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Family Guy Season 9 Episodes
Season 9 Episode Guide
18 Episodes 2010 - 2011
Episode 1
And Then There Were Fewer
Sun, Sep 26, 201049 mins
Based on Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, this episode sees nearly the whole of Quahog including the Griffins, Joe and Tom Tucker all invited to a party in their honour in a mysterious house. After the host is murdered, the guests must band together to try to figure out who the killer is. Yet, as more murders take place and more clues are revealed, the guests must decide who to turn into the police by morning. This episode was confirmed by Macfarlane to be a canon episode, the characters killed off in this episode have been officially terminated from the Family Guy series.
Episode 2
Excellence in Broadcasting
Sun, Oct 3, 201022 mins
When Brian learns that Rush Limbaugh is going to be at the Quahog Mall for a book-signing, he decides to go down there and give him a piece of his left-wing mind. But when Rush unexpectedly comes to Brian's rescue, Brian has a political change of heart
Episode 3
Welcome Back Carter
Sun, Oct 10, 201022 mins
After Peter catches Carter having an affair, he is strong-armed into keeping a secret, until he accidentally spills the beans.
Episode 4
Halloween on Spooner Street
Sun, Nov 7, 201022 mins
It's Halloween in Quahog! Peter and Joe start pranking Quagmire. Peter and Quagmire go out on patrol with Joe, but Peter and Joe get an unexpected surprise from Quagmire after their pranks have gone too far. Brian takes Stewie out trick-or-treating, but his candy gets stolen by three teenaged bullies. Stewie tries to get his candy back, but he fails miserably. Lois decides to take action against the boy who stole her son's candy. Justin is forced to give Stewie back his candy as punishment for ruining Stewie's trick-or-treating and for spray painting Brian pink. Meg goes to a High School Halloween Party with her friends, but when she plays spin the bottle at the party, she ends up making out with her brother. Meg and Chris become ashamed and disgusted with their actions.
Episode 5
Baby, You Knock Me Out
Sun, Nov 14, 201022 mins
When Peter receives tickets to a boxing match as a birthday gift, he volunteers Lois to compete. To everyone's surprise, Lois dominates in the ring, and Peter decides to become her fight promoter. Her frustration with Peter turns into motivation in the ring as the housewife turns champion.
Episode 6
Brian Writes a Bestseller
Sun, Nov 21, 201022 mins
Feeling discouraged with the progress of his writing career, Brian decides to throw in the towel until Stewie becomes his manager and one of his books hits the bestseller list. But when the fame goes to his head, Brian gets a wake-up call from Bill Maher. Meanwhile, Lois decides that she and Peter need separate beds, a decision that leaves Peter looking for a new cuddle buddy.
Episode 7
Road to the North Pole
Sun, Dec 12, 201044 mins
Stewie's favorite thing after his teddy bear, Rupert, is Christmas. So when he hears that Santa is making an appearance at the mall, he begs Brian to take him so that he can tell Santa in person what he wants for Christmas. Brian begrudgingly takes Stewie to the mall, only to get the brush-off from Santa. As a result, Stewie and Brian travel to the North Pole to find Santa and teach him a lesson in holiday cheer.
Episode 8
New Kidney in Town
Sun, Jan 9, 201122 mins
Peter becomes addicted to Red Bull, an energy drink. Peter becomes really hyper after drinking one too many of the energy drinks. Lois soon throws away Peter's energy drink to prevent him from damaging his health any further. Peter attempts to make his own Red Bull, but he adds kerosine in his homemade drink, it leads to dangerous consequences for Peter and he must undergo a kidney transplant. Brian volunteers to undergo the operation for Peter's sake, but it doesn't sit well for Stewie. Brian is captured by Stewie and he holds him captive at a playground, but Stewie is scared over losing his best friend. Before the operation can start, it is soon discovered that Dr. Hartman is a perfect match for Peter's kidney operation. The Griffin family is soon ecstatic that Brian will still be here. Meanwhile, Chris plagiarizes a speech from Meg, he soon begins to take all the credit, which angers Meg. Chris is allowed to read his speech to the president, but he allows Meg to read the speech with him.
Episode 9
And I'm Joyce Kinney
Sun, Jan 16, 201122 mins
Lois becomes friends with Joyce Kinney, the new local news anchor, and Joyce convinces Lois to let her do a story on her as the model American housewife. The television story makes Lois look terrible, and Joyce is unapologetic, leaving Lois no choice but to right a wrong.
Episode 10
Friends of Peter G.
Sun, Feb 13, 201122 mins
Peter and Brian cause a public disturbance at the movie theater and they are forced to attend A.A. for thirty days. Peter tempts everyone to drink in secret at the meeting and all of the members start drinking. Peter proceeds to drive home drunk, but he falls asleep at the wheel and he dies. Peter is visited by Death to show him the flaws of drinking and what it would be like if he sobered up. Peter decides to enjoy drinking in moderation, which pleases Lois and the rest of the family. At the dump, two seagulls drink all of Peter's discarded beers he has thrown out.
Episode 11
German Guy
Sun, Feb 20, 201122 mins
On the search to find a new hobby, Chris meets a puppeteer named Franz, an old friend of Herbert's. Despite Herbert's warnings, Chris and Franz remain friends until Franz's checkered past is suddenly revealed.
Episode 12
The Hand That Rocks the Wheelchair
Sun, Mar 6, 201122 mins
When Bonnie goes out of town, Meg offers to check in on Joe, but she soon becomes a little too involved and starts freaking everyone out - especially Joe. Meanwhile, Stewie thinks he's losing his edge as the toughest baby on the block, so he hooks himself up to a machine that is supposed to make him more evil than ever before.
Episode 13
Trading Places
Sun, Mar 20, 201130 mins
Chris and Meg think their parents have it easy, and Peter and Lois beg to differ, so in order to teach them a lesson, they all trade roles. Chris goes to work at the brewery while Meg runs the house. While things start off well, it's not long until the stress of running a household and being the sole breadwinner break down Chris and Meg.
Episode 14
Tiegs for Two
Sun, Apr 10, 201122 mins
When the local dry cleaner loses Peter's favorite white shirt, he goes ballistic. Meanwhile, Brian tries to score on a date with a new friend, Denise, but ends up striking out. Instead of calling it quits on love, he decides to enlist Quagmire's help, but things get nasty when they start to compete for the affections of each other's old flames, Cheryl Tiegs and Jillian.
Episode 15
Brothers & Sisters
Sun, Apr 17, 201130 mins
Lois' sister, Carol goes through another divorce, she starts living with the Griffin family. Carol soon falls in love with Adam West and there is an instant connection between the two. Lois becomes worried that Carol will get hurt again after her previous marriages have failed. Lois tries to spare Carol's feelings, but she soon feels awful for ruining her sister's happiness with Adam because Carol supported Lois' marriage to Peter. Lois finally allows Carol to marry Adam and Peter is overjoyed that he has a brother-in-law.
Episode 16
The Big Bang Theory
Sun, May 8, 201130 mins
Stewie and Brian go back in time to stop Bertram from killing Leonardo da Vinci.
Episode 17
Foreign Affairs
Sun, May 15, 201130 mins
Lois goes to Paris with Bonnie, but she soon reveals to Lois that she plans on having an affair. Lois must find a way to save Bonnie and Joe's marriage. Meanwhile, Peter decides to homeschool Meg and Chris during a so-called goat flu pandemic, but there is mixed results with Peter homeschooling his children.
Episode 18
It's a Trap!
Sun, May 22, 201156 mins
The Griffins reprise their intergalactic roles in an outrageous retelling of Return of the Jedi.
