Kind of feels like the writers just make characters understand Stewie whenever they feel it’s necessary.

It's kinda sad Meg can't understand Stewie, because he's the only family member that's legitimately nice to her....well most of the time.

Stewie seemed to age slightly over the years dispite being one years old. In early episodes Stewie was breastfeeding and needed his diaper changed. In later ones he regularly attends pre school and is potty trained.

I think what it comes down to is that Peter, Lois, and Meg could understand Stewie, but they're so self-absorbed it just flies over their heads, especially in later seasons.

Actually in on of the Earlier episodes Stewie actually asked Meg what are you doing and Meg answers saying, “watching you sleep, cutie pie.” So actually Meg has understood stewie that one time.

I do like how Chris and Brian are the only real family members who can understand Stewie fully. But I like how Peter is learning to understand bits and pieces of his speech over time.

It honestly makes sense that Meg could be the only one who hear Stewie with only baby speech considering the moments that are focus on their dynamics where Meg is more of a maternal figure to Stewie compared to Lois In the episode “Stewie Kills Lois” Meg ended up taking more of the maternal figure for the family while Lois is missing that Stewie himself also complimented her for this. As well in certain episode where Stewie did get attached to Meg because she saved his life from a grape causing him to do a lot of doting kids stuff that they would done towards their parents and even defended her when she was the better housewife as well. It would make sense that honestly she does see him as her baby brother, even if he is a super genius

Honestly, I'd love an episode that just focuses on the perspective of someone that can't understand Stewie. Like, what does a conversation between Stewie and Brian sound like from that sort of perspective?

I like to imagine that people can understand Stewie,but only as far as it’s normal for a toddler to talk, so if he says a long sentence, they’re only gonna understand the key words and/or sentences.

To be fair, they can all understand Stewie perfectly fine. They just pretend not to as apart of the skit. Because Family Guy is a show within a show.

I’ve always understood Stewie. That’s why Bernadette Peters has been voicing him for nearly 25 years

It does seem somewhat inconsistent who can understand Stewie. Sometimes the family can, mostly they don't.

i always assumed everyone could always understand Stewie and most of the time they just ignored him

because they’re like “what does he know, he’s a baby”

In the original show, they did understand him. But they just took what he said at face value, because he was a baby. This was changed after the show returned, possibly to make him more akin to an actual baby (Who happens to talk, and understands the mechanics of time travel).

Do you remember the one joke where Stewie goes something like "I think if we have a movie or finale then maybe the family would understand me. That'd be a good finale right?"

2:52 Listen I don't complain about the ads, I don't even skip them..........I 2x speed them.

I'm kinda glad Chris and Stewie have more stories in more recent seasons. Chris (also Meg) wasn't really a character the same way Peter, Lois, Brian, & Stewie were in the early years so he and Stewie now have someone else to work off of.

"Hey, that's a cool W-hip."
Gets slashed across the face.
"I DIDN'T THINK YOU COULD UNDERSTAND ME"

As Peter says “I get it every now and then.” I think that applies to any character that understands him on occasion

1. All adults except for his teacher and Lois

2. Brian and Chris understand him 100%
Meg and Lois understand him 10%