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The Best Episodes Written By Mark Hentemann

Every TV Episode Written by Mark Hentemann Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Mark Hentemann Ratings Summary

"Borderwall" is the best rated episode written by Mark Hentemann. It scored 8.5/10 based on 2 votes. It was directed by Albert Calleros. It aired on 1/10/2016 and is rated 0.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Engagement".

  • Borderwall
    8.5/102 votes

    #1 - Borderwall

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/10/2016

    Bud fights to get a border wall constructed using confiscated drug money, only to have the wall destroy the economy, leaving him jobless. He then begins smuggling immigrants under the wall to make ends meet .

    Director: Albert Calleros

    Writer: Mark Hentemann

  • The Engagement
    8.0/102 votes

    #2 - The Engagement

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/3/2016

    Bud is enraged when he finds out that his daughter Becky is engaged to J.C., Ernesto’s nephew who just graduated from college. Meanwhile, a staunch anti-immigration law is passed which eventually leads to J.C.’s deportation, much to Bud’s delight.

    Director: Jacob Hair

    Writer: Mark Hentemann

  • Yug Ylimaf
    7.9/1018 votes

    #3 - Yug Ylimaf

    Season 11 Episode 4 - Aired 11/11/2012

    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.”

    Director: John Holmquist

    Writer: Mark Hentemann

  • Fat Actor
    7.8/104 votes

    #4 - Fat Actor

    Season 22 Episode 14 - Aired 4/10/2024

    Peter tries to protest Hollywood after learning that Brad Pitt was cast in a biopic about a politician. After Pitt injures himself on set, Peter must act out the role himself.

    Director: Joseph Lee

    Writer: Mark Hentemann

  • Back to the Pilot
    7.6/1017 votes

    #5 - Back to the Pilot

    Season 10 Episode 5 - Aired 11/13/2011

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

    Director: Peter Shin

    Writer: Mark Hentemann

  • The Candidate
    7.5/104 votes

    #6 - The Candidate

    Season 21 Episode 10 - Aired 12/11/2022

    Stewie and Doug compete for the honor of class “snack captain”.

    Director: John Holmquist

    Writer: Mark Hentemann

  • Meet the Quagmires
    7.3/1023 votes

    #7 - Meet the Quagmires

    Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 5/20/2007

    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.

    Director: Dan Povenmire

    Writer: Mark Hentemann

  • Adoptation
    7.2/104 votes

    #8 - Adoptation

    Season 21 Episode 15 - Aired 3/12/2023

    To restore his public image, Carter adopts a young girl from an orphanage, drawing jealousy from Lois.

    Director: Julius Wu

    Writer: Mark Hentemann

  • Brian the Bachelor
    7.1/1024 votes

    #9 - Brian the Bachelor

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 6/26/2005

    "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.

    Director: Peter Shin

    Writer: Mark Hentemann

  • Stuck Together, Torn Apart
    6.9/1027 votes

    #10 - Stuck Together, Torn Apart

    Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 1/31/2002

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

    Director: Michael Dante DiMartino

    Writer: Mark Hentemann

  • Stewie Loves Lois
    6.9/1026 votes

    #11 - Stewie Loves Lois

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/10/2006

    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.

    Director: Peter Shin

    Writer: Mark Hentemann

  • The Tan Aquatic with Steve Zissou
    6.8/1021 votes

    #12 - The Tan Aquatic with Steve Zissou

    Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 2/18/2007

    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.

    Director: Julius Wu

    Writer: Mark Hentemann

  • Jungle Love
    6.7/1025 votes

    #13 - Jungle Love

    Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 9/25/2005

    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.

    Director: Peter Shin

    Writer: Mark Hentemann

  • Tales of Former Sports Glory
    6.5/106 votes

    #14 - Tales of Former Sports Glory

    Season 19 Episode 20 - Aired 5/16/2021

    The guys regale each other with stories of youthful athletic accomplishments. Cleveland was a teenage baseball player from Cuba, Quagmire was a bad boy tennis superstar from New York and Peter was an underdog boxer from Philadelphia.

    Director: Peter Shin

    Writer: Mark Hentemann

  • Baby Not On Board
    6.4/1018 votes

    #15 - Baby Not On Board

    Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 11/2/2008

    Peter gets a lasting supply of gasoline for the year, so the family decides to use it to take a road trip to the Grand Canyon. They pack up and hit the road, but it takes them a while to realize that they had forgotten to bring Stewie with them; when they do, they must make their way home posthaste.

    Director: Julius Wu

    Writer: Mark Hentemann

  • Baking Bad
    6.4/1021 votes

    #16 - Baking Bad

    Season 13 Episode 3 - Aired 10/19/2014

    Peter and Lois decide to open a cookie store, but Peter ruins things when he decides to bring clients in his own way.

    Director: Jerry Langford

    Writer: Mark Hentemann

  • The Splendid Source
    6.3/1017 votes

    #17 - The Splendid Source

    Season 8 Episode 19 - Aired 5/16/2010

    Peter, Joe, and Quagmire search for the source of a dirty joke.

    Director: Brian Iles

    Writer: Mark Hentemann

  • PeTerminator
    6.3/106 votes

    #18 - PeTerminator

    Season 19 Episode 13 - Aired 3/7/2021

    Stewie designs a "Terminator" Peter robot to destroy Lois for trying to feed him broccoli, but when things don't go according to plan, Stewie and Brian must go on a Terminator-esque mission to save Stewie's life.

    Director: Joe Vaux

    Writer: Mark Hentemann

  • The Kiss Seen Around the World
    6.2/1027 votes

    #19 - The Kiss Seen Around the World

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 8/29/2001

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

    Director: Peter Shin

    Writer: Mark Hentemann

  • Amish Guy
    6.2/1017 votes

    #20 - Amish Guy

    Season 10 Episode 7 - Aired 11/27/2011

    On the return from an adventurous day at an amusement park, the Griffins’ car breaks down in Amish country and they are stranded with no way out. When Meg falls for an Amish boy, the Griffins then find themselves in a crusade against the conservative locals.

    Director: John Holmquist

    Writer: Mark Hentemann

  • Peter & Lois' Wedding
    6.2/106 votes

    #21 - Peter & Lois' Wedding

    Season 18 Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/2019

    The Wi-Fi goes out in the Griffin house, leaving the family with nothing to do for the evening. In order to keep the family entertained, Peter and Lois decide to tell the kids the story of how they met and fell in love in the '90s.

    Director: Joe Vaux

    Writer: Mark Hentemann

  • Family Goy
    6.1/1018 votes

    #22 - Family Goy

    Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/2009

    When Lois finds a lump on her breast, she goes to the doctor to test for cancer. The tests come back benign, but the doctor looks at her family medical history and reveals some news about Lois' heritage.

    Director: Peter Shin

    Writer: Mark Hentemann

  • The Unkindest Cut
    5.8/1012 votes

    #23 - The Unkindest Cut

    Season 16 Episode 19 - Aired 5/13/2018

    Quagmire's most treasured body part gets cut off in a freak accident and he is forced to learn how to live without it. Meanwhile, Stewie and Brian search for Mort after learning there is a $10,000 reward for turning him into the police for his involvement in a drug scam.

    Director: Jerry Langford

    Writer: Mark Hentemann

  • The Birthday Bootlegger
    5.8/105 votes

    #24 - The Birthday Bootlegger

    Season 20 Episode 8 - Aired 11/21/2021

    A new boss quells Peter’s favorite part about work: office birthdays. Stewie is put in detention and comes out a ruffian.

    Director: Julius Wu

    Writer: Mark Hentemann

  • Con Heiress
    5.3/1010 votes

    #25 - Con Heiress

    Season 17 Episode 8 - Aired 12/2/2018

    Stewie and Brian compete for the inheritance of a wealthy, older heiress. Meanwhile, Peter and Chris battle for Mr. Herbert's affection.

    Director: Brian Iles

    Writer: Mark Hentemann