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The Best Episodes of Family Guy Season 4

Every episode of Family Guy Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Family Guy Season 4!

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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 4 Episode 1 - North by North Quahog
    7.7/10(2603 votes)

    #1 - North by North Quahog

    S4:E1

    Peter and Lois decide to go on a second honeymoon. But when Peter crashes the car, he decides to pose as Mel Gibson to stay in his fancy hotel suite, where they find a copy of a "The Passion of the Christ" sequel. They attempt to destroy the film and end up being chased by two priests who went to retrieve the film.

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  2. Family Guy Season 4 Episode 2 - Fast Times at Buddy Cianci Jr. High
    7.5/10(2344 votes)

    #2 - Fast Times at Buddy Cianci Jr. High

    S4:E2

    Brian becomes a substitute teacher at Chris' school after his teacher wins the lottery. When Brian is moved to teach a class of troubled kids, Chris falls in love with his new teacher, Mrs. Lockhart, who promises to love Chris only if he kills her husband. When Lois finds out, she and Stewie decide to teach Chris a lesson.

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  3. Family Guy Season 4 Episode 3 - Blind Ambition
    7.5/10(2273 votes)

    #3 - Blind Ambition

    S4:E3

    After Mort bowls a perfect game, and Quagmire gets a key to the city by performing CPR, Peter notices he has nothing to be proud of. He then attempts to achieve fame by setting the world's record for most nickels swallowed. However, a slight miscalculation leaves him blind with nickel poisoning.

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  4. Family Guy Season 4 Episode 4 - Don't Make Me Over
    7.4/10(2321 votes)

    #4 - Don't Make Me Over

    S4:E4

    When Meg gets turned down for a date, she asks her family for support. Lois ends up taking her to the mall, where she gets the ultimate makeover. Meanwhile, Peter tries to start a band with the guys, but when their first gig fails, the family ends up performing. Impressed by Meg's singing, a record producer signs the family, and their travels eventually land them on "Saturday Night Live."

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  5. Family Guy Season 4 Episode 5 - The Cleveland–Loretta Quagmire
    7.6/10(2329 votes)

    #5 - The Cleveland–Loretta Quagmire

    S4:E5

    When Peter hears Loretta scream, he tries to help out, but discovers Loretta is cheating on Cleveland. Peter figures out that it was Quagmire and decides to tell Cleveland about it. But when Loretta walks out on Cleveland he doesn't take it lightly.

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  6. Family Guy Season 4 Episode 6 - Petarded
    8.2/10(2923 votes)

    #6 - Petarded

    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.

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  8. Family Guy Season 4 Episode 7 - Brian the Bachelor
    7.4/10(2231 votes)

    #7 - Brian the Bachelor

    S4:E7

    "The Bachelorette" comes to Quahog and Brian is chosen to be a contestant. Brian does not like the show, but participates just to have a vacation only to wind up falling in love with the bachelorette. Meanwhile, Chris gets a nasty pimple on his cheek, which talks to Chris and likes to cause mischief.

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  9. Family Guy Season 4 Episode 8 - 8 Simple Rules for Buying My Teenage Daughter
    7.5/10(2253 votes)

    #8 - 8 Simple Rules for Buying My Teenage Daughter

    S4:E8

    Peter runs up his tab at Mort’s Pharmacy. When he doesn’t have the money to pay, he decides to sell Meg to the Goldmans. Neil is dating another girl which makes Meg jealous, and Stewie falls in love with Liddane, his new babysitter.

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  10. Family Guy Season 4 Episode 9 - Breaking Out Is Hard to Do
    7.6/10(2198 votes)

    #9 - Breaking Out Is Hard to Do

    S4:E9

    Lois’ kleptomania lands her in jail, leaving the Griffin household in a worse state of disarray than usual. Peter and the family break her out and end up fugitives in Asian Town.

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  11. Family Guy Season 4 Episode 10 - Model Misbehavior
    7.2/10(2123 votes)

    #10 - Model Misbehavior

    S4:E10

    Lois fulfills a lifelong dream of being a model. Stewie starts on a multi-level marketing company. Brian in need of cash to buy his de-worming medication agrees to become his salesman.

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  12. Family Guy Season 4 Episode 11 - Peter's Got Woods
    7.5/10(2263 votes)

    #11 - Peter's Got Woods

    S4:E11

    Peter and Brian’s friendship becomes strained after Brian begins dating one of Meg’s high school teachers. Peter finds a replacement friend in James Woods, who is visiting Quahog because of a suggestion to rename James Woods High after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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  13. Family Guy Season 4 Episode 12 - Perfect Castaway
    7.6/10(2183 votes)

    #12 - Perfect Castaway

    S4:E12

    When Peter and the guys decide to go fishing, they end up caught in a storm. Stranded on a desert island, their families fear the worst. Rescued by a cruise ship months later, Peter surprises Lois at home, where he finds out that she has a new husband.

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  14. Family Guy Season 4 Episode 13 - Jungle Love
    7.2/10(2123 votes)

    #13 - Jungle Love

    S4:E13

    When Chris is supposed to be hazed for a school tradition, he runs off to South America; Peter quickly becomes frustrated by his new job at the beer factory.

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  15. Family Guy Season 4 Episode 14 - PTV
    8.5/10(3363 votes)

    #14 - PTV

    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.

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  16. Family Guy Season 4 Episode 15 - Brian Goes Back to College
    7.6/10(2173 votes)

    #15 - Brian Goes Back to College

    S4:E15

    After writing a story for a local magazine, Brian gets a job at The New Yorker.

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  17. Family Guy Season 4 Episode 16 - The Courtship of Stewie's Father
    7.7/10(2164 votes)

    #16 - The Courtship of Stewie's Father

    S4:E16

    Lois thinks Stewie is trying to kill her due to his lack of quality time with his father, so she orders Peter to spend more time with Stewie. Meanwhile Chris starts a friendship with Herbert.

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  18. Family Guy Season 4 Episode 17 - The Fat Guy Strangler
    8.0/10(2462 votes)

    #17 - The Fat Guy Strangler

    S4:E17

    Lois discovers she has a brother named Patrick and takes the family cross-country to meet him. It turns out; he’s locked up in a mental institution. Lois thinks he’s sane, so she checks him out to live with the Griffins. Meanwhile, Peter starts the Society for the Acceptance of Fat Men. But when all the fat men of Quahog are strangled one-by-one the group lives in fear. Who could the “Fat Man Strangler” be?

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  19. Family Guy Season 4 Episode 18 - The Father, the Son, and the Holy Fonz
    7.2/10(2121 votes)

    #18 - The Father, the Son, and the Holy Fonz

    S4:E18

    When Peter’s dad comes to visit, he tries to impose his religious beliefs on the family. But after a mix-up with the holy-water leaves Stewie in a bubble, Peter decides to form a church worshiping his hero, the Fonz.

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  20. Family Guy Season 4 Episode 19 - Brian Sings and Swings
    7.2/10(2105 votes)

    #19 - Brian Sings and Swings

    S4:E19

    After Brian has a near-death experience in the hospital, he decides to lead a new life. He ends up getting a nightly singing gig with Frank Sinatra Jr., but his new lifestyle doesn't last very long. Meanwhile, Meg, after joining a new after-school group, pretends to be a lesbian.

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  21. Family Guy Season 4 Episode 20 - Patriot Games
    7.7/10(2398 votes)

    #20 - Patriot Games

    S4:E20

    At his high school reunion, Peter tries to impress his fellow classmates. When Peter, heading for the bathroom, charges through the crowd of people, impresses quarterback Tom Brady, who offers Peter a spot on the New England Patriots. Meanwhile, Brian owes Stewie money, after Stewie becomes a sports bookie.

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  22. Family Guy Season 4 Episode 21 - I Take Thee Quagmire
    7.5/10(2112 votes)

    #21 - I Take Thee Quagmire

    S4:E21

    When Peter wins a maid for a week as a prize on a game show, Quagmire gains an interest in her, and they eventually marry. Quagmire, stricken with his bachelor ways, tries to get out of the marriage. Meanwhile, Lois stops breast-feeding Stewie, who, as a result, goes through withdrawals.

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  23. Family Guy Season 4 Episode 22 - Sibling Rivalry
    7.5/10(2094 votes)

    #22 - Sibling Rivalry

    S4:E22

    Peter gets a vasectomy and loses all his sex drive. Lois begins to gain weight, and as a result, Peter's regains his interest in his wife. When Lois' habits get out of control, she has a heart attack. The surgeon must remove Lois' fat to reach her heart, returning her to her normal weight. Meanwhile, Stewie's half-brother Bertram returns to confront him, where they have a war for control over the playground.

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  24. Family Guy Season 4 Episode 23 - Deep Throats
    7.4/10(2075 votes)

    #23 - Deep Throats

    S4:E23

    Meg becomes an intern for Mayor West. Brian, who is sure that the mayor is corrupt, tries to out him. Brian and Stewie, while undercover, discover that Meg is more than just an intern. Meanwhile, Peter and Lois go back to their folk singing days at a local talent show. When they begin using drugs, Chris stages an intervention.

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  25. Family Guy Season 4 Episode 24 - Peterotica
    7.5/10(2081 votes)

    #24 - Peterotica

    S4:E24

    After reading an erotic novel, Peter gets the idea to write one himself. Carter gets sued for publishing Peter's book on tape and loses all his money, where he is forced to become a middle-class citizen. Meanwhile, Stewie tries to train for the Olympics.

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  26. Family Guy Season 4 Episode 25 - You May Now Kiss the... Uh... Guy Who Receives
    7.1/10(2068 votes)

    #25 - You May Now Kiss the... Uh... Guy Who Receives

    S4:E25

    Brian's gay cousin Jasper visits the Griffin house and announces that he is engaged to his partner and wants to be married at their house. When Mayor West bans gay marriage in an effort to cover up and bring attention away from a scandal of his own, Brian resorts to hostile actions to try to change the Mayor's mind. Lois and Peter question their view towards gay marriage while Chris joins the "Young Republicans" Club to impress a girl.

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"North by North Quahog" is the best rated episode of "Family Guy" season 4. It scored 7.7/10 based on 2603 votes. Directed by Peter Shin and written by Seth MacFarlane, it aired on 5/1/2005. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Fast Times at Buddy Cianci Jr. High".