Glenn Quagmire
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| First appearance | "Death Has a Shadow"[1] |
| Voiced by | Seth MacFarlane |
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| Full name | Glenn Quagmire |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Commercial airline pilot |
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| Spouse(s) | Joan Quagmire (deceased) |
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Glenn Quagmire, often referred to as just Quagmire, is a character from the animated television series Family Guy. Quagmire is a neighbor and friend of the Griffin family and is best known for his hypersexuality.[3] Creator and voice actor Seth MacFarlane describes Quagmire as "an appalling human being who is still caught in the rat-pack era" based on anachronistic 1950s party-animal clichés.[4] His neighbor and friend Peter Griffin describes him as a "heartless sex hound" and refers to him as "a rapist" in The Cleveland Show.[5] By profession, Quagmire is an airline pilot.
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[edit] Origins and appearance
The name Quagmire was chosen by a college acquaintance of MacFarlane's;[4] the word quagmire refers to both a soft soil that yields easily (such as quicksand), and a situation that is difficult to get out of. The title of the infidelity-themed episode "The Cleveland–Loretta Quagmire" plays on the second meaning. MacFarlane came up with Quagmire's voice after listening to fast-talking radio jockeys from the 1950s era, describing the character as a "50s radio guy on coke."[4] The "giggidy" phrase was inspired by Steve Marmel's Jerry Lewis impression.[6] Quagmire's home follows the same retro theme, decked out in a style reminiscent of the swinging party set of the 1950s and '60s; nearly every part of the house has a discreetly hidden bed. It has been revealed in some episodes that Quagmire has a foot fetish.[7] Quagmire drives a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air convertible, which Peter Griffin later destroys in "Airport '07" after he accidentally reverses his pickup truck into it.
In a DVD bonus feature, MacFarlane singled out a line in "Love Thy Trophy", in which Quagmire answers a one-night stand's question about his job with the words, "I have a question for you, too. Why are you still here?" as the moment where the character's over-sexed personality was crystallized.
In "The Cleveland–Loretta Quagmire", Quagmire has sex with Cleveland Brown's wife, Loretta, which ends their marriage; and in "Jerome Is the New Black", he says he despises the Griffin family dog, Brian, igniting a mutual animosity.
[edit] Sexual appetites
Quagmire is characterized as indulging in several sexual fetishes, from frotteurism and autoerotic asphyxia to bestiality and incest and necrophilia. He is also an implied rapist; several episodes feature gags in which he has sex with women who are unconscious. His sexual exploits are a running gag throughout the show. His famous phrase is "Giggity Giggity Giggity Goo!"
[edit] References
- ^ "Death Has a Shadow". Family Guy. Fox. 2005-05-15. No. 1, season 1. First appearance. A more crudely-drawn Quagmire can also be seen in episode 1 sitting on a bench behind Peter (with Cleveland) in the courtroom, wearing his Hawaiian shirt.
- ^ "Jerome Is the New Black". Family Guy. Fox. 2009-11-22. No. 7, season 8.
- ^ Miller, Shaun (2007). "Quagmire: Virtue and Perversity". In Wisnewski, J. Jeremy. Family Guy and Philosophy: A Cure for the Petarded. The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing. pp. 27–35. ISBN 1405163163.
- ^ a b c Seth MacFarlane Interview. YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKURWCicyQU. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
- ^ "Love Thy Trophy". Family Guy. Fox. 2000-03-14. No. 5, season 2.
- ^ "Seth MacFarlane on Family Guy #100". http://www.craveonline.com/entertainment/tv/article/seth-macfarlane-on-family-guy-100-64669.
- ^ "The Cleveland–Loretta Quagmire"
[edit] External links
- Glenn Quagmire at Fox.com
- Glenn Quagmire at the Internet Movie Database
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