school bus off a bridge, the kids wind up on a deserted island, fending for themselves in a “Lord of the Flies” parody. Back in Springfield, Homer takes on Bill Gates.
Director: Pete Michels
Writer: David X. Cohen
7.3/1023 votes#5 - 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: Pete Michels
Writer: Wellesley Wild
7.2/1027 votes#6 - Emission Impossible
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 10/8/2001
Lois' pregnant sister inspires her and Peter to have another baby.
Director: Pete Michels
Writer: David Collard
7.2/1019 votes#7 - Bango Was His Name Oh!
Season 4 Episode 29 - Aired 5/21/2006
Stewie convinces Brian to go on a road trip with him to San Francisco to search for a man Stewie believes is his real father.
Director: Pete Michels
Writer: Alex Borstein
7.2/1024 votes#8 - Whistle While Your Wife Works
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 11/12/2006
When Peter gets hurt and can't work, his boss tells him he needs to speed things up. So Lois goes to the brewery to help him out. Meanwhile, Stewie finds out that Brian is dating a very attractive but not very intelligent woman. He tries to get Brian to break up with her, but Brian can't do it.
Director: Pete Michels
Writer: Steve Callaghan
7.1/1028 votes#9 - To Love and Die in Dixie
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 11/15/2001
The Griffins are put into the witness protection program.
Director: Pete Michels
Writer: Steve Callaghan
7.1/1024 votes#10 - 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: Pete Michels
Writer: Tom Devanney
7.1/1018 votes#11 - Brian's Got a Brand New Bag
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 11/8/2009
When Brian begins dating an older woman, the family begins to make fun of him. After Brian's new fling breaks her hip, he gets the pleasure of becoming her errand boy.
Director: Pete Michels
Writer: Tom Devanney
7.1/1016 votes#12 - Livin' on a Prayer
Season 10 Episode 12 - Aired 1/29/2012
When Lois discovers that Stewie's sick playmate is being denied medical treatment because his parents are Christian Scientists, she decides to take matters into her own hands.
Director: Pete Michels
Writer: Danny Smith
7.0/101 votes#13 - Chuckie Gets Skunked
Season 2 Episode 31 - Aired 12/20/1992
The adults are trying to catch a skunk. Tommy and Chuckie join the hunt and Chuckie ends up being skunked. The babies and grown-ups try everything to get rid of the smell, but the real cure is Minka's borscht.
Director: Pete Michels
Writer: Peter Gaffney
7.0/1024 votes#14 - The Cartridge Family
Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 11/2/1997
Alarmed by a soccer riot, Homer buys a handgun. His reckless behavior drives Marge and the kids out of the house, and even his new gun club buddies desert him.
Director: Pete Michels
Writer: John Swartzwelder
7.0/1024 votes#15 - The Fat Guy Strangler
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 11/27/2005
Lois discovers she has a brother named Patrick and takes the family cross-country to meet him. It turns out; he’s locked up in a mental institution. Lois thinks he’s sane, so she checks him out to live with the Griffins. Meanwhile, Peter starts the Society for the Acceptance of Fat Men. But when all the fat men of Quahog are strangled one-by-one the group lives in fear. Who could the “Fat Man Strangler” be?
Director: Pete Michels
Writer: Chris Sheridan
7.0/1021 votes#16 - Petergeist
Season 4 Episode 26 - Aired 5/7/2006
Peter wants to top Joe, who just built a new home theater system, so he starts to build a multiplex in his backyard. In doing so, he discovers an Indian burial ground. He finds an Indian chief's skull and the Griffin house becomes haunted. Stewie gets sucked into the television and strange events follow as they try to get Stewie back from the poltergeist.
Director: Pete Michels
Writer: Wellesley Wild
6.9/1021 votes#17 - Treehouse of Horror X
Season 11 Episode 4 - Aired 10/31/1999
In "I Know What You Diddily-Iddly-Did" the Simpsons fear they have killed Ned Flanders. "Desperately Xeeking Xena" satirizes superheroes of yore with "Stretch Dude" Bart and "Clobber Girl" Lisa. And "Life's A Glitch, Then You Die" depicts the upcoming horror of Y2K.
Director: Pete Michels
Writer: Donick Cary
6.9/1028 votes#18 - Lethal Weapons
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 8/22/2001
New Yorkers invade the town in the fall; Lois hones her martial-arts skills.
Director: Pete Michels
Writer: Chris Sheridan
6.9/1027 votes#19 - Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 1/17/2002
Brian is sentenced to care for a crabby old woman; Peter's beard becomes a home for birds.
Director: Pete Michels
Writer: Ali Adler
6.9/1027 votes#20 - Family Guy Viewer Mail #1
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 2/14/2002
Viewer mail inspires three stories in which Peter loses his bones, the Griffins gain superpowers, and Peter and his friends appear as eight-year-old "Little Rascals."
Director: Pete Michels
Writer: Seth MacFarlane
6.9/1023 votes#21 - Patriot Games
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 1/29/2006
At his high school reunion, Peter tries to impress his fellow classmates. When Peter, heading for the bathroom, charges through the crowd of people, impresses quarterback Tom Brady, who offers Peter a spot on the New England Patriots. Meanwhile, Brian owes Stewie money, after Stewie becomes a sports bookie.
Director: Pete Michels
Writer: Mike Henry
6.9/1024 votes#22 - Peterotica
Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 4/23/2006
After reading an erotic novel, Peter gets the idea to write one himself. Carter gets sued for publishing Peter's book on tape and loses all his money, where he is forced to become a middle-class citizen. Meanwhile, Stewie tries to train for the Olympics.
Director: Pete Michels
Writer: Patrick Meighan
6.9/1018 votes#23 - Stewie B. Goode
Season 4 Episode 28 - Aired 5/21/2006
After losing at a swim competition, Stewie trys to eliminate his rival by blowing up a lifeguard tower. His plan backfires though, and Stewie has a near death experience that seems to change him.
Director: Pete Michels
Writer: Chris Sheridan
6.9/1026 votes#24 - Stewie Loves Lois
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/10/2006
Stewie becomes obsessed with Lois, after she saves Rupert. Though Lois doesn't take to the new Stewie all too well. Meanwhile, Peter thinks his doctor is molesting him, when he undergoes a prostate exam.
Director: Pete Michels
Writer: Mark Hentemann
6.8/1023 votes#25 - Homer to the Max
Season 10 Episode 13 - Aired 2/7/1999
A new TV series features a suave and debonair character named Homer Simpson. Homer capitalizes on his new namesake, until the character is rewritten to be a bumbling fool. Trying to recapture the positive attention he enjoyed, Homer changes his name to "Max Power."
Director: Pete Michels
Writer: John Swartzwelder
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"Miracle on Culpepper Slims Boulevard" is the best rated episode directed by Pete Michels. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by Emily Spivey. It aired on 12/15/2019 and is rated 2.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "Brother from Another Series".