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Family Guy season 8

21 episodes, first broadcast 27 September 2009 to 20 June 2010. Titles, air dates, writers and directors for each, in broadcast order.

Episodes

21 episodes · 27 Sept 2009 to 20 Jun 2010

E1Road to the Multiverse27 Sept 2009Written by Wellesley Wild, directed by Greg Colton.At the county fair Stewie reveals that his prize pig came from a parallel universe and shows Brian a remote control that moves them between worlds.E2Family Goy4 Oct 2009Written by Mark Hentemann, directed by James Purdum.Peter falls for a cardboard cutout of Kathy Ireland, then rips it in half and buries it in the garden.E3Spies Reminiscent of Us11 Oct 2009Written by Alec Sulkin, directed by Cyndi Tang.With both bathrooms at home occupied, Peter starts using the toilet in Cleveland's empty house.E4Brian's Got a Brand New Bag8 Nov 2009Written by Tom Devanney, directed by Pete Michels.Peter buys the film Road House at a closing video shop and starts kicking everything in sight.E5Hannah Banana8 Nov 2009Written by Cherry Chevapravatdumrong, directed by John Holmquist.Chris blames a failed test on the Evil Monkey in his closet and sets a trap to prove it exists.E6Quagmire's Baby15 Nov 2009Written by Patrick Meighan, directed by Jerry Langford.At Quagmire's garage sale Peter buys an amateur radio and thinks he is talking to Ronald Reagan's spirit, until the voice proves to be impressionist Rich Little.E7Jerome Is the New Black22 Nov 2009Written by John Viener, directed by Brian Iles.With Cleveland gone, Peter, Quagmire and Joe interview candidates for a fourth friend and pick Jerome, a bar regular who impresses them at darts.E8Dog Gone29 Nov 2009Written by Steve Callaghan, directed by Julius Wu.Brian is invited to an award ceremony for his novel, run by the "Rhode Island Society for Special Literary Excellence", and only on arrival grasps what special means.E9Business Guy13 Dec 2009Written by Andrew Goldberg and Alex Carter, directed by Pete Michels.On the Pewterschmidt yacht Peter learns that Carter has never had a stag party, and takes him to a strip club.E10Big Man on Hippocampus3 Jan 2010Written by Brian Scully, directed by Dominic Bianchi.The Griffins audition for Family Feud and reach the final round.E11Dial Meg for Murder31 Jan 2010Written by Alex Carter and Andrew Goldberg, directed by Cyndi Tang.Peter enters a rodeo and falls straight off his bull.E12Extra Large Medium14 Feb 2010Written by Steve Callaghan, directed by John Holmquist.On a family hike Chris and Stewie wander off after a butterfly and are lost for several days.E13Go, Stewie, Go!14 Mar 2010Written by Gary Janetti, directed by Greg Colton.Stewie is watching Jolly Farm Revue again, and Brian mentions auditions for an American version of the programme.E14Peter-assment21 Mar 2010Written by Chris Sheridan, directed by Julius Wu.At a preschool play Peter films Stewie's stage fright and pesters Richard Dreyfuss in the audience.E15Brian Griffin's House of Payne28 Mar 2010Written by Spencer Porter, directed by Jerry Langford.Stewie finds an old television script of Brian's in the basement and leaves it on the kitchen table.E16April in Quahog11 Apr 2010Written by John Viener, directed by Joseph Lee.Local news reports that Stephen Hawking has found a new black hole out at the edge of the solar system.E17Brian & Stewie2 May 2010Written by Gary Janetti, directed by Dominic Bianchi.Brian and Stewie are shut in a bank vault over a weekend after Brian calls at his safe deposit box.E18Quagmire's Dad9 May 2010Written by Tom Devanney, directed by Pete Michels.Quagmire's father, Lieutenant Commander Dan Quagmire, comes to Quahog, and Peter and Joe are taken aback by his manner.E19The Splendid Source16 May 2010Written by Mark Hentemann, directed by Brian Iles.Chris is suspended from school for repeating a dirty joke he heard from Quagmire.E20Something, Something, Something, Dark Side23 May 2010Written by Kirker Butler, directed by Dominic Polcino.A power cut prompts Peter to retell The Empire Strikes Back, with the family and their neighbours in the roles.E21Partial Terms of Endearment20 Jun 2010Written by Danny Smith, directed by Joseph Lee.At her college reunion Lois meets her former roommate Naomi, who calls at the house with her husband Dale and asks Lois to carry a child for them, disappointing...

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