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

User Rating:

8.8/10   

Creator:

Seth MacFarlane

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

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:

Dog | Baby | Rhode Island | Dysfunctional Family | Matricide

Awards:

Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 7 wins & 29 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 11	11:00 PM	CW	Lethal Weapons	#3.7
Sat. July 11	11:30 PM	CW	One if by Clam, Two if by Sea	#3.4

Cast

Seth MacFarlane	...	Peter Griffin / ... (127 episodes, 1999-2009)
Alex Borstein	...	Lois Griffin / ... (127 episodes, 1999-2009)
Seth Green	...	Chris Griffin / ... (127 episodes, 1999-2009)
Mila Kunis	...	Meg Griffin / ... (114 episodes, 1999-2009)
Mike Henry	...	Cleveland Brown / ... (111 episodes, 1999-2009)
Danny Smith	...	Various / ... (89 episodes, 1999-2009)
Patrick Warburton	...	Joe Swanson / ... (78 episodes, 1999-2009)
John Viener	...	Various / ... (61 episodes, 2005-2009)
Lori Alan	...	Diane Simmons / ... (56 episodes, 1999-2009)

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:

Argentina:13 | Canada:14A (Manitoba) (DVD rating) | Egypt:(Banned) | Iran:(Banned) | South Africa:(Banned) | Vietnam:(Banned) | Canada:G (Quebec) (DVD rating) | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia) (DVD rating) | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | Singapore:PG (Season 1 & 2) | Philippines:PG-13 | Japan:Unrated | Poland:(Banned) | Australia:MA (some episodes) | USA:TV-14 | USA:TV-PG (some episodes) | Poland:15 | Hungary:16 (original rating) | China:13 | Czech Republic:15 | 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:

The characters of Peter and Brian are very similar to Larry and Steve from the shorts The Life of Larry (1995) and Larry & Steve (1996), which feature a moronic man who adopts a talking dog and puts the dog through hell, and were both written and directed by Seth MacFarlane

Goofs:

Continuity: In "No Chris Left Behind", the Morningwood Academy sign has "NO IRISH" crossed out and "IRISH OK" written under it. The next time we see the sign, there is no trace whatsoever of either line of the Irish text.

Quotes:

Diet Institute Worker: Sir, you can't park your van in here.
Peter Griffin: Hey, that's my kid.
Diet Institute Worker: Oh sorry.
Diet Institute Worker: Hey, don't worry, it's just a really fat kid.

Movie Connections:

Featured in World Domination: The 'Family Guy' Phenomenon (2005) (V)

Soundtrack:

Lucky There's A Family Guy (Rap version)

Losing its edge

While I know that I run the risk of being chased out of town for saying this, I feel that since the beginning of Season 5, the show has lost its edge.

90% of the jokes in "Family Guy" fall into one of 3 categories: 1) Jokes making fun of pop culture (especially old TV shows and celebrities) 2) Gags that run so long that they become absurd 3) Flashbacks, most of the time introduced with "This is more ___ than that time I ___"

I'm sure that a lot of people find this stuff funny, but after 4 seasons with this kind of humour, it just becomes so expected that it ends up being routine. This doesn't do it for me.

I still like this show and I think it has a lot of potential, but it needs some new ideas!