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Family Guy: Season 18

20 episodes Premiered Sep 28, 2019 Updated Oct 2, 2026
Previously on Family Guy

Season 18 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 17.
  • ⚡ 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 18 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 18: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (17): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S18·E1 Mytharc

Yacht Rocky

Sep 29, 2019 · 22 min

When the brewery announces it will be firing one employee, Peter is nervous he will be the one let go; the family departs on a Yacht Rock cruise that doesn't go as expected.

S18·E2 Core

Bri-Da

Oct 6, 2019 · 22 min

Peter and his friends are sick of forgetting the million-dollar business ideas they come up with while drinking, so they strap on Joe's police body cams to record their every move.

S18·E3 Core

Absolutely Babulous

Oct 13, 2019 · 22 min

When Stewie receives a participation medal in his school's toddler games, he begins to question everything he has ever won. Meanwhile, Peter causes a fight between Lois' parents an

S18·E4 Core

Disney's The Reboot

Oct 20, 2019 · 22 min

The network decides that it's time to explore some unique ways to reboot the series. When three versions of the reboots are shown to a focus group, the feedback takes some surprisi

S18·E5 Core

Cat Fight

Nov 3, 2019 · 22 min

When Quagmire opens a cat café in town, Brian decides to take a stand to get the café shut down. Meanwhile, when Meg and Chris get in trouble at school, Lois becomes nervous and de

S18·E6 Core

Peter & Lois' Wedding

Nov 10, 2019 · 22 min

The Wi-Fi goes out in the Griffin house, leaving the family with nothing to do for the evening. In order to keep the family entertained, Peter and Lois decide to tell the kids the

S18·E7 Core

Heart Burn

Nov 17, 2019 · 22 min

To celebrate Peter and Lois' wedding anniversary, the Griffins present their own versions of three well-known love stories.

S18·E8 Core

Shanksgiving

Nov 24, 2019 · 22 min

Peter gets himself arrested to avoid Lois' special Thanksgiving dinner; A secret that Stewie's been keeping from everyone is revealed.

S18·E9 Core

Christmas Is Coming

Dec 15, 2019 · 22 min

When Meg takes Stewie to the mall to meet Santa, she has a surprising response. Meanwhile, Stewie is entirely scarred from the same experience and Brian tries to help him process i

S18·E10 Core

Connie's Celica

Jan 5, 2020 · 22 min

When Lois gets a job as the music teacher at Chris and Meg's school, a mean student decides to make Lois the target of her antics.

S18·E11 Core

Short Cuts

Feb 16, 2020 · 22 min

When Brian accidentally becomes a local hero, an old street pal, and now a successful millionaire dog, reaches out and tries to convince him to get neutered. Meanwhile, Lois gets a

S18·E12 Core

Undergrounded

Feb 23, 2020 · 22 min

Peter secretly gets a credit card and overspends the family money, so Lois grounds him. To plan the perfect escape, he builds a tunnel leading directly to The Drunken Clam.

S18·E13 Core

Rich Old Stewie

Mar 1, 2020 · 22 min

Stewie's future life could not be going any better, living as a wealthy, old Mr. Burns-type man, until his retirement is interrupted by Brian, who brings news that Peter is dying.

S18·E14 Core

The Movement

Mar 8, 2020 · 22 min

When Peter starts coaching for Quahog's minor league baseball team, he gets constipated during the national anthem and must kneel, unintentionally becoming the face of racial justi

S18·E15 Core

Baby Stewie

Mar 15, 2020 · 22 min

Stewie builds a DNA-altering machine that will allow him to remain smart forever, but the invention has the adverse effect and he instead transforms into what he should have always

S18·E16 Core

Start Me Up

Apr 19, 2020 · 22 min

Peter's non-stop sweating becomes a liability at his company, so his boss tells him to work from home. Meanwhile, after Stewie and Chris cause thousands of dollars in damage to an

S18·E17 Core

Coma Guy

Apr 26, 2020 · 22 min

With a newfound love for rocking out to Van Halen, Peter gets in a car accident and falls into a coma.

S18·E18 Core

Better Off Meg

May 3, 2020 · 22 min

When Meg is erroneously reported to have died in a car crash, she goes along with the story to start a new life elsewhere. Meanwhile, the Griffins experience a life without Meg Gri

S18·E19 Mytharc

Holly Bibble

May 10, 2020 · 22 min

Cooped up in a hotel room due to a big storm, the Griffins pass the time by reimagining three stories from the Bible.

S18·E20 Mytharc

Movin' In (Principal Shepherd's Song)

May 17, 2020 · 22 min

Principal Shepherd moves in with the Griffins after he is fired for fat-shaming Chris at school. Meanwhile, Brian sues Stewie for writing a series of children's books which portray

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