Family Guy: Season 4

2005 · 30 episodes · ★ 7.0

What Season 4 of Family Guy

Season four of Family Guy arrives three years after the show was canceled and airs on FOX between May 2005 and May 2006. Its 30 episodes are split into two blocks. The Griffin family, in Quahog, Rhode Island, remains the center of the plot. Peter, a clumsy and scatterbrained blue-collar worker, leads nearly every mess, while Lois tries to keep some order at home. The stories revolve around wild schemes, such as the couple's second honeymoon, which ends with Peter posing as Mel Gibson. Brian, Meg and Chris also have their own adventures, and Stewie contributes his scheming.

30episodes

May 1, 2005Premiered

May 21, 2006latest episode

11.2 hrtotal runtime

Season 4 Episodes

4x01 North by North Quahog
May 1, 2005 · 22 min · ★ 7.1
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.
Directing: Peter Shin · Writing: Seth MacFarlane · Starring: Bill Ratner, Wally Wingert, Don LaFontaine, Hunter Gomez
4x02 Fast Times at Buddy Cianci Jr. High
May 8, 2005 · 22 min · ★ 7.1
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.
Directing: Peter Shin, Pete Michels · Writing: Ken Goin · Starring: Jonathan Lipnicki, Steve Zirnkilton, Arif S. Kinchen, Wally Wingert
4x03 Blind Ambition
May 15, 2005 · 22 min · ★ 6.8
After Mort bowls a perfect game, and Quagmire gets a key to the city by performing CPR, Peter notices he has nothing to be proud of. He then attempts to achieve fame by setting the world's record for most nickels swallowed. However, a slight miscalculation leaves him blind with nickel poisoning.
Directing: Peter Shin, Chuck Klein · Writing: Steve Callaghan · Starring: Gina Gershon, Judd Hirsch, Lisa Wilhoit, Gary Cole
4x04 Don't Make Me Over
Jun 5, 2005 · 22 min · ★ 6.8
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."
Directing: Peter Shin, Sarah Frost · Writing: Gene Laufenberg · Starring: Gene Simmons, Lisa Wilhoit, Tara Strong
4x05 The Cleveland–Loretta Quagmire
Jun 12, 2005 · 22 min · ★ 7.1
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.
Directing: Peter Shin, James Purdum · Writing: Mike Henry, Patrick Henry · Starring: Patrick Warburton
4x06 Petarded
Jun 19, 2005 · 23 min · ★ 7.3
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.
Directing: Peter Shin, Seth Kearsley · Writing: Alec Sulkin, Wellesley Wild · Starring: Patrick Warburton, Cloris Leachman, LeVar Burton, Len Maxwell
4x07 Brian the Bachelor
Jun 26, 2005 · 22 min · ★ 7.3
"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.
Directing: Peter Shin, Dan Povenmire · Writing: Mark Hentemann · Starring: Patrick Warburton, Michael Bell, Drew Pinsky, John Erwin
4x08 8 Simple Rules for Buying My Teenage Daughter
Jul 10, 2005 · 22 min · ★ 7.1
Peter runs up his tab at Mort's Pharmacy. When he doesn't have the money to pay, he decides to sell Meg to the Goldmans. Neil is dating another girl which makes Meg jealous, and Stewie falls in love with Liddane, his new babysitter.
Directing: Peter Shin, Greg Colton · Writing: Patrick Meighan · Starring: JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Hillary Tuck, David A. Goodman
4x09 Breaking Out Is Hard to Do
Jul 17, 2005 · 22 min · ★ 7.1
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.
Directing: Peter Shin, Kurt Dumas · Writing: Tom Devanney · Starring: Brian Tochi, Adam West, Mo Collins, Jennifer Tilly
4x10 Model Misbehavior
Jul 24, 2005 · 22 min · ★ 6.9
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.
Directing: Peter Shin, Sarah Frost · Writing: Steve Callaghan · Starring: Patrick Warburton, Kate Rigg, Mike Henry, John G. Brennan
4x11 Peter's Got Woods
Sep 11, 2005 · 22 min · ★ 6.8
Peter and Brian's friendship becomes strained after Brian begins dating one of Meg's high school teachers. Peter finds a replacement friend in James Woods, who is visiting Quahog because of a suggestion to rename James Woods High after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Directing: Peter Shin, Chuck Klein · Starring: Michael Dorn, Gabrielle Union, Jonathan Frakes, Marina Sirtis
4x12 Perfect Castaway
Sep 18, 2005 · 22 min · ★ 6.3
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.
Directing: Peter Shin, James Purdum · Writing: John Viener · Starring: Jenna Von Oÿ, Adam Carolla, Wally Wingert, Adam West
4x13 Jungle Love
Sep 25, 2005 · 22 min · ★ 7.0
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.
Directing: Peter Shin, Seth Kearsley · Writing: Mark Hentemann · Starring: Patrick Warburton, Jay Mohr, Mía Maestro, Adam West
4x14 PTV
Nov 6, 2005 · 23 min · ★ 7.3
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.
Directing: Peter Shin, Dan Povenmire · Writing: Alec Sulkin, Wellesley Wild · Starring: Maurice LaMarche, Wally Wingert, Keith Ferguson, Stacey Scowley
4x15 Brian Goes Back to College
Nov 13, 2005 · 22 min · ★ 7.2
After writing a story for a local magazine, Brian gets a job at The New Yorker.
Directing: Peter Shin, Greg Colton · Writing: Matt Fleckenstein · Starring: Patrick Warburton, Ralph Garman
4x16 The Courtship of Stewie's Father
Nov 20, 2005 · 22 min · ★ 7.0
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.
Directing: Peter Shin, Pete Michels · Writing: Kirker Butler · Starring: Mo Collins, Hunter Gomez, Tara Strong, Fred Tatasciore
4x17 The Fat Guy Strangler
Nov 27, 2005 · 24 min · ★ 7.2
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 Guy Strangler" be?
Directing: Peter Shin, Pete Michels · Writing: Chris Sheridan · Starring: Patrick Warburton, Bob Barker, Robert Downey Jr., Margaret Easley
4x18 The Father, the Son, and the Holy Fonz Mid-Season Finale
Dec 18, 2005 · 22 min · ★ 6.6
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.
Directing: Peter Shin, Pete Michels · Writing: Danny Smith · Starring: Tom Bosley, Paula Abdul, Charles Durning, Sherman Hemsley
4x19 Brian Sings and Swings
Jan 8, 2006 · 22 min · ★ 6.7
After Brian has a near-death experience in the hospital, he decides to lead a new life. He ends up getting a nightly singing gig with Frank Sinatra Jr., but his new lifestyle doesn't last very long. Meanwhile, Meg, after joining a new after-school group, pretends to be a lesbian.
Directing: Peter Shin, Pete Michels · Writing: Michael Rowe · Starring: Patrick Warburton, Mark Borchardt, Don LaFontaine, Frank Sinatra Jr.
4x20 Patriot Games
Jan 29, 2006 · 22 min · ★ 7.0
At his high school reunion, Peter tries to impress his fellow classmates. When Peter, heading for the bathroom, charges through the crowd of people, impresses quarterback Tom Brady, who offers Peter a spot on the New England Patriots. Meanwhile, Brian owes Stewie money, after Stewie becomes a sports bookie.
Directing: Cyndi Tang, Peter Shin · Writing: Mike Henry · Starring: Patrick Warburton, Carol Channing, Tom Brady, Alexander Siddig
4x21 I Take Thee Quagmire
Mar 12, 2006 · 23 min · ★ 6.9
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.
Directing: Peter Shin, Pete Michels · Writing: Steve Callaghan, Don Woodard, Tom Maxwell · Starring: Patrick Warburton, Alex Trebek, Adam Carolla, Adam West
4x22 Sibling Rivalry
Mar 26, 2006 · 24 min · ★ 6.9
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.
Directing: Peter Shin, Pete Michels · Writing: Cherry Chevapravatdumrong · Starring: Wallace Shawn, Wally Wingert, Tara Strong, Nicole Sullivan
4x23 Deep Throats
Apr 9, 2006 · 24 min · ★ 7.0
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.
Directing: Peter Shin, Pete Michels · Writing: Alex Borstein · Starring: Kate Jackson, Adam West, Lori Alan, H. Jon Benjamin
4x24 Peterotica
Apr 23, 2006 · 23 min · ★ 7.0
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.
Directing: Peter Shin, Pete Michels · Writing: Patrick Meighan · Starring: Patrick Warburton, Betty White, Stacey Scowley, Alexandra Breckenridge
4x25 You May Now Kiss the... Uh... Guy Who Receives
Apr 30, 2006 · 22 min · ★ 6.5
Brian's gay cousin Jasper visits the Griffin house and announces that he is engaged to his partner and wants to be married at their house. When Mayor West bans gay marriage in an effort to cover up and bring attention away from a scandal of his own, Brian resorts to hostile actions to try to change the Mayor's mind. Lois and Peter question their view towards gay marriage while Chris joins the "Young Republicans" Club to impress a girl.
Directing: Peter Shin, Dominic Polcino · Writing: David A. Goodman · Starring: Patrick Warburton, Chad Morgan, Stark Sands, Adam West
4x26 Petergeist
May 7, 2006 · 24 min · ★ 6.8
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.
Directing: Peter Shin, Pete Michels · Writing: Alec Sulkin, Wellesley Wild · Starring: Patrick Warburton, Bob Costas, Adam West, Margaret Easley
4x27 The Griffin Family History
May 14, 2006 · 24 min · ★ 7.0
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.
Directing: Peter Shin, Pete Michels · Writing: John Viener · Starring: Judith Light, Joey Slotnick, David A. Goodman, Lori Alan
4x28 Stewie B. Goode
May 21, 2006 · 22 min · ★ 7.1
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.
Directing: Peter Shin, Pete Michels · Writing: Gary Janetti, Chris Sheridan · Starring: Noel Blanc
4x29 Bango Was His Name Oh!
May 21, 2006 · 21 min · ★ 7.3
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.
Directing: Peter Shin, Pete Michels · Writing: Alex Borstein · Starring: Tori Spelling, Jason Priestley, René Auberjonois
4x30 Stu & Stewie's Excellent Adventure Season Finale
May 21, 2006 · 22 min · ★ 6.8
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.
Directing: Peter Shin, Pete Michels · Writing: Steve Callaghan · Starring: Kiefer Sutherland, Michael Clarke Duncan