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| − | '''Family Guy''' is an animated television program created by Seth MacFarlane | + | '''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. |
== Criticism == | == Criticism == | ||
| − | Due to its | + | 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> |
| − | The show also has | + | 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> |
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|manatees]] who would put balls containing random ideas into a machine. | 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|manatees]] who would put balls containing random ideas into a machine. | ||
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==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
=== Family === | === Family === | ||
====Peter Griffin==== | ====Peter Griffin==== | ||
| − | Peter Griffin is one of the main characters in Family Guy | + | 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. |
====Lois Griffin==== | ====Lois Griffin==== | ||
| − | Lois Griffin is one of the main characters in Family Guy | + | 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. |
====Meg Griffin==== | ====Meg Griffin==== | ||
| − | Meg Griffin is the nerdy daughter of | + | Meg Griffin is the nerdy daughter of Loisand Peter. |
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====Chris Griffin==== | ====Chris Griffin==== | ||
| − | Chris Griffin is the | + | Chris Griffin is the doofus son of Peter and Lois. |
====Stewie Griffin==== | ====Stewie Griffin==== | ||
| − | Stewie Griffin is one of the main characters in Family Guy. He has passing fantasies of committing matricide | + | Stewie Griffin is one of the main characters in Family Guy. He is the youngest of the Griffin family (still in diapers). He has passing fantasies of committing [[matricide]]. |
====Brian Griffin==== | ====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]] | + | 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]]. |
===Other Characters=== | ===Other Characters=== | ||
====Carter Pewterschmidt==== | ====Carter Pewterschmidt==== | ||
Carter Pewterschmidt is the father of Lois Griffin. | Carter Pewterschmidt is the father of Lois Griffin. | ||
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====Francis Griffin==== | ====Francis Griffin==== | ||
Francis Griffin is the step-father of Peter Griffin. | Francis Griffin is the step-father of Peter Griffin. | ||
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====Glenn Quagmire==== | ====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. | 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. | ||
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====Adam West==== | ====Adam West==== | ||
Adam West is the mayor of Quahog. The character is voiced by [[Batman]] actor [[Adam West]]. | Adam West is the mayor of Quahog. The character is voiced by [[Batman]] actor [[Adam West]]. | ||
Revision as of 03:25, April 9, 2008
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.
Criticism
Due to its adult content, the Parents' Television Council has named it one of the worst programs on television.[1]
The show also has pervasive liberal themes. It also often takes demeaning treatment of creationists.[2]
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, Meg, and Chris, and the husband of Lois. He is of partial Irish and African-American decent, and was born in Mexico.
Lois Griffin
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.
Meg Griffin
Meg Griffin is the nerdy daughter of Loisand Peter.
Chris Griffin
Chris Griffin is the doofus son of Peter and Lois.
Stewie Griffin
Stewie Griffin is one of the main characters in Family Guy. He is the youngest of the Griffin family (still in diapers). He has passing fantasies of committing matricide.
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.
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.