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

Creator:

Seth MacFarlane

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 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:

Dog | Baby | Rhode Island | Dysfunctional Family | Homicidal Baby

Awards:

Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 7 wins & 31 nominations

Cast

Seth MacFarlane	...	Peter Griffin / ... (136 episodes, 1999-2010)
Alex Borstein	...	Lois Griffin / ... (136 episodes, 1999-2010)
Seth Green	...	Chris Griffin / ... (136 episodes, 1999-2010)
Mila Kunis	...	Meg Griffin / ... (123 episodes, 1999-2009)
Mike Henry	...	Cleveland Brown / ... (119 episodes, 1999-2010)
Danny Smith	...	Various / ... (95 episodes, 1999-2010)
Patrick Warburton	...	Joe Swanson / ... (83 episodes, 1999-2010)
John Viener	...	Various / ... (68 episodes, 2005-2009)
Lori Alan	...	Diane Simmons / ... (56 episodes, 1999-2009)

Also Known As:

Padre de familia (USA: Spanish title)

Runtime:

22 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Canada:14A (Manitoba) (DVD rating) | South Africa:(Banned) | Egypt:(Banned) | Vietnam:(Banned) | Iran:(Banned) | Canada:G (Quebec) (DVD rating) | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia) (DVD rating) | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | Singapore:PG (Season 1 & 2) | Philippines:PG-13 | Japan:Unrated | Poland:(Banned) | Australia:MA (some episodes) | USA:TV-14 | USA:TV-PG (some episodes) | Poland:15 | Hungary:16 (original rating) | China:13 | Czech Republic:15 | Singapore:M18 (season 6) | Singapore:NC-16 (some episodes) | 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:

This series is banned in Indonesia, Taiwan, Vietnam, Iran, South Korea, South Africa, and Malaysia.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Peter's shirt buttons the wrong way. Men's shirts button with the left side over the right side, but Peter's shirt is backwards, in the same direction as Lois's shirt. Occasionally, but very rarely, this changes.

Quotes:

Lois Griffin: He's figured out how to get the twinkie.
Chris Griffin: Ha ha. I'm turning you into poo.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)

Soundtrack:

The Warrior

Not as funny as it used to be...

This show suffers from a lack of plot and character structure and it shows more and more. Family Guy was always about gags and clips, but the first few seasons, as compared to now, had at least some thread of a storyline. Peter was somewhat of a dad and even one episode had him have a moment with his son, Chris. As of present, all of the characters are interchangeable. Stewie, has ceased to be evil and ambiguously gay, and is now just another one dimensional character.

Family Guy could literally be just one mouth spewing lines followed by a clip and be about just as entertaining. However, this show will never lose its fan base because of the first few very funny seasons. The Simpsons, what is now a much worse show than Family Guy, has stopped being funny for the last 6 years and it's still on.