Top 50 Family Guy episodes
by AdrenalinDragon | created - 14 Aug 2014 | updated - 14 Aug 2014 | PublicMy top 50 Family Guy episodes of all-time (as of 2014)
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1.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Da Boom
(1999)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
Peter's paranoia about the end of the world makes the family cancel their New Year's Eve '99 plans, but for once, Peter is actually somewhat right.
Directors: Bob Jaques, Pete Michels, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 3,119
10/10
2.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
He's Too Sexy for His Fat
(2000)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
Peter's drastic plastic surgery and liposuction procedures will transform him from a fatherly slob into a beautiful snob, and the family is not sure what to do.
Directors: Glen Hill, Pete Michels, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 2,251
9.5/10
3.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
I Am Peter, Hear Me Roar
(2000)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
Peter receives feminine training at a woman's retreat after his joke about women offends a female co-worker.
Directors: Monte Young, Pete Michels, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 2,594
9.5/10
4.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Death Is a Bitch
(2000)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
Death pays a visit to the Griffins after Peter fakes his death on an insurance form to avoid paying a hefty hospital bill.
Directors: Michael Dante DiMartino, Peter Shin, Roy Allen Smith | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Lori Alan
Votes: 2,872
9.5/10
5.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
To Love and Die in Dixie
(2001)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
After Chris witnesses a convenience store robbery, the Griffins are put in the witness protection program and relocated to the Deep South.
Directors: Dan Povenmire, Pete Michels | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 2,269
9.5/10
6.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Road to the Multiverse
(2009)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Brian and Stewie explore a series of alternate universes.
Directors: Greg Colton, James Purdum, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 4,558
9.5/10
7.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
E. Peterbus Unum
(2000)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
A zoning malfunction committed by the city planners gives Peter the opportunity to convert the Griffin household in the sovereign nation of Petirua.
Directors: Rob Renzetti, Pete Michels, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 2,397
9.5/10
8.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Mind Over Murder
(1999)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
Under house arrest, Peter transforms the basement into a bar, where Lois' singing becomes the main attraction.
Directors: Roy Allen Smith, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Lori Alan
Votes: 3,000
9.5/10
9.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Road to Rhode Island
(2000)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
Brian and Stewie embark on a cross-country journey home; Peter becomes addicted to marriage counselling videos hosted by an adult film star.
Directors: Dan Povenmire, Pete Michels, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 2,709
9.5/10
10.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Petarded
(2005)
TV-MA | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
After winning at the children's edition of trivial pursuit, Peter thinks he's a genius until testing proves that he's actually intellectually disabled.
Directors: Seth Kearsley, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 2,505
9.5/10
11.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Emission Impossible
(2001)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
After Peter helps deliver Lois's sister's baby, he and Lois decide to try to have another kid, but Stewie will attempt to foil their new plan.
Directors: Peter Shin, Pete Michels | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 2,182
9.5/10
12.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Wasted Talent
(2000)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
Lois learns that Peter is a drunken savant when it comes to playing the piano, after he goes on a drinking binge to win one of Pawtucket Pat's silver scrolls.
Directors: Bert Ring, Pete Michels, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 2,357
9.5/10
13.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Family Guy Viewer Mail #1
(2002)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
Peter gets three wishes by a genie; The Griffins get superpowers; Quahog turns into the Little Rascals.
Directors: Michael Dante DiMartino, Pete Michels, Scott Wood | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 1,980
9.5/10
14.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Lois Kills Stewie
(2007)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
With Lois back in Quahog, Stewie escapes with Brian to Washington, D.C. and sets out to initiate his latest plan for world domination.
Directors: Greg Colton, James Purdum, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 2,420
9.5/10
15.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Stewie Kills Lois
(2007)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
Stewie kills Lois, and one year after her disappearance, Peter is charged with her death.
Directors: John Holmquist, James Purdum, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 2,467
9.5/10
16.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Road to Europe
(2002)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
Stewie and Brian go on a Pan-European journey back home after becoming stranded in Saudi Arabia; Peter is aghast to learn Lois is not really a fan of KISS.
Director: Dan Povenmire | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 2,053
9.5/10
17.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Death Has a Shadow
(1999)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
After drinking too much at a stag party and falling asleep at work, Peter loses his job, signs up for welfare, and gets more money than expected.
Directors: Peter Shin, Roy Allen Smith | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Lori Alan
Votes: 4,437
9/10
18.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Fat Guy Strangler
(2005)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Lois discovers a long-lost brother, but her new relative has a deadly secret.
Directors: Sarah Frost, Pete Michels, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 2,114
9/10
19.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Stuck Together, Torn Apart
(2002)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Peter's jealously reaches its peak when going with Lois to the gynecologist, who prepares to examine Lois, but Peter refuses to let him near her.
Director: Michael Dante DiMartino | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 1,884
9/10
20.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Let's Go to the Hop
(2000)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
Peter infiltrates the high school after it's gripped by a toad-licking craze.
Directors: Glen Hill, Pete Michels, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 2,302
9/10
21.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
If I'm Dyin', I'm Lyin'
(2000)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
Peter pretends Chris is dying so that Make-A-Dream-Come-True foundation can save a cancelled TV Show.
Directors: Swinton O. Scott III, Peter Shin, Roy Allen Smith | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Lori Alan
Votes: 2,308
9/10
22.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas
(2001)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Holiday mishaps include Lois going ballistic after losing her Christmas cheer and Peter not being able to watch the KISS Christmas special.
Directors: Brian Hogan, Pete Michels | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 2,093
9/10
23.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
One If by Clam, Two If by Sea
(2001)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
When a hurricane destroys The Drunken Clam, it is bought by a British man who turns it into an English pub to the dismay of Peter and the gang.
Directors: Dan Povenmire, Pete Michels, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 2,105
9/10
24.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Death Lives
(2001)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
Peter dies again, and Death shows him the errors of his ways.
Directors: Rob Renzetti, Pete Michels | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 2,141
9/10
25.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
I Never Met the Dead Man
(1999)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
Peter goes into shock after he disables the entire Quahog cable system while giving Meg driving lessons; Stewie plots to rid the world of broccoli.
Directors: Michael Dante DiMartino, Peter Shin, Roy Allen Smith | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Lori Alan
Votes: 3,378
9/10
26.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Chitty Chitty Death Bang
(1999)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Peter tries to make the best of a bad situation after he ruins Lois's plans for Stewie's birthday party; Meg's new friend tries to recruit her into a cult.
Directors: Dominic Polcino, Peter Shin, Roy Allen Smith | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Lori Alan
Votes: 3,197
9/10
27.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Back to the Pilot
(2011)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
After travelling back in time with Stewie to the events of Family Guy: Death Has a Shadow (1999), Brian unwittingly alters the future for the worse by warning his past self about 9/11.
Directors: Dominic Bianchi, James Purdum, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 3,092
9/10
28.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
From Method to Madness
(2002)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
When Brian shows interest in theatre, Lois convinces him to try out for School of Performing Arts, but during the audition, Brian is dismissed by the judges.
Director: Bert Ring | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 1,918
9/10
29.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Road to the North Pole
(2010)
TV-14 | 44 min | Animation, Comedy
Disappointed with the Mall Santa, Stewie and Brian decide to go up to the North Pole to teach Santa a lesson, only to face a shocking revelation.
Directors: Greg Colton, James Purdum, Peter Shin, Steve Beers | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 2,555
9/10
30.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Fifteen Minutes of Shame
(2000)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
A vivacious actress will replace Meg, when a reality show based on the Griffins' home life becomes a ratings sensation in the MTV network.
Directors: Scott Wood, Pete Michels, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 2,270
9/10
31.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Meet the Quagmires
(2007)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
Death grants Peter's wish to go back in time to 1984 to be 18 again, but when he bails on Lois, he soon learns he's alters the present, where Lois is married to Quagmire.
Directors: Dan Povenmire, Chris Robertson, James Purdum, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 2,396
9/10
32.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Running Mates
(2000)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
Peter resorts to mudslinging when he and Lois run as opponents in an election for the school board; Chris has a sexual awakening.
Directors: John Holmquist, Peter Shin, Roy Allen Smith | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Lori Alan
Votes: 2,275
8.5/10
33.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
The Son Also Draws
(1999)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
A chance encounter with a prune smoothie puts in motion a series of events that ultimately allows Peter to accept Chris' artistic side.
Directors: Neil Affleck, Peter Shin, Roy Allen Smith | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Patrick Bristow
Votes: 2,807
8.5/10
34.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Dammit Janet
(2000)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
Stewie falls madly in love with another toddler at his new daycare; Peter takes advantage of Lois' new career as a stewardess.
Directors: Bert Ring, Pete Michels, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 2,185
8.5/10
35.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Mr. Griffin Goes to Washington
(2001)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
After the toy company is taken over by a tobacco company, Peter is set up as the president and is sent to Washington to lobby against a bill.
Directors: Brian Hogan, Pete Michels, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 2,083
8.5/10
36.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Brian: Portrait of a Dog
(1999)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
Brian's life is on the line after he refuses to be treated like a dog.
Directors: Michael Dante DiMartino, Peter Shin, Roy Allen Smith | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Lori Alan
Votes: 2,843
8.5/10
37.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Lethal Weapons
(2001)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
Lois takes Tae-Jitsu, quickly becomes a black-belt and scares away all of the frustrating New Yorkers that had come to Quahog to view the leaves.
Directors: Brian Hogan, Pete Michels | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 2,166
8.5/10
38.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
There's Something About Paulie
(2000)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
The mob puts a hit out on Lois, after her meddling puts an end to Peter's unwanted friendship with a crime lord's obnoxious nephew.
Directors: Monte Young, Peter Shin, Roy Allen Smith | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 2,305
8.5/10
39.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Peter Griffin: Husband, Father... Brother?
(2001)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
While learning about his family history, Chris discovers that one of Peter's ancestors was a black slave once owned by the Pewterschmidts.
Directors: Scott Wood, Pete Michels | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 1,956
8.5/10
40.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
A Hero Sits Next Door
(1999)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Peter becomes very jealous, when his handi-capable new neighbor turns out to be the new star player on the toy company's softball team.
Directors: Monte Young, Peter Shin, Roy Allen Smith | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Carlos Alazraqui
Votes: 2,912
8.5/10
41.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
I Dream of Jesus
(2008)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
Peter rediscovers his favorite song, "Surfin' Bird" by the Trashmen, and discovers that Jesus Christ is working at a used record store in Quahog, and sets out to let everyone know that he has come back.
Directors: Mike Kim, James Purdum, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 2,566
8.5/10
42.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Holy Crap
(1999)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
Peter seeks divine inspiration when his retired father comes to visit and makes life troublesome; Chris suffers a gastrointestinal impasse.
Directors: Neil Affleck, Peter Shin, Roy Allen Smith | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Lori Alan
Votes: 2,578
8.5/10
43.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
A Fish Out of Water
(2001)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
Peter tries to pay of the debts he accrued while pursuing his dream of owning a commercial fishing boat by catching an infamous, man-eating fish.
Directors: Bert Ring, Pete Michels, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 2,104
8.5/10
44.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Road to Germany
(2008)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Stewie and Brian use a time machine to go back to Nazi-era Poland and rescue Mort.
Directors: Greg Colton, James Purdum, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 2,300
8.5/10
45.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Brian in Love
(2000)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
Brian turns to a therapist after his unrequited love for Lois causes him to lose control of his bladder.
Directors: Jack Dyer, Pete Michels, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 2,503
8.5/10
46.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Screams of Silence: The Story of Brenda Q
(2011)
TV-14 | 21 min | Animation, Comedy
Quagmire and the guys try to save his sister Brenda from her abusive boyfriend.
Directors: Dominic Bianchi, James Purdum, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 1,978
8.5/10
47.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Brian Does Hollywood
(2001)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
When Brian leaves the family for Hollywood with dreams of becoming a screenwriter and director, he winds up directing a porn video.
Directors: Gavin Dell, Pete Michels, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 2,211
8.5/10
48.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
The Thin White Line
(2001)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
Brian becomes a drug-sniffing dog for police to get out of a rut after taking the advice of his therapist, but the cocaine may be more than he can handle.
Directors: Glen Hill, Pete Michels, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 2,331
8.5/10
49.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
A Picture Is Worth 1,000 Bucks
(2000)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Chris becomes the toast of the New York art scene when Peter uses one of his painting as the car's window.
Directors: Gavin Dell, Pete Michels, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 2,291
8.5/10
50.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Brian & Stewie
(2010)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Brian and Stewie get locked in a bank vault where they are forced to deal with each other on a whole new level.
Directors: Dominic Bianchi, James Purdum, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 3,001
8.5/10
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