Glenn Quagmire
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| Glenn Quagmire | |
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 Glenn Quagmire |
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| Voiced by | Seth MacFarlane |
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| Full name | Glenn Quagmire |
| Relatives | Wife: Joan (deceased) |
| Gender | Male |
| Hair color | Black |
| Occupation | Airline Pilot |
| Show information | |
| First appearance | "Death Has a Shadow[1]" |
Glenn Quagmire is a character on the animated series Family Guy, best known for his hypersexuality.[2]
Creator 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.[3] His neighbor and friend Peter Griffin describes him as a "heartless sex hound."[4]
Quagmire is voiced by Seth MacFarlane, the show's creator and lead writer.
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[edit] Sexual behavior
Many of the storylines, and most of the jokes, about Quagmire feature his wanton and deviant sexual behavior.[5][6] Quagmire's foot fetish is referenced in several episodes.[7][8] Quagmire is also known for extreme predatory behavior, such as drugging the drinks of his dates.[9][10] A few gags even suggest that he is a registered sex offender,[11] and is not above sex with a dead woman.[12] In one episode, while out at sea with Peter and his friends, Quagmire confesses to a seemingly endless chain of bizarre sexual acts, such as picking up illegal aliens at Home Depot and Jo-Ann Fabrics stores to suffocate him while he masturbated, and giving a reach around to a spider monkey while reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.[13]
Aside from these excesses, Quagmire finds sexual arousal in seemingly banal situations, and sexual innuendo in much of the show's dialogue.[14]
[edit] Origins and appearance
MacFarlane stated in an interview that he came up with Quagmire's voice after listening to fast-talking radio jockeys from the 1950s era, ultimately describing the character as a "50s radio guy on coke."[3] Quagmire's home follows the same retro theme, decked out in a style reminiscent of the swinging party set of the fifties and sixties. In the episode "The Cleveland–Loretta Quagmire" it appears that nearly every part of the house has a discretely hidden bed.
Quagmire has short black hair, parted in the middle. His facial characteristics (modeled after Bob Hope[15]) include a large jaw with a cleft chin, and a long pointed nose. He is usually seen wearing a red Hawaiian shirt with yellow flowers.
The name Quagmire was coined by a college acquaintance of Seth MacFarlane's;[3] the word refers to both a soft soil that yields easily (such as quicksand), or 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.
[edit] Job
While seldom depicted at work,[16] Quagmire is an airline pilot for the fictional TransNational Airlines. He uses his position to get Lois a job as a flight attendant in "Dammit Janet!". In the episode "Death Lives", Quagmire is shown in flashback to have been an Ensign in the United States Navy.
[edit] References
- ^ "Death Has a Shadow". Family Guy (Fox). 2005-05-15. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death+Has+a+Shadow. 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.
- ^ 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. AccessHollywood's YouTube channel. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKURWCicyQU. Retrieved on Mar. 18, 2009.
- ^ "Love Thy Trophy". Family Guy (Fox). 2000-03-14. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love+Thy+Trophy. No. 5, season 2.
- ^ Elfman, Doug (2007-03-09). "Is 'Family Guy' stupid?". Chicago Sun-Times. Sun-Times News Group. http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/elfman/289701,CST-FTR-elf09.article. Retrieved on 2007-05-15. MacFarlane: "You get the sense he might have roofied some girls."
- ^ Shirlen, Josh (2007-04-06). "Family Guy on Fox". Parents Television Council. http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/publications/bw/2007/0406worst.asp."Quagmire, the town sex addict..."
- ^ "Fore Father". Family Guy (Fox). 2000-08-01. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fore+Father. No. 14, season 2. 17:35 minutes in.Quagmire steals a female bowler's shoe and sniffs it repeatedly. Chris Griffin: "I don't think I like feet as much as you do."
- ^ "I Take Thee Quagmire". Family Guy (Fox). 2006-03-12. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I+Take+Thee+Quagmire. No. 21, season 4.
- ^ "Stuck Together, Torn Apart". Family Guy (Fox). 2002-01-31. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuck+Together%2C+Torn+Apart. No. 19, season 3.
- ^ "Brian the Bachelor". Family Guy (Fox). 2005-06-26. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian+the+Bachelor. No. 7, season 4.
- ^ "Emission Impossible". Family Guy (Fox). 2001-11-08. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emission+Impossible. "Well, in accordance with Megan's Law, I'm obligated to inform you, uh...". No. 11, season 3. 1:56 minutes in.
- ^ "I Take Thee Quagmire". Tom Maxwell, Don Woodard and Steve Callaghan (writers). Family Guy (Fox). 2006-03-12. "Hey Death, could you leave that body here for five minutes?". No. 21, season 4.
- ^ "Perfect Castaway". Family Guy (Fox). 2005-09-18. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect+Castaway. No. 12, season 4.
- ^ "Baby Not On Board". Family Guy (Fox). 2008-11-02. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby+Not+on+Board. No. 4, season 7. Quagmire states the one thing that doesn't arouse him is use of the word rubbish to mean garbage.
- ^ Family Guy - Trivia Facts
- ^ Although occasionally seen in his uniform at airports or on his way to work, it was not until the season 5 episode "Airport '07" that viewers see Quagmire performing his job as a Boeing 767 captain.
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