[s19e1] Stewie's — First Word

In this episode, Stewie shouts a ("F--k") during a church service after learning there are no cookies. While he has been speaking fluently since the series began, this was the first time his speech was clearly understood by everyone in the room. Key Meta-Features & Trivia

Executive producers Rich Appel and Alec Sulkin noted that this is Stewie's "first word" only in the traditional sense that parents document words they actually understand; technically, it is his 1,345,693th word . [S19E1] Stewie's First Word

A major subplot involves Lois binging the children's show Caillou , fearing it taught Stewie to swear, which served as a vehicle for the writers to mock the real-world cartoon's perceived bad influence. In this episode, Stewie shouts a ("F--k") during

The most interesting feature of the Season 19 premiere, is that it addresses one of Family Guy's longest-running meta-jokes: whether the family can actually hear or understand Stewie . A major subplot involves Lois binging the children's

When Brian asks why everyone can suddenly understand him, Stewie explains that the "intense emotion" of the moment (his cookie-related rage) caused the word to "burst through" his usual baby babble.