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| + | '''Family Guy''' is an animated television program created by Seth MacFarlane set about the life of "the Griffins," a fictional family who live in Quahog, [[Rhode Island]]. Its content is marked by profanity and obscentity, and disrespet for religion and community values. The Parents' Television Council has named it one of the worst programs on television.<ref>[http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/publications/reports/top10bestandworst/main.asp Parents' Television Council]</ref> The show also has pervasive liberal themes. It also often takes demeaning treatment of [[creationists]].<ref>[http://www.answersingenesis.org/us/newsletters/0107lead.asp Answers in Genesis]</ref> |
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| − | '''Family Guy''' is an animated television program created by Seth MacFarlane. It contains adult themes, and is not appropriate for younger audiences. It details the life of "the Griffins," a fictitious family who live in Quahog, [[Rhode Island]]. It has similarities to [[The Simpsons]] which have been referenced and parodied on both shows. | |
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| − | == Criticism ==
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| − | Due to its adult content, the Parents' Television Council has named it one of the worst programs on television.<ref>[http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/publications/reports/top10bestandworst/main.asp Parents' Television Council]</ref>
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| − | The show also has pervasive liberal themes. It also often takes demeaning treatment of [[creationists]].<ref>[http://www.answersingenesis.org/us/newsletters/0107lead.asp Answers in Genesis]</ref> | |
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| − | The comedy aspect of Family Guy's writing has been criticized by the writers of South Park. One two-part [[South Park]] episode called Family Guy's jokes "irrelevant to the plot." The episode also showed Family Guy's writers as [[manatee]]s who would put balls containing random ideas into a machine.
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| − | ==Characters==
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| − | === Family ===
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| − | ====Peter Griffin====
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| − | Peter Griffin is one of the main characters in Family Guy; he is the father of Stewie, Meg, and Chris, and the husband of Lois. He is of partial Irish and African-American decent, and was born in Mexico.
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| − | ====Lois Griffin====
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| − | Lois Griffin is one of the main characters in Family Guy; she is the mother of Stewie, Meg, and Chris, and the wife of Peter. Her father is Carter Pewterschmidt. In the past she worked as a fat camp counselor.
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| − | ====Meg Griffin====
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| − | Meg Griffin is the nerdy daughter of Lois and Peter.
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| − | ====Chris Griffin====
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| − | Chris Griffin is the doofus son of Peter and Lois.
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| − | ====Stewie Griffin====
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| − | Stewie Griffin is one of the main characters in Family Guy. He is the youngest of the Griffin family (still in diapers). He has constant fantasies of committing [[matricide]].
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| − | ====Brian Griffin====
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| − | Brian Griffin is the family dog of the Griffins. Several episodes allude to him being attracted to Lois Griffin; in one, when Peter was presumed lost at sea, he married Lois. Brian is the most intelligent and cultivated member of the Griffin family, and has contributed to the [[New Yorker]].
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| − | ===Other Characters===
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| − | ====Carter Pewterschmidt====
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| − | Carter Pewterschmidt is the multi-millionaire father of Lois Griffin.
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| − | ====Francis Griffin====
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| − | Francis Griffin is the step-father of Peter Griffin.
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| − | ====Glenn Quagmire====
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| − | Glenn Quagmire is one of Peter Griffin's best friends, Glenn Quagmire is a blatant pervert, and secretly, wants to have sex with Peter Griffin's wife, Lois Griffin. He works as an airline pilot.
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| − | ====Adam West====
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| − | Adam West is the mayor of Quahog. The character is voiced by [[Batman]] actor [[Adam West]].
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| − | ====Joe Swanson====
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| − | Joe is Peter's paraplegic friend, and is often made fun of for being so. Joe is a police officer with an overly aggressive disposition. He was paralyzed from the waist down after a fall from a rooftop on Christmas, while attempting to arrest the Grinch.
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| − | ====Cleveland Brown====
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| − | Cleveland is Peter's neighbor, and portrays a typical African American male.
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| − | Mr. Herbert is Peter's neighbor, and is known for being a pedophile. He is often seen making passes at Chris Griffin, as well as other young boys. One episode featured a lengthy fantasy scene which illustrated a 1950's style household where Mr. Herbert was a female, and married to Chris Griffin. For some reason, he has not yet been taken to jail.
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| − | ====Mort Goldman====
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| − | Mort is Peter's pharmacist, and is frequently portrayed as a stereotypical member of the Jewish community, most notably his tendency to whine and complain.
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