Top 10 Times Family Guy Characters Went Beast Mode
#10: Lois’s Bar Fight
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“Lethal Weapons” When New Yorkers invade Quahog in search of beautiful foliage, the town's residents quickly become tired of these “leafers.” Given that Lois has been taking Tae Jitsu classes, Peter sees an easy solution to the problem. Inviting her to the Drunken Clam, he proceeds to insult the New Yorkers in spectacularly uncreative ways. This prompts Lois to step in to defend him. The double-act of Peter’s epithets and Lois’s rapid-fire takedowns makes for a funny and exciting scene. Lois doesn’t stop at the New Yorkers either – she even sends General Zod and his cronies packing back to the Phantom Zone. Maybe they should have “kneeled before Lois!”
#9: Brian vs. Quagmire
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“Cat Fight” While the Griffin family dog and their perverted neighbor have thrown down several times, we’ll be discussing their bout that results from an unexpected source – a cat café. After Quagmire opens a feline enthusiast establishment right next to Brian’s favorite bar, the dog makes it his mission to get it closed down. Unfortunately, he also ends up losing his bar in the process. Quagmire finds himself unable to care for all the cats and resorts to…drastic measures. During his impromptu funeral for them, Brian passing by leads to both of them coming to blows. Quagmire pulls a ninja move, while Brian unleashes his inner dog in a hilarious way. However, Brian getting hit by buses prompts the two of them to reconcile.
#8: Peter vs. Tricia Takanawa 88s
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“Three Directors” This episode sees Peter get fired from his job in the style of several Hollywood directors. Naturally, the Quentin Tarantino segment is full of over-the-top violence. After awakening from a coma, Peter returns home, dons a Ronald McDonald outfit and grabs the Sword of Omens from “ThunderCats.” Thus prepared, a Jules-ified Cleveland drives him to the brewery where he confronts his former boss Angela and her army of Tricia Takanawas. What ensues is quite possibly the bloodiest fight in all of “Family Guy,” with ridiculous amounts of gore, as Peter cuts through the identical Asian reporter fighters in quick succession and increasingly absurd ways. Like Dr. Hartman says earlier in the segment, it’s unnecessary, but cool.
#7: Brian Verbally Obliterates Connie
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“Barely Legal” Meg Griffin seems to be the world’s punching bag. Depressed over not having a date to the prom, Brian reluctantly agrees to go with her. Still, being an adult dog attending a high school prom leaves him feeling down himself, and he gets a little…make that a lot drunk. When Meg’s biggest school tormentor, Connie D’Amico, mocks her in front of him, Brian’s alcohol-loosened mouth delivers one of the show’s most caustic verbal beatdowns. The gist of it is essentially that Connie’s attractiveness won’t last and that her promiscuity has given her low self-esteem, which she tries to compensate for by teasing Meg. Connie runs off in tears, and we don’t blame her! That wasn’t a burn, it was an entire wildfire!
#6: Joe vs. Peter, Quagmire, & Cleveland
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“Believe It or Not, Joe’s Walking on Air” Following a leg transplant, Joe no longer requires the use of a wheelchair. Not only does he go do the things he always wanted to do, but he also grows distant from his friends, and even decides to leave his pregnant wife, Bonnie. Determined to get their friend back, Peter, Cleveland, and Quagmire opt to beat Joe up to put him back in a chair. While crippling someone is no way to establish friendship, it’s somewhat moot, since all three are no match for Joe alone. His punches and kicks soon leave the trio barely able to stand themselves. The brutal beatdown is capped off by Bonnie trying, and failing, to do the job herself. Ouch.
#5: “Where’s My Money?!”
Top 10 Times Cartoon Characters Went Beast Mode
“Patriot Games” Brian and Stewie have their arguments and fights, but they’re ultimately the best of friends. At least, when money’s not involved. When Stewie becomes a bookie, Brian loses big on what should’ve been a sure-fire bet. Eager to collect, Stewie ambushes Brian in the bathroom, breaking a glass on his face and nearly drowning him. Brian’s attempts to avoid paying only lead to another horrendous beating, getting kneecapped, and set on fire. If he weren’t a cartoon, he would easily be dead several times over! Stewie really leans into his evil side here. It's a vicious beating, yet it’s so exaggerated that it’s still one of the show’s more memorable and funny scenes.
#4: Chris & Meg vs. the School
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“The D in Apartment 23” After Brian makes a joke in bad taste on Twitter, he and the rest of the family quickly become town pariahs. Chris and Meg are confronted by a “sensitivity mob” in the cafeteria, who insist they eat elsewhere. One of the students knocks off Chris’s hat, prompting him to respond with a slo-mo tray to the face. What follows is a fight scene paying tribute to the movie “Kingsman: The Secret Service.” The action flows from one beat to the next, as Meg and Chris beat or kill their classmates with ruthless efficiency. While it may be a parody, there are plenty of creative and original bits of choreography here. The two eldest Griffin children can certainly handle themselves.
#3: Every Chicken Fight
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Various Is this cheating? No. Why? Because we say so. Peter’s long-running rivalry with a giant chicken named Ernie is a bizarre, yet awesome part of “Family Guy.” Every so often, the two of them will encounter one another and the episode will turn into an action movie for a few minutes. Peter and the chicken cut a swath of destruction and mayhem wherever their battles take them, whether it’s throughout Quahog, to outer space, or across time. Ernie always comes back, but the violence Peter dishes out always leaves us feeling like this time could be the last, even if we hope it isn’t.
#2: Lois Griffin vs. Deirdre Jackson
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“Baby, You Knock Me Out” Lois takes up boxing to let out some of her understandable anger issues with Peter. Just when she’s ready to retire, she’s challenged by Deirdre “Action” Jackson. Jackson’s strength proves overwhelming and Lois is beaten bloody for five straight rounds. In the sixth, she’s knocked down, but rises again to take on her foe, with a little help from Peter singing “Eye of the Tiger.” Lois fights back and manages to give Jackson a walloping of her own. While not as bloody or spectacular as some of the other beastly moments in the series, this fight still has some well-executed moves and showcases Lois’s determination and grit. Before we get to our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions:
Meg’s Road Rage, “Road to Rupert”
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Peter & His Buddies’ Antics Push Her Over the Edge
Stewie Takes Out Peter’s Sperm, “Emission Impossible”
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He REALLY Doesn’t Want Another Sibling!
Stewie & Bertram’s Last Battle, “The Big Bang Theory”
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Time Travel, da Vinci, & an Arrow Through the Head = No More Half-Brother!
#1: Peter Griffin vs. Homer Simpson
Homer Simpson vs. Peter Griffin
“The Simpsons Guy” While these two icons of animation get along well initially, they soon have a falling out over their favorite beers and a court decision over them. Just when the Griffins are set to leave, the two of them decide to throw down. And what a throwdown it is! Their battle takes them all over Springfield, with callbacks, jokes, and references to both shows. Their fight even sees them gain superpowers and get launched into space. Although Peter appears to win the fight, Homer is fine and the two of them make up. The cartoon violence is at its most hilariously savage, and while Comic Book Guy may not have a favorable opinion of the fight, we feel like it shows Peter at his most ferocious.
