Family Guy Season 1

Which was aired in 1999, introduces viewers to the Griffin family: Peter (the bumbling but well-meaning father), Lois (the patient and loving mother), Meg (the socially awkward teenage daughter), Chris (the dim-witted but kind-hearted son), Stewie (the genius, evil baby with world domination plans), and Brian (the talking, sarcastic dog).

Family Guy Season 1 Episode Guide

1. Death Has a Shadow – Peter loses his job after getting drunk at a bachelor party but gets on welfare and accidentally receives a massive overpayment.
2. I Never Met the Dead Man – Peter crashes his car into a TV satellite, forcing him to live without television, while Stewie tries to destroy broccoli.
3. Chitty Chitty Death Bang – Meg tries to fit in with a cult, and Stewie believes a birthday party is a plot to return him to the womb.
4. Mind Over Murder – Peter is placed under house arrest and turns his basement into a bar, while Stewie builds a time machine.
5. A Hero Sits Next Door – The Griffins meet their new neighbor Joe Swanson, a paraplegic cop who impresses Peter.
6. The Son Also Draws – Chris gets kicked out of the Boy Scouts, leading the family on a trip to a Native American casino.
7. Brian: Portrait of a Dog – Brian runs away after being treated like a pet, and he faces euthanasia before Peter saves him.

The season establishes the show's signature humor, cutaway gags, and satirical take on American life.