List of Family Guy Episodes
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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, then Mila Kunis), 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, often in the form of cutaway gags, 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 canceled at the end of 2003. 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 permanently. Family Guy returned to production in 2005, and was contracted to continue producing episodes until at least 2013. In May 2013, Family Guy was renewed for a 12th season in 2013–14.
Family Guy and its cast have been nominated for thirteen Emmy Awards, with four wins. MacFarlane won the Outstanding Voice-Over Performance award for his performance as Stewie, Murphy and MacFarlane 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", and Greg Colton won the Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation award for his storyboard work in the episode "Road to the Multiverse".The show was nominated for eleven 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.
Series overview
See also: List of Family Guy DVDs
- The Region 1 and Regions 2 and 4 releases of Family Guy differ in that Region 1 releases are called volumes and the Region 2 and 4 releases are called seasons. Regions 2 and 4 had a split release (of two volumes) of the 28 episodes which comprise Seasons 1 and 2 of Family Guy (whereas Region 1 had a release which contained all 28 episodes). This means that Volume 2 in Region 1 equates to Season 3 in Regions 2 and 4 and so on; there is no differentiation of content.
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | DVD volume/special (Region 1) | DVD season/special (Region 2/4) | DVD release date | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | ||||||
| 1 | 7 | January 31, 1999 | May 16, 1999 | 1 | 1 | April 15, 2003 | November 12, 2001 | October 20, 2003 | ||
| 2 | 21 | September 23, 1999 | August 1, 2000 | 2 | January 27, 2003 | August 2, 2004 | ||||
| 3 | 22 | July 11, 2001 | November 9, 2003 | 2 | 3 | September 9, 2003 | July 21, 2003 | May 2, 2005 | ||
| 4 | 30 | May 1, 2005 | May 21, 2006 | 3 | 4 | November 29, 2005 | April 24, 2006 | May 29, 2006 | ||
| 4 | 5 | November 14, 2006 | October 30, 2006 | November 1, 2006 | ||||||
| Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story | Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story | September 27, 2005 | October 24, 2005 | January 25, 2006 | ||||||
| 5 | 18 | September 10, 2006 | May 20, 2007 | 5 | 6 | September 18, 2007 | October 15, 2007 | October 17, 2007 | ||
| 6 | 12 | September 23, 2007 | May 4, 2008 | 6 | 7 | October 21, 2008 | November 10, 2008 | December 10, 2008< | ||
| "Blue Harvest"3 4 | "Blue Harvest"3 4 | January 15, 2008 | January 21, 2008 | February 5, 2008 | ||||||
| 7 | 16 | September 28, 2008 | May 17, 2009 | 7 | 8 | June 16, 2009 | November 2, 2009 | September 29, 2009 | ||
| 8 | 21 | September 27, 2009 | May 23, 2010 | 8 | 9 | June 15, 2010 | November 1, 2010 | August 17, 2010 | ||
| "Something, Something, Something, Dark Side"1 4 | "Something, Something, Something, Dark Side"1 4 | December 22, 2009 | December 26, 2009 | December 23, 2009 | ||||||
| 9 | 18 | September 26, 2010 | May 22, 2011 | 9 | 10 | December 13, 2011 | May 9, 2011 | June 15, 2011 | ||
| 10 | 11 | September 25, 2012 | November 7, 2011 | February 29, 2012 | ||||||
| "It's a Trap!"2 4 | "It's a Trap!"2 4 | December 21, 2010 | December 27, 2010 | December 22, 2010 | ||||||
| 10 | 23 | September 25, 2011 | May 20, 2012 | 11 | 12 | September 24, 2013 | November 4, 2013 | October 9, 2013 | ||
| 11 | 22 | September 30, 2012 | May 19, 2013 | 12 | 13 | December 17, 2013 | June 9, 2014 | May 14, 2014 | ||
| 12 | 21 | September 29, 2013 | May 18, 2014 | N/A | 14 | N/A | November 10, 2014 | December 10, 2014 | ||
| 13 | TBA | September 28, 2014 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
- Blu-ray releases
- The following three specials are the only media releases to have become available on Blu-ray:
- 1 The episode was released on Blu-ray in Region A on December 22, 2009 in the United States, and released in Region B on December 23, 2009 in Australia, and December 26, 2009 in the United Kingdom.
2 The episode was released on Blu-ray in Region A on December 21, 2010 in the United States, and released in Region B on December 27, 2010 in the United Kingdom and December 22, 2010 in Australia.
3 The episode was released on Blu-ray in Region A on August 7, 2012 in the United States.
4 The Laugh It Up, Fuzzball: The Family Guy Trilogy (It's a Trap! / Blue Harvest / Something, Something, Something, Dark Side) was released on Blu-ray in Region A on December 21, 2010 in the United States, and Region B on December 27, 2010 in the United Kingdom, and December 22, 2010 in Australia
Episodes
Season 1 (1999)
- Main article: Family Guy (season 1)
| No. in series | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Death Has a Shadow" | Peter Shin | Seth MacFarlane | January 31, 1999 | 1ACX01 |
| 2 | 2 | "I Never Met the Dead Man" | Michael DiMartino | Chris Sheridan | April 11, 1999 | 1ACX02 |
| 3 | 3 | "Chitty Chitty Death Bang" | Dominic Polcino | Danny Smith | April 18, 1999 | 1ACX04 |
| 4 | 4 | "Mind Over Murder" | Roy Allen Smith | Neil Goldman & Garrett Donovan | April 25, 1999 | 1ACX03 |
| 5 | 5 | "A Hero Sits Next Door" | Monte Young | Mike Barker & Matt Weitzman | May 2, 1999 | 1ACX05 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Son Also Draws" | Neil Affleck | Ricky Blitt | May 9, 1999 | 1ACX06 |
| 7 | 7 | "Brian: Portrait of a Dog" | Michael DiMartino | Gary Janetti | May 16, 1999 | 1ACX07 |
Season 2 (1999–2000)
- Main article: Family Guy (season 2)
Season 3 (2001–2003)
- Main article: Family Guy (season 3)
Season 4 (2005–06)
- Main article: Family Guy (season 4)
Season 5 (2006–07)
- Main article: Family Guy (season 5)
Season 6 (2007–08)
- Main article: Family Guy (season 6)
Season 7 (2008–09)
- Main article: Family Guy (season 7)
Season 8 (2009–10)
- Main article: Family Guy (season 8)
Season 9 (2010–11)
- Main article: Family Guy (season 9)
Season 10 (2011–12)
- Main article: Family Guy (season 10)
Season 11 (2012–13)
- Main article: Family Guy (season 11)
Season 12 (2013–14)
- Main article: Family Guy (season 12)
Season 13
- Main article: Family Guy (season 13)
