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Family Guy season 4

30 episodes, first broadcast 1 May 2005 to 21 May 2006. Titles, air dates, writers and directors for each, in broadcast order.

Episodes

30 episodes · 1 May 2005 to 21 May 2006

E1North by North Quahog1 May 2005Written by Seth MacFarlane, directed by Peter Shin.Peter tells the family the show has been cancelled and lists 29 Fox series that must fail before it can return.E2Fast Times at Buddy Cianci Jr. High8 May 2005Written by Ken Goin, directed by Pete Michels.When the English teacher at Chris's school leaves, Brian steps in as a substitute.E3Blind Ambition15 May 2005Written by Steve Callaghan, directed by Chuck Klein.Lois catches Quagmire spying on her in the ladies' toilet at the bowling alley.E4Don't Make Me Over5 Jun 2005Written by Gene Laufenberg, directed by Sarah Frost.Meg has a makeover to lift her confidence.E5The Cleveland–Loretta Quagmire12 Jun 2005Written by Mike Henry and Patrick Henry, directed by James Purdum.At a party on Peter's boat, Quagmire retrieves a fish from Loretta's cleavage.E6Petarded19 Jun 2005Written by Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild, directed by Seth Kearsley.At a games night, Lois feeds Peter preschool Trivial Pursuit questions so that he wins, and he boasts he is smarter than everyone.E7Brian the Bachelor26 Jun 2005Written by Mark Hentemann, directed by Dan Povenmire.Cleveland is downcast about his divorce, so Peter takes him to audition for The Bachelorette.E88 Simple Rules for Buying My Teenage Daughter10 Jul 2005Written by Patrick Meighan, directed by Greg Colton.Peter opens a tab at Mort's pharmacy without grasping how it works and runs up a $34,000 debt.E9Breaking Out Is Hard to Do17 Jul 2005Written by Tom Devanney, directed by Kurt Dumas.Short of money at the supermarket, Lois steals a ham.E10Model Misbehavior24 Jul 2005Written by Steve Callaghan, directed by Sarah Frost.A newspaper photo of Lois in her underwear launches her as a model, a lifelong ambition.E11Peter's Got Woods11 Sept 2005Written by Danny Smith, directed by Chuck Klein and Zac Moncrief.Lois asks Peter to attend a parents' meeting at Meg's school, and he sends Brian instead.E12Perfect Castaway18 Sept 2005Written by John Viener, directed by James Purdum.Peter goes fishing with Joe, Cleveland and Quagmire, and a storm sinks the boat under them.E13Jungle Love25 Sept 2005Written by Mark Hentemann, directed by Seth Kearsley.Before Chris starts high school, Joe describes the Freshman Hunt: older pupils and staff paddle the new arrivals.E14PTV6 Nov 2005Written by Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild, directed by Dan Povenmire.A cold open has Stewie fight Osama bin Laden and ride a tricycle through film scenes, nearly hitting Homer Simpson.E15Brian Goes Back to College13 Nov 2005Written by Matt Fleckenstein, directed by Greg Colton.Dressed as The A-Team, Peter, Quagmire, Joe and Cleveland win a costume contest.E16The Courtship of Stewie's Father20 Nov 2005Written by Kirker Butler, directed by Kurt Dumas.At the Pawtucket Brewery, Peter misses Employee of the Month and fails to charm his supervisor Angela.E17The Fat Guy Strangler27 Nov 2005Written by Chris Sheridan, directed by Sarah Frost.Peter skips his medical to eat steak with friends, so Lois takes him to Dr Hartman, who calls him healthy but fat.E18The Father, the Son, and the Holy Fonz18 Dec 2005Written by Danny Smith, directed by James Purdum.Peter's Catholic father Francis visits and insists Stewie be baptised.E19Brian Sings and Swings8 Jan 2006Written by Michael Rowe, directed by Chuck Klein and Zac Moncrief.Peter reverses his car into Brian, putting him in hospital and leaving him depressed about mortality.E20Patriot Games29 Jan 2006Written by Mike Henry, directed by Cyndi Tang.At his high school reunion Peter poses as a secret agent, astronaut and millionaire, but Tom Brady exposes the lie.E21I Take Thee Quagmire12 Mar 2006Written by Tom Maxwell, Don Woodard and Steve Callaghan, directed by Seth Kearsley.Peter wins the bonus round on Wheel of Fortune; his prizes include a week of free maid service.E22Sibling Rivalry26 Mar 2006Written by Cherry Chevapravatdumrong, directed by Dan Povenmire.After a pregnancy scare Peter agrees to a vasectomy, first depositing sperm at a bank in case of another child.E23Deep Throats9 Apr 2006Written by Alex Borstein, directed by Greg Colton.Meg interns for Mayor West, and Brian, afraid of becoming the family's new Meg, starts driving a taxi.E24Peterotica23 Apr 2006Written by Patrick Meighan, directed by Kurt Dumas.At a sex shop with Quagmire, Joe and Cleveland, Peter buys an erotic novel and finds it poor.E25You May Now Kiss the... Uh... Guy Who Receives30 Apr 2006Written by David A. Goodman, directed by Dominic Polcino.Brian's cousin Jasper arrives with his Filipino boyfriend Ricardo and announces they are to marry.E26Petergeist7 May 2006Written by Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild, directed by Sarah Frost.Joe builds a home cinema, so Peter starts digging a multiplex in his back garden out of spite.E27The Griffin Family History14 May 2006Written by John Viener, directed by Zac Moncrief.Burglars break into the Griffin house and the family retreats to Peter's attic panic room.E28Stewie B. Goode21 May 2006Written by Gary Janetti and Chris Sheridan, directed by Pete Michels.At the Quahog community pool Peter throws Stewie in to teach him to swim, and he nearly drowns.E29Bango Was His Name, Oh!21 May 2006Written by Alex Borstein, directed by Pete Michels.Peter buys a TiVo.E30Stu and Stewie's Excellent Adventure21 May 2006Written by Steve Callaghan, directed by Pete Michels.Stewie's future self, Stu, is holidaying in the present by time travel.

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