Seth MacFarlane’s enduring animated sitcom, Family Guy, has graced our screens for over 23 seasons, exploring a vast array of topics throughout its lengthy run. Among the show’s favorite themes is Halloween, a holiday that has been celebrated in multiple episodes. True to Family Guy‘s unique blend of irreverent charm and biting humor, these episodes offer a fresh take on the spooky season.

Set in the fictional town of Quahog, Rhode Island, the series follows the Griffin family: the bumbling yet lovable Peter (voiced by MacFarlane), his patient wife Lois (Alex Borstein), their perpetually overlooked daughter Meg (Mila Kunis), awkward son Chris (Seth Green), the diabolical infant Stewie (also MacFarlane), and their articulate dog Brian (MacFarlane once more). Together, they navigate a series of outlandish escapades, making Halloween episodes a particular delight as they embrace the holiday’s mischief and madness.

In our quest to highlight the best of Family Guy‘s Halloween offerings, we’ve selected seven standout episodes. While not all are set strictly on Halloween, they capture the essence of the spooky season with enough ghoulish fun and jocularity. Here’s a guide on how to watch these episodes now:

FAMILY GUY HALLOWEEN EPISODES (IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER):

1. “Petergeist” (Season 4, Episode 26)

   Among the memorable episodes is “Petergeist,” first aired in 2006. While it doesn’t explicitly mention Halloween, its eerie homage to the 1982 horror classic Poltergeist earns it a place on the list. The episode kicks off with Peter’s envy-driven quest to outdo his neighbor Joe Swanson (Patrick Warburton), who has just installed a new home theater system. Peter’s ambitious plans to build a multiplex in his backyard go awry when he inadvertently disturbs an Indian burial ground, setting off a paranormal chain of events that culminates in Stewie’s mysterious disappearance.

   To experience “Petergeist,” you can stream it on Hulu.

   Stream “And Then There Were Fewer” on hulu

2. “Halloween on Spooner Street” (Season 9, Episode 4)

   Released in 2010, “Halloween on Spooner Street” sees Peter and Joe team up to pull some Halloween pranks on Quagmire, ending with one by Joe going way too far. Stewie’s first experience trick-or-treating is marred by bullies stealing his candy, prompting his to hatch a revenge plot to make them pay. Meg tries dressing up in disguise hoping to anonymously hook up at her first high school Halloween party, but her night doesn’t go as planned.

   Stream “Halloween on Spooner Street” on hulu

3. “Quagmire’s Quagmire” (Season 12, Episode 3)

   Halloween is more of a subplot in this episode than anything else, but it’s still relevant so we’re counting it in this list. The seasonal part of “Quagmire’s Quagmire” involves Lois and the kids preparing for Halloween by digging through storage, leading Lois to find Stewie’s old teddy bear, Oscar, leaving the baby torn between Oscar and his newer bear, Rupert.

   The episodes main plot, however, revolves around the Griffins’ neighbor and one of Peter’s best friends, Glenn Quagmire (MacFarlane), as he gets involved with a woman whose sexual appetite rivals his own. But when her proclivities begin to be too much even for the famously perverted Quagmire, he quickly finds himself in need of rescuing.

   Stream “Quagmire’s Quagmire” on hulu

4. “Peternormal Activity” (Season 14, Episode 4)

   Nothing says Halloween like trying to write a horror movie with your best buds, and that’s exactly what Peter, Cleveland Brown (Mike Henry/Arif Zahir), Quagmire, and Joe try to do after watching the bad sequel to their favorite horror movie. The guys go to an abandoned asylum for inspiration but things quickly spiral out of control when they accidentally kill someone.

   Stream “Peternormal Activity” on hulu

5. “Must Love Dogs” (Season 20, Episode 3)

   It’s Halloween and love is in the air! Whilst handing out candy to trick-or-treaters, Quagmire hits it off with a woman accompanying her niece but scrambles to keep up the ruse that Brian is his pet upon learning that she’s an avid log lover. Meanwhile, Stewie realizes that someone in the Griffin home has stolen some of his Halloween candy and works with Chris to find the culprit.

   Stream “Must Love Dogs” on hulu

6. “Happy Holo-ween” (Season 21, Episode 6)

   In this Family Guy season 21 episode, a Halloween Carnival’s Holo-Maker 9000 machine allows Peter to make a competent hologram of himself so he can avoid menial tasks and household chores. But after three carefree days without responsibility, Peter returns to his home shocked to find that his family seems happier with the hologram than the real him.

   Stream “Happy Holo-ween” on hulu

7. “Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Cheater” (Season 22, Episode 16)

   Halloween is back in the Family Guy universe! For the 2024 Annual Pumpkin Contest, Peter and his friends try to unseat the contestant that won the previous year, Patrick McCloskey (guest star Glen Powell). However, in the end, they find out that all contestants are cheating to win the contest itself, so it is deemed null by the judges. Meanwhile, Stewie has an argument with Brian about costumes, so he ends up bringing Rupert back to life to go trick-or-treating with him instead.

   Stream “Peter, peter, pumpkin cheater” on hulu

8. “A Little Fright Music” (Season 23, Episode 19)

   Stream “A little fright music” on hulu

   This is the last Halloween themed episode in Family Guy up to date, released in October 2025. During the spooky season, Stewie and Brian decide to write a Halloween song because they feel that there aren’t lots of spooky songs available each year…and want to show it to the world. Meanwhile, Lois lets Chris stay home for Halloween to hand out candy. Instead, Peter lets Chris sneak out to go trick-or-treating. Because of this, Lois does a scary prank to her husband and son. In the end, Stewie and Brian perform their song as the family apologizes to one another.

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