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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.

Death Has a Shadow

While teaching Meg to drive, Peter crashes into the town satellite dish, which knocks out the city's cable. He promises Meg that if she takes the blame, he'll get her a car. Without TV, Peter goes crazy, which drives the family insane. Meanwhile, after refusing to eat the broccoli that Lois gives him, Stewie attempts to build a weather control device that would destroy all vegetables.

I Never Met the Dead Man

Peter Allows Meg to go to a party with her new friend. This angers Lois because its the same day as Stewie's birthday. What Meg doesn't know is that she's actually attending a cult meeting. Peter comes to pick up Meg, when the Cult Leader follows. Stewie believes him to be the "Man in White", trying to return him to the womb.

Chitty Chitty Death Bang

At Chris' soccer game, Peter gets into a fight with a woman, that he thought was a man, and punches her in the face.  After being placed under house arrest, Peter becomes restless and ends up turning the basement into a full bar.  Lois begins singing each night and becomes the main attraction.  Meanwhile, Stewie creates a time machine in order to avoid teething pain, but ends up taking back much more than that.

Mind Over Murder

When the Griffin Family gets new neighbors that move in next door, Lois quickly becomes friends with Bonnie, Meg soon becomes attracted to their son, Kevin, and Peter becomes annoyed by the entire situation.  After Peter injures the best player on his company's baseball team, Mr. Weed forces him to find a replacement, so Peter quickly changes his mind about his neighbors and invites Joe to play.  When Joe shows up at the game, Peter learns that he is in a wheelchair.  Joe ends up being the star of the game, which makes Peter jealous, as he wants to be a hero too.  Peter ends up trying to stop a bank robbery to prove his value, but ends up getting caught up in the whole situation.

A Hero Sits Next Door

Chris loses interest in being a youth scout, as he would rather pursue drawing and art instead. The Scout Master then kicks Chris out of the scouts. Peter then takes the family to the Big Apple to try to get Chris reinstated back into the scouts. After Peter takes a wrong turn on the way, the family ends up at a Native American casino. Lois then gets obsessed with the slot machines while Peter goes on a vision quest to prove that he has Native American blood in him.

The Son Also Draws

When a heat wave hits Quahog, Peter gets Brian to enter a dog show to win $500 so that the family can get a new air conditioner. When they argue over a trick gone bad, Brian walks out on the family and Peter replaces him with a cat. Brian struggles to assert his civil rights and soon ends up at the pound. Luckily, Peter is able to bail him out by bribing the judge.

Brian: Portrait of a Dog

Lois' aunt dies and leaves her mansion to the Griffins.

Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater

Peter's very religious father comes to live with the family after he is forced to retire from his lifelong job at the Mill.

Holy Crap

Paranoid about Y2K, Peter herds the family into the basement for protection.

Da Boom

A therapist tells Brian his carpet-wetting is the result of his repressed feelings for Lois.

Brian in Love

The Griffins and their neighbors build a festival float; waitress Meg schemes to get bigger tips.

Love Thy Trophy

When Peter tries to get out of paying a doctors bill by faking his own death, he is visited by Death himself, who wants to take Peter away. After Death twists his ankle while chasing Peter, everyone on Earth becomes immortal while death is incapacitated.

Death Is a Bitch

When Lois become the director of the Quahog Players production of “The King and I” Peter wants a part.  He finds himself in the Producer’s Chair and starts to make some “artistic changes” to the script that involve scantily-clad women and cyborgs.

The King Is Dead

Forced to go to a women’s retreat for telling sexist jokes at work, Peter resists the idea at first.  After two weeks, however, Peter becomes a sensitive male.  No one likes the new Peter, especially Lois.  While attending a charity dinner, Lois does something that snaps Peter out of his feminine phase.

I Am Peter, Hear Me Roar

Peter makes Chris pretend he's dying, in order to save a television program.

If I'm Dyin', I'm Lyin'

Peter runs against Lois for a seat on the school board.

Running Mates

Peter is envious of an old friend's success; Chris' painting gets serious attention.

A Picture Is Worth a 1,000 Bucks

Fifteen Minutes of Shame

Stewie misbehaves while visiting his grandparents.

Road to Rhode Island

Peter infiltrates Quahog High School as a new student.

Let's Go to the Hop

Lois enrolls Stewie at a day care center.

Dammit Janet

As a favor, Peter takes a mobster's nephew to a movie.

There's Something About Paulie

Peter talks himself into getting liposuction and other plastic surgery.

He's Too Sexy for His Fat

After learning that his property is not officially part of the United States, Peter forms his own country.

E. Peterbus Unum

Meg writes for the school paper to improve her Ivy League chances.

The Story on Page One

Peter and his friends go on a drinking binge to find a winning ticket in a bottle; Lois works Ling too hard for a competition.

Wasted Talent

Chris gets a job picking up golf balls; Peter ignores Chris in favor of Cleveland Jr.

Fore Father

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

The Thin White Line (1)

Brian's first job in Hollywood is directing a pornographic film.

Brian Does Hollywood (2)

The tobacco industry sends Peter to Washington to present a speech about smoking.

Mr. Griffin Goes to Washington

When a hurricane strikes Quohog, everything is destroyed including The Drunken Clam, which is bought out by a Brit who turns it into an English pub. As it happens, pub owner Nigel Pinchley and his family move in next door to the Griffins, and Stewie tries to teach Nigel's Cockney-accented 3-year-old daughter how to speak proper English.

One if by Clam, Two if by Sea

Peter joins a gun club to compensate for his lack of physical assets; Meg becomes the target of the "cool" gang's wrath.

And the Wiener Is...

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

Death Lives

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

Lethal Weapons

Meg lands an internship working with the school nerd at a television station.

The Kiss Seen Around the World

Peter decides to pursue his dream career as a knight.

Mr. Saturday Knight

When Peter decides to become a fisherman, he takes out a large loan to buy a fishing boat and unwittingly gives up everything he owns as collateral.

Fish out of Water

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

Emission Impossible

The Griffins are put into the witness protection program.

To Love and Die in Dixie

Peter and Lois go to the Pewterschmidts for the weekend, bringing Brian along. Brian, meanwhile, has some "issues" of his own to work out. Find out if Brian's future is to make puppies or become "less" than he is.

Screwed the Pooch

While trying to teach Chris about his Irish roots, Peter stumbles upon Nate Griffin, a black man in his family tree.  Peter tries to embrace his new-found heritage, but can’t quite get the hang of it.  When Lois’ father, Carter Pewtershmidt, sits the Griffin kids down for a look at his family genealogy, a dark secret is uncovered.

Peter Griffin: Husband, Father... Brother?

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 Brian fight over $26.

Ready, Willing, and Disabled

Christmas comes to Quahog!  While Lois attempt to make the holidays perfect for the Griffin family, Peter messes it up.  Meanwhile, Stewie learns of Santa Claus’ ability to keep 24-hour surveillance on all the world’s children.

A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas

Brian is sentenced to care for a crabby old woman; Peter's beard becomes a home for birds.

Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows

Stewie attempts a career in show business; Meg dates a nudist.

From Method to Madness

Peter's jealously forces a trial separation; Stewie and Brian get glued together.

Stuck Together, Torn Apart

Stewie goes to England to take refuge in his favorite television show, while Lois embarrasses Peter at a KISS concert.

Road to Europe

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."

Family Guy Viewer Mail #1

The day that Peter buys volcano insurance is the day that Lois becomes fed up with their constant money problems.

When You Wish Upon a Weinstein

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.

North by North Quahog

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.

Fast Times at Buddy Cianci Jr. High

After Mort bowls a perfect game, and Quagmire gets a key to the city by performing CPR, Peter notices he has nothing to be proud of. He then attempts to achieve fame by setting the world's record for most nickels swallowed. However, a slight miscalculation leaves him blind with nickel poisoning.

Blind Ambition

When Meg gets turned down for a date, she asks her family for support. Lois ends up taking her to the mall, where she gets the ultimate makeover. Meanwhile, Peter tries to start a band with the guys, but when their first gig fails, the family ends up performing. Impressed by Meg's singing, a record producer signs the family, and their travels eventually land them on "Saturday Night Live."

Don't Make Me Over

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.

The Cleveland–Loretta Quagmire

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.

Petarded

"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.

Brian the Bachelor

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.

8 Simple Rules for Buying My Teenage Daughter

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.

Breaking Out Is Hard to Do

Lois fulfills a lifelong dream of being a model.  Stewie starts on a multi-level marketing company.  Brian in need of cash to buy his de-worming medication agrees to become his salesman.

Model Misbehavior

Peter and Brian’s friendship becomes strained after Brian begins dating one of Meg’s high school teachers.  Peter finds a replacement friend in James Woods, who is visiting Quahog because of a suggestion to rename James Woods High after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Peter's Got Woods

When Peter and the guys decide to go fishing, they end up caught in a storm. Stranded on a desert island, their families fear the worst. Rescued by a cruise ship months later, Peter surprises Lois at home, where he finds out that she has a new husband.

Perfect Castaway

When Chris is supposed to be hazed for a school tradition, he runs off to South America; Peter quickly becomes frustrated by his new job at the beer factory.

Jungle Love

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.

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

Brian Goes Back to College

Lois thinks Stewie is trying to kill her due to his lack of quality time with his father, so she orders Peter to spend more time with Stewie. Meanwhile Chris starts a friendship with Herbert.

The Courtship of Stewie's Father

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?

The Fat Guy Strangler

When Peter’s dad comes to visit, he tries to impose his religious beliefs on the family.  But after a mix-up with the holy-water leaves Stewie in a bubble, Peter decides to form a church worshiping his hero, the Fonz.

The Father, the Son, and the Holy Fonz

After Brian has a near-death experience in the hospital, he decides to lead a new life. He ends up getting a nightly singing gig with Frank Sinatra Jr., but his new lifestyle doesn't last very long. Meanwhile, Meg, after joining a new after-school group, pretends to be a lesbian.

Brian Sings and Swings

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.

Patriot Games

When Peter wins a maid for a week as a prize on a game show, Quagmire gains an interest in her, and they eventually marry. Quagmire, stricken with his bachelor ways, tries to get out of the marriage. Meanwhile, Lois stops breast-feeding Stewie, who, as a result, goes through withdrawals.

I Take Thee Quagmire

Peter gets a vasectomy and loses all his sex drive. Lois begins to gain weight, and as a result, Peter's regains his interest in his wife. When Lois' habits get out of control, she has a heart attack. The surgeon must remove Lois' fat to reach her heart, returning her to her normal weight. Meanwhile, Stewie's half-brother Bertram returns to confront him, where they have a war for control over the playground.

Sibling Rivalry

Meg becomes an intern for Mayor West. Brian, who is sure that the mayor is corrupt, tries to out him. Brian and Stewie, while undercover, discover that Meg is more than just an intern. Meanwhile, Peter and Lois go back to their folk singing days at a local talent show. When they begin using drugs, Chris stages an intervention.

Deep Throats

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.

Peterotica

Brian's gay cousin Jasper visits the Griffin house and announces that he is engaged to his partner and wants to be married at their house.  When Mayor West bans gay marriage in an effort to cover up and bring attention away from a scandal of his own, Brian resorts to hostile actions to try to change the Mayor's mind.  Lois and Peter question their view towards gay marriage while Chris joins the "Young Republicans" Club to impress a girl.

You May Now Kiss the... Uh... Guy Who Receives

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.

Petergeist

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.

The Griffin Family History

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.

Stewie B. Goode

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.

Bango Was His Name Oh!

Stewie finds out that his life in the future is miserable. So he decides to go back in time and change events for the better.

Stu & Stewie's Excellent Adventure

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.

Stewie Loves Lois

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.

Mother Tucker

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.

Hell Comes to Quahog

Chris is approached to join the military. Brian goes to the recruiting headquarters to voice his opinion, when Stewie signs himself and Brian up for the military. They pass Boot Camp and are shipped to Iraq, where they try to get honorably discharged by doing anything they can. Meanwhile, Chris decides to join a goth band.

Saving Private Brian

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.

Whistle While Your Wife Works

Lois discovers that Chris has some bad information about sex and she volunteers to teach a sex-ed class at the high school. Some parents become upset with her brutal honesty, and they have her replaced. A conservative christian comes to Quahog and gets rid of the condoms at James Woods High. As a result the kids find an interesting loophole. Meanwhile Stewie, terrified of the Tooth Fairy, decides to set traps to destroy him.

Prick Up Your Ears

Stewie ties the knot with his old flame Olivia, but their relationship quickly turns, and becomes normal dull marriage. It all escalates when they go on a double date with Brian and Jillian. Meanwhile, Lois introduces Peter to chick flicks, so he decides to make his own movie with a plot based on every chick movie ever.

Chick Cancer

Meg can't find a date to her junior prom, and even though he is dating Jillian, Brian ends up going with Meg. At the prom, Brian gets drunk to make the night pass, but ends up making out with Meg. Meg begins to think of Brian as her boyfriend and becomes obsessed with spending every moment with him. Meanwhile, Peter, Cleveland and Quagmire join the police force to help Brian.

Barely Legal

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.

Road to Rupert

After Peters dad, Francis, dies, Thelma tells him that his real father actually lives in Ireland. So Peter and Brian decide to head there in search of his father, who ends up being the town drunk. They decide to play a drinking game to prove his paternity. Meanwhile, Stewie acts out and Lois spanks him. Realizing that he likes being spanked, Stewie does whatever he can to get into trouble.

Peter's Two Dads

When a bully harasses Chris, Peter goes to his defense, but ends up beating him up. Peter realizes bullying is fun and begins to bully everyone in the house. Finally, Chris stands up to Peter and beats him senseless. Meanwhile, Stewie goes out without sunscreen and becomes obsessed with getting a tan. After Brian leaves him in the tanning booth for six hours, Stewie gets sunburned and fears he has cancer. While waiting for the results of his cancer screening, Stewie begins to live his life as if he had only days to live and drives Brian crazy with his demands.

The Tan Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Quagmire takes Peter to work but Peter messes things up, causing Quagmire to lose his job as a pilot. After not being able find another job, Peter and Cleveland make plans to help him get his old job back. When the plan fails, Quagmire receives advice from his idol, Hugh Hefner.

Airport '07

Peter helps Bill Clinton with his flat tire, and they soon become friends. They begin spending a lot of time together and Lois begins to believe that Bill inflicting bad influence on Peter. But when she confronts Bill, they end up having sex. Peter, upset that his wife would do this, tries to get back at Lois by having an affair of his own, but soon realizes that he loves her too much to do so. Meanwhile, Lois and Stewie try to potty-train Brian.

Bill & Peter's Bogus Journey

The Griffin family decides to start their own restaurant, though have a hard time attracting customers. After Joe promises to help, Peter is excited at the fact of it becoming a local hangout for the police. However, things don't really turn out as hoped, and instead it begins to be popular with the handicapped. When Peter attempts to change the place, a sudden twist of irony quickly changes his mind.

No Meals on Wheels

Lois gets a job as the church organist, so the family decides to begin going back to church. When Stewie gets sick after receiving communion, the congregation becomes convinced that he has been possessed by the devil. While on the run, the family ends up in Texas, where Peter begins to fit right in with the cowboys, Stewie enters the "Little Miss Texas" pageant, and Chris and Meg sneak into George W. Bush's house.

Boys Do Cry

After Chris is expelled from school, he is sent to a boarding school that his grandfather Carter attended, but Chris doesn't exactly fit in. Meanwhile, the chicken returns to pick a fight with Peter.

No Chris Left Behind

Lois runs for mayor of Quahog, though she doesn't become the front-runner until she dumbs down her political views. Once in office, she becomes corrupted with the power that she now holds, and begins accepting bribes so that she can buy herself expensive things. Meanwhile, Peter comes to enjoy being the "first lady" of Quahog, and all of the perks that go along with it.

It Takes a Village Idiot, and I Married One

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.

Meet the Quagmires

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.

Blue Harvest

Peter convinces Brian to move in with his girlfriend Jillian and Stewie tags along to help pay the rent but he tries to interfere with their relationship. Meanwhile Meg and Chris get jobs at the convenience store where Chris befriends the manager Carl who leaves Meg to do all the work. Carl soon fires her and promotes Chris to the co-boss.

Movin' Out (Brian's Song)

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. Stewie (a brilliant but sadistic baby bent on killing his mother and taking over the world), Meg (the oldest, and is the most unpopular girl in town) and Chris (the middle kid, he's not very bright but has a passion for movies). The final member of the family is Brian - a talking dog and much more than a pet, he keeps Stewie in check whilst sipping Martinis and sorting through his own life issues.

The Best Seasons of Family Guy

The Best Seasons of Family Guy

Season 4

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Season 1

Season 8

Season 2

Season 16

Season 11

Season 14

Season 15

Season 10

Season 3

Season 13

Season 9

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Season 12

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Season 22

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