The Best Episodes Directed By Peter Shin

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.3/10(3 votes)

   #1 - Virtual Freak

   S2:E411/2/1996

   Freak and Cosgrove are zapped inside a Virtual Tussle virtual reality game.

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   8.0/10(24 votes)

   #2 - Back to the Pilot

   S10:E511/13/2011

   Brian and Stewie travel back in time to the pilot episode of FAMILY GUY to change history, and then to change history again.

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   8.0/10(2 votes)

   #3 - Statuesque

   S2:E711/29/1996

   Freak pursues the madman who turned Steff into a statue.

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   8.0/10(2 votes)

   #4 - Freak-a-Panel / Tomb of Invisibo

   S2:E105/31/1997

   Freak-a-Panel: While on the trail of Cave Guy, Freakazoid finds himself at a sci-fi convention and despite the fact that everyone is in costume, he needs to find the real Cave Guy and get out. Tomb of Invisibo: An invisible villain from ancient Egypt has been released, and is causing havoc throughout the world.

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   7.5/10(32 votes)

   #5 - The Simpsons Guy

   S13:E19/28/2014

   In a special hour-long crossover with The Simpsons, the Griffins meet the Simpson family when they end up in Springfield after their car is stolen. Stewie takes lessons in pranks and skateboarding from Bart, while Lisa discovers - to her annoyance - that Meg is as good at playing the saxophone as she is. Peter bonds with Homer as they locate the missing car, but then they fight after Peter loses his job when Pawtucket Patriot is revealed to be a copy of Duff Beer.

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   7.4/10(22 votes)

   #6 - 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(26 votes)

   #7 - 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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   7.3/10(29 votes)

   #8 - Emission Impossible

   S3:E1110/8/2001

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

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   7.3/10(29 votes)

   #9 - Petarded

   S4:E66/19/2005

   After winning a game of Trivial Pursuit, Peter is convinced he is a genius. To prove Peter wrong, Brian suggests he take a test of the MacArthur Genius Grant. The test results say that Peter is technically mentally challenged. Peter has no problem abusing this handicap until Lois is injured and the kids are taken away because Peter is not mentally fit for parenting.

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    7.2/10(69 votes)

    #10 - Death Has a Shadow

    S1:E11/31/1999

    After Peter heavily drinks at a bachelor party, even though he told Lois he would not, he gets fired from his job at the Happy-go-Lucky toy factory for being hung over. Peter soon applies for welfare, but after a mix-up, gets sent a check for $150,000. Eventually, Lois finds out, and Peter decides to return the money by dumping it from a blimp at the Super Bowl. He is arrested as a result, and his family ends up coming to his rescue.

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    7.2/10(26 votes)

    #11 - Brian the Bachelor

    S4:E76/26/2005

    "The Bachelorette" comes to Quahog and Brian is chosen to be a contestant. Brian does not like the show, but participates just to have a vacation only to wind up falling in love with the bachelorette. Meanwhile, Chris gets a nasty pimple on his cheek, which talks to Chris and likes to cause mischief.

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    7.2/10(26 votes)

    #12 - Breaking Out Is Hard to Do

    S4:E97/17/2005

    Lois’ kleptomania lands her in jail, leaving the Griffin household in a worse state of disarray than usual. Peter and the family break her out and end up fugitives in Asian Town.

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    7.2/10(25 votes)

    #13 - PTV

    S4:E1411/6/2005

    After a “wardrobe malfunction” occurs during a live broadcast, the FCC begins to censor all of Peter’s favorite shows. As a result, Peter creates his own station, PTV, which broadcasts from the Griffin home. Peter and Brian create their own edgy programming until the FCC shows up to shut down PTV and censor all controversial material in Quahog.

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    7.2/10(26 votes)

    #14 - 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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    7.2/10(24 votes)

    #15 - Road to Rupert

    S5:E91/28/2007

    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.

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    7.1/10(28 votes)

    #16 - North by North Quahog

    S4:E15/1/2005

    Peter and Lois decide to go on a second honeymoon. But when Peter crashes the car, he decides to pose as Mel Gibson to stay in his fancy hotel suite, where they find a copy of a "The Passion of the Christ" sequel. They attempt to destroy the film and end up being chased by two priests who went to retrieve the film.

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    7.1/10(25 votes)

    #17 - Brian Goes Back to College

    S4:E1511/13/2005

    After writing a story for a local magazine, Brian gets a job at The New Yorker.

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    7.1/10(26 votes)

    #18 - 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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    7.1/10(24 votes)

    #19 - 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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    7.0/10(24 votes)

    #20 - The Griffin Family History

    S4:E275/14/2006

    When burglars break into the house, the Griffins take cover in the attic where they discover Peter has built a 'panic room'. They go in it, and Peter tells them about his history. They send Meg for food but the burglars catch her. The rest of the Griffins stay behind and Peter accidentally floods the room and they're going to drown. Luckily Joe gets them out and we find out Meg has been accused of sexual harassment by the burglars.

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    7.0/10(25 votes)

    #21 - I Dream of Jesus

    S7:E210/5/2008

    When Peter re-discovers his love for the painfully annoying yet seductively catchy tune "Surfin' Bird," Brian and Stewie decide to take matters into their own hands to ensure that the song will never be heard again! On the verge of tears, Peter goes to every record store in Quahog to track down his beloved jingle, and he runs into a familiar face and ends up hanging out with Jesus Christ.

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    7.0/10(26 votes)

    #22 - The Cleveland–Loretta Quagmire

    S4:E56/12/2005

    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.

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    7.0/10(26 votes)

    #23 - 8 Simple Rules for Buying My Teenage Daughter

    S4:E87/10/2005

    Peter runs up his tab at Mort’s Pharmacy. When he doesn’t have the money to pay, he decides to sell Meg to the Goldmans. Neil is dating another girl which makes Meg jealous, and Stewie falls in love with Liddane, his new babysitter.

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    7.0/10(26 votes)

    #24 - 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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    7.0/10(21 votes)

    #25 - Stewie B. Goode

    S4:E285/21/2006

    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.

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