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The Best Episodes of Family Guy Season 16

Every episode of Family Guy Season 16 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Family Guy Season 16!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    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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  2. 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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  3. Family Guy Season 16 Episode 17 - Switch the Flip
    8.0/10(1699 votes)

    S16:E17

    To help get Brian's life in order, Stewie and Brian swap bodies using a machine that Stewie invents, but chaos quickly ensues around Quahog when the machine goes haywire.

    Director:Mike Kim
    Writer:Kevin Biggins

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  4. Family Guy Season 16 Episode 5 - Three Directors
    7.8/10(2130 votes)

    S16:E5

    The story of Peter's firing from the brewery, as told in the styles of Quentin Tarantino, Wes Anderson, and Michael Bay.

    Director:Joe Vaux
    Writer:Travis Bowe

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  5. Family Guy Season 16 Episode 11 - Dog Bites Bear
    7.5/10(1724 votes)

    S16:E11

    Stewie and Brian get into a friendship-ending fight after Brian commits a terrible act to one of Stewie's beloved toys. Meanwhile, Peter refuses to wash his hand after meeting his favorite breakfast cereal mascot, Boo Berry.

    Director:John Holmquist
    Writer:Cherry Chevapravatdumrong

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  6. Family Guy Season 16 Episode 18 - HTTPete
    7.5/10(1738 votes)

    S16:E18

    To help promote the brewery to millennials, Peter adopts the millennial lifestyle, and his methods soon attract the attention of a high-powered Silicon Valley executive.

    Director:Greg Colton
    Writer:Damien Fahey

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  7. Family Guy Season 16 Episode 8 - Crimes and Meg's Demeanor
    7.3/10(1504 votes)

    S16:E8

    Peter encourages Meg to attend a high school party, where she takes up drinking, which both concerns and delights her father. Meanwhile, Brian begins spying on his neighbors and suspects Principal Shepherd of a crime.

    Director:Greg Colton
    Writer:Mike Desilets

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  8. Family Guy Season 16 Episode 3 - Nanny Goats
    7.2/10(1616 votes)

    S16:E3

    Peter and Louis find themselves with a golden opportunity to reconnect as a couple after Lois' parents get a nanny to take care of the children for them.

    Director:Steve Robertson
    Writer:Tom Devanney

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  9. Family Guy Season 16 Episode 15 - The Woof of Wall Street
    7.2/10(1412 votes)

    S16:E15

    Brian convinces Stewie to teach him how to invest in the stock market after learning Stewie has a knack for making money from it. Meanwhile, Peter, Quagmire, Cleveland, and Joe look after the Drunken Clam while Jerome is away.

    Director:Steve Robertson
    Writer:Alex Carter

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  10. Family Guy Season 16 Episode 2 - Foxx in the Men House
    7.1/10(1584 votes)

    S16:E2

    Peter becomes friends with a cool, handsome paramedic named Stryker Foxx. Wrapped up in his newfound "coolness," he soon dumps Quagmire, Joe and Cleveland.

    Director:Brian Iles
    Writer:Andrew Goldberg

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  11. Family Guy Season 16 Episode 4 - Follow the Money
    7.1/10(1618 votes)

    S16:E4

    Chris receives a special one-dollar bill as a birthday present, but he quickly loses it and the dollar passes into the possession of everybody in Quahog.

    Director:Mike Kim
    Writer:Kevin Biggins

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  12. Family Guy Season 16 Episode 9 - Don't Be a Dickens at Christmas
    7.0/10(1478 votes)

    S16:E9

    In this special holiday episode, a selfish Peter loses his Christmas spirit and is visited by ghosts of Christmas past, present and future who take him on a journey around Quahog in the style of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol".

    Director:Jerry Langford
    Writer:Danny Smith

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  13. Family Guy Season 16 Episode 10 - Boy (Dog) Meets Girl (Dog)
    7.0/10(1488 votes)

    S16:E10

    Brian is smitten with a female show dog and enters a show dog competition in which the winner gets to breed her; Peter and Lois go to extreme measures to try to convince Chris that Arthur Valentine doesn't exist.

    Director:Brian Iles
    Writer:Steve Callaghan

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  14. Family Guy Season 16 Episode 16 - 'Family Guy' Through the Years
    6.9/10(1458 votes)

    S16:E16

    FAMILY GUY is reimagined as a series that's been on the air for 60 years and, in a special retrospective, it looks back at the cultural events and issues that were tackled on the show in the 1950s, '60s and '70s.

    Director:Julius Wu
    Writer:Chris Sheridan

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  15. Family Guy Season 16 Episode 13 - V Is for Mystery
    6.8/10(1511 votes)

    S16:E13

    Stewie and Brian are detectives who embark on solving a string of mysterious murders set in Victorian-era London.

    Director:Joseph Lee
    Writer:David A. Goodman

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  16. Family Guy Season 16 Episode 7 - Petey IV
    6.7/10(1650 votes)

    S16:E7

    Vladimir Putin comes to Quahog after Peter writes to him about an alternate ending to the Russian version of Rocky IV (1985).

    Director:Mike Kim
    Writer:Anthony Blasucci

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  17. Family Guy Season 16 Episode 14 - Veteran Guy
    6.7/10(1379 votes)

    S16:E14

    After Peter and the guys get caught pretending to be military veterans and are found guilty of the Stolen Valor Act, a judge sentences them to join the U.S. Coast Guard.

    Director:David A. Goodman
    Writer:Patrick Meighan

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  18. Family Guy Season 16 Episode 19 - The Unkindest Cut
    6.6/10(1297 votes)

    S16:E19

    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

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  19. Family Guy Season 16 Episode 20 - Are You There God? It's Me, Peter
    6.6/10(1347 votes)

    S16:E20

    After Peter falls into a coma, Peter meets God face-to-face, which leads him to ask some of life's tough questions.

    Director:Joseph Lee
    Writer:Travis Bowe

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  20. Family Guy Season 16 Episode 12 - Send in Stewie, Please
    6.3/10(2988 votes)

    S16:E12

    When Stewie gets sent to see his school's child psychologist for a surprising session, he reveals major secrets about himself.

    Director:Joe Vaux
    Writer:Gary Janetti

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Season 16 Ratings Summary

"Emmy-Winning Episode" is the best rated episode of "Family Guy" season 16. It scored 8.2/10 based on 2862 votes. Directed by Peter Shin, Dominic Bianchi, James Purdum and written by Aaron Lee, it aired on 10/1/2017. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The D in Apartment 23".