The BEST episodes of Family Guy season 8

Every episode of Family Guy season 8, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Family Guy season 8!

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: 11/23/2024Network: FOXStatus: Continuing
Road to the Multiverse
star
7.84
3941 votes

#1 - Road to the Multiverse

Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2009

With the help of an out-of-this-world remote control, Stewie and Brian travel through alternate universes, including a post-apocalyptic world and a parallel world run by dogs where humans are pets.

Directors: Greg Colton
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Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
star
7.75
2613 votes

#2 - Something, Something, Something, Dark Side

Season 8 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/23/2010

Peter makes good on another power outage at home--by entertaining his family with a retelling of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. Newcomers to the story include Mort as Lando Calrissian, Chris' boss Carl as Yoda, and the Giant Chicken as the nefarious Boba Fett.

Directors: Dominic Polcino
Watch Now:Amazon
Quagmire's Dad
star
7.52
2736 votes

#3 - Quagmire's Dad

Season 8 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/9/2010

Quagmire can accept his dad's lifestyle choices, but not when they involve Brian.

Directors: Pete Michels
Writer: Tom Devanney
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Partial Terms of Endearment
star
7.50
1557 votes

#4 - Partial Terms of Endearment

Season 8 - Episode 21 - Aired 6/20/2010

Lois agrees to become a surrogate mother but the couple of the child she's carrying dies and she's forced to make a decision whether or not to terminate the pregnancy. Fox refused to air this episode.

Directors: Joseph Lee
Writer: Danny Smith
Watch Now:Amazon
Business Guy
star
7.49
2851 votes

#5 - Business Guy

Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/13/2009

When Peter gives Lois’ father the bachelor party he never had, Mr. Pewterschmidt slips into a coma and not even Dr. House (guest voice Hugh Laurie) can bring him out of it. With her father incapacitated, Lois is given control of Pewterschmidt Industries. Peter convinces Lois to let him run the operation, but he gets power-hungry and fires the board. Mr. Pewterschmidt soon bounces back and tries to regain control of what he’s built – even though it may be more difficult than Christmas shopping for Peter

Directors: Pete Michels
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
April in Quahog
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7.48
3468 votes

#6 - April in Quahog

Season 8 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/11/2010

When the local news announces that the Earth will be destroyed by a black hole in 24 hours, everyone in Quahog goes nuts trying to live out their last day.

Directors: Joseph Lee
Writer: John Viener
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Big Man on Hippocampus
star
7.42
3044 votes

#7 - Big Man on Hippocampus

Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/3/2010

When Peter hits his head and suffers amnesia after getting in a fight with Richard Dawson on Family Feud, he forgets everything about his life, including his family and friends. In an attempt to try to bring back his memory, Lois decides to reintroduce Peter to his old self, until he begins to hit on other women, much to Lois's dismay. She decides to take the kids and leave Peter, giving Quagmire the opportunity to score with Lois. Peter now must prove to Lois he can remember her and make himself worthy of her again.

Directors: Dominic Bianchi
Writer: Brian Scully
Watch Now:Apple TV
Hannah Banana
star
7.41
2967 votes

#8 - Hannah Banana

Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/8/2009

After attending to the concert of a teen superstar, Stewie discovers a surprising secret about the singer. Meanwhile back at home, Chris tries to prove the existence of the Evil Monkey.

Directors: John Holmquist
Watch Now:Apple TV
Brian Griffin's House of Payne
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7.41
2890 votes

#9 - Brian Griffin's House of Payne

Season 8 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/28/2010

Lois encourages Brian to submit his pilot script to a network. James Woods gets involved and things don't exactly go according to Brian's original plan. Meanwhile, Stewie has a bit of a mishap.

Directors: Jerry Langford
Watch Now:Apple TV
Jerome is the New Black
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7.40
3052 votes

#10 - Jerome is the New Black

Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/22/2009

Peter and the guys interview potential friends to fill the vacancy left by Cleveland. Meanwhile, Brian discovers that Quagmire hates him.

Directors: Brian Iles
Watch Now:Apple TV
Quagmire's Baby
star
7.37
3126 votes

#11 - Quagmire's Baby

Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/15/2009

Father doesn't know best when Quagmire assumes responsibility for a baby Peter finds who looks just like him. Meanwhile, Stewie clones himself.

Directors: Jerry Langford
Watch Now:Apple TV
Dial Meg for Murder
star
7.36
2923 votes

#12 - Dial Meg for Murder

Season 8 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/31/2010

Peter gets more than he bargained for when he joins the rodeo, while Brian gets a gig writing for a teen magazine about the average American girl. But when he starts trailing Meg for research he discovers that her desperate attempts at dating have led her to a guy in the slammer. When Brian tries to expose Meg’s secret to the family, he finds out that her boyfriend, Luke, has broken out of jail and has been hiding in the Griffin’s house.

Directors: Cyndi Tang
Watch Now:Apple TV
Peter-assment
star
7.36
3019 votes

#13 - Peter-assment

Season 8 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/21/2010

After Peter has some luck selling footage of a celebrity he caught off-guard, he decides to become a full-time paparazzo. To make matters worse, his new boss, Angela, finds him irresistible and plagues him with unwanted advances. When Peter rebuffs her, he winds up getting the ax. Meanwhile, Stewie makes his theatrical debut in a school play, only to be overcome with stage fright.

Directors: Julius Wu
Watch Now:Apple TV
Dog Gone
star
7.35
3153 votes

#14 - Dog Gone

Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/29/2009

When Brian accidentally kills another dog, he is surprised to see that no one cares, so he tries to convince everyone that the life of a dog should have the same value as a human one. Meanwhile, Lois hires a maid who doesn’t listen to Peter

Directors: Julius Wu
Watch Now:Apple TV
Brian's Got a Brand New Bag
star
7.34
3032 votes

#15 - Brian's Got a Brand New Bag

Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/8/2009

When Brian begins dating an older woman, the family begins to make fun of him. After Brian's new fling breaks her hip, he gets the pleasure of becoming her errand boy.

Directors: Pete Michels
Writer: Tom Devanney
Watch Now:Apple TV
Family Goy
star
7.34
3369 votes

#16 - Family Goy

Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/2009

When Lois finds a lump on her breast, she goes to the doctor to test for cancer. The tests come back benign, but the doctor looks at her family medical history and reveals some news about Lois' heritage.

Directors: James Purdum
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The Splendid Source
star
7.33
2950 votes

#17 - The Splendid Source

Season 8 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/16/2010

Peter, Joe, and Quagmire search for the source of a dirty joke.

Directors: Brian Iles
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Extra Large Medium
star
7.25
3060 votes

#18 - Extra Large Medium

Season 8 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/14/2010

When Chris and Stewie go missing for several days, Lois is at her wit's end until she sees a psychic who assures her they are safe. Even after the boys return home, Lois and Peter's psychic obsession continues, and Peter takes it a step too far when he starts charging neighbors for his extrasensory perception. Meanwhile, Chris develops a crush on a girl at school.

Directors: John Holmquist
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Go, Stewie, Go!
star
7.25
3039 votes

#19 - Go, Stewie, Go!

Season 8 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/14/2010

Stewie cross-dresses in order to star in the American version of Jolly Farm Revue. Meanwhile, Peter makes Lois feel bad about her age.

Directors: Greg Colton
Writer: Gary Janetti
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Spies Reminiscent of Us
star
7.23
3260 votes

#20 - Spies Reminiscent of Us

Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/2009

Stewie and Brian are suspicious when two guys move into Cleveland's old house, and when they find out Dan (guest voice Dan Aykroyd) and Chevy (guest voice Chevy Chase) are spies and they have dossiers of all the people in Quahog they follow them on a mission to Russia and end up in hot water.

Directors: Cyndi Tang
Writer: Alec Sulkin
Watch Now:Apple TV
Brian & Stewie
star
6.77
2747 votes

#21 - Brian & Stewie

Season 8 - Episode 17 - Aired 5/2/2010

In the 150th episode, Brian & Stewie get locked in a bank vault, they are forced to deal with each other on a whole new level. Unlike any other FAMILY GUY episode, the acts will play out in real time as Brian and Stewie react to being locked in a small space with no baby food or martinis to keep them from losing their minds while they hatch an escape plan.

Directors: Dominic Bianchi
Writer: Gary Janetti
Watch Now:Apple TV