Family Guy’s fifth season first aired on the Fox network in eighteen episodes from September 10, 2006 to May 20, 2007 before being released as two DVD box sets and in syndication. It premiered with the episode “Stewie Loves Lois” and finished with “Meet the Quagmires”. The series follows the dysfunctional Griffin family—father Peter, mother Lois, daughter Meg, son Chris, baby Stewie and Brian, the family pet, who reside in their hometown of Quahog. The executive producers for the fifth season were David Goodman, Chris Sheridan, Danny Smith and series creator Seth MacFarlane. The showrunner for the fifth season was Goodman.
The season received a mixed reception from critics, who cited a lack of original writing. More positive assessments were that the series saw “no sign of tiring”, and had “as many funny moments as ever.”
Season five contains some of the series’ most acclaimed episodes, including “Barely Legal”, “Airport ’07” and “No Chris Left Behind”. The fifth season won an Annie Award at the 35th Annie Awards for storyboarding and was nominated for three more, including writing and voice acting. It also won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation.
5 - 1Stewie Loves Lois Sep. 10, 2006
5 - 2Mother Tucker Sep. 17, 2006
5 - 3Hell Comes to Quahog Sep. 24, 2006
5 - 4Saving Private Brian Nov. 05, 2006
5 - 5Whistle While Your Wife Works Nov. 12, 2006
5 - 6Prick Up Your Ears Nov. 19, 2006
5 - 7Chick Cancer Nov. 26, 2006
5 - 8Barely Legal Dec. 17, 2006
5 - 9Road to Rupert Jan. 28, 2007
5 - 10Peter's Two Dads Feb. 11, 2007
5 - 11The Tan Aquatic with Steve Zissou Feb. 18, 2007
5 - 12Airport '07 Mar. 04, 2007
5 - 13Bill & Peter's Bogus Journey Mar. 11, 2007
5 - 14No Meals on Wheels Mar. 25, 2007
5 - 15Boys Do Cry Apr. 29, 2007
5 - 16No Chris Left Behind May. 06, 2007
5 - 17It Takes a Village Idiot, and I Married One May. 13, 2007
5 - 18Meet the Quagmires May. 20, 2007