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The Best Episodes of Family Guy Season 12

Every episode of Family Guy Season 12 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Family Guy Season 12!

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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
    Family Guy Season 12 Episode 1 - Finders Keepers
    6.9/10(1969 votes)

    #1 - Finders Keepers

    S12:E1

    Peter is convinced that a restaurant placemat is a treasure map. Word quickly spreads about the alleged cache, sparking a city-wide search and turning the citizens of Quahog against each other.

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  2. Family Guy Season 12 Episode 2 - Vestigial Peter
    5.8/10(2088 votes)

    #2 - Vestigial Peter

    S12:E2

    After a vestigial twin grows out of Peter's neck, which he names Chip, he eventually starts realizing that people like Chip more than they like him, so Peter has him amputated. However, after Peter gets into trouble, he realizes he needs Chip more than ever.

    Director:Julius Wu

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  3. Family Guy Season 12 Episode 3 - Quagmire's Quagmire
    7.1/10(1884 votes)

    #3 - Quagmire's Quagmire

    S12:E3

    Quagmire dates a woman named Sonja, who is just as sexually active as he is, but things take a turn for the worse when she kidnaps him to be her sex slave, so Peter, Joe and Ida must search the seedy back alleys of Quahog to rescue him. In the meantime, Brian, Stewie and Rupert get involved in a most unusual love triangle.

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  4. Family Guy Season 12 Episode 4 - A Fistful of Meg
    6.7/10(1835 votes)

    #4 - A Fistful of Meg

    S12:E4

    When Meg spills her lunch on the new kid at school, he makes plans to end her. Meanwhile, Peter keeps harassing Brian in the nude until it reaches the breaking point.

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  5. Family Guy Season 12 Episode 5 - Boopa-Dee Bappa-Dee
    6.5/10(1762 votes)

    #5 - Boopa-Dee Bappa-Dee

    S12:E5

    The Griffins go to Italy and are faced with annoying immigration laws after Peter destroys their passports.

    Director:Mike Kim

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  6. Family Guy Season 12 Episode 6 - Life of Brian
    4.8/10(3641 votes)

    #6 - Life of Brian

    S12:E6

    Stewie and Brian travel back in time to 17th-century Jamestown and make too many close calls with changing history. Stewie decides to destroy his time machine, but comes to regret it when Brian dies after being hit by a car. Devastated by his death, the Griffin family goes out and adopts another dog from the pet store, Vinnie, who is quickly accepted by all the members of the Griffin family, other than Stewie, who can't get over the loss of Brian.

    Director:Joseph Lee

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  8. Family Guy Season 12 Episode 7 - Into Harmony's Way
    6.5/10(2218 votes)

    #7 - Into Harmony's Way

    S12:E7

    When Peter and Quagmire discover that their singing voices create beautiful harmony together, they form a singing/songwriting team, in the vein of Simon and Garfunkel. However, tensions run high when fame gets to Peter’s head.

    Director:Brian Iles

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  9. Family Guy Season 12 Episode 8 - Christmas Guy
    7.6/10(2253 votes)

    #8 - Christmas Guy

    S12:E8

    When Carter Pewterschmidt cancels the annual Quahog Christmas carnival, because he hates the holiday, Peter must transform his father-in-law from a Scrooge into a hometown hero in order to salvage the event. Meanwhile, Stewie devises a master plan to get the one and only thing he wants for Christmas.

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  10. Family Guy Season 12 Episode 9 - Peter Problems
    6.6/10(1657 votes)

    #9 - Peter Problems

    S12:E9

    When Peter gets fired for crashing a forklift into a business meeting, Lois takes a job at the grocery store while Peter becomes a stay-at-home dad — which leads to poor bedroom performance.

    Director:Bob Bowen

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  11. Family Guy Season 12 Episode 10 - Grimm Job
    7.0/10(1734 votes)

    #10 - Grimm Job

    S12:E10

    From Grimm to Griffin, three classic fairy tales get a new Quahog spin, including "Jack and the Beanstalk," "Little Red Riding Hood" and "Cinderella."

    Director:Joe Vaux

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  12. Family Guy Season 12 Episode 11 - Brian's a Bad Father
    6.0/10(1688 votes)

    #11 - Brian's a Bad Father

    S12:E11

    Brian tries to use Dylan's television connections to further his career.

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  13. Family Guy Season 12 Episode 12 - Mom's the Word
    6.3/10(1566 votes)

    #12 - Mom's the Word

    S12:E12

    When Peter's mother dies, he befriends her longtime pal Evelyn, who tries to seduce him. In the meantime, Stewie feels despair upon dealing with the realities of death.

    Writer:Ted Jessup

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  14. Family Guy Season 12 Episode 13 - 3 Acts of God
    6.5/10(1551 votes)

    #13 - 3 Acts of God

    S12:E13

    Peter grows frustrated when players on opposing teams continue to thank God after defeating his beloved New England Patriots football team, so he and the guys embark on a global quest to find God and ask Him to stop interfering with the outcome of professional football games.

    Director:Bob Bowen

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  15. Family Guy Season 12 Episode 14 - Fresh Heir
    5.3/10(1758 votes)

    #14 - Fresh Heir

    S12:E14

    Chris becomes the heir to Carter's fortune but refuses to accept the money; Peter desperately tries to keep the wealth in the family.

    Director:Mike Kim

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  16. Family Guy Season 12 Episode 15 - Secondhand Spoke
    6.8/10(1509 votes)

    #15 - Secondhand Spoke

    S12:E15

    Peter takes up smoking cigarettes, and is approached by Mr. Stone, an advertising executive who wants Peter to be the face of his anti-smoking campaign under the caveat that Peter continues to smoke. Meanwhile, Stewie helps Chris battle bullies at school.

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  17. Family Guy Season 12 Episode 16 - Herpe, the Love Sore
    5.7/10(1716 votes)

    #16 - Herpe, the Love Sore

    S12:E16

    Brian gives Stewie an STD. Meanwhile, Peter and the guys fight back when another group claims their booth at The Drunken Clam.

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  18. Family Guy Season 12 Episode 17 - The Most Interesting Man in the World
    6.9/10(1520 votes)

    #17 - The Most Interesting Man in the World

    S12:E17

    When Peter takes Stewie to the park for some quality father-son time, he mistakenly takes the wrong baby home, prompting Lois to call him an idiot. Determined to prove to her that he's a responsible adult, Peter goes on a business trip to Chicago and returns as an intelligent, classy person.

    Director:Joseph Lee

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  19. Family Guy Season 12 Episode 18 - Baby Got Black
    6.7/10(1526 votes)

    #18 - Baby Got Black

    S12:E18

    Chris is forbidden to see Jerome's daughter Pam, so when the kids run away together, Jerome and Peter must work together to find them.

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  20. Family Guy Season 12 Episode 19 - Meg Stinks!
    7.1/10(1477 votes)

    #19 - Meg Stinks!

    S12:E19

    Meg has fun partying with Peter when he takes her to a college for an interview. Brian must learn how to live in the wild when he gets sprayed by a skunk and is prohibited from entering the house.

    Director:Bob Bowen

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  21. Family Guy Season 12 Episode 20 - He's Bla-ack!
    7.1/10(1516 votes)

    #20 - He's Bla-ack!

    S12:E20

    Cleveland returns to town, but is instantly banned from spending time with Peter when Lois and Donna get into a big fight over parenting.

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  22. Family Guy Season 12 Episode 21 - Chap Stewie
    7.0/10(1492 votes)

    #21 - Chap Stewie

    S12:E21

    When Peter and Chris interrupt Stewie’s TV time, the angry baby goes back in time to break up Peter and Lois so he’s never conceived, but is shocked when he is reborn into a “Downton Abbey”-esque British household.

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Season 12 Ratings Summary

"Finders Keepers" is the best rated episode of "Family Guy" season 12. It scored 6.9/10 based on 1969 votes. Directed by John Holmquist and written by Anthony Blasucci, Mike Desilets, it aired on 9/29/2013. This episode is rated 1.1 points higher than the second-best, "Vestigial Peter".