Season 9 – Family Guy

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Stephen C The least funny 21 episodes!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/01/25 Full Review Ryan M Family Guy continues the adventures with Stewie, Brian, Meg, Chris, Lois, Peter, Olivia, Jillian, Cleveland, Quagmire, Joe, Patty, Ruth, Esther, Neil, Connie, Tom and Diane. Stewie and Diane saving Lois from Tricia. Joyce replaces Tricia. Meg and Chris switched places with Lois and Peter. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/30/23 Full Review StephenPaul C LOL, the funniest 21 episodes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/07/23 Full Review Freedom T I think season 9 is good, especially with the first episode, which is my favorite of the whole show. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/11/22 Full Review Audience Member The ninth season of Family Guy certainly isn't lacking in funny jokes and plots that range from a gimmick that actually works (a whodunit that doesn't use cutaways) to high-stakes plots about stopping Stewie's evil sort-of half-brother from assassinating Leonardo da Vinci (seems like the perfect basis for a "sequel" video game in the form of the passable Back to the Multiverse...then again, I don't play a lot of pure third-person shooters so what do I know?) and an unrelated episode about an evil twin for anybody who felt Stewie underwent badass decay ever since the writers put his matricidal tendencies to bed. It all depends on how much you subscribe to the "comedy is derived from misery" philosophy (I always interpreted that as meaning that comedy always comes at the expense of somebody or something; but the person who said that has become an acceptable target on the Internet meaning that merely mentioning him in a positive manner can cost you your subscribers, no matter how tactful your responses are). But in hindsight, this is the point where, in a post-Writers' Strike television landscape, the cracks were starting to show as this adult cartoon would become a shell of its former self over the next decade. From the more mean-spirited writing, flanderised characters, excessive amounts of graphic violence, even for this show, jokes that rely on outdated, racist stereotypes (*cough* Mister Wishy-Washy *cough*) and the other Griffins being shafted in favour of the Seth MacFarlane-voiced ones (not all the time with the episode about Lois making friends with the new reporter being Exhibit A in this regard), the ninth season officially marked the point where it was doomed to be a long-runner that FOX won't ever bother to put out of its misery. In short, this was the point where Seth MacFarlane's decreased involvement in the show outside of voice work became clear. The Star Wars special that serves as a season finale outright said that they only did the Family Guy take on Return of the Jedi so that Seth could go make Ted in peace and quiet (the DVD commentary confirmed that they weren't joking in the opening crawl). The ninth season was okay and not too bad but there was a lingering sense of dread that any future seasons were going to exacerbate the show's flaws, be it mean-spiritedness, gorn or poor research (which is especially bad when your 3rd tenth-season episode's subject matter is being treated seriously rather than the "Just Joking Justification"/Rule of Funny principle). At least the animators seem to have fun working on action sequences, even if they're only there to kill time. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member One of my favourite seasons has some of the most memorable episodes love it Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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