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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 8 Episode 16 - Brother from Another Series
    7.6/10(39 votes)

    S8:E16

    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:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 9 Episode 14 - Das Bus
    7.6/10(36 votes)

    S9:E14

    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
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  3. undefined Season 9 Episode 5 - The Cartridge Family
    7.5/10(37 votes)

    S9:E5

    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
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  4. undefined Season 3 Episode 11 - Emission Impossible
    7.5/10(37 votes)

    S3:E11

    Lois' pregnant sister inspires her and Peter to have another baby.

    Director:Pete Michels
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  5. undefined Season 9 Episode 24 - Lost Our Lisa
    7.4/10(32 votes)

    S9:E24

    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
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  6. undefined Season 3 Episode 12 - To Love and Die in Dixie
    7.4/10(39 votes)

    S3:E12

    The Griffins are put into the witness protection program.

    Director:Pete Michels
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  7. undefined Season 6 Episode 8 - McStroke
    7.3/10(30 votes)

    S6:E8

    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
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  8. undefined Season 4 Episode 29 - Bango Was His Name Oh!
    7.3/10(27 votes)

    S4:E29

    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
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  9. undefined Season 5 Episode 5 - Whistle While Your Wife Works
    7.3/10(33 votes)

    S5:E5

    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
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  10. undefined Season 11 Episode 4 - Treehouse of Horror X
    7.3/10(37 votes)

    S11:E4

    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
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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Unpresidented
    7.3/10(31 votes)

    S1:E1

    As Reagan prepares to replace the president with a robot, she finds her hard-earned promotion threatened by a clueless but likeable new colleague.

    Director:Pete Michels
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  12. undefined Season 5 Episode 2 - Mother Tucker
    7.3/10(33 votes)

    S5:E2

    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
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  13. undefined Season 4 Episode 17 - The Fat Guy Strangler
    7.2/10(33 votes)

    S4:E17

    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 Guy Strangler" be?

    Director:Pete Michels
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  14. undefined Season 10 Episode 12 - Livin' on a Prayer
    7.2/10(24 votes)

    S10:E12

    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
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  15. undefined Season 10 Episode 13 - Homer to the Max
    7.2/10(36 votes)

    S10:E13

    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
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  16. undefined Season 3 Episode 21 - Family Guy Viewer Mail #1
    7.2/10(36 votes)

    S3:E21

    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
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  17. undefined Season 11 Episode 9 - Space Cadet
    7.1/10(27 votes)

    S11:E9

    To boost Chris' self-esteem, Peter and Lois send him to space camp. When camp ends and the Griffins come to pick Chris up, they accidentally are launched into outer space, and it's up to Chris to land the clan safely back on earth.

    Director:Pete Michels
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  18. undefined Season 4 Episode 28 - Stewie B. Goode
    7.1/10(25 votes)

    S4:E28

    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
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  19. undefined Season 3 Episode 15 - Ready, Willing, and Disabled
    7.1/10(34 votes)

    S3:E15

    Joe gets discouraged, losing his self-confidence, after he loses a thief in a chase. Peter wants to help Joe get back to his old self so he volunteers to help train him for the decathlon at the Olympics for handicapped athletes. Peter puts steroids into Joe's drink, pushing Joe on to victory. Meanwhile, Stewie, Meg, and Chris fight over $26.

    Director:Pete Michels
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  20. undefined Season 5 Episode 1 - Stewie Loves Lois
    7.1/10(34 votes)

    S5:E1

    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.

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  21. undefined Season 8 Episode 4 - Brian's Got a Brand New Bag
    7.1/10(25 votes)

    S8:E4

    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
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  22. undefined Season 3 Episode 7 - Lethal Weapons
    7.1/10(35 votes)

    S3:E7

    New Yorkers invade the town in the fall; Lois hones her martial-arts skills.

    Director:Pete Michels
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  23. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Clone Gunman
    7.1/10(18 votes)

    S1:E2

    When an expensive blunder forces budget cuts at Cognito Inc., J.R orders Reagan and Brett to decide which of their co-workers should be fired.

    Director:Pete Michels
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  24. undefined Season 4 Episode 2 - Fast Times at Buddy Cianci Jr. High
    7.1/10(38 votes)

    S4:E2

    Brian becomes a substitute teacher at Chris' school after his teacher wins the lottery. When Brian is moved to teach a class of troubled kids, Chris falls in love with his new teacher, Mrs. Lockhart, who promises to love Chris only if he kills her husband. When Lois finds out, she and Stewie decide to teach Chris a lesson.

    Director:Pete Michels
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  25. undefined Season 5 Episode 3 - Hell Comes to Quahog
    7.0/10(32 votes)

    S5:E3

    After Peter uses Meg's money to buy himself a tank, she gets a job at the new Superstore in town. However, the Superstore puts all the shops in town out of business and sucks up the city's power supply. Brian and Stewie team up to save the town from the corporate giant.

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Pete Michels Ratings Summary

"Brother from Another Series" is the best rated episode directed by Pete Michels. It scored 7.6/10 based on 39 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 2/23/1997 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Das Bus".