Family Guy

Family Guy is part of a resurgence of animation in prime time broadcast television. The writers rely on broad humor and biting satire to thumb their noses at popular culture.

This cartoon series follows the (mis)adventures of the Griffin family. Father Peter is a buffoon, responsible for many of the problems faced in each episode. Lois is a stay-at-home mom. While she is usually the voice of reason, her advice is rarely heeded. The eldest child is daughter Meg, often the butt of jokes involving her lack of popularity. Son Chris is similar to his father, good natured but not the sharpest pencil in the box. Stewie is the youngest child and every parent's nightmare as a typical villian, albeit in diapers. Adult in his language and mannerisms, he rejoices in his superiority to everyone else. The family is rounded out by a martini-drinking, cigarette-smoking dog named Brian. Walking upright, many of his exploits revolve around his true desire is to spend his life with Lois as his mate.

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• Best. Impression Of Squinty McLemonSucker. EVER.

  
  The Mock Dock — Authority: 139
  I don’t know if you guys watched the Family Guy special last night, but Mr. Mock and I did and basically it was a huge disappointment EXCEPT for this one shining moment, which an alert and astute mockdocker sent me via youtube today. I love this.You know what would have made the show completely [...]
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• Family Guy’s Not So Live Comedy Show on FOX

  
  TV Envy — Authority: 439
  Going sans Simpsons for the night, FOX gave their entire Sunday night line-up to Seth MacFarlane, creator and main voice talent of Family Guy . Two brand-new episodes of the series, a fresh installment of the spin-off and a half-hour special featuring the man himself took up every last moment of the prime time ...
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• Sunday Ratings: NBC Thanking the Cowboys

  
  TV Envy — Authority: 439
  Now that baseball is finally over, it’s time to get back to the gridiron. Last night’s game between the Dallas Cowboy and the Philadelphia Eagles gave NBC something it hasn’t seen in a while: wins in both the viewers and the demos. 8pm Yesterday’s Sunday Night Football game (19.8 million, 7.6/19 in ...
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• Did Seth & Alexs Almost Live Comedy Show go too far?

  
  TV Squad — Authority: 721
  Last night FOX aired Seth & Alexs Almost Live Comedy Show , and theyre getting a little heat about it today. They re-enacted a scene from a Family Guy episode that made fun of deaf actress Marlee Matlin. Then they took it a step further and had Alex Borstein imitate Matlin singing a pop song. No worries ...
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• From the Files of TV Tropes #1

  
  Culture kills... wait, I mean cutlery — Authority: 124
  Semaj has an interesting feature on his blog where he explores the Urban Dictionary and plucks out gems from within to show the world at large. When I started frequenting TV Tropes, I thought I would do the same. And with no further gilding the lily, lets get on with the show. Nintendo Hard : When I was a kid, ...
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• Equal Opportunity Offender? The Family Guy Special

  
  Idol Chatter — Authority: 574
  Is "The Family Guy" an equal opportunity offender, or just anti-Semitic? Or are there things that some will always view as comedically "off-limits"?
  7 hours ago

• Judaism and Family Guy: Should Jews be offended?

  
  Jewish Internet Defense Force — Authority: 140
  Our friend Erica wrote a great piece about Family Guy, which describes some of the episodes and how Judaism and Jewish stereotypes are portrayed and asks readers some good questions at the end. Heres some excerpts:Cartoons for kids have been around forever, but now cartoons are not just geared towards them. The ...
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• Stewie Griffin uses Twitter - That Windows 7 Family Guy Clip

  
  Rick Lamb — Authority: 120
  Microsoft pulled out of sponsoring Family Guy in the name of Windows 7 recently, but this clip purports to be the product tie-in. In it, Stewie Griffin uses Twitter on his laptop, with Brian the family dog shoe-horning in a load of features he could be using. Im a fan of Family Guy, but this is a bit out of kilter ...
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• SETH AND ALEX’s ALMOST LIVE COMEDY SHOW Was *Almost* Funny

  
  the TV addict — Authority: 618
  If last November’s ROSIE LIVE! was the nail in the Primetime Variety Show’s coffin, last night’s FAMILY GUY PRESENTS: SETH AND ALEX’s ALMOST LIVE COMEDY SHOW was the funeral. Starring Seth MacFarlane (FAMILY GUY, AMERICAN DAD, CLEVELAND SHOW) and Alex Borstein (the voice of “Lois”) SETH AND ALEX’s ...
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• Seth Macfarlane’s Sitcom ‘American Dad’ To Begin Its Sixth Season

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  By Gina GomezNov.9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) American animator Seth Macfarlane is a happy man these days as his animated series ‘American Dad’ is all set to begin its journey into the sixth season. Reports suggest that Fox has selected the show for its next season. The fifth season of the popular show was screened for the ...
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• I love Marlee Matlin a little more today (video)

  
  WagerWeb Entertainment — Authority: 571
  A clip is making the rounds today, an out-take of Family Guy : Seth & Alex’s Almost Live Comedy Show. One constant criticism Family Guy runs up against is its heavy reliance on nonsequitor cracks and the predilection for offensive jokes over clever jokes. This clip shows Alex Borstein (the voice of Lois) ...
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• Marlee Matlin makes surprise appearance at Seth Farlane gig, rips on hosts for parodying her

  
  The Inquisitr Entertainment — Authority: 758
  A clip is making the rounds today, an out-take of Family Guy: Seth & Alex’s Almost Live Comedy Show. One constant criticism Family Guy runs up against is its heavy reliance on nonsequitor cracks (a whole episode of South Park called them out on that very thing) and the predilection for offensive jokes ...
  15 hours ago

• Family Guy Kills Off Miley Cyrus

  
  Popeater — Authority: 787
  Filed under: Gut Reactions , Music News , TV News The writers over at Family Guy want to rid the world of Miley Cyrus. Spoiler alert: During Sundays episode, Stewie Griffin fakes cancer to meet the Hannah Montana star and winds up finding out shes an android. In complete King Kong style, ... Read more   ...
  17 hours ago

• Family Guy Season 8 Episode 5 Hannah Banana

  
  Seriale Online — Authority: 125
  Watch Family Guy Season 8 Episode 5 Hannah Banana Online Stewie gets tickets to see Hannah Montana after Brian lies about Stewie having cancer. Stewie becomes friends with her, but soon discovers that she is a robot. After Stewie reprograms Hannah she goes on a rampage through the city. Meanwhile, Chris proves that ...
  18 hours ago

• Family Guy Season 8 Episode 4 Brian’s Got a Brand New Bag

  
  Seriale Online — Authority: 125
  Watch Family Guy Season 8 Episode 4 Brian’s Got a Brand New Bag online When Brian starts dating an older woman named Rita, he becomes the laughing stock of the family. Things get worse however when Brian’s date breaks her hip and Brian has to take care of her. The Cleveland’s bathtub gag returns, only this time ...
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• Rock It Man

  
  The Construct — Authority: 108
  Elton John’s Rocketman is definitely a classic. Shatner gave contemporary pop culture something to laugh about. I’d take Stewie over Shatner though. “Mars ain’t the kind of place to raise your kids.” Related posts: No other place but beside you “Jologs” and Pinoy rock Freebird ?"> ...
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• Family Guy Season 8 Episode 5 Hannah Banana

  
  Tv Shows — Authority: 137
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• Family Guy Season 8 Episode 4 Brian’s Got a Brand New Bag

  
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• November 8 recap: American Dad, Family Guy, The Cleveland Show

  
  Stewie's Playground — Authority: 124
  Last night was pretty much a Seth Sweep on Fox. Let’s get right to it: American Dad, “Man in the Moonbounce”: Good. American Dad is getting better every week, while Family Guy, while better than last season’s dismal showing, is still sputtering. Here’s a clip: Father-Son Egging Family Guy, ...
  22 hours ago

• Alex and Seth Almost Live – what did you think?

  
  Stewie's Playground — Authority: 124
  Well, it was a first for Alex Borstein and Seth MacFarlane this Sunday night – a live (almost) comedy show that was highly anticipated ever since Microsoft famously backed out. What did you think? Highlights: Renee Zellweger impression the whole Marlee Matlin thing (”and the phone kept ringing and ringing ...
  22 hours ago

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