Family Guy (season 12)

Family Guy (season 12)

Region 1 DVD cover art
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 21
Broadcast
Original channel Fox
Original run September 29, 2013 – May 18, 2014
Home video release

DVD release

Region 1 December 9, 2014[1]
Region 2 November 10, 2014[2]
Region 4 December 10, 2014[3]

Family Guy‍‍ '​‍s twelfth season began airing on Fox on September 29, 2013 and ended on May 18, 2014.[4][5][6]

The series follows the Griffin family, a dysfunctional family consisting of father Peter, mother Lois, daughter Meg, son Chris, baby Stewie, and the family dog Brian, who reside in their hometown of Quahog.

During this season, Peter gets a vestigial twin ("Vestigial Peter"); the Griffins travel to Italy ("Boopa-dee Bappa-dee"); Quagmire and Peter form a folk band ("Into Harmony's Way"); and, as confirmed by series creator Seth MacFarlane, Cleveland moves back to Quahog along with his family, since The Cleveland Show was cancelled ("He's Bla-ack!").[7] Also, as mentioned by Steve Callaghan in the 2013 Comic-con Panel, a member of the Griffin family was killed off in a special episode.[8] After much speculation, that member was Brian, after being hit by a car in the episode "Life of Brian". This elicited strongly negative reactions from fans of the show, and a petition demanding Brian to be resurrected garnered over 100,000 signatures. His death turned out to be only temporary as, two episodes later, Stewie goes back in time and saves him, effectively changing the future so that he never dies.

Guest stars for the season include Conan O'Brien, Lea Thompson, Jeff Daniels, Michelle Dockery, Tony Sirico, Yvette Nicole Brown, Gary Cole, Lauren Bacall, Liam Neeson, Bryan Cranston, Peter Dinklage, and Adam Levine.[9][10][11][12]

Episodes

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production
code		 U.S. viewers
(million)
2111"Finders Keepers"John HolmquistMike Desilets & Anthony BlasucciSeptember 29, 2013BACX015.23[13]
Peter is convinced that a placemat at a restaurant is a treasure map. The rumor of supposed treasure sparks a city-wide search, turning the residents of Quahog against each other.
2122"Vestigial Peter"Julius WuBrian ScullyOctober 6, 2013BACX025.20[14]
Peter finds a strange lump on his neck that turns out to be a vestigial twin, who ends up winning over Peter's family and friends with his optimism and sense of wonder.
2133"Quagmire's Quagmire"Pete MichelsCherry ChevapravatdumrongNovember 3, 2013BACX034.87[15]
Quagmire dates a woman named Sonja, who is just as sexually active as he is, but things take a turn for the worse when she kidnaps him to be her sex slave, so Peter, Joe and Ida (Quagmire's transgender mother) must search the seedy back alleys of Quahog to rescue him. In the meantime, Brian, Stewie and Rupert get involved in a most unusual love triangle.
2144"A Fistful of Meg"Joe VauxDominic Bianchi & Joe VauxNovember 10, 2013AACX224.18[16]
Meg angers a psychopathic bully who threatens to kill her in a fight at the school's backyard. Meanwhile, Brian is disturbed by Peter exposing his nudity to him.
2155"Boopa-dee Bappa-dee"Mike KimWellesley WildNovember 17, 2013BACX044.46[17]
The Griffins go to Italy on vacation, but Peter wants to stay there permanently, as he feels life in America has gotten boring, so he disintegrates their passports.
2166"Life of Brian"Joseph LeeAlex CarterNovember 24, 2013BACX054.58[18]
When Brian tragically dies in a car accident, the family buys another anthropomorphic dog, Vinny.
2177"Into Harmony's Way"Brian IlesJulius SharpeDecember 8, 2013BACX065.36[19]
Peter and Quagmire find out that their voices create beautiful harmony when they get frightened by a bee and become a Simon & Garfunkel-style singer/songwriter duo — and, like the real Simon & Garfunkel, Peter lets fame go to his head and the duo begin feuding.
2188"Christmas Guy"Greg ColtonPatrick MeighanDecember 15, 2013BACX076.37[20]
Peter tries to get his father-in-law Carter to repent his Christmas-hating ways. Meanwhile, Stewie (who still misses Brian) successfully finds a way to go back in time and prevent his best friend's death.
2199"Peter Problems"Bob BowenTeresa HsiaoJanuary 5, 2014BACX085.76[21]
When Peter gets fired for crashing a forklift into a business meeting, Lois takes a job at the grocery store while Peter becomes a stay-at-home dad — which leads to poor bedroom performance.
22010"Grimm Job"Joe VauxAlec SulkinJanuary 12, 2014BACX095.22[22]
The Griffins put a new Quahog spin on three Grimm fairy tales: Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood and Cinderella.
22111"Brian's a Bad Father"Jerry LangfordChris SheridanJanuary 26, 2014BACX104.11[23]
Brian's human son, Dylan, returns, now a teen TV star. Rather than be a good father to his estranged son, Brian uses his son's television connections to further his own writing career. Meanwhile, after Peter "accidentally" shoots Quagmire on a hunting trip, the two friends clash and Joe must choose a side.
22212"Mom's the Word"John HolmquistTed JessupMarch 9, 2014BACX114.56[24]
When Peter's mother dies, he befriends her longtime friend, Evelyn, who then tries to seduce him. Meanwhile, Brian tries to help Stewie overcome his fear of death.
22313"3 Acts of God"Bob BowenAlec SulkinMarch 16, 2014AACX174.62[25]
Peter is sick of opposing football teams thanking God for beating the Patriots, so he and the guys go on a quest to find the Lord and ask Him to stop determining the outcomes of football games.
22414"Fresh Heir"Mike KimSteve CallaghanMarch 23, 2014BACX134.38[26]
When Chris learns that he is the heir to Carter's fortune, but refuses to take the money, Peter takes drastic measures to keep the wealth in the family.
22515"Secondhand Spoke"Julius WuDave Ihlenfeld & David WrightMarch 30, 2014BACX124.17[27]
Peter is asked to be the face of an anti-smoking campaign just as he has taken up the habit of smoking cigarettes, while Stewie helps Chris face bullies at school.
22616"Herpe the Love Sore"Greg ColtonAndrew GoldbergApril 6, 2014BACX164.77[28]
Stewie and Brian become blood brothers, which leads to Stewie contracting herpes from Brian. Meanwhile, a gang occupies Peter, Joe and Quagmire's booth at The Clam and they have to fight to take it back.
22717"The Most Interesting Man in the World"Joseph LeeTom DevanneyApril 13, 2014BACX144.39[29]
When Peter takes Stewie to the park for some quality father-son time, he mistakenly takes the wrong baby home, prompting Lois to call him an idiot. Determined to prove to her that he is a responsible adult, Peter goes on a business trip to Chicago and returns as an intelligent, classy man.
22818"Baby Got Black"Brian IlesKevin Biggins & Travis BoweApril 27, 2014BACX154.02[30]
Chris is forbidden to see Jerome's daughter Pam, so when the kids run away together, Jerome and Peter must work together to find them.
22919"Meg Stinks!"Bob BowenDanny SmithMay 4, 2014BACX174.40[31]
Meg parties with Peter at a college where he takes her for an interview, while Brian is forced to live in the wild after he is sprayed by a skunk and prevented from coming into the house.
23020"He's Bla-ack!"Steve RobertsonJulius SharpeMay 11, 2014BACX194.16[32]
Cleveland returns to Quahog, with his new family accompanying him. When a conflict arises between Lois and Donna, it is up to Peter and Cleveland to reconcile their wives in order to save their friendship.
23121"Chap Stewie"Joe VauxArtie Johann & Shawn RiesMay 18, 2014BACX183.88[33]
Stewie gets upset over having his TV time interrupted, so he heads back in time to see that Lois and Peter break up before he is conceived, thus he would never be born into the Griffin family. However, when he finally is born, it is into a Downton Abbey-esque household in Great Britain.

Reception

The season received mixed reviews.

Review grades
# Title Air date The
A.V. Club
(A-F)		 TV
Fanatic
(5)
1 "Finders Keepers" 2013-09-29September 29, 2013 7C N/A
2 "Vestigial Peter" 2013-10-06October 6, 2013 9-1C+ N/A
3 "Quagmire's Quagmire" 2013-11-03November 3, 2013 6B+ N/A
4 "A Fistful of Meg" 2013-11-10November 10, 2013 8D N/A
5 "Boopa-dee Bappa-dee" 2013-11-17November 17, 2013 2C- N/A
6 "Life of Brian" 2013-11-24November 24, 2013 7A- N/A
7 "Into Harmony's Way" 2013-12-08December 8, 2013 5B- N/A
8 "Christmas Guy" 2012-13-15December 15, 2013 7B+ N/A
9 "Peter Problems" 2014-01-05January 5, 2014 6D N/A
10 "Grimm Job" 2014-01-12January 12, 2014 9-2C- N/A
11 "Brian's a Bad Father" 2014-01-26January 26, 2014 3C- N/A
12 "Mom's the Word" 2014-03-09March 9, 2014 5C+ N/A
13 "3 Acts of God" 2014-03-16March 16, 2014 4B N/A
14 "Fresh Heir" 2014-03-23March 23, 2014 8D N/A
15 "Secondhand Spoke" 2014-03-30March 30, 2014 7B N/A
16 "Herpe the Love Sore" 2014-04-06April 6, 2014 4C- 4.6
17 "The Most Interesting Man in the World" 2014-04-13April 13, 2014 6B+ 4.6
18 "Baby Got Black" 2014-04-27April 27, 2014 9-2D+ 3.8
19 "Meg Stinks!" 2014-05-04May 4, 2014 3B 4.6
20 "He's Bla-ack!" 2014-05-11May 11, 2014 5B- 3.8
21 "Chap Stewie" 2014-05-18May 18, 2014 6B- 4.8

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