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The Best Episodes of Family Guy

Every episode of Family Guy ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Family Guy!

The Best Episodes of Family Guy

Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter and long-suffering Lois have three kids....
  1. Background image for Road to the Multiverse
    9.1/10(5.1k votes)

    #1 - Road to the Multiverse

    S8:E1

    With the help of an out-of-this-world remote control, Stewie and Brian travel through alternate universes, including a post-apocalyptic world and a parallel world run by dogs where humans are pets.

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    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Martian Meg

    S23:E15

    Fed up with feeling like she doesn't belong, Meg enlists in a training program for a mission to Mars.

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    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Twain's World

    S23:E18

    In an effort to improve his writing, Brian convinces Stewie to go back in time and bring Mark Twain to the present day, but the plan goes awry when Twain overindulges in pornography.

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  4. Background image for Back to the Pilot
    8.8/10(3.5k votes)

    #4 - Back to the Pilot

    S10:E5

    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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    8.5/10(3.3k votes)

    #5 - PTV

    S4:E14

    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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  6. Background image for Meet the Quagmires
    8.4/10(2.7k votes)

    #6 - Meet the Quagmires

    S5:E18

    Death grants Peter's wish to go back in time to 1984 when he was 18, but only for one night. He ends up bailing on a date with Lois to hang out with a movie actress. When he returns to the present, he soon realizes that everything is anything but normal, as he is now married to the former actress, and Lois is with Quagmire. Meanwhile, Stewie, Chris and Meg have also taken on Quagmire's charming characteristics.

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    8.4/10(5.5k votes)

    #7 - The Simpsons Guy

    S13:E1

    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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  9. Background image for Stewie Kills Lois (1)
    8.3/10(2.8k votes)

    #8 - Stewie Kills Lois (1)

    S6:E4

    Lois and Peter sail off on a cruise. Jealous that he was left behind, Stewie's matricidal tendencies are rekindled. When Brian challenges him to actually do it, Stewie carries out his diabolical plan.

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    8.3/10(2.7k votes)

    #9 - Lois Kills Stewie (2)

    S6:E5

    Presumed dead, Lois returns from the wilderness and names Stewie as her killer. On the lookout for Stewie, Joe leads a manhunt around Quahog. Desperate to stop Stewie, Lois realizes what she must do.

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    8.2/10(2.8k votes)

    #10 - Petarded

    S4:E6

    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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  12. Background image for Stewie Loves Lois
    8.2/10(2.5k votes)

    #11 - Stewie Loves Lois

    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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  13. Background image for Blue Harvest
    8.2/10(8.6k votes)

    #12 - Blue Harvest

    S6:E1

    Peter retells the story of Star Wars in this hour-long episode of Family Guy. When Princess Leia is captured by the evil Darth Vader the droids C-3PO and R2-D2 escape to the planet Tatooine to find help from the Rebel Alliance. There they encounter Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Chewbacca and Obi-Wan Kenobi who infiltrate the Death Star then rescue the captive princess from the Death Star and return to aid the Rebellion in its fight against the Galactic Empire.

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    8.2/10(2.6k votes)

    #13 - Emmy-Winning Episode

    S16:E1

    Tired of not winning an Emmy, Peter embarks on his own For Your Consideration campaign for Family Guy by making the show more like Emmy-winning shows - and no category is off limits.

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    8.1/10(2.5k votes)

    #14 - Emission Impossible

    S3:E11

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

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    8.1/10(2.6k votes)

    #15 - To Love and Die in Dixie

    S3:E12

    The Griffins are put into the witness protection program.

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  17. Background image for Road to Germany
    8.1/10(2.6k votes)

    #16 - Road to Germany

    S7:E3

    Mort Goldman accidentally steps into Stewie's time machine and goes back in time to 1939 Poland, and Brian and Stewie follow to retrieve him. When they find him, the Nazis invade and Mort is taken to Germany, where Stewie and Brian must go to save him, as well as find a way back to the present.

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  18. Background image for Three Kings
    8.1/10(2.4k votes)

    #17 - Three Kings

    S7:E15

    Peter imagines his friends and family in three of Stephen King's most famous works. Stand by Me parody - Twelve-year old Peter, Quagmire, Cleveland and Joe travel along a railroad track on a journey of self-discovery. Misery parody - Brian is injured in a bad car crash only to be "rescued" by his "number one fan," Stewie. The Shawshank Redemption parody - Cleveland and Peter become fast friends in prison.

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  19. Background image for The Thin White Line (1)
    8.0/10(2.7k votes)

    #18 - The Thin White Line (1)

    S3:E1

    Brian's keen sense of smell gets him a job with the police department.

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    Director:Glen Hill
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    8.0/10(2.4k votes)

    #19 - Death Lives

    S3:E6

    After a near-death experience on his anniversary, Peter learns the importance of spending time with Lois.

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    Director:Rob Renzetti
    Writer:Mike Henry
  21. Background image for The Fat Guy Strangler
    8.0/10(2.4k votes)

    #20 - The Fat Guy Strangler

    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 Man Strangler” be?

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  22. Background image for I Dream of Jesus
    8.0/10(2.8k votes)

    #21 - I Dream of Jesus

    S7:E2

    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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  23. Background image for Forget-Me-Not
    8.0/10(2.0k votes)

    #22 - Forget-Me-Not

    S10:E17

    After a night out, Peter, Joe, Brian and Quagmire awake in a hospital and discover that they don't remember anything and that the town has been deserted.

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  24. Background image for Yug Ylimaf
    8.0/10(22 votes)

    #23 - Yug Ylimaf

    S11:E4

    Brian abuses Stewie's time machine and causes reality to run in reverse. So the two must work together to set things right before Stewie is “unborn.”

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  25. Background image for The D in Apartment 23
    8.0/10(2.1k votes)

    #24 - The D in Apartment 23

    S16:E6

    When Brian posts an offensive tweet that goes viral and the rest of the Griffins are also treated as outcasts, he's forced to move out of the Griffin house.

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    Director:Julius Wu
  26. Background image for China Doll
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #25 - China Doll

    S23:E11

    When Stewie sees a tag on Rupert reading "Made in China," he heads off to China to meet Rupert's family.

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    Director:Joe Vaux

Best Episodes Summary

"Road to the Multiverse" is the best rated episode of "Family Guy". It scored 9.1/10 based on 5128 votes. Directed by Greg Colton and written by Wellesley Wild, it aired on 9/27/2009. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Martian Meg".