The thirteenth season of ''

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in the

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from September 28, 2014, to May 17, 2015. The series follows the dysfunctional

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, consisting of father Peter, mother

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, daughter

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, son Chris, baby Stewie and the family dog Brian, who reside in their hometown of Quahog. The season begins with a 44 minute-long crossover with ''

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". Guest stars throughout the season include

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, Chris Hardwick, Emily Osment,

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, Lea Thompson, Allison Janney, Connie Britton, and Tony Sirico. Also during this season,

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writes a children's book ("

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"), Peter and Lois open a cookie store (" Baking Bad"), Stewie becomes pregnant with Brian's baby ("Stewie Is Enceinte"), Meg becomes a

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model ("

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"), and Brian and Stewie take Chris back through time to help him with his history class, with the three ending in chaos on the Titanic (" Stewie, Chris, & Brian's Excellent Adventure"), There is also a Christmas episode with the return of

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, who claims that he has never had sex ("

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"), and Peter attempts to beat up guest star Liam Neeson (" Fighting Irish"). __TOC__

Promotion

At San Diego Comic Con 2014, Fox released a trailer for the upcoming 44 minute crossover episode with The Simpsons, titled ''The Simpsons Guy.''

Episodes

References

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