Family Guy

Family Guy is an animated television program created by Seth MacFarlane with adult themes. 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.

Criticism

Due to its explicit content, the Parents' Television Council has named it one of the worst programs on television.

The show also has a pervasive liberal bias. One demonstration of this can be seen in regard to a demeaning treatment of creationists.

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 manatees who would put balls containing random ideas into a machine.

Characters

Family

Peter Griffin

Peter Griffin is one of the main characters in Family Guy, he is the father of Stewie Griffin, Meg Griffin, and Chris Griffin, and the husband of Lois Griffin. He is of partial Irish and African-American decent. He was born in Mexico, because his mother upon learning she was pregnant went to Mexico to get an abortion. An IQ Test showed he was retarded below average and claimed he was more intelligent than creationists. In "Bill and Peter's Bogus Journey" Peter learns about Lois sleeping with Bill Clinton and as a result thinks of a way to get back at her by sleeping with someone else, Lois's mother. Though he never does do it. He does, however, end up sleeping with Bill; Clinton. In "Peter's Daughter" Peter shoots his daughter Meg. Peter in the past has used drugs.

Lois Griffin

Lois Griffin is one of the main characters in Family Guy, she is the mother of Stewie Griffin, Meg Griffin, and Chris Griffin, and the wife of Peter Griffin. Her father is Carter Pewterschmidt. In the past she has used drugs and practiced prostitution with her daughter, Meg. She also committed adultery by having sex with Bill Clinton. In some epsiodes she has said things that hint at her in the past having been either lesbian or bisexual.

Meg Griffin

Meg Griffin is the nerdy daughter of Lois Griffin and Peter Griffin, in one episode she pretends to be a lesbian to gain attention.

Chris Griffin

Chris Griffin is the dufus son of Peter Griffin and Lois Griffin.

Stewie Griffin

Stewie Griffin is one of the main characters in Family Guy. He has passing fantasies of committing matricide. His mother is Lois Griffin. His father is Peter Griffin. His brother is Chris Griffin, and his sister is Meg Griffin. Stewie Griffin is a baby.

Brian Griffin

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, although the relationship was never consumated. Brian is the most intelligent and cultivated member of the Griffin family, and has contributed to the New Yorker. In the past he worked as a police dog and during this time became addicted to drugs. Brian also in the past directed porn films. He was won a Woody, which is said to be the porn industry's counterpart to Oscars.

Other Characters

Carter Pewterschmidt

Carter Pewterschmidt is the father of Lois Griffin.

Francis Griffin

Francis Griffin is the step-father of Peter Griffin.

Glenn Quagmire

Glenn Quagmire is one of Peter Griffin's best friends, Glenn Quagmire is obsessed with sex, and secretly, wants to have sex with Peter Griffin's wife, Lois Griffin.

Adam West

Adam West is the mayor of Quahog. The character is voiced by Batman actor Adam West.