"Family Guy" (1999)TV series 1999-????

Creator:

Seth MacFarlane

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | unknown

Release Date:

31 January 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy

Tagline:

Don't Die Laughing. We Could Get Sued (Season 4).

Plot:

In a wacky Rhode Island town, a dysfunctional family strive to cope with everyday life as they are thrown from one crazy scenario to another.

Plot Keywords:

Irish American | Stay At Home Mom | Talking Pet | Teenage Boy | Profanity

Awards:

Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 6 wins & 25 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Thur. July 24	6:00 PM	CW	Untitled Griffin Family History	#4.27
Thur. July 24	7:30 PM	CW	Running Mates	#2.10

Cast

Seth MacFarlane	...	Peter Griffin / ... (110 episodes, 1999-2008)
Alex Borstein	...	Lois Griffin / ... (108 episodes, 1999-2008)
Seth Green	...	Chris Griffin / ... (106 episodes, 1999-2008)
Mila Kunis	...	Meg Griffin / ... (94 episodes, 1999-2008)
Mike Henry	...	Cleveland Brown / ... (85 episodes, 1999-2008)
Danny Smith	...	Various / ... (54 episodes, 1999-2007)
Patrick Warburton	...	Joe Swanson / ... (54 episodes, 1999-2008)
Lori Alan	...	Diane Simmons / ... (47 episodes, 1999-2007)

Also Known As:

Padre de familia (USA: Spanish title)

Runtime:

22 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

USA:TV-14 (most episodes) | Spain:13 | Canada:14A (Manitoba) (DVD rating) | USA:TV-14 | Australia:MA (some episodes) | Portugal:M/12 | Japan:Unrated | Egypt:(Banned) | South Africa:(Banned) | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia) (DVD rating) | Philippines:PG-13 | Canada:G (Quebec) (DVD rating) | USA:TV-MA (one episode) | Argentina:13 | Singapore:PG (Season 1 & 2) | Poland:(Banned) | Iran:(Banned) | Vietnam:(Banned) | USA:TV-PG (some episodes) | Australia:M | Australia:PG (some episodes) | Brazil:12 | Ireland:15 | New Zealand:M | UK:12 (some episodes) | UK:15 (some episodes) | Malaysia:(Banned) | India:(Banned)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

"Quahog," the name of the Griffin's hometown, is also the name of an edible clam. The bar the characters frequently visit, "The Drunken Clam", is a reference to this.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The most frequent animation error seen in the show is the appearance of the eyebrows (and some cases the eyes). The eyebrows are known to disappear and/or reappear at times, or in rare cases even "duplicate", creating an extra pair of eyebrows (as seen on Lois' father when Peter meets him in "Death Lives").

Quotes:

[Stewie reads a card and discovers his name written inside as the sender]
Stewie Griffin: Did you forge my name? How dare you. Is this backwards "S" supposed to be cute? Oh, I'm going to crap double for you tonight.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Retarded Animal Babies (2003) (V)

Soundtrack:

Can't Touch Me

Another Great 1999 TV-show!

Family Guy is another of the best TV-shows that premiered in 1999! Family Guy kind of reminded me of The Simpsons a little bit but there both different. The way Family Guy is like The Simpsons is that they both have the same plot which is a sit-com about a dysfunctional family that lives in a medium sized town where anything can happen and plus the humor is slapstick. Peter Griffin (voiced by Seth MacFarlane) does his best to do what's right for the family, but along the way, he makes mistakes that are the stuff of legends and he is the not so bright one in the family, he speaks before he thinks which is hilarious. Then there's Lois (voiced by Alex Borstein) who is the most sane of the bunch. There is the two teenagers of the family Meg (Season 1 was voiced by Lacey Chabert and then Season 2 and beyond Mila Kunis did the voice of Meg) who is one of those kids who tries so hard to fit in but yet it doesn't work and I feel so sorry for her and then there's Chris (voiced by Seth Green) who is fat, not really that smart but yet spirited and kind of weird. Then there's Stewie (voiced by Seth MacFarlane, again), the evil baby who has an English accent and is this evil genius who wants to take over the world and then there is Brian the dog (voiced by Seth MacFarlane, again), who is the smartest in the family and likes to drink and smoke and doesn't really describe himself as a domestic animal and is trying to find his purpose. The show is so funny because it also makes fun of several movies and other TV-shows which is another thing Family Guy and The Simpsons are alike! The other characters in the show are Cleveland (voiced by Mike Henry) who is this all-around nice guy; Joe Swanson (voiced by Patrick Warburton) who is this tough guy who is in a wheel-chair because he paralyzed his legs and he mainly uses his upper-body strength and then there is Quagmire who is this sex-maniac who goes crazy for any woman that is sexy and I like the way Quagmire says "Alright!" and I say it the way he would said it now. Plus Adam West is in Family Guy playing the Mayor of Quahog, himself and Seth MacFarlane also worked with Adam West when MacFarlane was working in Hanna-Barbera! It premiered back in 1999 after the 1999 Super Bowl where the Denver Broncos won! Then in 2002 FOX canceled this series and then Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block came along and picked up the series for re-runs and then TBS and now it is going to make a return on FOX! You can get this series out on DVD too!

User Rating: 9/10

BOTTOM LINE: HILARIOUS AND A BIT LIKE THE SIMPSONS BUT DIFFERENT!