Family Guy: Season 12

2013 · 21 episodes · ★ 6.6

What Season 12 of Family Guy

Season 12 premiered on FOX on September 29, 2013. Peter believes he has found the map to a treasure on a restaurant tablecloth, and the rumor sends all of Quahog hunting for it. Peter also discovers a vestigial twin brother growing out of his neck and starts to feel that everyone loves his brother more than him. The chaos spreads through the Griffins and their neighbors: Quagmire, Joe and Cleveland have their own feuds, Chris faces the bullies at school, and Meg is still the family's favorite target for mockery. Stewie and Brian, meanwhile, find themselves caught in a love triangle.

21episodes

Sep 29, 2013premiered

May 18, 2014latest episode

7.7 hrtotal runtime

Season 12 Episodes

12x01 Finders Keepers
Sep 29, 2013 · 22 min · ★ 6.9
Peter is convinced that a restaurant placemat is a treasure map. Word quickly spreads about the alleged cache, sparking a city-wide search and turning the citizens of Quahog against each other.
Directing: John Holmquist · Writing: Anthony Blasucci, Mike Desilets · Starring: Lea Thompson, Adam West, Jerry Lambert, Yvette Nicole Brown
12x02 Vestigial Peter
Oct 6, 2013 · 22 min · ★ 6.2
After a vestigial twin grows out of Peter's neck, which he names Chip, he eventually starts realizing that people like Chip more than they like him, so Peter has him amputated. However, after Peter gets into trouble, he realizes he needs Chip more than ever.
Directing: Julius Wu · Writing: Brian Scully · Starring: Joshua Rush, Patrick Stewart, Carrie Fisher
12x03 Quagmire's Quagmire
Nov 3, 2013 · 22 min · ★ 6.8
Quagmire dates a woman named Sonja, who is just as sexually active as he is, but things take a turn for the worse when she kidnaps him to be her sex slave, so Peter, Joe and Ida must search the seedy back alleys of Quahog to rescue him. In the meantime, Brian, Stewie and Rupert get involved in a most unusual love triangle.
Directing: Pete Michels · Writing: Cherry Chevapravatdumrong · Starring: Adam Levine, Chad L. Coleman, Adam West, Steve Callaghan
12x04 A Fistful of Meg
Nov 10, 2013 · 22 min · ★ 6.4
When Meg spills her lunch on the new kid at school, he makes plans to end her. Meanwhile, Peter keeps harassing Brian in the nude until it reaches the breaking point.
Directing: Joe Vaux · Writing: Dominic Bianchi, Joe Vaux · Starring: Jeff Daniels, Scott Grimes, Jonathan Morgan Heit, Christina Milian
12x05 Boopa-Dee Bappa-Dee
Nov 17, 2013 · 22 min · ★ 6.6
The Griffins go to Italy and are faced with annoying immigration laws after Peter destroys their passports.
Directing: Mike Kim · Writing: Wellesley Wild · Starring: Jamie Denbo, Raoul Bova, Michelle Dockery, Ginger Gonzaga
12x06 Life of Brian
Nov 24, 2013 · 22 min · ★ 5.3
Stewie and Brian travel back in time to 17th-century Jamestown and make too many close calls with changing history. Stewie decides to destroy his time machine, but comes to regret it when Brian dies after being hit by a car. Devastated by his death, the Griffin family goes out and adopts another dog from the pet store, Vinnie, who is quickly accepted by all the members of the Griffin family, other than Stewie, who can't get over the loss of Brian.
Directing: Joseph Lee · Writing: Alex Carter · Starring: Adam West, Tony Sirico, Yvette Nicole Brown
12x07 Into Harmony's Way
Dec 8, 2013 · 22 min · ★ 6.3
When Peter and Quagmire discover that their singing voices create beautiful harmony together, they form a singing/songwriting team, in the vein of Simon and Garfunkel. However, tensions run high when fame gets to Peter's head.
Directing: Brian Iles · Writing: Julius Sharpe · Starring: Nick Kroll, Conan O'Brien, Tony Sirico, Carrie Fisher
12x08 Christmas Guy
Dec 15, 2013 · 22 min · ★ 6.9
When Carter Pewterschmidt cancels the annual Quahog Christmas carnival, because he hates the holiday, Peter must transform his father-in-law from a Scrooge into a hometown hero in order to salvage the event. Meanwhile, Stewie devises a master plan to get the one and only thing he wants for Christmas.
Directing: Greg Colton · Writing: Patrick Meighan · Starring: Lucas Van Wormer, Tony Sirico, Joshua Rush
12x09 Peter Problems
Jan 5, 2014 · 22 min · ★ 6.2
When Peter gets fired for crashing a forklift into a business meeting, Lois takes a job at the grocery store while Peter becomes a stay-at-home dad — which leads to poor bedroom performance.
Directing: Bob Bowen · Writing: Teresa Hsiao · Starring: Alexandra Breckenridge, Steve Callaghan, Carrie Fisher, Marlee Matlin
12x10 Grimm Job
Jan 12, 2014 · 22 min · ★ 6.8
From Grimm to Griffin, three classic fairy tales get a new Quahog spin, including "Jack and the Beanstalk," "Little Red Riding Hood" and "Cinderella."
Directing: Joe Vaux · Writing: Alec Sulkin · Starring: Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Emily Osment, Adam West
12x11 Brian's a Bad Father Mid-Season Finale
Jan 26, 2014 · 22 min · ★ 6.3
Brian tries to use Dylan's television connections to further his career.
Directing: Jerry Langford · Writing: Chris Sheridan · Starring: Ashley Benson, Jim Breuer, Liam Neeson, Jon Daly
12x12 Mom's the Word
Mar 9, 2014 · 22 min · ★ 6.1
When Peter's mother dies, he befriends her longtime pal Evelyn, who tries to seduce him. In the meantime, Stewie feels despair upon dealing with the realities of death.
Directing: John Holmquist · Writing: Ted Jessup · Starring: Lauren Bacall, Ted Jessup, Adam West, Jackson Douglas
12x13 3 Acts of God
Mar 16, 2014 · 22 min · ★ 6.8
Peter grows frustrated when players on opposing teams continue to thank God after defeating his beloved New England Patriots football team, so he and the guys embark on a global quest to find God and ask Him to stop interfering with the outcome of professional football games.
Directing: Bob Bowen · Writing: Alec Sulkin · Starring: Adam Carolla, Mario Williams, Jonathan Morgan Heit, Emily Osment
12x14 Fresh Heir
Mar 23, 2014 · 22 min · ★ 6.0
Chris becomes the heir to Carter's fortune but refuses to accept the money; Peter desperately tries to keep the wealth in the family.
Directing: Mike Kim · Writing: Steve Callaghan · Starring: Chris Sheridan
12x15 Secondhand Spoke
Mar 30, 2014 · 22 min · ★ 7.1
Peter takes up smoking cigarettes, and is approached by Mr. Stone, an advertising executive who wants Peter to be the face of his anti-smoking campaign under the caveat that Peter continues to smoke. Meanwhile, Stewie helps Chris battle bullies at school.
Directing: Julius Wu · Writing: David Wright, David Ihlenfeld · Starring: Affion Crockett, Rolando Molina, Cary Elwes, Emily Osment
12x16 Herpe, the Love Sore
Apr 6, 2014 · 22 min · ★ 6.2
Brian gives Stewie an STD. Meanwhile, Peter and the guys fight back when another group claims their booth at The Drunken Clam.
Directing: Greg Colton · Writing: Andrew Goldberg · Starring: Freddy Rodríguez, Adam West, Tara Strong, Patrick Stewart
12x17 The Most Interesting Man in the World
Apr 13, 2014 · 22 min · ★ 6.9
When Peter takes Stewie to the park for some quality father-son time, he mistakenly takes the wrong baby home, prompting Lois to call him an idiot. Determined to prove to her that he's a responsible adult, Peter goes on a business trip to Chicago and returns as an intelligent, classy person.
Directing: Joseph Lee · Writing: Tom Devanney · Starring: Chris Galya, Dennis Farina, Alexandra Breckenridge, Carrie Fisher
12x18 Baby Got Black
Apr 27, 2014 · 22 min · ★ 6.5
Chris is forbidden to see Jerome's daughter Pam, so when the kids run away together, Jerome and Peter must work together to find them.
Directing: Brian Iles · Writing: Travis Bowe, Kevin Biggins · Starring: Keke Palmer, Cedric Yarbrough, Jon Daly, Kevin Michael Richardson
12x19 Meg Stinks!
May 4, 2014 · 22 min · ★ 7.0
Meg has fun partying with Peter when he takes her to a college for an interview. Brian must learn how to live in the wild when he gets sprayed by a skunk and is prohibited from entering the house.
Directing: Bob Bowen · Writing: Danny Smith · Starring: Heléne Yorke, Adam West, Jonathan Morgan Heit, Chris Diamantopoulos
12x20 He's Bla-ack!
May 11, 2014 · 22 min · ★ 7.2
Cleveland returns to town, but is instantly banned from spending time with Peter when Lois and Donna get into a big fight over parenting.
Directing: Steve Robertson · Writing: Julius Sharpe · Starring: John G. Brennan, Sanaa Lathan
12x21 Chap Stewie Season Finale
May 18, 2014 · 22 min · ★ 7.1
When Peter and Chris interrupt Stewie's TV time, the angry baby goes back in time to break up Peter and Lois so he's never conceived, but is shocked when he is reborn into a "Downton Abbey"-esque British household.
Directing: Joe Vaux · Writing: Artie Johann, Shawn Ries · Starring: Cary Elwes, Rick Springfield, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Adam West