Oh, Family unit Guy, what have they done to you? At ane time or some other, I'm sure many of you were proud to call this one-time compelling, and very much underdog, grown-up television show one of your favorites. And sure, even back in its prime, Family Guy wasn't the smartest or even the most well-written show, only boy was it entertaining. Family Guy was the type of show that would even become your crossed-armed, very stubborn parents to chuckle once in a while. Considering 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 not but jumped the horse, but has practically set the record for the number of eye rolls the audience has no doubtfulness sustained throughout the later seasons.

It's hard to pinpoint but exactly when Family Guy started to collapse downhill in terms of quality, as we'd exist lying if we said nosotros didn't savor some of the jokes in afterward episodes. But possibly we'll get a better understanding of that timeline as we expect at some of the worst moments across the lifetime of Family Guy, including the worst storylines, cutaways, and characters they introduced into the series. And no episode is safety, as even some of the earlier episodes are guilty of some ridiculous storylines that we're sure all fans want to forget. Well, we hope we don't step on as well many toes with this ane, but Family Guy'south had this one coming for a while.

25 That Fourth dimension Meg Finally Struck Back, Only To Accept Her Fate... (Flavor 10, Episode 2)

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So this episode gets a lot of flak, but for the most part, it's a crazy enjoyable episode. The Griffins are feuding like never earlier, Brian goes on a rather interesting journeying that leaves him taking one of his ears off, and One thousand thousand FINALLY snaps back.

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 information technology all goes south once Million realizes she has to take her psychological warfare from her family to go on them all stable.

24 That Time They Got Rid Of Brian (Season 12, Episode half-dozen)

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At this betoken, Family Guy had already jumped the shark; multiple times, if we're beingness honest. Merely getting rid of Brian felt like the final blow, non only to the integrity of the show but also to the fans who had been keeping upwards with Family Guy late into its life.

It was a inexpensive daze stunt and one that got everyone interested in Family Guy for a few moments until they inevitably brought Brian back. Vinny, the canis familiaris that replaced Brian, was even pretty funny. Yet information technology was all wasted in this cash grab of a storyline.

23 The Time They Perhaps Crossed Also Many Lines (Season 10, Episode 3)

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In 2018 there aren't many lines to be crossed;South Park, The Simpsons, and about certainly Family Guy take all simply crossed all the lines in terms of content. Even beingness someone who loves me some offensive humor, there are merely some lines that, if crossed, you lot gotta cantankerous them with some form of intelligence behind information technology.

Well, Family Guy crossed one line in flavor x, episode iii, but the primary trouble actually is just how childishly they did it. Quagmire'south sis is experiencing problems and it'south shown off so many times as if that's the joke. Adept one, Seth!

22 When Stewie Tried To Have Brian's Child (Flavor 13, Episode 12)

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I'm sure yous're sensing a flake 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 later episodes and seasons. Shouldn't be too much of a surprise, simply season thirteen, episode 12 once more proves this philosophy to exist true.

In the episode, Stewie becomes pregnant with Brian'due south Dna in an effort to save their friendship… yup, you're reading that right. This episode is accented garbage, and rewatching it made me want to close down the part of my encephalon that remembers this abomination.

21 When Brian Sent Out A Bad Tweet (Season 16, Episode half-dozen)

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At some point or another, yous'd experience that they'd all only run out of ideas for Family unit Guy. Well, information technology looked similar social media added a little fuel to this dumpster fire we all call back loving at one point or another.

This episode features Brian and showcases him as the pretentious jerk that we've all come to beloved him as... oh, sad, did I say honey? I meant abhor. Brian sends out a dumb irrelevant tweet, anybody hates him, and the episode literally ends with him hiding from the globe in what is probably the strangest ending to an episode.

twenty That Fourth dimension Peter Had Too Much Carmine Bull (Season ix, Episode 8)

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Some of the storylines for Family Guy just got too ridiculous as time went on, and this episode is perhaps the biggest example of that. Peter ends up addicted to Red Balderdash, which presents itself as rather harmless until Peter gives up the drink for a kerosene-based one resulting in kidney failure.

The episode is pushed every bit far every bit the whole family unit having to say good day to Brian as he attempts to donate his kidneys to Peter. This episode highlights a few things: Peter is manner, way, too dumb now, and the sloppy writing might be his merely competition.

19 James Woods Stealing Peter's Identity (Season vi, Episode 11)

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James Forest is perhaps 1 of the best side characters in Family Guy (although he'south definitely got some strong competition). And while Season half-dozen, Episode 11 gives united states some more James Wood brilliance, the writing pales in comparison.

James Woods steals Peters identity simply because he now dresses similar him... oh, and has his wallet. It might be a little nitpicky, simply it's impossible to non observe this episode a little ridiculous at times. Thankfully the ending gives a little saving grace, even if we have seen it before.

18 Peter And Lois' Strange Meet With "Scientists" (Season x, Episode 12)

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Family unit Guy gets really preachy at times, simply sometimes the message is either bogged down past the all the random craziness, or in this episode'southward case, but something that really no one tin can chronicle to.

Peter and Lois are tasked with rescuing a child from "scientists" who have chosen to rely on prayer over modern medicine. One: This is extremely wrong and that kid would've long been removed from that family upon discovery. Two: Leave the religious topics to someone who can do it proper justice, like Southward Park.

17 That Time Brian Found His Child (Season vi, Episode eleven)

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Family Guy's characters really all stink at this point, simply they each met their downfalls at different times in the series. Brian's downfall kind of started hither...

Brian finds out he has a child, and i with a woman who is pretty unpleasant. Merely as lame is information technology is, Brian showcases most of the ugliness. He outright rejects his kid, Dylan, but that isn't the part that we're fixating on as Dylan's sudden alter of eye is what nosotros hate. The whole episode Dylan'due south a jerk, merely in one flash he's suddenly a heartfelt guy in what feels crazily rushed.

16 When Chris Inherited His Grandpa's Fortune (Flavour 12, Episode xiv)

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

Chris starts bonding with his grandpa, and in typical Family Guy mode everything is stupidly rushed and Chris is in line to inherit his grandfather's money. Well, Peter shows that he'south basically a scumbag and decides to ally 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's New Girlfriend (Season 8, Episode 4)

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This episode's called "Brian's got a Brand new Bag," and no, information technology's not a bag like you lot think, but instead the tile is referring to Brian's new older girlfriend. The championship sets the tone for the rest of the episode as the Griffin family "bags" on Brian for dating an older woman.

Information technology's just another example that the Griffins STINK, especially since Brian's girlfriend is a pretty good-looking gal. It'south not even that funny to start off, but every bit the episode progresses it but gets patently brutal.

xiv When Chris Became A Huge Art Sensation (Season two, Episode eleven)

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

The problem is the master storyline; it'south the typical dad exploiting his son only for everyone to learn a lesson past the stop one. Certain, I'll have this episode over almost everything that the new ones have to offer, but it's a storyline that was perhaps besides dumbed down, even for Family Guy.

13 That Time Brian Knowingly Gave People A Disease (Flavor 12, Episode 16)

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

Brian brushes off giving people this disease as "Not that big a deal…" Allow that 1 sink in for a moment. Non only did Brian give it to Stewie, but he likewise gave it to Chris on elevation 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)

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That's right, not only is episode 16 of season 12 1 of the worst for Brian's deportment, but it gets worse with Peter'south story. Peter and the gang lose their booth to a agglomeration 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 upwardly by revealing these scumbags were soldiers the whole time to which anybody now loves them. Yeah… we're not really certain what the message is here, but it's definitely not a good ane.

11 Meg Knocks Her Brother Downward A Peg (Flavor 7, Episode thirteen)

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1000000's a teenage girl, which means that loftier school popularity is a chip of a hot article. But who would've known she would do annihilation to brand it to the top?

When her brother becomes a popular jerk, she knocks him downwardly a peg by revealing a rather hilariously embarrassing video. But it'due south so sad to see Million, a rather smart girl, then blindsided by popularity. By the terminate, she even asks her brother "What was it similar beingness one of them?"

x The Entirety Of "Brian Griffin's Firm Of Pain" (Flavor 8, Episode fifteen)

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We're going to cut Brian a niggling slack here, every bit even though this episode focuses on him, it's the subplot that gets a fleck dicey. Nosotros're referring to Stewie accidentally getting pushed downwards the stairs, just for Meg and Chris to cover information technology all up.

Man oh homo, are at that place some hilarious moments in this one, peculiarly past the finish when you observe out Lois would've washed the same thing. But this is one of those prime moments that showcase but how terrible the Griffins accept get later into the series.

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

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1000000 is a pretty impressionable girl, especially in the earlier seasons, only it only took her a few episodes of Kirk Cameron earlier she became an extremely passionate worshipper. She became so enthralled with the faith that she tried converting Brian, a devout nonbeliever.

This episode gets pretty dicey, with Brian and Meg both trying to push their potent beliefs onto each other. Brian falsely converts to go drinks, and One thousand thousand ends upwards at a book-burning, making them both pretty despicable by the end. Hey, at least that ending was hilarious.

viii Peter Ignoring His Son For Cleveland Jr. (Flavor 2, Episode 21)

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Now, a lot of people hate this episode for Cleveland Jr. (Who looks drastically different from his appearance in The Cleveland Show, merely we guess we'll save that for some other time), but our distaste comes from Peter'south terrible treatment of his son, over again.

This time Peter picks Cleveland Jr. every bit his partner for father-son-golf, only considering he's a way ameliorate player. Man, was that some messed up stuff to exercise to Chris, especially when y'all're ignoring him for a hyperactive kid that'southward one-half his age.

seven Maybe They Went A Niggling Likewise Far With That Episode... (Season 7, Episode ix)

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Growing upwardly 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 patently daylight made me chuckle while my parents curled.

Well, I definitely better understand their reservations at present, and mayhap Family unit Guy… went a piffling too far. Personally, the episode notwithstanding gives me some laughs, but it makes sense why many see this as i where Family Guy should've perhaps left this topic lone.

six Brian And Quagmire'south Hatred For Each Other

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Bit an individual episode, considering these two's distaste for one another is plenty to get us furious. These 2 started off every bit my favorite characters in the series, Brian every bit a level-headed vocalization of reason, and Quagmire, well, I'm sure I don't accept to explicate him to you.

Only then Quagmire started hating Brian (for reasons that we hated Brian, mind you) but it seemed mode out of the blue for characters who rarely collaborate with each other. They'll probably never see centre-to-center, just this is one rivalry we'll never accept.

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