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Family Guy is an American animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their children Meg, Chris, and Stewie; and their anthropomorphic pet dog Brian. The show is set in the fictional city of Quahog, Rhode Island, and bases much of its humor on parodying American pop culture.

The family was conceived by MacFarlane after developing two animated films, The Life of Larry and Larry & Steve. MacFarlane redesigned the films' protagonist Larry and his dog Steve, and renamed them Peter and Brian, respectively. MacFarlane pitched a 15 minute pilot to Fox which aired on December 20, 1998. After the pilot aired the show was given the green light and started production. Shortly after the third season of Family Guy aired in 2001, Fox canceled the series. However, favorable DVD sales and high ratings for syndicated reruns convinced the network to renew the show in 2004.

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The Griffin household includes two teenagers, a cynical dog who is smarter than everyone else, and a mutant baby who makes numerous attempts to eradicate his parents and siblings. Heading up this eclectic household is Peter Griffin. Peter does his best to do what's right for the family, but along the way, he makes mistakes that are the stuff of legends.

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Nihilistic animated antics of the grousing Griffins, including dad Peter, who's stupid, lazy and nasty; mom Lois, who's none of the above; teenagers Meg and Chris; sassy baby Stewie, who's wise (and a wise guy) beyond his year; and family dog Brian, the smartest of the lot. Series creator Seth MacFarlane voices many of the regular characters, as well as a variety of guest characters. Fox canceled the show in 2002, then resurrected it in 2005 after it became a top-selling DVD.

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Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and freakin' sweet. The animated series features the adventures of the Griffin family. Peter and Lois have three kids - the youngest is a brilliant, sadistic baby bent on killing his mother and world domination. Chris, like his father, is obese, has a low IQ and no common sense. Meg desperately tries to be part of the popular crowd, and is coldly rebuffed. Their talking dog Brian keeps baby Stewie in check while sipping martinis and sorting out his own life issues. After being canceled in 2002, having an outstanding performance in DVD sales and syndication ratings that beat late-night talk shows, its cult status reached great heights. As a result, the series was added back to the FOX Summer 2005 line-up. Family Guy returned to the small screen with new episodes on Sunday, May 1st, 2005. A DVD Movie was released in September of 2005. Family Guy has won 3 Emmy awards and 3 Annie awards.

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Lucky there's a...Family Guy is the hit animated sitcom schemed up by Seth MacFarlane (American Dad, The Cleveland Show and The Winner). The show was picked up by FOX and first aired in 1999, but soon after was put into the "death timeslot". Grasping for ratings from being up against Friends and Survivor, the show was cancelled in 2002.
The Family Guy DVD sets were released in mid 2003, and sales boomed. Along with this, and the high ratings from the reruns on Adult Swim, the show was re-picked up, and the new season aired on May 1st, 2005.
The show revolves around the Griffins, although mainly Peter, the fat, obnoxious, idiotic father who in the end will do anything for his family. Lois, his wife, does her best to keep things in check. Coming from a rich family (the Pewterschmidts), Lois can be elegant at certain times, and as wild as Peter at others. She's a stay-at-home mom who teaches piano in her spare time. Then there's Meg, their 16 year old daughter. Meg is socially awkward and often the bud of even her family's jokes. She'll do anything to be "in with the in crowd", but people have been known to set them selves on fire just to escape from looking at her. Chris, their 14 year old son, is somewhat mentally slow but artistically brilliant. Chris has no trouble making friends, but meeting girls is somewhat a problem for him. Stewie, the diabolically evil, super-intelligent, baby whose main focus is killing his mother Lois. And of course, Brian, the Griffin's martini sippin', dry witted, intelligent, talking dog who secretly loves Lois. Brian can enjoy a nice night at the opera with an intelligent woman, although some times his dog instincts get the best of him.
Family Guy brings a unique brand of humor to the table. It's most notable being the constant nonsensible flashbacks showing the characters doing a variety of unreal things somewhat relating to the situation at hand. After the return of the show to TV in 2005, also came a load of new critics. The most common complaint being the drastic change of Stewie's personality. Going from constant matricidal thoughts, to an infant expressing his budding homosexuality. Although, this is simply a matter of opinion. We're just lucky there's a Family Guy...Click here to listen/read to/the opening theme song/lyric