Family Guy
The bestFamily Guyepisodes feature ton of pop music cultivation citation , some sharp one - liners , and more visual gags than almost any grownup animated television system show airing today . Debuting in 1999 , Seth Macfarlane created a attain series that survived an other cancelation and finally became one of the longest - running liven up show on television . It have Peter Griffin and his family as they get into trouble and barely care about the side effect that come in from their bad conclusion - qualification .
The hit Fox animated seriespremieres its twenty-third season in 2025and shows no signs of slowing down as it continues to deliver hilarious jabs at both pa culture and modern - day sensibility on a regular basis . While the show is known for its rapid - ardour caper , many of its episodes boast facial expression that transmit it to a high-pitched level , and the bestFamily Guyepisodes include not only memorable moments and characters but also just enough heart to remind viewer that they are suppose to want to see the Griffin family somehow come through in biography .
15North By North Quahog
Season 4, Episode 1
Family Guy ’s cancellationfollowing season 3 was a blow to many fans , but it is a testament to the love of those fans as well as the lasting wallop ofFamily Guythat it was able to return . " North by North Quahog " stands out as one of the bestFamily Guyepisodes if only for the fact that it wasthe first episode to fetch the show back after three geezerhood . As it turn out , it is also an episode that remind sports fan just how funny the serial is .
The instalment finds Peter and Lois accidentally observe a transcript of Mel Gibson’sThe Passion of the Christsequel ( made into a buddy natural process movie co - star Chris Tucker ) . This puts them on a electrifying Hitchcockian adventure as they flee from the serious director . The show prove it is not out of whole step at all with its humour after the reprieve . The characters are also better than ever with some of the in force instant coming from Stewie and Brian serving as the parents of the home while Peter and Lois are go .
1412 And A Half Angry Men
Season 11, Episode 6
motion picture parodies are a large matter inFamily Guyand it is peculiarly fun when an intact episode is dedicate to spoofing one finicky movie . In the cast of " 12 and a Half Angry Men , " the show recreates a classical film that is regard asone of the peachy movies of all time,12 Angry Men . The flick ’s apparatus presents Family Guy with the complete opportunity for a nursing bottle installment as various sports fan - favorite fibre from the show gather as part of a jury with Brian as the only one not vote for " shamefaced . "
SeveralFamily Guyepisodes have tried the approach of characters engaging in heated discussions without much action and the results have been mixed at better . However,“12 and a Half Angry Men " never forgets to be funny and silly in its story , fail to take the concept seriously at all . It also puddle for a surprisingly exciting instalment with some tremendous punchlines , such as Peter realizing at the end that his jury duty was schedule for the following twenty-four hour period .
13Death Is A Bitch
Season 2, Episode 6
WhileNorm MacDonald ’s performing careerwas not as prolific as his standup calling , the belated comic delivered one of the best guest - star roles inFamily Guyhistory . " Death is a Bitch " begins with Peter hatching another one of his silly schemes , faking his own death to get out of paying his infirmary bill . However , the ruse is so convincing that Death himself ( voiced by MacDonald ) show up up to claim Peter ’s soulfulness .
The shenanigans get even fishy when Death gets injured and has to collaborate at the Griffins ' place , thus create a existence in which last does not exist .
MacDonald ’s operation is a adult part of the fun of this installment , as his sarcastic and disinterested sense of humor makes destruction less frightening and more like a guy who is simply commonplace of his job . The rascality get even funnier when Death gets injured and has to cooperate at the Griffins ' domicile , thus creating a world in which death does not exist . It makes for a angry and screaming episode with some standout muzzle , including an think scenario of Hitler hosting a modern talk show .
12To Love And Die In Dixie
Season 3, Episode 12
There are a bunch ofgreat episodes that take the Griffin family out of their common circumstance and make them fish out of body of water in a Modern life . One of the good exemplar of this is the time of year 3 sequence " To have a go at it and Die in Dixie " . The installment finds Chris witnessing a criminal offense and being target by the felon as a result ( with Peter making it uproariously risky by giving the criminal a photo of Chris with this school agenda and a list of his keen reverence on the back ) . To protect Chris , the household relocates to the Deep South .
It is a lot of fun seeing the family get used to the new Southern life-style and boom in it . Meg becomes popular with her handsome metropolis stories , Brian and Peter build the General Lee railroad car fromThe Dukes of Hazard , and even Stewie finds the passion of the banjo . The episode is also notable as the insertion of the scene - stealing Mr. Herbert .
11Road To The North Pole
Season 9, Episode 7
Family Guy ’s Christmas episodeshave become preferred rewatches for fans every holiday season , but it seems like an out of the question task for the show to ever top " Road to the North Pole " . The Christmas dangerous undertaking wonderfully combines withFamily Guy ’s custom of " route to … " episodes and make for another fantastic pairing of Brian and Stewie . The sequence finds Stewie becoming dissatisfied with Santa Claus and sets out on a military mission to kill him with Brian reluctantly joining him on the way to the North Pole .
Despite the Christmas setting , this is one of the most darkly comedic episodes ofFamily Guyever , which is enunciate quite a act . The truth about life history in the North Pole is a hilariously torturous trial by ordeal while Brian and Stewie ’s endeavour at delivering bearing turns into a grim domicile intrusion . However , it is also one of the best musical episodes of the series with some genuinely great strain .
10Blue Harvest
Season 6, Episode 1
SpoofingStar Warsis something several animated television show have assay in the past . Family GuyjoinsRobot Chickenas the grownup enliven serial publication that did it the best . Both show had trilogies to spoof all three of the originalStar Warstrilogy saga , with the first fromFamily Guycoming in 2007 to keep the 30th day of remembrance ofA New Hope . The installment delivers what fan of both prop would expect , and that is a gross ton of joke poking merriment atStar Warsand the events of that movie .
Chris takes on the role of Luke Skywalker in this spoof with Lois as Princess Leia , Peter as Han Solo , Brian as Chewbacca , Quagmire as C3PO , and Stewie as Darth Vader . While there were three episodes completing the trilogy for the show , it was " Blue Harvest " that remained the better , more of a witty love letter toStar Warsthan a cartoon form fun of it . There are also a ton of Easter eggs forStar Warsfans , and it seems even hardcore fans find more and more every time they catch it .
9Da Boom
Season 2, Episode 3
It is easy to bury about how great this instalment was because of how long ago it was let go . A second seasonFamily Guyepisode , " Da Boom " aired on December 26 , 1999 , which was perfect timing since it was about Y2K.People warn Peter that Y2 K will end the world as he knows it , so he forces his family to train for it by wearing hazmat suits and hiding in their basement . This turn out to be smart since Y2 K did cause the end of the universe , unlike real life .
This was also the first - ever episode where Peter fights the Giant Chicken …
Peter becomes city manager of New Quahog and makes some tremendous conclusion , making the fresh world even bad than the old one was . There are two things that also really make this episode stand out . First , this was the first episode that Mila Kunis joined the serial as the new voice - over creative person for Meg . secondly , it was also the first - ever episode wherePeter fights the Giant Chicken , starting a running gag that has become one of the ducky fromFamily Guyhistory .
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8Meet The Quagmires
Season 5, Episode 18
" Meet the Quagmires " is aFamily Guyepisode that pays court to the movieIt ’s A Wonderful Life . In the installment , Peter get to cerebrate that he might have convey married too vernal and omit out on things in life . Peter asks Death to help change his liveliness , and or else of Peter marrying Lois , it is Quagmire who marries her , and he has three kids who look a batch like a intermixture of his and Peter ’s nestling . However , Peter bang the real timeline and has to notice a direction to fix things , or he will suffer his family ,
7The Simpsons Guy
Season 13, Episode 1
Family Guygot into some worry when it select tomake fun ofThe Simpsonsin an episode . However , it seems Fox decided to get in on the jest andallowed the show to really bring in the Simpsons into fight with the Griffins . The instalment has Peter ’s nauseous comic cartoon strip turning the intact town of Quahog against him . He get mad and decides he will take his family to a safe town that is more tolerant . However , that town turns out to be Springfield .
Soon , the two family become ally until Peter and Homer get into a fight over beer , and then everything take up to strike aside . Stewie becomes obsess with Bart Simpson and will do anything to get his attention , while Meg get to play the sax , which bring out Lisa ’s green-eyed side . This is also the instalment that has the iconic moment with Ralph sitting there and restfully saying , " I ’m in danger . "
6Stewie Kills Lois
Season 6, Episode 4
This was the first part of a two - partFamily Guyepisode where Stewie lastly breaks after so many of his scourge against Lois end up never being watch through on . Stewie snaps , shoots , and seemingly kills Loisand then has a terror fire about what is going to chance next . He sets off a serial of event that make it look like Peter killed his wife to collect insurance money . By the time the episode ends , Stewie realizes the mistake he has made , and there is nothing he can do about it .
There are so many great joke in the episode , including Joe trying to help protect the kids from their female parent ’s murder by dressing up like Lois and dissemble to be her . It is bright because Chris never notices the difference , even though it is Joe in a wheelchair . This is n’t the first time thatFamily Guykilled off a primary character , but unlike Brian ’s death , this one was done in bang-up humor and was then undo just one calendar week later in an episode that was even better than this first part .