7.1/101,513 votes#1 - Pilling Them Softly
Season 14 Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2015
Stewie is diagnosed with ADD and prescribed Adderall, which Brian takes to write a 2000-page proposal to pitch to author George R.R. Martin at a book convention. Meanwhile, Quagmire and Peter compete, Iron Chef-style, to determine which of them gets to keep his new cooking show.
Director: Jerry Langford
Writer: Hayes Davenport
7.1/101,389 votes#2 - Papa Has a Rollin' Son
Season 14 Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/2015
For Father’s Day, the guys track down Joe’s estranged father. But when Joe explains that his dad is intolerant of people with disabilities, Peter steps in and pretends to be Joe. Meanwhile, Stewie’s doctor tells him that he’ll only grow to be 5’1”, so he hangs out with Tiny Tom Cruise to understand what it’s like to be short.
Director: Steve Robertson
Writer: Danny Smith
6.9/101,361 votes#3 - Guy Robot
Season 14 Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/2015
Stewie doesn’t like Brian’s stand-up comedy jokes, so the two of them fight. To get back at Brian and make him jealous, Stewie builds a robot friend. But when the robot outsmarts Stewie and dumps him, Brian and Stewie reunite. Meanwhile, Lois forces Peter to get a new mattress.
Director: Mike Kim
Writer: Chris Regan
7.5/101,506 votes#4 - Peternormal Activity
Season 14 Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/2015
The guys go to an abandoned asylum seeking inspiration for a new horror movie idea, but end up accidentally killing a man they think is keeping them hostage. Wracked with guilt, they each try to pin the murder on someone else. Meanwhile, Stewie is on a mission to destroy Brian's glasses because he's annoyed by how pretentious Brian's been acting when he wears them
Director: Greg Colton
Writer: Chris Sheridan
6.7/101,271 votes#5 - Peter, Chris & Brian
Season 14 Episode 5 - Aired 11/8/2015
Peter gets a check in the mail from the sale of his mother's home and he remembers that all of his old porn is still in there. When he returns to retrieve his stash, he finds a "to Peter from Peter" tape and realizes that his life has amounted to nothing. Reeling from his own failures, Peter then attempts to fix Chris before it's too late, and forces his son to spend time with Brian.
Director: Joe Vaux
Writer: Patrick Meighan
6.5/101,306 votes#6 - Peter's Sister
Season 14 Episode 6 - Aired 11/15/2015
Peter’s sister, Karen, decides to come for Thanksgiving and bullies Peter the same way Meg treats him. While Meg is at first amused, she later feels badly and decides to help Peter train to defeat his sister in a wrestling match. Meanwhile, to avoid overeating on Thanksgiving, Stewie and Brian decide to go on a cleanse, which Stewie takes one step too far.
Director: John Holmquist
Writer: Tom Devanney
6.6/101,270 votes#7 - Hot Pocket-Dial
Season 14 Episode 7 - Aired 11/22/2015
Quagmire admits that he is in love with Lois. Unfortunately, he proclaims his love while he has accidentally pocket-dialed Peter. Peter is furious and Brian takes it upon himself to fix the situation.
Director: Steve Robertson
Writer: Aaron Lee
6.8/101,260 votes#8 - Brokeback Swanson
Season 14 Episode 8 - Aired 12/6/2015
When Joe is trampled in a local running of the bulls and becomes a quadriplegic, the guys find it too difficult to hang around him. Meanwhile, Brian sleeps with a married woman, and when the husband returns home, he pretends to be the family’s new dog.
Director: Julius Wu
Writer: Ted Jessup
6.9/101,358 votes#9 - A Shot in the Dark
Season 14 Episode 9 - Aired 12/13/2015
When Peter’s couch is stolen from his front lawn, the guys form a neighborhood watch group. While on duty, Peter sees someone trying to climb into Cleveland’s house and he shoots him. Peter is then arrested and charged with a hate crime. Meanwhile, Cleveland is touched when Peter finally admits to the accident, so he takes the fall for the crime and Peter is exonerated.
Director: Brian Iles
Writer: Mike Desilets
7.1/101,450 votes#10 - Candy, Quahog Marshmallow
Season 14 Episode 10 - Aired 1/3/2016
Peter, Cleveland and Joe come across a VHS tape called “Winter/Summer” an Asian soap opera that Quagmire starred in when he was living in Korea. Unable to find the final episode of the series, the guys travel to Korea to find it and Quagmire is reunited with his old lover. Meanwhile, Stewie worries he might become a redhead.
Director: Joseph Lee
Writer: Cherry Chevapravatdumrong
7.1/101,266 votes#11 - The Peanut Butter Kid
Season 14 Episode 11 - Aired 1/10/2016
When their bank accounts begin to run dry, the Griffins look for ways to make money. Stewie gets cast in a peanut butter commercial and becomes the money maker for the family. Meanwhile, Lois and Peter become crazy show business parents and Brian helps Stewie realize that he does not want to be a child actor.
Director: Greg Colton
Writer: Artie Johann
6.8/101,235 votes#12 - Scammed Yankees
Season 14 Episode 12 - Aired 1/17/2016
Lois and her mom, Babs, have a relaxing spa day, leaving Peter to entertain Lois’ father, Carter. The boys fall for an email scam, and have to go to Africa to get their money back. Meanwhile, Brian pursues Meg’s friend, Patty.
Director: Jerry Langford
Writer: Ray James
7.0/101,239 votes#13 - An App a Day
Season 14 Episode 13 - Aired 2/14/2016
Peter overloads his phone with apps. He buys a new phone with more memory, gives his old phone to Chris, and hilarity ensues. Stewie joins a tennis club and invites Brian to be his tennis partner.
Director: Mike Kim
Writer: Anthony Blasucci
7.1/101,223 votes#14 - Underage Peter
Season 14 Episode 14 - Aired 2/21/2016
Mayor West raises the drinking age to 50. Because of dog years, Brian is the only one old enough to buy alcohol, so Peter makes him buy all of his booze.
Director: Joseph Lee
Writer: Shawn Ries
7.9/101,514 votes#15 - A Lot Going On Upstairs
Season 14 Episode 15 - Aired 3/6/2016
When Stewie refuses to sleep in his own bed because of nightmares, Peter can’t stand it, so he goes to sleep in the attic. Peter turns the attic into a man cave and all of the guys begin hanging out there, which makes Lois incredibly angry. Meanwhile, Brian helps Stewie overcome his fears by building a device to go into his nightmares and defeat his demons.
Director: Joe Vaux
Writer: Steve Callaghan
6.6/101,186 votes#16 - The Heartbreak Dog
Season 14 Episode 16 - Aired 3/13/2016
Meg begins working at a retirement community and starts stealing from the residents. Then Chris finds out and wants in on the heist. When the residents catch them, they blackmail them and force the thieves to listen to all of their boring stories.
Director: Brian Iles
Writer: Lew Morton
7.0/101,187 votes#17 - Take a Letter
Season 14 Episode 17 - Aired 4/17/2016
To pay for Stewie’s private school, Lois becomes a postal worker. She finds a letter from Peter that was never sent to his old fling, Gretchen, dated a week before their marriage. When Gretchen tries to come between Lois and Peter, Lois has a plan of her own.
Director: John Holmquist
Writer: Kevin Biggins
7.0/101,167 votes#18 - The New Adventures of Old Tom
Season 14 Episode 18 - Aired 5/8/2016
Peter gets lost in the mall overnight after his family abandons him. Meanwhile, Brian pretends to be a millionaire to win over a girl.
Director: Steve Robertson
Writer: Travis Bowe
6.7/101,160 votes#19 - Run, Chris, Run
Season 14 Episode 19 - Aired 5/15/2016
To everyone’s surprise, Chris wins homecoming king. However, Meg finds out that the cool kids plan to prank him during the homecoming ceremony, so they go to the school to investigate. Meanwhile, Cleveland starts hanging out with Jerome, the bartender. So Peter and the guys try to replace him.
Director: Julius Wu
Writer: N/A
7.1/101,334 votes#20 - Road to India
Season 14 Episode 20 - Aired 5/22/2016
Brian falls in love with a tech support worker in India, so he and Stewie travel there to find her. Meanwhile, Joe invites Peter to his bingo night, but when Peter becomes the new center of attention, Lois helps Joe reclaim the group.
Director: Greg Colton
Writer: Danny Smith
The Best Episodes of Family Guy Season 14
Every episode of Family Guy Season 14 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Family Guy Season 14!
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....
Genres:AnimationComedy
Network:FOX
Season 14 Ratings Summary
"Pilling Them Softly" is the best rated episode of "Family Guy" season 14. It scored 7.1/10 based on 1513 votes. Directed by Jerry Langford and written by Hayes Davenport, it aired on 9/27/2015. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Papa Has a Rollin' Son".