No, not in terms of winning them.

Family Guywill push the (Emmy) envelope.

The season premiere will take on (and take down?)

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And what are the show’s chances of scoring an Emmy for this episode?

“Less than zero,” quips Appel.

“We hope that among our viewers are a few Emmy winners who can send us their Emmys.”

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Episode No.

300 is 100 percent bad for Stewie and Brian.

“It’s about a possibly un-mendable rift between Brian and Stewie,” sums up Appel.

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What brings about the friendship fracture?

“Its something that strikes Stewie at his core.”

Appel reveals that the episode pays tribute to a certain crazy-car movie franchise.

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Peter gets fired from work.

Three times, in fact.

“In the Michael Bay story, she gets to have a long tongue-wagging French kiss with Peter.”

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Mayor Adam West teams up with a rat and becomes president.

Ready for the return of Ryan Reynolds?

TheDeadpoolstar will be heard on the show for the third time, playing himself and the piano.

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Stewie gets therapy from a knighted Englishman.

Remember the time that Stewie and Brian were locked in a vault at a bank?

Dr. Pritchfield is “authoritative, probing, and ultimately a little victimized,” according to Appel.

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Brian may be saved by the Bell.

Or might he finally turn his attention downward to a dog?

A canine connection could happen when he crosses paths with Ellie, voiced by Amanda Seyfried.

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“For the first time in the show’s history, Brian dates a dog,” says Appel.

First prize is breeding rights with the female winner and thats Ellie."

Meg hits the bottle and possibly rock bottom.

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You read that right: The whipping girl gets drunk for the first time.

Meanwhile, Peter and Lois hit the skids.

How does that work out for them?

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“Their marriage explodes.”

Chris goes to war.

A special installment will fire up the “vaults” and give you a peek into classicFamily Guyepisodes.

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Quagmire’s junk gets junked.

“We have one fun episode where a shark bites Quagmires penis off,” notes Appel.

“That unsettles Quagmires life in a variety of ways.

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It turns out that some of his life revolved around his penis.”

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