--- title: "Family Guy season 2 episode guide | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-2/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "All 21 episodes of Family Guy season 2, first broadcast 23 September 1999 to 1 August 2000, with air dates, writers and directors." --- # Family Guy season 2 21 episodes, first broadcast 23 September 1999 to 1 August 2000. Titles, air dates, writers and directors for each, in broadcast order. ## Episodes | No. | Code | Title | First aired | Written by | Directed by | Story | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | S02E01 | [Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s02e01-peter-peter-caviar-eater/) | 23 Sept 1999 | Chris Sheridan | Jeff Myers | Lois's wealthy aunt Marguerite Pewterschmidt dies on the Griffins' doorstep. | | 2 | S02E02 | [Holy Crap](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s02e02-holy-crap/) | 30 Sept 1999 | Danny Smith | Neil Affleck | Peter's father Francis, devoutly religious and newly retired from the sawmill, comes to stay with the Griffins. | | 3 | S02E03 | [Da Boom](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s02e03-da-boom/) | 26 Dec 1999 | Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan | Bob Jaques | On New Year's Eve 1999 Peter is warned by a man in a chicken suit that the Y2K bug will end the world. | | 4 | S02E04 | [Brian in Love](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s02e04-brian-in-love/) | 7 Mar 2000 | Gary Janetti | Jack Dyer | Someone is urinating around the house and Stewie gets the blame, though Brian is the culprit. | | 5 | S02E05 | [Love Thy Trophy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s02e05-love-thy-trophy/) | 14 Mar 2000 | Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman | Jack Dyer | The neighbours quarrel over a trophy awarded for the best float in a parade. | | 6 | S02E06 | [Death Is a Bitch](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s02e06-death-is-a-bitch/) | 21 Mar 2000 | Ricky Blitt | Michael Dante DiMartino | Faced with a hefty hospital bill, Peter gets out of paying it by declaring himself dead. | | 7 | S02E07 | [The King Is Dead](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s02e07-the-king-is-dead/) | 28 Mar 2000 | Craig Hoffman | Monte Young | When the director of Quahog's theatre company dies, Lois is appointed to replace him. | | 8 | S02E08 | [I Am Peter, Hear Me Roar](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s02e08-i-am-peter-hear-me-roar/) | 28 Mar 2000 | Chris Sheridan | Monte Young | Peter ends up with tickets to a comedy club after a timeshare sales pitch. | | 9 | S02E09 | [If I'm Dyin', I'm Lyin'](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s02e09-if-im-dyin-im-lyin/) | 4 Apr 2000 | Chris Sheridan | Swinton O. Scott III | Peter and Chris's favourite television programme is taken off the air. | | 10 | S02E10 | [Running Mates](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s02e10-running-mates/) | 11 Apr 2000 | Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan | John Holmquist | Lois stands for president of the Quahog school board. | | 11 | S02E11 | [A Picture Is Worth 1,000 Bucks](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s02e11-a-picture-is-worth-1-000-bucks/) | 18 Apr 2000 | Craig Hoffman | Gavin Dell | Peter begins to worry that his name will be forgotten after he is gone and decides he needs a legacy. | | 12 | S02E12 | [Fifteen Minutes of Shame](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s02e12-fifteen-minutes-of-shame/) | 25 Apr 2000 | Steve Callaghan | Scott Wood | Meg's family embarrass her during her slumber party. | | 13 | S02E13 | [Road to Rhode Island](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s02e13-road-to-rhode-island/) | 30 May 2000 | Gary Janetti | Dan Povenmire | Brian tells his psychiatrist about being taken from his mother at a Texas puppy mill, then volunteers to collect Stewie from his grandparents' home in Palm Springs. | | 14 | S02E14 | [Let's Go to the Hop](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s02e14-lets-go-to-the-hop/) | 6 Jun 2000 | Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman | Glen Hill | Peter poses as a teenager called Lando Griffin and enrols at Meg's high school, aiming to steer the pupils away from the habit of licking toads. | | 15 | S02E15 | [Dammit Janet](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s02e15-dammit-janet/) | 13 Jun 2000 | Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman | Bert Ring | Stewie is sent to a daycare centre so that he can learn to get along with other children. | | 16 | S02E16 | [There's Something About Paulie](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s02e16-theres-something-about-paulie/) | 27 Jun 2000 | Ricky Blitt | Monte Young | Peter owes money to a mob boss and, while working off the debt, befriends the boss's nephew, Big Fat Paulie. | | 17 | S02E17 | [He's Too Sexy for His Fat](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s02e17-hes-too-sexy-for-his-fat/) | 27 Jun 2000 | Chris Sheridan | Glen Hill | Chris grows self-conscious about his weight and starts a diet. | | 18 | S02E18 | [E. Peterbus Unum](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s02e18-e-peterbus-unum/) | 12 Jul 2000 | Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan | Rob Renzetti | Peter complains to the mayor about zoning near his house and learns that the property is missing from every map. | | 19 | S02E19 | [The Story on Page One](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s02e19-the-story-on-page-one/) | 18 Jul 2000 | Craig Hoffman | Gavin Dell | Meg joins the school newspaper club to meet an entry requirement for Brown University. | | 20 | S02E20 | [Wasted Talent](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s02e20-wasted-talent/) | 25 Jul 2000 | Dave Collard, Ken Goin, Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman | Bert Ring | Peter wins a place on a tour of the brewery run by Pawtucket Pat, a storyline modelled on the 1971 film of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. | | 21 | S02E21 | [Fore, Father](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s02e21-fore-father/) | 1 Aug 2000 | Bobby Bowman | Scott Wood | Peter decides his son Chris lacks a sense of responsibility and finds him a job at a golf course. | ## Navigation - Previous season: [Season 1](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-1/) - Next season: [Season 3](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-3/) - All episodes: [Family Guy episode guide](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/) --- Unofficial fan resource. 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