Best Family Guy Episodes

by Lyra_Heartstrings | created - 24 Mar 2019 | updated - 10 Mar 2021 | Public

Have seen every episode of seasons 1-12 and then a few in each season after.

I'd say seasons 1-7 were the show's prime, with 2-5 being exceptional

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1. Family Guy (1999– )
Episode: And Then There Were Fewer (2010)

TV-14 | 49 min | Animation, Comedy

The residents of Quahog are invited to James Woods' house, where a murder mystery takes place.

Directors: Dominic Polcino, James Purdum, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis

Votes: 3,584

2. 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: 2,730

3. 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: 2,582

Very first episode I saw! Instantly loved the show

4. Family Guy (1999– )
Episode: Family Gay (2009)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Peter becomes temporarily gay after participating in a medical study.

Directors: Brian Iles, James Purdum, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis

Votes: 1,926

5. 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: 2,328

6. Family Guy (1999– )
Episode: Fast Times at Buddy Cianci Jr. High (2005)

TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy

Chris gets seduced by his new homicidal English teacher; Brian becomes a substitute teacher to a class of thugs.

Directors: Pete Michels, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis

Votes: 2,011

7. 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: 2,294

8. 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: 3,143

9. Family Guy (1999– )
Episode: Brian the Bachelor (2005)

TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy

Brian takes part in "The Bachelorette"; Chris takes advice from his talking pimple.

Directors: Dan Povenmire, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis

Votes: 1,932

10. Family Guy (1999– )
Episode: PTV (2005)

TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy

After an incident at the Emmys, the FCC overreacts, so Peter decides to start his own cable network, until the FCC shut him down and start censoring his life.

Directors: Dan Povenmire, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis

Votes: 2,927

11. 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: 2,287

12. Family Guy (1999– )
Episode: Joe's Revenge (2012)

TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy

Joe, with the help of Peter and Quagmire, looks to track down the person responsible for his injuries.

Directors: Bob Bowen, Dominic Bianchi, James Purdum | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis

Votes: 1,442

13. Family Guy (1999– )
Episode: North by North Quahog (2005)

TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy

Peter and Lois try for a second honeymoon, but things go awry when he poses as Mel Gibson.

Director: Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis

Votes: 2,251

14. Family Guy (1999– )
Episode: Play It Again, Brian (2008)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Brian decides to declare his love for Lois as she and Peter accompany him to a writers' convention, and the Griffin kids are babysat by Herbert.

Directors: John Holmquist, James Purdum, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis

Votes: 1,704

15. Family Guy (1999– )
Episode: Road to Rupert (2007)

TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy

After Brian accidentally sells Rupert at a yard sale, he and Stewie travel to Aspen to get him back; Meg is forced to be Peter's driver after he loses his license.

Directors: Dan Povenmire, James Purdum, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis

Votes: 1,943

16. Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005 Video)

TV-MA | 88 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The maniacal baby of the Griffin family, Stewie, meets his future self. In doing this he discovers that his future image is not what he has anticipated because of a near death experience.

Directors: Pete Michels, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis

Votes: 33,558

17. 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: 2,573

18. Family Guy (1999– )
Episode: When You Wish Upon a Weinstein (2003)

TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy

Driven by his tilted views on Judaism, Peter goes from finding a Jewish accountant to throwing Chris a Bar Mitzvah to make him smart. Meanwhile, a group of angry Catholics are trying to hunt down Peter.

Director: Dan Povenmire | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis

Votes: 1,989

19. Family Guy (1999– )
Episode: Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows (2002)

TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy

Brian is sentenced to community service following a drunk driving episode; Peter cares for three endangered nestlings living in his freshly-grown beard.

Directors: Dan Povenmire, Pete Michels | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis

Votes: 2,086

20. 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: 3,014

21. Family Guy (1999– )
Episode: The Big Bang Theory (2011)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Stewie and Brian go back in time to stop Bertram from killing Leonardo da Vinci.

Directors: Dominic Polcino, James Purdum, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis

Votes: 1,917

22. 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: 3,116

23. 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: 2,433

24. 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: 2,067

25. Family Guy (1999– )
Episode: Three Kings (2009)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

A series of parodies based on the Stephen King movies "Stand by Me," "Misery," and "The Shawshank Redemption."

Directors: Dominic Bianchi, James Purdum, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis

Votes: 2,165

26. Family Guy (1999– )
Episode: The Juice Is Loose! (2009)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Everyone is up in arms after Peter becomes friends with O.J. Simpson.

Directors: Cyndi Tang, James Purdum, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis

Votes: 1,778

27. 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: 2,320

28. 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: 1,996

29. Family Guy (1999– )
Episode: Big Trouble in Little Quahog (2018)

TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy

Stewie invents a shrinking machine that shrinks him and Brian down to microscopic size.

Directors: Dominic Bianchi, James Purdum, Joe Vaux | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis

Votes: 1,431

30. 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: 4,586

31. 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: 2,480

32. Family Guy (1999– )
Episode: The Splendid Source (2010)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

With Cleveland's help, Peter, Joe, and Quagmire blow off a couples' getaway to Maine to search for the origin of the world's funniest dirty joke.

Directors: Brian Iles, James Purdum, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis

Votes: 1,619

33. 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: 1,930

34. 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: 2,335

35. Family Guy (1999– )
Episode: Cool Hand Peter (2011)

TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy

Peter and the guys take a stand against their wives and flee to the Deep South on a road trip, only to earn a one-way ticket to jail.

Directors: Brian Iles, James Purdum, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis

Votes: 1,601

36. 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: 1,897

37. Family Guy (1999– )
Episode: 420 (2009)

TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy

Brian becomes the leading proponent for legalization of marijuana in Quahog.

Directors: Julius Wu, James Purdum, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis

Votes: 1,940

38. Family Guy (1999– )
Episode: Baby Not on Board (2008)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

The Griffins decide to take a vacation to the Grand Canyon, only to leave Stewie behind.

Directors: Julius Wu, James Purdum, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis

Votes: 1,816

39. Family Guy (1999– )
Episode: The Courtship of Stewie's Father (2005)

TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy

Peter tries to bond with Stewie in a number of different ways.

Directors: Kurt Dumas, Pete Michels, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis

Votes: 1,860

40. Family Guy (1999– )
Episode: Switch the Flip (2018)

TV-14 | 21 min | Animation, Comedy

Chaos ensues in Quahog when Stewie's body-swapping machine malfunctions.

Directors: Dominic Bianchi, James Purdum, Mike Kim | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis

Votes: 1,375



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