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Family Guy: Season 11

22 episodes Premiered Sep 30, 2012 Updated Oct 2, 2026
Previously on Family Guy

Season 11 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Family Guy Season 10.
  • ⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • ⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • ⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
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Season 11 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 11: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (5): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (17): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S11·E1 Mytharc

Into Fat Air

Sep 30, 2012 · 22 min

The Griffins attempt to conquer Mount Everest after competitive friends mention they plan to scale the legendary peak. Things, however, are not looking up for the Griffins, as a wi

S11·E2 Core

Ratings Guy

Oct 7, 2012 · 22 min

Peter gets carried away when the Nielsen people select the Griffins to have their television-viewing habits monitored and he steals a number of the Nielsen boxes in hopes of contro

S11·E3 Mytharc

The Old Man and the Big 'C'

Nov 4, 2012 · 22 min

When Brian discovers that Carter Pewterschmidt’s pharmaceutical company is withholding the cure for cancer from the public in order to gain more profit, he and Stewie plot to expos

S11·E4 Mytharc

Yug Ylimaf

Nov 11, 2012 · 22 min

Brian abuses Stewie's time machine and causes reality to run in reverse. So the two must work together to set things right before Stewie is “unborn.”

S11·E5 Core

Joe's Revenge

Nov 18, 2012 · 22 min

When the criminal who shot Joe years ago, leaving Joe in a wheelchair, becomes a fugitive, Quagmire, Joe and Peter team up to hunt the bad guy down.

S11·E6 Core

Lois Comes Out of Her Shell

Nov 25, 2012 · 22 min

Peter tries to keep up with Lois as she goes through a midlife crisis; Stewie brings home a turtle from the park.

S11·E7 Core

Friends Without Benefits

Dec 9, 2012 · 22 min

When Meg learns her crush is gay and interested in Chris, she uses her brother to get closer to him.

S11·E8 Core

Jesus, Mary and Joseph!

Dec 23, 2012 · 22 min

As the Griffin family is preparing for Christmas, Peter tells his own version of the Nativity story.

S11·E9 Core

Space Cadet

Jan 6, 2013 · 22 min

To boost Chris' self-esteem, Peter and Lois send him to space camp. When camp ends and the Griffins come to pick Chris up, they accidentally are launched into outer space, and it's

S11·E10 Core

Brian's Play

Jan 13, 2013 · 22 min

Brian writes a play that becomes a hit in Quahog, but loses his confidence when he finds that the play Stewie wrote is better than his.

S11·E11 Core

The Giggity Wife

Jan 27, 2013 · 22 min

When Peter, Quagmire and Joe visit the Harvard University campus, Quagmire accidentally marries a prostitute. In order to get out of his marriage, Quagmire pretends to be lovers wi

S11·E12 Core

Valentine's Day in Quahog

Feb 10, 2013 · 22 min

On Valentine's Day, Meg goes on a date with a guy she met online, and Lois and Peter stay in bed all day; Brian is visited by his ex-girlfriends.

S11·E13 Core

Chris Cross

Feb 17, 2013 · 22 min

Chris leaves home to move in with Herbert while Stewie and Brian become obsessed with singer Anne Murray.

S11·E14 Core

Call Girl

Mar 10, 2013 · 22 min

When the Griffins find themselves in a financial bind, Lois is forced to find a job of her own. She gets discovered by a "voiceover" talent agent named Randy, who actually runs an

S11·E15 Core

Turban Cowboy

Mar 17, 2013 · 22 min

When Peter, Quagmire and Joe need a jolt in their mundane lives, they decide to go skydiving. But after an unfortunate accident, Peter ends up in the hospital, where he befriends M

S11·E16 Core

12 and a Half Angry Men

Mar 24, 2013 · 22 min

When Mayor West is put on trial for murder, Brian is the lone holdout voting "not guilty," and he tries to persuade his fellow jurors that there's a reasonable doubt of the Mayor's

S11·E17 Core

Bigfat

Apr 14, 2013 · 22 min

Peter, Quagmire and Joe take a trip to Canada. But after Peter gets lost for two months, a feral Peter returns to his family with no ability to communicate intelligently.

S11·E18 Core

Total Recall

Apr 28, 2013 · 22 min

After teddy bear Rupert gets recalled, Stewie stops at nothing to get back his beloved best friend. Meanwhile, When Peter falls ill and can't compete in his bowling tournament, Pet

S11·E19 Core

Save the Clam

May 5, 2013 · 22 min

When the owner of The Drunken Clam is killed, Peter and the guys must find a way to save the bar, after the bank threatens to close it. Meanwhile, Meg gets a part-time job at a fun

S11·E20 Core

Farmer Guy

May 12, 2013 · 22 min

Peter buys a farm and becomes a meth dealer.

S11·E21 Mytharc

Roads to Vegas

May 19, 2013 · 22 min

Duplicates of Brian and Stewie each see a road trip differently.

S11·E22 Mytharc

No Country Club for Old Men

May 19, 2013 · 22 min

The Griffins are invited to join the prestigious Barrington Country Club and get thrown out.

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