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The Best Episodes of Family Guy

Every episode of Family Guy ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Family Guy!

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Family Guy Season 8 Episode 1 - Road to the Multiverse
    9.1/10(5648 votes)

    S8:E1

    With the help of an out-of-this-world remote control, Stewie and Brian travel through alternate universes, including a post-apocalyptic world and a parallel world run by dogs where humans are pets.

    Director:Greg Colton
    Writer:Wellesley Wild

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  2. Family Guy Season 10 Episode 5 - Back to the Pilot
    8.8/10(3817 votes)

    S10:E5

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

    Directors:Peter Shin, Dominic Bianchi
    Writer:Mark Hentemann

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  3. Family Guy Season 9 Episode 1 - And Then There Were Fewer
    8.7/10(4550 votes)

    S9:E1

    In this murder mystery special, The Griffins as well as all the other major characters become trapped in a mansion while they are killed off one by one.

    Director:Dominic Polcino
    Writer:Cherry Chevapravatdumrong

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  4. Family Guy Season 4 Episode 14 - PTV
    8.5/10(3542 votes)

    S4:E14

    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.

    Directors:Peter Shin, Dan Povenmire
    Writers:Alec Sulkin, Wellesley Wild

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  5. Family Guy Season 5 Episode 18 - Meet the Quagmires
    8.4/10(2943 votes)

    S5:E18

    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

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  6. Family Guy Season 6 Episode 5 - Lois Kills Stewie (2)
    8.4/10(2983 votes)

    S6:E5

    Presumed dead, Lois returns from the wilderness and names Stewie as her killer. On the lookout for Stewie, Joe leads a manhunt around Quahog. Desperate to stop Stewie, Lois realizes what she must do.

    Director:Greg Colton
    Writer:Steve Callaghan

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  7. Family Guy Season 11 Episode 4 - Yug Ylimaf
    8.4/10(2716 votes)

    S11:E4

    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

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  8. Family Guy Season 13 Episode 1 - The Simpsons Guy
    8.4/10(5769 votes)

    S13:E1

    In a special hour-long crossover with The Simpsons, the Griffins meet the Simpson family when they end up in Springfield after their car is stolen. Stewie takes lessons in pranks and skateboarding from Bart, while Lisa discovers - to her annoyance - that Meg is as good at playing the saxophone as she is. Peter bonds with Homer as they locate the missing car, but then they fight after Peter loses his job when Pawtucket Patriot is revealed to be a copy of Duff Beer.

    Director:Peter Shin
    Writer:Patrick Meighan

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  9. Family Guy Season 6 Episode 4 - Stewie Kills Lois (1)
    8.3/10(3026 votes)

    S6:E4

    Lois and Peter sail off on a cruise. Jealous that he was left behind, Stewie's matricidal tendencies are rekindled. When Brian challenges him to actually do it, Stewie carries out his diabolical plan.

    Director:John Holmquist
    Writer:David A. Goodman

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  10. Family Guy Season 2 Episode 6 - Death Is a Bitch
    8.2/10(3641 votes)

    S2:E6

    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.

    Director:Michael Dante DiMartino
    Writer:Ricky Blitt

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  11. Family Guy Season 2 Episode 13 - Road to Rhode Island
    8.2/10(3400 votes)

    S2:E13

    Stewie misbehaves while visiting his grandparents.

    Director:Dan Povenmire
    Writer:Gary Janetti

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  12. Family Guy Season 4 Episode 6 - Petarded
    8.2/10(3105 votes)

    S4:E6

    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.

    Directors:Peter Shin, Seth Kearsley
    Writers:Alec Sulkin, Wellesley Wild

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  13. Family Guy Season 5 Episode 1 - Stewie Loves Lois
    8.2/10(2760 votes)

    S5:E1

    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.

    Directors:Peter Shin, Mike Kim, Pete Michels
    Writer:Mark Hentemann

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  14. Family Guy Season 6 Episode 1 - Blue Harvest
    8.2/10(8954 votes)

    S6:E1

    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.

    Director:Dominic Polcino
    Writer:Alec Sulkin

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  15. Family Guy Season 9 Episode 7 - Road to the North Pole
    8.2/10(3050 votes)

    S9:E7

    Stewie's favorite thing after his teddy bear, Rupert, is Christmas. So when he hears that Santa is making an appearance at the mall, he begs Brian to take him so that he can tell Santa in person what he wants for Christmas. Brian begrudgingly takes Stewie to the mall, only to get the brush-off from Santa. As a result, Stewie and Brian travel to the North Pole to find Santa and teach him a lesson in holiday cheer.

    Director:Greg Colton
    Writer:Chris Sheridan

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  16. Family Guy Season 16 Episode 1 - Emmy-Winning Episode
    8.2/10(2862 votes)

    S16:E1

    Tired of not winning an Emmy, Peter embarks on his own For Your Consideration campaign for Family Guy by making the show more like Emmy-winning shows - and no category is off limits.

    Directors:Peter Shin, Dominic Bianchi, James Purdum
    Writer:Aaron Lee

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  17. Family Guy Season 2 Episode 3 - Da Boom
    8.1/10(3940 votes)

    S2:E3

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

    Director:Bob Jaques
    Writers:Neil Goldman, Garrett Donovan

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  18. Family Guy Season 2 Episode 18 - E. Peterbus Unum
    8.1/10(2999 votes)

    S2:E18

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

    Director:Rob Renzetti
    Writers:Neil Goldman, Garrett Donovan

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  19. Family Guy Season 3 Episode 11 - Emission Impossible
    8.1/10(2724 votes)

    S3:E11

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

    Directors:Peter Shin, Pete Michels
    Writers:Ken Goin, David Collard

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  20. Family Guy Season 3 Episode 12 - To Love and Die in Dixie
    8.1/10(2817 votes)

    S3:E12

    The Griffins are put into the witness protection program.

    Directors:Pete Michels, Dan Povenmire
    Writer:Steve Callaghan

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  21. Family Guy Season 7 Episode 3 - Road to Germany
    8.1/10(2809 votes)

    S7:E3

    Mort Goldman accidentally steps into Stewie's time machine and goes back in time to 1939 Poland, and Brian and Stewie follow to retrieve him. When they find him, the Nazis invade and Mort is taken to Germany, where Stewie and Brian must go to save him, as well as find a way back to the present.

    Director:Greg Colton
    Writer:Patrick Meighan

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  22. Family Guy Season 7 Episode 15 - Three Kings
    8.1/10(2563 votes)

    S7:E15

    Peter imagines his friends and family in three of Stephen King's most famous works. Stand by Me parody - Twelve-year old Peter, Quagmire, Cleveland and Joe travel along a railroad track on a journey of self-discovery. Misery parody - Brian is injured in a bad car crash only to be "rescued" by his "number one fan," Stewie. The Shawshank Redemption parody - Cleveland and Peter become fast friends in prison.

    Director:Dominic Bianchi
    Writer:Alec Sulkin

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  23. Family Guy Season 9 Episode 16 - The Big Bang Theory
    8.1/10(2306 votes)

    S9:E16

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

    Director:Dominic Polcino
    Writer:David A. Goodman

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  24. Family Guy Season 10 Episode 17 - Forget-Me-Not
    8.1/10(2127 votes)

    S10:E17

    After a night out, Peter, Joe, Brian and Quagmire awake in a hospital and discover that they don't remember anything and that the town has been deserted.

    Director:Brian Iles
    Writer:David A. Goodman

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  25. Family Guy Season 16 Episode 6 - The D in Apartment 23
    8.1/10(2283 votes)

    S16:E6

    When Brian posts an offensive tweet that goes viral and the rest of the Griffins are also treated as outcasts, he's forced to move out of the Griffin house.

    Director:Julius Wu
    Writer:Artie Johann

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Best Episodes Summary

"Road to the Multiverse" is the best rated episode of "Family Guy". It scored 9.1/10 based on 5648 votes. Directed by Greg Colton and written by Wellesley Wild, it aired on 9/27/2009. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Back to the Pilot".