Episode guide
Season 1 (1999)
The first season of "Family Guy" in which Meg was voiced by the uncredited Lacey Chabert.
101/1ACX01 - Death Has A Shadow
Written by Seth MacFarlane and directed by Peter Shin
First broadcast: Sunday January 31, 1999
Peter loses his job at the toy factory, but is too ashamed to tell Lois. Instead he discovers that he can earn a fortune through benefits!
Meanwhile, Stewie is busy trying to kill Lois, but victory seems far away.
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User rating for Death Has A Shadow: 83.6 % (based on 1131 votes)
102/1ACX02 - I Never Met the Dead Man
Written by Chris Sheridan and directed by Micheal Dante DiMartino
First broadcast: Sunday April 11, 1999
Peter teaches Meg how to drive, but on the way home after Meg's failed her test Peter crashes into a satellite dish and knocks out cable TV in Quahog. He tells Meg that if she covers for him, he'll buy her a car when she finally passes. Peter now has to get used to life without television, but starts to go crazy. Lois finally gets him to make sense of the situation, and tells him he should use this time to spend with his family. Unfortunately Peter starts to drive his family mad with his wanting to go out and about with them all the time.
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User rating for I Never Met the Dead Man: 79.2 % (based on 346 votes)
103/1ACX04 - Chitty Chitty Death Bang
Written by Danny Smith and directed by Dominic Poicino
First broadcast: Sunday April 18, 1999
It's Stewie's first birthday and Lois has a big party arranged for him, until Peter messes up her plans. Meanwhile Meg makes a strange new friend at school.
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User rating for Chitty Chitty Death Bang: 87.4 % (based on 357 votes)
104/1ACX03 - Mind over Murder
Written by Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan and directed by Roy Allen Smith
First broadcast: Sunday April 25, 1999
Peter gets in trouble with the law after hitting a pregnant woman at Chris' soccer game and is put under house arrest. After having a vision of the Pawtucket Patriot he opens a bar in the basement and soon Lois lives out her dreams as a singer.
Meanwhile Stewie is having teething problems so decides to build a time machine so that he can speed up the process.
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User rating for Mind over Murder: 88.8 % (based on 368 votes)
105/1ACX05 - A Hero Sits Next Door
Written by Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman and directed by Monte Young
First broadcast: Sunday May 2, 1999
Mr Weed makes Peter find a replacement batter after he loses the baseball teams only chance of winning. He invites his new neighbour to play, but is unaware of Joe's (the neighbour) problem.
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User rating for A Hero Sits Next Door: 77.9 % (based on 212 votes)
106/1ACX06 - The Son Also Draws
Written by Ricky Blitt and directed by Neil Affleck
First broadcast: Sunday May 9, 1999
Chris begins to lose interest in being a Scout, preferring to sit around and draw instead. Eventually, Chris' lack of interest leads the Scout Master to kick him out. However, Peter is having none of it and pays no attention to Chris' wishes. Instead Peter decides to take the family to New York to get Chris back into the Scouts. On the way there they stop off at an Indian casino where Lois gets hooked on gambling.
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User rating for The Son Also Draws: 80.7 % (based on 179 votes)
107/1ACX07 - Brian: Portrait of a Dog
Written by Gary Janetti and directed by Michael Dante DiMartino
First broadcast: Sunday May 16, 1999
Brian is entered into a Dog Contest, despite his arguements against it.
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User rating for Brian: Portrait of a Dog: 80.1 % (based on 216 votes)
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