List of Family Guy episodes explained

Family Guy is an American animated television sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the dysfunctional Griffin family, which consists of father Peter (MacFarlane), mother Lois (Alex Borstein), daughter Meg (Lacey Chabert in Episodes 1–9, then Mila Kunis from Episode 10 onwards), son Chris (Seth Green), baby Stewie (MacFarlane), and Brian (MacFarlane), the family dog. The show is set in the fictional town of Quahog, Rhode Island, and lampoons American culture in the form of cutaway gags, science fiction and tangential vignettes.

The concept of Family Guy was conceived by MacFarlane in 1995 while studying animation at the Rhode Island School of Design. He created two shorts entitled The Life of Larry and Larry & Steve, both of which played a key role in Fox executives' decision to pick up the series in 1998. After two seasons, Fox decided to cancel the show. Despite the cancellation, a third season was produced, after which the series was officially cancelled at the end of the 2001–2002 season. Reruns on Cartoon Network's block Adult Swim drove up interest, and a letter-writing campaign, along with impressive DVD sales, encouraged Fox to bring the show back for the 2005–2006 television season.

Family Guy and its cast have been nominated for twenty-seven Primetime Emmy Awards, winning eight. MacFarlane won the Outstanding Voice-Over Performance award for his performance as Stewie, MacFarlane and Walter Murphy won the Outstanding Music and Lyrics award for the song "You Got a Lot to See" from the episode "Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows", Steven Fonti won the Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation award for his storyboard work in the episode "No Chris Left Behind", Greg Colton won the Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation award for his storyboard work in the episode "Road to the Multiverse", Patrick S. Clark and Jim Fitzpatrick won the Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation award for their sound mixing work on the episode "Road to the North Pole", and MacFarlane won the Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance award for his performances in the episode "Pilling Them Softly". The show was nominated for twelve Annies, and won three times, twice in 2006 and once in 2008. In 2009, it was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series, becoming the first animated program to be nominated in this category since The Flintstones in 1961.

The series remains Fox's second-longest-running program, behind The Simpsons. It also remains the fourth-longest-running scripted primetime series in North America. On May 11, 2020, Fox renewed the series for a nineteenth season, which premiered on September 27, 2020 and ended on May 16, 2021. On September 23, 2020, Fox announced that the show would continue through a twentieth and twenty-first season, and was later renewed for seasons 22 and 23 on January 26, 2023. On May 13, 2024, it was announced that season 23 would premiere on October 14, 2024 and would contain two holiday specials.[1]

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (1999)

See main article: Family Guy season 1.

Season 2 (1999–2000)

See main article: Family Guy season 2.

Season 3 (2001–03)

See main article: Family Guy season 3.

Season 4 (2005–06)

See main article: Family Guy season 4.

Season 5 (2006–07)

See main article: Family Guy season 5.

Season 6 (2007–08)

See main article: Family Guy season 6.

Season 7 (2008–09)

See main article: Family Guy season 7.

Season 8 (2009–10)

See main article: Family Guy season 8.

Season 9 (2010–11)

See main article: Family Guy season 9.

Season 10 (2011–12)

See main article: Family Guy season 10.

Season 11 (2012–13)

See main article: Family Guy season 11.

Season 12 (2013–14)

See main article: Family Guy season 12.

Season 13 (2014–15)

See main article: Family Guy season 13.

Season 14 (2015–16)

See main article: Family Guy season 14.

Season 15 (2016–17)

See main article: Family Guy season 15.

Season 16 (2017–18)

See main article: Family Guy season 16.

Season 17 (2018–19)

See main article: Family Guy season 17.

Season 18 (2019–20)

See main article: Family Guy season 18.

Season 19 (2020–21)

See main article: Family Guy season 19.

Season 20 (2021–22)

See main article: Family Guy season 20.

Season 21 (2022–23)

See main article: Family Guy season 21.

Season 22 (2023–24)

See main article: Family Guy season 22.

Season 23 (2024)

See main article: Family Guy season 23.

Unscheduled episodes

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"Live, Laugh Love"[2]
"Drunk with Power"[3]
"Lois C.K."[4]
"Fat Gun"[5]
"The Chicken or the Meg"[6]
"Dog is My Co-Pilot"[7]
"Pitch Imperfect"[8]
"The Butterfly Erect"[9]
"The Elle Word"[10]
"A Real Who's Hulu"[11]
"China Doll"[12]
"One Foot in Front of the Mother"[13]
"Martian Meg"[14]
"The One with All the Abortions"[15]
"Double Annul"[16]
"The Fat Lotus"[17]
"The Edible Arrangement"[18]
"Twain's World"[19]
"Pumpkin Spice Girls"[20]
"Young Carter"[21]
"Lyin' Brian"[22]

See also

References

  1. Web site: Swift . Andy . 2024-07-27 . Family Guy Sets Christmas and Halloween Specials, Featuring Glen Powell and More — Watch Exclusive Season 23 Trailer . 2024-07-28 . TVLine . en-US.
  2. Purdum . James . 2024 . EIDR Record: Live, Laugh Love (2023, TV) . 10.5240/284F-D58E-D9F2-5FFA-E8B7-0 . April 6, 2023 . ui.eidr.org . April 30, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230430012619/https://ui.eidr.org/view/content?id=10.5240/284F-D58E-D9F2-5FFA-E8B7-0 . live .
  3. Purdum . James . 2024 . EIDR Record: Drunk With Power (2023, TV) . 10.5240/B0D8-0468-EFB0-85E5-68DA-M . April 6, 2023 . ui.eidr.org . April 30, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230430012621/https://ui.eidr.org/view/content?id=10.5240/B0D8-0468-EFB0-85E5-68DA-M . live .
  4. Purdum . James . 2024 . EIDR Record: Lois C.k. (2023, TV) . 10.5240/F9FE-4672-A691-1208-FDE9-J . April 6, 2022 . ui.eidr.org . April 30, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230430012619/https://ui.eidr.org/view/content?id=10.5240/F9FE-4672-A691-1208-FDE9-J . live .
  5. Purdum . James . 2023 . EIDR Record: Fat Gun (2023, TV) . 10.5240/5925-CB11-8EA5-D026-49D7-F . April 6, 2023 . ui.eidr.org . April 30, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230430013304/https://ui.eidr.org/view/content?id=10.5240/5925-CB11-8EA5-D026-49D7-F . live .
  6. Purdum . James . 2023 . EIDR Record: The Chicken Or The Meg (2023, TV) . 10.5240/C4F6-9598-2ACE-7D7B-AACB-W . April 6, 2023 . ui.eidr.org . April 30, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230430013304/https://ui.eidr.org/view/content?id=10.5240/C4F6-9598-2ACE-7D7B-AACB-W . live .
  7. Purdum . James . 2023 . EIDR Record: Dog is My Co-Pilot (2023, TV) . 10.5240/B2E3-6511-D083-4E06-476A-H . April 6, 2023 . ui.eidr.org . April 30, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230430014807/https://ui.eidr.org/view/content?id=10.5240/B2E3-6511-D083-4E06-476A-H . live .
  8. Purdum . James . 2023 . EIDR Record: Pitch Imperfect (2023, TV) . 10.5240/FF60-E17D-827C-FA71-CD62-H . October 6, 2023 . ui.eidr.org . November 20, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231120063522/https://ui.eidr.org/view/content?id=10.5240/FF60-E17D-827C-FA71-CD62-H . live .
  9. Purdum . James . 2023 . EIDR Record: The Butterfly Erect (2023, TV) . 10.5240/8304-0B59-AE87-2AD2-8BD2-4 . October 16, 2023 . ui.eidr.org . October 26, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231026121917/https://ui.eidr.org/view/content?id=10.5240/8304-0B59-AE87-2AD2-8BD2-4 . live .
  10. Purdum . James . 2023 . EIDR Record: The Elle Word (2023, TV) . 10.5240/61C8-F065-898B-15FE-87A0-H . October 16, 2023 . ui.eidr.org . October 26, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231026121922/https://ui.eidr.org/view/content?id=10.5240/61C8-F065-898B-15FE-87A0-H . live .
  11. Purdum . James . 2023 . EIDR Record: A Real Who's Hulu (2023, TV) . 10.5240/7ECA-460B-F9B8-8404-3743-G . October 26, 2023 . ui.eidr.org . October 26, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231026121923/https://ui.eidr.org/view/content?id=10.5240%2F7ECA-460B-F9B8-8404-3743-G . live .
  12. Purdum . James . 2023 . EIDR Record: China Doll (2023, TV) . 10.5240/4263-2B9A-1478-FEA2-AD1B-V . October 26, 2023 . ui.eidr.org . October 26, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231026121924/https://ui.eidr.org/view/content?id=10.5240/4263-2B9A-1478-FEA2-AD1B-V . live .
  13. Purdum . James . 2023 . EIDR Record: One Foot In Front Of The Mother (2023, TV) . 10.5240/C7D4-7106-7865-5AB3-291E-6 . October 26, 2023 . ui.eidr.org . October 26, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231026121923/https://ui.eidr.org/view/content?id=10.5240/C7D4-7106-7865-5AB3-291E-6 . live .
  14. Purdum . James . 2023 . EIDR Record: Martian Meg (2023, TV) . 10.5240/1F7B-39EF-AB4F-50BA-3A54-4 . December 4, 2023 . ui.eidr.org . December 4, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231204144806/https://ui.eidr.org/view/content?id=10.5240/1F7B-39EF-AB4F-50BA-3A54-4 . live .
  15. Purdum . James . 2023 . EIDR Record: The One With All The Abortions (2023, TV) . 10.5240/E392-3141-EC5D-348E-7208-F . December 4, 2023 . ui.eidr.org . December 4, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231204144806/https://ui.eidr.org/view/content?id=10.5240/E392-3141-EC5D-348E-7208-F . live .
  16. Purdum . James . 2023 . EIDR Record: Double Annul (2023, TV) . 10.5240/45FC-B7A6-643D-BBCD-4DE6-O . December 4, 2023 . ui.eidr.org . December 4, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231204144806/https://ui.eidr.org/view/content?id=10.5240/45FC-B7A6-643D-BBCD-4DE6-O . live .
  17. Purdum . James . 2023 . EIDR Record: The Fat Lotus (2023, TV) . 10.5240/4560-FB0C-5AA8-07B5-5E08-A . December 4, 2023 . ui.eidr.org . December 4, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231204144806/https://ui.eidr.org/view/content?id=10.5240/4560-FB0C-5AA8-07B5-5E08-A . live .
  18. Purdum . James . 2023 . EIDR Record: The Edible Arrangement (2023, TV) . 10.5240/321F-BBAA-184D-505D-046B-Y . December 4, 2023 . ui.eidr.org . December 4, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231204144806/https://ui.eidr.org/view/content?id=10.5240/321F-BBAA-184D-505D-046B-Y . live .
  19. Purdum . James . 2023 . EIDR Record: Twain's World (2023, TV) . 10.5240/C56B-72AA-2C71-0934-2D81-W . December 4, 2023 . ui.eidr.org . December 4, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231204144807/https://ui.eidr.org/view/content?id=10.5240/C56B-72AA-2C71-0934-2D81-W . live .
  20. Purdum . James . 2023 . EIDR Record: Pumpkin Spice Girls (2023, TV) . 10.5240/1128-CFF3-A9E4-2DA7-BFE9-Y . December 4, 2023 . ui.eidr.org . December 4, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231204144806/https://ui.eidr.org/view/content?id=10.5240/1128-CFF3-A9E4-2DA7-BFE9-Y . live .
  21. Purdum . James . 2023 . EIDR Record: Young Carter (2023, TV) . 10.5240/4F30-D603-3776-2670-2D25-P . December 4, 2023 . ui.eidr.org . December 4, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231204144807/https://ui.eidr.org/view/content?id=10.5240/4F30-D603-3776-2670-2D25-P . live .
  22. Purdum . James . 2023 . EIDR Record: Lyin' Brian (2023, TV) . 10.5240/0CF2-AB9E-C153-4C80-CF84-H . December 4, 2023 . ui.eidr.org . December 4, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231204144805/https://ui.eidr.org/view/content?id=10.5240/0CF2-AB9E-C153-4C80-CF84-H . live .

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