Also this is just an hilarious episode, with Stewie deciding to get revenge on Brian by using his time machine to embarrass him in the past (he even steals the Peanut Butter Jelly Time bit!). Really, he might be the most underutilized character on the entire show. “The Big Bang Theory” – Original Air Date: May 8, 2011įirst of all, any episode with Bertram is amazing. Brian wasn’t gone long, but this was a fascinating way of exploring what life without him might be like.Ĥ. The usually nihilistic show does a fine job of displaying genuine emotion from every family member, especially Stewie. While the conclusion may have been dissatisfying to Family Guy fans who wanted to see the show do something truly daring, it’s worth noting that Brian’s death was handled quite well.
Of course, this wasn’t the case, as he was revived after just one episode without him. “Life Of Brian/Christmas Guy” – Original Air Dates: Novem& December 15, 2013Ī shocker when it happened, we briefly dealt with the possibility that Brian might be permanently dead. Otherwise, this is an was hilarious episode, although it’s not for the faint of heart.ĥ. Naturally, with source material like this, good taste was not a major concern, with one memorable scene showing a dead Nazi soldier come back to life just to call Mort a “filthy Jew,” while Stewie responds “you should be glad his human resources person wasn’t here to hear you say that.” Really, though, the only joke that bothered me was the McCain/Palin button appearing on a Nazi’s uniform, which felt gratuitous and tacked-on. The first of the “Road To…” episodes to involve time travel, this episode sees Brian, Stewie, and Mort take on Nazis in World War II. “Road To Germany” – Original Air Date: October 12, 2008 Naturally, Brian saves the day just in time to stop Stewie from being unborn, and as we leave the hospital, there’s a rare genuinely sweet moment when Peter asks if Stewie is smart, or if he’s “like me.” Peter tends to be a jerk in the later years, but that one got to me a little bit.Ħ. Yes, it was gross, but in a rather inspired way. The best scene here is when Brian and Stewie revisit their experience with Ipecac bottle, except this time, they’re taking the vomit back in. Brian accidentally sets Stewie’s time machine backwards, so the world goes into reverse time. This one was remarkably similar to “Back to The Pilot,” with previous episodes being re-visited, but it was clever enough that I wasn’t bothered too much by that. “Yug Yilmaf” – Original Air Date: November 11, 2012 Still, there were some amusing bits with Stewie, Chris, and Brian traveling through various eras (particularly when Stewie mistakes Hitler for Charlie Chaplin), but even that felt like a lesser version of “Road To the Multiverse.” Not an awful episode, but nowhere near as enjoyable as many of the adventures that came before it.ħ. Chris’s lack of intelligence has been mentioned over and over again, and every episode has the predictable conclusion where he ends up being smarter than we thought. I don’t really have any particular issues with this one, but it didn’t seem quite as memorable as the other time travel episodes. “Stewie, Chris & Brian’s Excellent Adventure” – Original Air Date: January 4, 2015 This episode has its moments (Unga-Bunga!), but it spends too much time getting to the main storyline, and fails to properly execute an admittedly strong concept.Ĩ. Instead, we just get a few brief scenes of life being miserable for Stewie, and so he moves back with the Griffins.
If we had seen more of Stewie struggling to relate to his English family, the payoff would have likely been more rewarding.
Unfortunately, the episode only spends a few minutes touching on that premise. There was certainly an interesting idea here, with Stewie being born into another, wealthier family. “Chap Stewie” – Original Air Date: May 18, 2014 Let’s look back at every time travel episode, and see which episode was finest of them all.ĩ. The ability to move through time enables the writers to bend the rules of reality even more than usual, and often leads to some of the show’s most inspired storylines. Some of Family Guy’s best episodes over the years involve the usage of Stewie’s time machine.
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