The BEST episodes of Family Guy season 4

Every episode of Family Guy season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Family Guy season 4!

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 mother and taking over the world), Meg (the oldest, and is the most unpopular girl in town) and Chris (the middle kid, he's not very bright but has a passion for movies). The final member of the family is Brian - a talking dog and much more than a pet, he keeps Stewie in check whilst sipping Martinis and sorting through his own life issues.

Last Updated: 12/19/2024Network: FOXStatus: Continuing
Stu & Stewie's Excellent Adventure
star
7.88
512 votes

#1 - Stu & Stewie's Excellent Adventure

Season 4 - Episode 30 - Aired 5/21/2006

Stewie finds out that his life in the future is miserable. So he decides to go back in time and change events for the better.

Directors: Pete Michels
Writer: Gary Janetti
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Stewie B. Goode
star
7.62
730 votes

#2 - Stewie B. Goode

Season 4 - Episode 28 - Aired 5/21/2006

After losing at a swim competition, Stewie trys to eliminate his rival by blowing up a lifeguard tower. His plan backfires though, and Stewie has a near death experience that seems to change him.

Directors: Pete Michels
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Bango Was His Name Oh!
star
7.62
547 votes

#3 - Bango Was His Name Oh!

Season 4 - Episode 29 - Aired 5/21/2006

Stewie convinces Brian to go on a road trip with him to San Francisco to search for a man Stewie believes is his real father.

Directors: Pete Michels
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The Cleveland-Loretta Quagmire
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7.54
1886 votes

#4 - The Cleveland-Loretta Quagmire

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/12/2005

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. Peter also takes to the skies in the Hindenpeter and the Petercopter.

Directors: James Purdum
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The Perfect Castaway
star
7.53
1948 votes

#5 - The Perfect Castaway

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/18/2005

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.

Directors: James Purdum
Writer: John Viener
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PTV
star
7.51
1665 votes

#6 - PTV

Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 11/6/2005

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.

Directors: Dan Povenmire
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The Griffin Family History
star
7.49
1356 votes

#7 - The Griffin Family History

Season 4 - Episode 27 - Aired 5/14/2006

When burglars break into the house, the Griffins take cover in the attic where they discover Peter has built a 'panic room'. They go in it, and Peter tells them about his history. They send Meg for food but the burglars catch her. The rest of the Griffins stay behind and Peter accidentally floods the room and they're going to drown. Luckily Joe gets them out and we find out Meg has been accused of sexual harassment by the burglars.

Directors: Zac Moncrief
Writer: John Viener
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Brian Goes Back to College
star
7.47
1560 votes

#8 - Brian Goes Back to College

Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 11/13/2005

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

Directors: Greg Colton
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Blind Ambition
star
7.47
2155 votes

#9 - Blind Ambition

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/15/2005

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

Directors: Chuck Klein
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Petarded
star
7.47
2147 votes

#10 - Petarded

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/19/2005

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.

Directors: Seth Kearsley
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Brian, The Bachelor
star
7.46
1818 votes

#11 - Brian, The Bachelor

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/26/2005

"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.

Directors: Dan Povenmire
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Breaking Out Is Hard To Do
star
7.46
2086 votes

#12 - Breaking Out Is Hard To Do

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/17/2005

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.

Directors: Kurt Dumas
Writer: Tom Devanney
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Model Misbehavior
star
7.43
2021 votes

#13 - Model Misbehavior

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/24/2005

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.

Directors: Sarah Frost
I Take Thee Quagmire
star
7.42
1403 votes

#14 - I Take Thee Quagmire

Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/12/2006

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.

Directors: Seth Kearsley
Don't Make Me Over
star
7.37
2030 votes

#15 - Don't Make Me Over

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/5/2005

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."

Directors: Alex Frost
The Fat Guy Strangler
star
7.36
1197 votes

#16 - The Fat Guy Strangler

Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 11/27/2005

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?

Directors: Sarah Frost
Fast Times at Buddy Cianci Jr. High
star
7.31
2260 votes

#17 - Fast Times at Buddy Cianci Jr. High

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/8/2005

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.

Directors: Pete Michels
Writer: Ken Goin
Peterotica
star
7.30
1309 votes

#18 - Peterotica

Season 4 - Episode 24 - Aired 4/23/2006

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.

Directors: Kurt Dumas
Petergeist
star
7.29
1521 votes

#19 - Petergeist

Season 4 - Episode 26 - Aired 5/7/2006

Peter wants to top Joe, who just built a new home theater system, so he starts to build a multiplex in his backyard. In doing so, he discovers an Indian burial ground. He finds an Indian chief's skull and the Griffin house becomes haunted. Stewie gets sucked into the television and strange events follow as they try to get Stewie back from the poltergeist.

Directors: Sarah Frost
Sibling Rivalry
star
7.29
1447 votes

#20 - Sibling Rivalry

Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/26/2006

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.

Directors: Dan Povenmire
The Father, The Son, and The Holy Fonz
star
7.28
1317 votes

#21 - The Father, The Son, and The Holy Fonz

Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 12/18/2005

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.

Directors: James Purdum
Writer: Danny Smith
Deep Throats
star
7.27
1255 votes

#22 - Deep Throats

Season 4 - Episode 23 - Aired 4/9/2006

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.

Directors: Greg Colton
The Courtship of Stewie's Father
star
7.27
1600 votes

#23 - The Courtship of Stewie's Father

Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 11/20/2005

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.

Directors: Kurt Dumas
North by North Quahog
star
7.27
2499 votes

#24 - North by North Quahog

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/1/2005

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.

Directors: Peter Shin
Jungle Love
star
7.26
1538 votes

#25 - Jungle Love

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/25/2005

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.

Directors: Seth Kearsley