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| − | Family Guy is a liberal-themed cartoon folks.. sorry Conservapedia this one ain't yours for the taking | + | '''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== |
| | + | === 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. |
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| | + | ====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. In the past she worked as a fat camp counselor. |
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| | + | ====Meg Griffin==== |
| | + | Meg Griffin is the nerdy daughter of Lois and Peter. |
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| | + | ====Chris Griffin==== |
| | + | Chris Griffin is the doofus son of Peter and Lois. |
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| | + | ====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]]. |
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| | + | ====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. 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=== |
| | + | ====Carter Pewterschmidt==== |
| | + | Carter Pewterschmidt is the father of Lois Griffin. |
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| | + | ====Francis Griffin==== |
| | + | Francis Griffin is the step-father of Peter Griffin. |
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| | + | ====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. |
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| | + | ====Adam West==== |
| | + | Adam West is the mayor of Quahog. The character is voiced by [[Batman]] actor [[Adam West]]. |
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| | + | ====Joe Swanson==== |
| | + | Joe is Peter's paraplegic friend, and is often made fun of for being so. |
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| | + | ====Cleveland Brown==== |
| | + | Cleveland is Peter's neighbor, and portrays a typical African American male. |
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| | + | ====Herbert==== |
| | + | Herbert is Peter's neighbor, and is known for being a pedophile. For some reason, he has not yet been taken to jail. |
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| | + | ====Mort Goldman==== |
| | + | 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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| | + | ==References== |
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| | + | [[Category:Television Shows]] |