The Best Episodes Directed By Pete Michels

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.7/10(31 votes)

   #1 - Das Bus

   S9:E142/15/1998

   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.

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   7.7/10(34 votes)

   #2 - Brother from Another Series

   S8:E162/23/1997

   When Sideshow Bob is released from prison, his brother Cecil puts him in charge of building Springfield's new hydroelectric dam.

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   7.6/10(27 votes)

   #3 - Lost Our Lisa

   S9:E245/10/1998

   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.

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   7.5/10(31 votes)

   #4 - The Cartridge Family

   S9:E511/2/1997

   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.

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   7.5/10(26 votes)

   #5 - McStroke

   S6:E81/13/2008

   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.

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   7.5/10(27 votes)

   #6 - Whistle While Your Wife Works

   S5:E511/12/2006

   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.

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   7.4/10(21 votes)

   #7 - Livin' on a Prayer

   S10:E121/29/2012

   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.

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   7.4/10(22 votes)

   #8 - Bango Was His Name Oh!

   S4:E295/21/2006

   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.

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   7.4/10(32 votes)

   #9 - Treehouse of Horror X

   S11:E410/31/1999

   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.

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    7.3/10(29 votes)

    #10 - Emission Impossible

    S3:E1110/8/2001

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

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    7.3/10(30 votes)

    #11 - To Love and Die in Dixie

    S3:E1211/15/2001

    The Griffins are put into the witness protection program.

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    7.3/10(27 votes)

    #12 - Mother Tucker

    S5:E29/17/2006

    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.

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    7.3/10(31 votes)

    #13 - Homer to the Max

    S10:E132/7/1999

    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."

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14. 

    7.2/10(23 votes)

    #14 - The Former Life of Brian

    S6:E114/27/2008

    Brian, afraid that he may have lost his last chance at love, searches for a former flame, Tracy. To his surprise, he discovers that he is the father to her son, Dylan. Tracy decides that Brian should raise the boy, and she drops him off at the Griffin's house. When Dylan runs rough-shot in the house, Brian's attitude towards parenting doesn't settle too well with Lois and Peter.

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    7.2/10(22 votes)

    #15 - Brian's Got a Brand New Bag

    S8:E411/8/2009

    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.

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    7.2/10(27 votes)

    #16 - The Fat Guy Strangler

    S4:E1711/27/2005

    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?

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    7.2/10(26 votes)

    #17 - Hell Comes to Quahog

    S5:E39/24/2006

    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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    7.2/10(28 votes)

    #18 - Unpresidented

    S1:E110/22/2021

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

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    7.1/10(29 votes)

    #19 - Family Guy Viewer Mail #1

    S3:E212/14/2002

    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."

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    7.1/10(27 votes)

    #20 - Peterotica

    S4:E244/23/2006

    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.

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    7.1/10(24 votes)

    #21 - Petergeist

    S4:E265/7/2006

    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.

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    7.1/10(15 votes)

    #22 - Clone Gunman

    S1:E210/22/2021

    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.

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    7.1/10(23 votes)

    #23 - Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge

    S13:E225/22/2002

    Homer starts a security company with Lenny and Carl after the police are ineffective during a blackout, and eventually Mayor Quimby decides to have them replace the police. Homer finds that he excels at the job, but then he runs afoul of mob boss Fat Tony, who threatens Homer with death unless he leaves town.

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    7.0/10(26 votes)

    #24 - Brake My Wife, Please

    S14:E205/11/2003

    Homer becomes obsessed with using new gadgets in his car. One day, he becomes distracted and drives off a pier, losing his driver's license. Unable to use a car, Homer starts to learn the joys of walking. Meanwhile, Marge shoulders the burden of Homer's driving duties and becomes stressed out. One day, as Homer sings about the virtues of walking, Marge accidentally runs him over with her car. Later, as Homer recuperates from the accident, he begins to suspect that Marge is trying to hurt him. They fight and go to see a marriage counselor. The counselor advises Homer to perform one completely unselfish gesture to win Marge back. Homer holds a party with all of her friends and a surprised Marge tells Homer that she loves him.

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    7.0/10(29 votes)

    #25 - Fast Times at Buddy Cianci Jr. High

    S4:E25/8/2005

    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.

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