"Family Guy" (1999)TV series 1999-????

Creator:

Seth MacFarlane

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | unknown

Release Date:

31 January 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy

Tagline:

Don't Die Laughing. We Could Get Sued (Season 4).

Plot:

In a wacky Rhode Island town, a dysfunctional family strive to cope with everyday life as they are thrown from one crazy scenario to another.

Plot Keywords:

Irish American | Theme Song | Dog Driving Car | Teenage Boy | Sexual Humor

Awards:

Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 5 wins & 25 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Thur. May 15	11:00 PM	CW	E. Peterbus Unum	#2.18
Thur. May 15	11:00 PM	TOON	Breaking Out Is Hard to Do	#4.9

Cast

Seth MacFarlane	...	Peter Griffin / ... (110 episodes, 1999-2008)
Alex Borstein	...	Lois Griffin / ... (108 episodes, 1999-2008)
Seth Green	...	Chris Griffin / ... (106 episodes, 1999-2008)
Mila Kunis	...	Meg Griffin / ... (94 episodes, 1999-2008)
Mike Henry	...	Cleveland Brown / ... (83 episodes, 1999-2008)
Danny Smith	...	Various / ... (53 episodes, 1999-2007)
Patrick Warburton	...	Joe Swanson / ... (51 episodes, 1999-2008)
Lori Alan	...	Diane Simmons / ... (45 episodes, 1999-2007)

Also Known As:

Padre de familia (USA: Spanish title)

Runtime:

22 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Certification:

Poland:(Banned) | Portugal:M/12 | Iran:(Banned) | Canada:G (Quebec) (DVD rating) | Singapore:PG (Season 1 & 2) | Argentina:13 | Japan:Unrated | Spain:13 | Egypt:(Banned) | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia) (DVD rating) | Canada:14A (Manitoba) (DVD rating) | USA:TV-14 | Vietnam:(Banned) | South Africa:(Banned) | Australia:MA (some episodes) | Philippines:PG-13 | Australia:M | Australia:PG (some episodes) | Brazil:12 | Ireland:15 | New Zealand:M | UK:12 (some episodes) | UK:15 (some episodes) | Malaysia:(Banned) | India:(Banned)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

Stewie's voice is based on Rex Harrison.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The most frequent animation error seen in the show is the appearance of the eyebrows (and some cases the eyes). The eyebrows are known to disappear and/or reappear at times, or in rare cases even "duplicate", creating an extra pair of eyebrows (as seen on Lois' father when Peter meets him in "Death Lives").

Quotes:

[Stewie and Brian in the mall]
Stewie Griffin: 10 bucks.
Brian Griffin: Five bucks.
Stewie Griffin: Eight bucks and I'll do it.
Brian Griffin: Fine.
[Stewie goes running through the center courtyard naked]
Stewie Griffin: Help! I've escaped from Kevin Spacey's basement! Help me!
[Stewie walks back to Brian naked]
Stewie Griffin: Ha! I am so outrageous. Gimme the cash.
[Stewie starts counting the money]
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)

Soundtrack:

Drop It Like It's Hot

My favourite TV show

I love everything about family guy.

My favourite characters in family are Brian and Stewie and I like the episodes when it mainly features them such as "Road to Rhode Island" (Season 2), as they interact very well. The comments they make just have me in stitches. Peter's behaviour is also very funny as some of the things he does "are just so brilliant they're retarded." The voice acting is excellent, especially Seth MacFarlane as he provides the voices for half of the Griffin family as well as their perverted neighbour Glenn Quagmire and how he manages this range (particularly with singing) I just don't know. He deserves his two Emmy's for providing the voice of evil baby genius Stewie. Adam West also steals the show with his funny and completely insane regular character the mayor of Quahog. What I like about Chris (voiced by Seth Green) is the things he says show that he takes after his father when it comes to intelligence and common sense.

The only thing I have found annoying is that in the UK Fox has decided to change the seasons to increase DVD sales, which in no way reflect the programme itself but rather the marketing.

If you enjoy Family Guy then I would thoroughly recommend Seth MacFarlane's other project American Dad which uses a different style of humour but is still extremely hilarious.