Oh, Family Guy, what take they done to you? At one time or another, I'm sure many of you were proud to telephone call this ane-fourth dimension compelling, and very much underdog, grown-up television show one of your favorites. And sure, fifty-fifty back in its prime, Family Guy wasn't the smartest or even the virtually well-written evidence, just male child was it entertaining. Family Guy was the blazon of show that would even become your crossed-armed, very stubborn parents to chuckle one time in a while. Because who wouldn't, at the very least, chuckle at seeing Peter fight a giant chicken or at seeing their random and often gut-busting cutaways?

*Sigh* Those were the good times, weren't they? Well, time hasn't been too sweet to Family Guy, if we're being honest. Suffice to say that Family Guy has non simply jumped the horse, simply has practically ready the record for the number of eye rolls the audition has no doubt sustained throughout the subsequently seasons.

It's difficult to pinpoint just exactly when Family Guy started to collapse downhill in terms of quality, equally we'd exist lying if we said nosotros didn't relish some of the jokes in later episodes. But perhaps we'll get a better understanding of that timeline as we await at some of the worst moments across the lifetime of Family unit Guy, including the worst storylines, cutaways, and characters they introduced into the series. And no episode is safe, every bit even some of the earlier episodes are guilty of some ridiculous storylines that nosotros're sure all fans desire to forget. Well, nosotros promise we don't step on likewise many toes with this 1, but Family unit Guy's had this ane coming for a while.

25 That Time Meg Finally Struck Back, Only To Accept Her Fate... (Season 10, Episode 2)

via: familyguy.sk

And so this episode gets a lot of flak, but for the virtually part, it'southward a crazy enjoyable episode. The Griffins are feuding like never before, Brian goes on a rather interesting journey that leaves him taking i of his ears off, and Meg FINALLY snaps dorsum.

Meg finally turns on the family for e'er making fun of her, highlighting that they're all just projecting their own insecurities.

Information technology's awesome, but then it all goes south in one case Meg realizes she has to have her psychological warfare from her family to proceed them all stable.

24 That Time They Got Rid Of Brian (Season 12, Episode vi)

via: imdb.com

At this point, Family Guy had already jumped the shark; multiple times, if we're beingness honest. But getting rid of Brian felt similar the final blow, not but to the integrity of the show but also to the fans who had been keeping up with Family Guy late into its life.

Information technology was a cheap stupor stunt and i that got everyone interested in Family Guy for a few moments until they inevitably brought Brian dorsum. Vinny, the dog that replaced Brian, was even pretty funny. Yet it was all wasted in this cash catch of a storyline.

23 The Time They Perhaps Crossed Likewise Many Lines (Season ten, Episode 3)

via: images.spoilertv.com

In 2018 in that location aren't many lines to exist crossed;South Park, The Simpsons, and most certainly Family Guy have all merely crossed all the lines in terms of content. Even beingness someone who loves me some offensive humor, at that place are just some lines that, if crossed, you gotta cantankerous them with some form of intelligence backside it.

Well, Family Guy crossed one line in flavor 10, episode 3, but the chief trouble really is just how childishly they did it. Quagmire's sister is experiencing problems and information technology'southward shown off and then many times equally if that's the joke. Skilful 1, Seth!

22 When Stewie Tried To Have Brian'south Kid (Season xiii, Episode 12)

via: imdb.com

I'm sure y'all're sensing a scrap of a pattern here, or even if you aren't, you lot're probably well aware that most of Family Guy's weaker moments come from the afterward episodes and seasons. Shouldn't be too much of a surprise, but season xiii, episode 12 again proves this philosophy to be true.

In the episode, Stewie becomes pregnant with Brian's Deoxyribonucleic acid in an effort to save their friendship… yup, you're reading that right. This episode is absolute garbage, and rewatching it made me desire to shut down the part of my brain that remembers this abomination.

21 When Brian Sent Out A Bad Tweet (Season 16, Episode 6)

via: imdb.com

At some point or another, yous'd feel that they'd all but run out of ideas for Family unit Guy. Well, it looked like social media added a picayune fuel to this dumpster burn we all remember loving at ane point or another.

This episode features Brian and showcases him every bit the pretentious wiggle that we've all come to honey him as... oh, sorry, did I say love? I meant abominate. Brian sends out a dumb irrelevant tweet, everyone hates him, and the episode literally ends with him hiding from the earth in what is probably the strangest ending to an episode.

20 That Time Peter Had Too Much Cerise Bull (Flavour 9, Episode 8)

via: imdb.com

Some of the storylines for Family Guy just got also ridiculous as fourth dimension went on, and this episode is perhaps the biggest case of that. Peter ends upwardly fond to Ruby-red Bull, which presents itself as rather harmless until Peter gives upwards the potable for a kerosene-based 1 resulting in kidney failure.

The episode is pushed as far every bit the whole family unit having to say adieu to Brian equally he attempts to donate his kidneys to Peter. This episode highlights a few things: Peter is mode, way, too impaired now, and the sloppy writing might exist his only contest.

19 James Woods Stealing Peter'southward Identity (Season 6, Episode xi)

via: imdb.com

James Woods is peradventure one of the best side characters in Family Guy (although he'due south definitely got some stiff competition). And while Season 6, Episode eleven gives us some more than James Woods brilliance, the writing pales in comparing.

James Woods steals Peters identity simply considering he now dresses like him... oh, and has his wallet. It might be a little nitpicky, but it'southward incommunicable to not observe this episode a trivial ridiculous at times. Thankfully the ending gives a lilliputian saving grace, fifty-fifty if we have seen it before.

eighteen Peter And Lois' Strange Encounter With "Scientists" (Flavour 10, Episode 12)

via: imdb.com

Family Guy gets really preachy at times, merely sometimes the message is either bogged down past the all the random craziness, or in this episode'south example, merely something that really no 1 can relate to.

Peter and Lois are tasked with rescuing a kid from "scientists" who take chosen to rely on prayer over modern medicine. One: This is extremely incorrect and that kid would've long been removed from that family upon discovery. Two: Go out the religious topics to someone who can do information technology proper justice, like S Park.

17 That Time Brian Found His Kid (Season 6, Episode 11)

via: familyguy.wikia

Family Guy'due south characters really all stink at this point, just they each met their downfalls at different times in the serial. Brian's downfall kind of started here...

Brian finds out he has a kid, and i with a woman who is pretty unpleasant. Merely equally lame is it is, Brian showcases most of the ugliness. He outright rejects his kid, Dylan, just that isn't the part that we're fixating on as Dylan's sudden change of heart is what we detest. The whole episode Dylan's a jerk, simply in i flash he'due south suddenly a heartfelt guy in what feels crazily rushed.

sixteen When Chris Inherited His Grandpa's Fortune (Season 12, Episode 14)

via: imdb.com

Hopefully, you don't remember this one, only because you gave up on anything of quality coming out of Family Guy. If that'southward the case, we'll give you lot a quick breakdown of this mess of an episode.

Chris starts bonding with his grandad, and in typical Family Guy fashion everything is stupidly rushed and Chris is in line to inherit his granddad's coin. Well, Peter shows that he's basically a scumbag and decides to marry his son for the money (my goodness, does this one make me want to punch a wall).

15 That Time The Griffins Didn't Accept Brian'southward New Girlfriend (Flavor 8, Episode 4)

via: youtube.com

This episode'south called "Brian'due south got a Brand new Purse," and no, it's non a bag like you recollect, but instead the tile is referring to Brian's new older girlfriend. The title sets the tone for the rest of the episode as the Griffin family "bags" on Brian for dating an older woman.

It'south just another example that the Griffins STINK, especially since Brian's girlfriend is a pretty adept-looking gal. It's not fifty-fifty that funny to commencement off, but as the episode progresses information technology only gets patently cruel.

14 When Chris Became A Huge Art Awareness (Flavor 2, Episode 11)

via: youtube.com

Ah, the before episodes of Family Guy; proficient times, good times. This episode is no exception; information technology's got the laughs and the cutaways (that Andy Warhol party especially gets me every time.)

The problem is the main storyline; information technology's the typical dad exploiting his son but for everyone to learn a lesson by the end one. Certain, I'll accept this episode over nigh everything that the new ones have to offer, but it'due south a storyline that was perhaps as well dumbed downwards, even for Family unit Guy.

xiii That Time Brian Knowingly Gave People A Disease (Season 12, Episode sixteen)

via: bbc.com

What nosotros're talking well-nigh here is serious; yup, we're talking about a sure disease, and Brian was knowingly giving it to people, which should solidify him as i of the worst characters on the show. But we're talking well-nigh the Griffins here.

Brian brushes off giving people this disease as "Non that big a deal…" Let that i sink in for a moment. Not only did Brian give it to Stewie, simply he too gave it to Chris on top of that... you know what, this actually might make Brian the worst character.

12 And Peter Losing His Booth In The Same Episode (Season 12, Episode 16)

via: coub.com

That's right, not but is episode 16 of flavor 12 one of the worst for Brian's actions, simply information technology gets worse with Peter'southward story. Peter and the gang lose their booth to a bunch of jerks who are prepared to fight them for it, and to top it off they're apparently not allowing anyone to sit there anymore.

Then the episode wraps upwards by revealing these scumbags were soldiers the whole time to which everyone at present loves them. Yep… we're not really certain what the bulletin is here, but it's definitely not a skillful 1.

11 1000000 Knocks Her Blood brother Down A Peg (Flavor 7, Episode 13)

via: pinterest.com

Meg's a teenage girl, which means that high school popularity is a bit of a hot commodity. But who would've known she would do anything to make information technology to the tiptop?

When her blood brother becomes a popular jerk, she knocks him downwardly a peg by revealing a rather hilariously embarrassing video. But it's so deplorable to see Meg, a rather smart girl, and so blindsided past popularity. Past the end, she even asks her blood brother "What was it similar being one of them?"

10 The Entirety Of "Brian Griffin's Firm Of Pain" (Season eight, Episode 15)

via: youtube.com

Nosotros're going to cut Brian a niggling slack here, as even though this episode focuses on him, information technology'due south the subplot that gets a bit dicey. Nosotros're referring to Stewie accidentally getting pushed downwardly the stairs, just for Meg and Chris to cover it all upwardly.

Homo oh homo, are there some hilarious moments in this one, especially by the end when you find out Lois would've done the same thing. But this is one of those prime moments that showcase simply how terrible the Griffins have get later into the series.

9 That Fourth dimension Meg Became A Little Too Preachy... (Season 7, Episode 11)

via: youtube.com

Meg is a pretty impressionable girl, especially in the earlier seasons, simply it but took her a few episodes of Kirk Cameron before she became an extremely passionate worshipper. She became so enthralled with the religion that she tried converting Brian, a devout nonbeliever.

This episode gets pretty dicey, with Brian and Meg both trying to push their strong beliefs onto each other. Brian falsely converts to become drinks, and 1000000 ends up at a volume-burning, making them both pretty despicable by the end. Hey, at least that ending was hilarious.

eight Peter Ignoring His Son For Cleveland Jr. (Season 2, Episode 21)

via: imdb.com

Now, a lot of people hate this episode for Cleveland Jr. (Who looks drastically different from his appearance in The Cleveland Show, simply we guess we'll save that for another time), only our distaste comes from Peter'due south terrible handling of his son, again.

This fourth dimension Peter picks Cleveland Jr. as his partner for father-son-golf, only because he'southward a style better player. Man, was that some messed upward stuff to do to Chris, especially when you're ignoring him for a hyperactive kid that'due south half his age.

seven Mayhap They Went A Trivial Too Far With That Episode... (Flavor 7, Episode 9)

via: youtube.com

Growing upwards as a kid who never viewed the live events of the O.J. trial, I thought the Family Guy episode was absolutely hilarious. Even that ending in the episode where O.J. gets a woman in plain daylight made me chuckle while my parents curled.

Well, I definitely amend understand their reservations now, and maybe Family Guy… went a petty too far. Personally, the episode still gives me some laughs, but it makes sense why many run across this as 1 where Family Guy should've maybe left this topic solitary.

6 Brian And Quagmire'south Hatred For Each Other

via: youtube.com

Scrap an individual episode, because these two'south distaste for 1 some other is plenty to get united states of america furious. These two started off as my favorite characters in the series, Brian as a level-headed voice of reason, and Quagmire, well, I'm sure I don't take to explain him to you.

Just then Quagmire started hating Brian (for reasons that we hated Brian, heed y'all) but it seemed way out of the blue for characters who rarely interact with each other. They'll probably never see eye-to-eye, but this is one rivalry we'll never accept.

That Anti-Short Men Pro Gamer Manifestly Also Doesn't Like People With Small Boobs And No Task

Short kings aren't the only group Tanukana went after, it seems.

Read Next

About The Author