10 Best Family Guy Characters Only In One Episode
These characters had just 20 minutes to make us laugh and cry.
Family Guy has seen hundreds of characters come and go in its zany twenty-one year tenure. The majority of these, some from as far back as the 1999 pilot, have made multiple appearances in some form or other since their debut in the series. But, like most long-running sitcoms, there are always a few memorable faces that slip through the net.
Some of these characters fulfilled their roles adequately, leaving a lasting impression while not outstaying their welcome. Others seemed to have massive potential that we only got a meagre glimpse of. Regardless, both cases represent those who crossed paths with the Griffin family only once, yet have somehow lingered on in viewers' memories right up to the present day.
Of course, even the most minor of Family Guy characters can crop back up now and then around the town of Quahog, so true one-timers on the show are rarer than you might think. For this reason, non-speaking cameos such as in the Season 18 episode, Coma Guy, aren't eligible for this list - only major appearances that have an active impact on the storyline.
With this in mind, here are some of the best characters from Family Guy who only feature in a single episode.
10. Daggermouth
Appearing in the episode, 'A Fish Out of Water', Daggermouth is a name that strikes fear into the hearts of all sea-faring men of Quahog. As told by the stumpy-limbed Seamus, the deadly bluefish once killed a sailor by the name of Salty, and thus has a bounty on his head for $50,000.
Peter, needing the money to pay off a second mortgage, sets out to sea to kill the creature with Joe, Cleveland and Quagmire. They reach a deep cave, where Daggermouth himself sits in a plump armchair, swilling a glass of wine and speaking with a comically articulate English accent.
"Delightfully mad" by his own admission, Daggermouth whips out a civil war pistol and begins to fire. When Peter retaliates by hurling a harpoon straight through him, he is revealed to be a highly sophisticated robot built by - wait for it - Salty himself!
The old fisherman explains that he faked his own death and created the Daggermouth myth for the merchandising opportunities, giving Peter $50,000 in exchange for his silence. Sure enough, the first thing Peter sees on TV when he gets home is a Nickelodeon show featuring Salty's creation, entitled 'Daggermouth and Boom Boom'.
Evidently, raking it in on merchandise and a TV deal is worth the lifetime of seclusion in the middle of the sea.