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* '''Diane Simmons''' – [[news presenter|News Anchor]] and [[talk show]] hostess. In the episode "[[The King is Dead]]", it is revealed that her birth name was Diane Seidelman. She and fellow anchor Tom Tucker often trade insults live on the air, her largest role to date on the show has been when Peter hired her to play Anna in his version of [[The King and I]] she quit after he kept changing everything. Voiced by [[Lori Alan]]. |
* '''Diane Simmons''' – [[news presenter|News Anchor]] and [[talk show]] hostess. In the episode "[[The King is Dead]]", it is revealed that her birth name was Diane Seidelman. She and fellow anchor Tom Tucker often trade insults live on the air, her largest role to date on the show has been when Peter hired her to play Anna in his version of [[The King and I]] she quit after he kept changing everything. Voiced by [[Lori Alan]]. |
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*'''Tricia Takanawa''' ([[Alex Borstein]]) is the main correspondent for Quahog Channel 5 News.<ref name="DaBoom">''[[Family Guy]]'' episode: "[[Da Boom]]"</ref> Unlike her fellow news people, Tricia displays a strong, stoic attitude. Whenever Tucker or Simmons would switch the scene to Takanawa, either of the two would always say "Asian Correspondent Tricia Takanawa", or "Asian Reporter Tricia Takanawa".<ref name="DaBoom"/> She is known for her flat, nasal voice and dead-pan attitude, even when laughing<ref name="DeathBitch">''[[Family Guy]]'' episode: "[[Death is a Bitch]]"</ref> and during sex. It closely resembles the voice Laraine Newman from the original NBC Saturday Night Weekend Update sketches. She often starts a story by naming the presenter who has just linked to her, notably in her flat nasal tone such as "Dian-ne..." or "To-om...".<ref name="BrianIn">''[[Family Guy]]'' episode: "[[Brian in Love]]"</ref> On one occasion, however, she completely loses control while meeting [[David Bowie]].<ref name="UntoldStory">''[[Family Guy]]'': ''[[Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story]]'' opening segment</ref> Diane confirms her as being [[Japanese people|Japanese]],<ref name="UntoldStory"> Tricia is often made to do dirty jobs, such has covering a flu segment (prompting her to throw up),<ref name="StewieLovesLois">''[[Family Guy]]'' episode: "[[Stewie Loves Lois]]"</ref> and to be abused in a hurricane report.<ref name="OneIfByClam">''[[Family Guy]]'' episode: "[[One If by Clam, Two If by Sea]]"</ref> In an [[uncanonical]] episode, she is grilled and eaten by Tom and Diane.<ref name="DaBoom"/> Her explosion when she met [[David Bowie]] was publicised after she started to hump his left leg like a dog.<ref name="UntoldStory"> In "[[North by North Quahog]]", she is not allowed into a hotel because of her ethnicity.<ref name="WikiaTakanawa">Retrieved from "http://familyguy.wikia.com/wiki/Tricia_Takanawa"</ref> |
*'''Tricia Takanawa''' ([[Alex Borstein]]) is the main correspondent for Quahog Channel 5 News.<ref name="DaBoom">''[[Family Guy]]'' episode: "[[Da Boom]]"</ref> Unlike her fellow news people, Tricia displays a strong, stoic attitude. Whenever Tucker or Simmons would switch the scene to Takanawa, either of the two would always say "Asian Correspondent Tricia Takanawa", or "Asian Reporter Tricia Takanawa".<ref name="DaBoom"/> She is known for her flat, nasal voice and dead-pan attitude, even when laughing<ref name="DeathBitch">''[[Family Guy]]'' episode: "[[Death is a Bitch]]"</ref> and during sex. It closely resembles the voice Laraine Newman from the original NBC Saturday Night Weekend Update sketches. She often starts a story by naming the presenter who has just linked to her, notably in her flat nasal tone such as "Dian-ne..." or "To-om...".<ref name="BrianIn">''[[Family Guy]]'' episode: "[[Brian in Love]]"</ref> On one occasion, however, she completely loses control while meeting [[David Bowie]].<ref name="UntoldStory">''[[Family Guy]]'': ''[[Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story]]'' opening segment</ref> Diane confirms her as being [[Japanese people|Japanese]],<ref name="UntoldStory"> Tricia is often made to do dirty jobs, such has covering a flu segment (prompting her to throw up),<ref name="StewieLovesLois">''[[Family Guy]]'' episode: "[[Stewie Loves Lois]]"</ref> and to be abused in a hurricane report.<ref name="OneIfByClam">''[[Family Guy]]'' episode: "[[One If by Clam, Two If by Sea]]"</ref> In an [[uncanonical]] episode, she is grilled and eaten by Tom and Diane.<ref name="DaBoom"/> Her explosion when she met [[David Bowie]] was publicised after she started to hump his left leg like a dog.<ref name="UntoldStory"> In "[[North by North Quahog]]", she is not allowed into a hotel because of her ethnicity.<ref name="WikiaTakanawa">Retrieved from "http://familyguy.wikia.com/wiki/Tricia_Takanawa"</ref> She is likely a parody of former [[ABC-TV]] anchorwoman [[Connie Chung]], one of the first Asian-American TV news personalities. |
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*'''Ollie Williams''' ([[Phil LaMarr]]) is the weather and sports correspondent for Quahog Channel 5 News.<ref name="UntoldStory">''[[Family Guy]]'': ''[[Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story]]'' opening segment</ref> An [[African American]], he is a parody of [[Tokenism|racial tokenism]] on the show (like Tricia Takanawa). Ollie only speaks in loud, short, booming phrases such as "It gon' rain!", or "Eggo!". Tom would afterwards reply "Thanks Ollie," and move on to the next topic. He may also be a parody of ([[Al Roker]])<ref name="Saturday">''[[Family Guy]]'' episode: "[[Mr. Saturday Night]]"</ref> The longest ever scene he appears in is the opening segment of ''[[Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story]]''.The popularity of the character has lead to him having his own weather website of [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], based on his "BlaccuWeather" station.</ref><ref>[http://www.blaccuweather.com/ BlaccuWeather with Ollie Williams - Toronto, ON]</ref> |
*'''Ollie Williams''' ([[Phil LaMarr]]) is the weather and sports correspondent for Quahog Channel 5 News.<ref name="UntoldStory">''[[Family Guy]]'': ''[[Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story]]'' opening segment</ref> An [[African American]], he is a parody of [[Tokenism|racial tokenism]] on the show (like Tricia Takanawa). Ollie only speaks in loud, short, booming phrases such as "It gon' rain!", or "Eggo!". Tom would afterwards reply "Thanks Ollie," and move on to the next topic. He may also be a parody of ([[Al Roker]])<ref name="Saturday">''[[Family Guy]]'' episode: "[[Mr. Saturday Night]]"</ref> The longest ever scene he appears in is the opening segment of ''[[Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story]]''.The popularity of the character has lead to him having his own weather website of [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], based on his "BlaccuWeather" station.</ref><ref>[http://www.blaccuweather.com/ BlaccuWeather with Ollie Williams - Toronto, ON]</ref> |
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These are characters from the animated TV series Family Guy. Characters are only listed once, normally under the first applicable subsection in the list; very minor characters are listed with a more regular character they are associated with.
Griffin family
- Peter Griffin - father
- Lois Griffin - mother
- Meg Griffin - teenage daughter
- Chris Griffin - teenage son
- Stewie Griffin - infant son
- Brian Griffin - the family's talking dog
Relatives
Peter's family
- Francis Griffin (deceased) - Peter's captious Irish Catholic adoptive father. He disapproved of nearly all aspects of his family's lifestyle, dismissing it as lazy and immoral, especially the fact that his son married a Protestant. He put work above everything else. He worked at the Pawtucket mill for sixty years and was briefly the shop foreman at Peter's toy factory. In "Peter's Two Dads", while attending Meg's birthday party, Peter accidentally lands on him, due to his being drunk. During that same episode, he was then taken to a hospital, and he died there, after Dr. Hartman said that his injuries were too severe. His very last words, to Peter, were "You're a fat, stinking drunk!", later he appeared in ghost form to encourage Peter that he could beat Mickey McFinnigan in a drinking contest. Voiced mainly by Charles Durning.
- Thelma Griffin – Ex-wife to Francis and mother to Peter. She is 83 years old, and has gray hair with noticeable wrinkles below her eyes. She has purple earrings and a purple bead necklace. She also wears glasses like her son and husband and is a heavy smoker. Before Francis's death, she divorced him because "she had needs he didn't fill". Voiced By Phyllis Diller
- Mickey McFinnigan - Peter's biological Irish father, who had an affair with Thelma Griffin on her vacation to Ireland before Peter was born, as recounted in "Peter's Two Dads". He is the local town drunk, which is quite an honor. He did not believe Peter was his son until Peter challenged him to a drinking contest and won, winning his love and respect. How Peter is then related to Nate Griffin and the other Griffin ancestors remains unexplained.
- Nate Griffin - (long deceased) Peter's black ancestor. Originally mentioned in "Peter Griffin: Husband, Father...Brother?". Owned as a slave by Silas Pewterschmidt, he fell in love and secretly had sex with Lois "Laura Bush Lynne Cheney" Pewterschmidt to create an inter-racial family. He and his family fled to Quahog after being discovered by Silas. According to Peter Griffin, he invented the Department of Motor Vehicles as a way of getting back at white people.
- Bertram – (See Also: Stewie Griffin#Bertram) half-brother and nemesis of Stewie, unknown to other Griffin family members aside from Brian.[1][2] Bertram appears as a spermatozoan in "Emission Impossible", and as a child in "Sibling Rivalry", with the same physical appearance in both episodes. He is fathered by Peter's sperm but was born by a lesbian couple. Voiced by Wallace Shawn. Peter's sperm came to create him when Peter went to have a vasectomy and goes into the donor room, spills all the jars of sperm and refills them with his own sperm.
Lois's family
- Carter Pewterschmidt – Billionaire industrialist, and owner of U.S. Steel and CNN, the latter of which he won from Ted Turner in a poker game. It was because of Peter, a poker ace at the time, that Carter knew that his opponent was bluffing. Husband to Barbara, father to Lois, Carol, and Patrick. He harbors a deep hatred for Peter.[3]
- Barbara Pewterschmidt – Wife to Carter, mother to Lois, Carol, and Patrick.
- Carol Pewterschmidt – Sister to Lois Griffin and Patrick Pewterschmidt, daughter of Carter and Barbara; she has had nine husbands so far, all of whom left her. She had a baby boy in the episode "Emission Impossible".
- Patrick Pewterschmidt - Lois's brother, who was locked away in a mental institution by their parents Carter and Barbara after he walked in on his mother having sex with Jackie Gleason (due to the fact that he gets murderous impulses whenever he is reminded of the celebrity). Voiced by Robert Downey Jr.
- Marguerite Pewterschmidt (deceased) – Great-aunt to Lois Griffin and aunt to Carter. She owned the palatial Cherrywood Manor in Newport (now known to be "America's first presidential whorehouse"), which Lois inherited after her death while paying the Griffins a visit, dropping dead at their doorstep. She shared Carter's revilement of Peter. Voiced by Alex Borstein.
- Silas Pewterschmidt (long deceased) - Ancestor of the Pewterschmidt family. One of the first to colonize America. Bartered with Native Americans by holding a knife to a baby's throat, presumably sparing its life in exchange for maize. Owned Peter's ancestor Nate Griffin. Bears an obvious resemblance to his descendant Carter.
- Lois Laura Bush Lynne Cheney Pewterschmidt (long deceased) - Silas Pewterschmidt's daughter. Fell in love and started an inter-racial family in secret with Nate Griffin, Peter's black slave ancestor. Fled with her family to Quahog after being discovered by her father. Bears an obvious resemblance to Lois Griffin.
Brian's family
- Biscuit (deceased) – Brian's mother. He was taken away from her when he was a puppy. When she died, her caretakers had her stuffed and turned into an end table. After Brian discovers this, with Stewie, he steals his mother and buries her in a local park.[4]
- Jasper – Brian's gay, flamboyant cousin, known for constantly telling dirty jokes. Self-described "rice queen", married to Ricardo, a "skinny, hairless Filipino boy".[5] Brian roomed with Jasper when he moved to Hollywood to be a writer, and then started to direct porn films.[6] He lives in Los Angeles and teaches a dance class at Club Med.[7] He's the only other living anthropomorphic dog that has been seen on the show besides Brian and Todd (not including a brief appearance of several dogs playing poker with Mayor West, one of which talks.)[8]
- Ricardo - Jasper's Life Partner; married in "You May Now Kiss the...Uh...Guy Who Receives". He apparently does not speak English and, in a deleted scene for this episode, doesn't even seem to realize that he's getting married to Jasper, being that they're both men.
- Dylan Flannigan - Brian's human son, introduced in "The Former Life of Brian". Dylan was born to Brian by an ex-girlfriend. After her relationship with Brian ended and Dylan was born, his mother became poor and overweight and never bothered to raise Dylan who, in turn, became an unruly person. Though he was originally hostile to Brian, after going to live with him and finding common ground with him, (smoking pot), turned his life around and went to live with his mother again so that he may do for her what Brian did for him.
Others
- Todd (deceased) - The dog that the Griffin family had before he died and they got Brian. Like Brian, he was anthropomorphic. He lived to the age of fifteen.
- Fluffy - Fluffy is an aggressive cat the Griffins bought to replace Brian after he moved out of the Griffin household in "Brian: Portrait of a Dog", though they got rid of him after being unable to cope with his gruff nature.
- Seabreeze - The Pewterschmidt family dog, a prize-winning greyhound. Had an affair with Brian in "Screwed the Pooch", but was already impregnated by Ted Turner.
- O'Brian - A talking sheep who belongs to Mickey McFinnigan. He strongly resembles (and sounds like) Brian in the same way Mickey resembles and sounds like Peter. Voiced by Seth MacFarlane.[9]
Other families
Browns
- Cleveland Brown - One of Peter Griffin's neighbors and best friends as well as one of the few recurring African American characters on the show. Voiced by Mike Henry.[10]
- Loretta Brown - Ex-wife of Cleveland and mother of Cleveland, Jr. She has been known to treat Cleveland harshly due to his boring nature, which was one of the main reasons she left him and also because she was cheating on him with Glenn Quagmire. Voiced by Alex Borstein.
- Cleveland Brown, Jr. - Son of Cleveland and Loretta with a hyperactive personality. He has not been seen again since Cleveland and Loretta's divorce. Voiced by Mike Henry.
Campbells
Nudist family that first appeared in "From Method to Madness", good friends with the Griffins. Dave and Dottie appeared briefly in "Road to Europe" and at the end of the DVD version of Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story.
- Dave Campbell – Nudist. Dave was saved from drowning by Peter and his fishing crew. He is the husband of Dottie, and is father of Jeff and an unnamed male baby. Member of the KISS Army. Voiced by Fred Willard.
- Dottie Campbell – Nudist. Wife of Dave, and mother of Jeff and his baby brother. Voiced by Jane Lynch
- Jeff Campbell – 16-year-old son of Dave and Dottie. Jeff is also a nudist, and once dated Meg Griffin; their relationship was never established afterward. Voiced by Chris Cox.
Goldmans
- Mort Goldman - A Jewish pharmacist, and one of Peter's friends. Suffers from many embarrassing health problems. He is voiced by John G. Brennan.
- Muriel Goldman - Mort's wife voiced by Nicole Sullivan
- Neil Goldman - Mort and Muriel's geeky son who formerly had a major crush on Meg. Voiced by Seth Green.
Quagmires
- Glenn Quagmire - The Griffins' next-door neighbor and Peter's oldest friend.[11] He is best known for his sexual deviancy. Voiced by Seth MacFarlane.
- Joan Quagmire (deceased) - On the last day of her week-long stint as Peter's maid, she became Quagmire's love interest. After she married him, she became suicidal and said she would kill Quagmire, and herself, if he left her. She died after touching Death to save Quagmire because he faked his own death after losing interest in her. She was voiced by Nicole Sullivan.[12]
Swansons
- Joe Swanson - The Griffins' paraplegic neighbor (he was injured in his job as a police officer) and one of Peter's best friends. Has severe anger issues. Voiced by Patrick Warburton.[13]
- Bonnie Swanson - Joe's timid wife, who has been pregnant since her first appearance. Voiced by Jennifer Tilly.
- Kevin Swanson - Joe and Bonnie's teenage son on whom Meg has at one point had a crush and dated.[14] Voiced by Jon Cryer once, then voiced by Seth MacFarlane since. Has his father's anger issues.
Tuckers
- Tom Tucker - One of the local newscasters, he works at Channel 5. Voiced by Seth MacFarlane. In the pilot episode his name is Mike.
- Stacy Tucker - Tom's second wife, Jake's stepmother. It has been implied that the two have separated.[15]
- Jake Tucker - Tom Tucker's deformed son and Chris' former classmate. He has an upside-down face. In the episode "It Takes a Village Idiot, and I Married One", Jake's face is turned right-side up due to polluted lake water.
Peter's work colleagues
Happy-Go-Lucky Toy Factory
- Jonathan Weed (deceased) - Peter's boss at the toy factory, who spoke with a Spanish accent and was described as an "effeminate weirdo" by his employees. He was often implied to be gay. He disapproved of nearly all of Peter's actions, mainly because most of them were detrimental to the company, and has fired or come close to firing Peter on multiple occasions. He was invited to the Griffins' house for dinner, where he died choking on a dinner roll shortly after promoting Peter to head of toy development. In his will, he had the factory demolished to pave the way for the development of a hospital for the terminally ill. He was voiced by Carlos Alazraqui.[16]
Fishermen
- Pasqual and Santos – Portuguese immigrants who work as fishermen with Peter. One was a cardiologist in Portugal. They do not speak a word of English, even when talking to those who do. They also saved Joe Swanson's life in the episode "The Cleveland-Loretta Quagmire". Curiously, they speak with clearly Brazilian accents and their Portuguese is awkward and non-native like at times. Eventually, Peter couldn't afford them, so he reluctantly decides to shoot them. They escaped, however, and were not seen again until "8 Simple Rules for Buying My Teenage Daughter", where they apply for a job as Stewie's babysitters and are quickly discarded by Stewie.[17] In "Padre de Familia" they were employed at the Drunken Clam. Ironically, Peter doesn't appear to recognize them. They are in reference to the large Portuguese-American community located in southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island, which would include Quahog.
Pawtucket Brewery
- Angela - Peter's supervisor, in charge of the shipping department. Repeatedly awards Opie as employee of the month and promotes him. Voiced by Carrie Fisher.
- Opie - Peter's former co-worker, who has won "Employee of the Month" more than once and has since been promoted ahead of Peter. Opie is severely mentally retarded. Opie has a bad haircut, speaks unintelligibly, wears different pairs of shoes at once, enjoys biting people's fingers and has at least once shoved a pencil into his brain by inserting it in his ear and repeatedly pounding his head on his desk.
- Fuaad - An employee of the brewery who is apparently supposed to be of Arab ethnicity who speaks in a stereotypically loud and obnoxious manner. Fuad is extremely earnest in his attempts to understand subtleties in American English; such as the nature of a sarcastic or ironic comment. In all of his appearances so far he loudly laughs at a joke before explaining why it is funny with the format, "Ohohoho! Is funny because..." Voiced by Mike Henry.
Schools
James Woods Regional High School
- Connie D'Amico – Most popular girl in school. Often appears conceited. Does not like Meg and often plays pranks on Meg with her friends. Four members of the Griffin family have stood up to Connie, with three in Meg's defense: first was by Lois in "And the Wiener Is...", who sent Quagmire to "scar her for life" after Meg was humiliated at a football game (she initially had a much more elaborate plan of revenge, but Meg wouldn't go through with it); second by Brian in "Barely Legal", who put her off by foreshadowing her unpleasant, inevitable future after she teased Meg at a school dance; third by Peter in "Peter's Daughter", who beat her up and gravely injured her after slamming her face eighteen times into the glass casing of a fire extinguisher after she mocked Meg yet again in the hall; and fourth by Stewie in "McStroke", who framed her for pedophilia and had her arrested as revenge for her teasing of how small his penis is (Stewie posed as a high school student at the time). Also note that she has the same last name as Fat Tony on the Simpsons. Voiced by Lisa Wilhoit (and at least once by Fairuza Balk).[18].
- Rob Berler – Meg's teacher. He thinks that Meg shouldn't hang out with the "popular clique", and when he catches her with them, he tells her to play alone somewhere.[19] He also says that having Meg as a lab partner is irresponsible ("Meg is awful").[20] He has also accidentally taped over an episode of NOVA with a sex tape he made with his wife, portraying him as a transvestite.[20] He also seems to believe in vampires.[21]
- Principal Shepherd – School Principal. Has been seen wearing a shirt with the word "Principal" on it. It's revealed in "When You Wish Upon a Weinstein" that he is Jewish. Voiced by Gary Cole.
- Craig Hoffman – A rebel who Meg tries to go out with at first. He claims to live by his own rules and nobody else's--not even his own. Named after Family Guy writer Craig Hoffman.
- Sarah - Lesbian classmate of Meg and member (or president) of Gay/Lesbian Alliance Club. Briefly attracted to Meg.
- Shauna Parks - An African-American 11th-grade history teacher. Dated Brian in "Peter's Got Woods" and prompted him to have the school's name changed to Martin Luther King, Jr.. She left him when she discovered that he was still hanging out with Peter, who foiled their name-changing efforts. Voiced by Gabrielle Union.
- Jimmy - Meg's back-up guy when she needs a date. He usually makes up an excuse by doing something ridiculous (like shooting himself in the chest with a nail gun or murdering his brother).
Channel 5 (WQHG)
- Tom Tucker – News Anchor.
- Diane Simmons – News Anchor and talk show hostess. In the episode "The King is Dead", it is revealed that her birth name was Diane Seidelman. She and fellow anchor Tom Tucker often trade insults live on the air, her largest role to date on the show has been when Peter hired her to play Anna in his version of The King and I she quit after he kept changing everything. Voiced by Lori Alan.
- Tricia Takanawa (Alex Borstein) is the main correspondent for Quahog Channel 5 News.[22] Unlike her fellow news people, Tricia displays a strong, stoic attitude. Whenever Tucker or Simmons would switch the scene to Takanawa, either of the two would always say "Asian Correspondent Tricia Takanawa", or "Asian Reporter Tricia Takanawa".[22] She is known for her flat, nasal voice and dead-pan attitude, even when laughing[23] and during sex. It closely resembles the voice Laraine Newman from the original NBC Saturday Night Weekend Update sketches. She often starts a story by naming the presenter who has just linked to her, notably in her flat nasal tone such as "Dian-ne..." or "To-om...".[24] On one occasion, however, she completely loses control while meeting David Bowie.[25] Diane confirms her as being Japanese,Cite error: A
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- Ollie Williams (Phil LaMarr) is the weather and sports correspondent for Quahog Channel 5 News.[25] An African American, he is a parody of racial tokenism on the show (like Tricia Takanawa). Ollie only speaks in loud, short, booming phrases such as "It gon' rain!", or "Eggo!". Tom would afterwards reply "Thanks Ollie," and move on to the next topic. He may also be a parody of (Al Roker)[27] The longest ever scene he appears in is the opening segment of Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story.The popularity of the character has lead to him having his own weather website of Toronto, Ontario, based on his "BlaccuWeather" station.</ref>[28]
Supernatural characters
- Jesus – Performs miracles around Quahog. His portrayal in Family Guy seems to be intentionally comically sacrilegious. He has appeared in biblical times and in modern Quahog. His powers back in the past were exaggerated; all he really did was dance, sing, and perform phony magic finger tricks, all at the same time. In modern times, however, Jesus is able to do more extraordinary things, such as turn water into funk (with a disco ball, 70s-style outfits and disco music suddenly appearing when he snaps his fingers). Also in "The Courtship of Stewie's Father", it is apparent he and Joseph did not get along and he wanted to live with his father, though God would apparently make excuses and procrastinate, though in modern times they are seen briefly together in "Blind Ambition". In "Petergeist" Stewie claims that Jesus is Chinese, that his full name is really "Jesus Hong", and that he has no idea where people are getting "Christ", though this is most likely a one time gag. He was also apparently much shorter in biblical times than what people are led to believe, which is possibly another one time gag since every other time he appears in normal height. He is an excellent golfer, as seen in Holy Crap, although he used his holy powers rather than skill. He is voiced by Seth MacFarlane.
- God - His portrayal seems to be intentionally sacrilegious. He has been seen in Quahog and in Heaven. Often regrets certain actions that have been recorded in The Bible. Is portrayed as quite the ladies man, though he once kills a lady by accident. He has also been depicted drunk. Voiced by Seth MacFarlane.
- Death – Harvests the souls of the dead. Portrayed as a "loser" who still lives with his mother, has asthma and has never had a successful date. Voiced by Norm Macdonald in "Death is a Bitch", then Adam Carolla in all subsequent episodes. He is seen as a skeleton in a black robe and seldom removes his hood; underneath his hood is a human skull with spiders and snakes serpenting in and out of the eye sockets, mouth and ear cavities, as seen in "Death Lives". He once used his eye socket as a bottle-opener. He apparently hates the fact that he is technically dead and the fact that he has no buttocks ("I am minus an ass"). He doesn't seem to be very good at his job, as he is easily fooled by faked deaths. Peter and the Griffins have a somewhat good relationship with him. When Death sprained his ankle and was unable to do his job, Peter unwittingly revealed that all of humanity is immortal while he heals. After Death discovers this, Peter fills in his role as the Grim Reaper and is charged with killing the kids from Dawson's Creek. Peter fails in this endeavor, accidentally killing the pilot and co-pilot of the plane. This fact, however, made it clear to the public that Death was back in business while the plane was safely landed by Karen Black. He also appears to have time travel abilities. He is not (and probably never will be) above necrophilia, although his romantic interests focus mainly on the living. He has lost his gag reflex due to films he is not proud of. He is often seen wearing a Providence College sweatshirt, most likely meaning he attended college there. He is not usually seen using his scythe. The living usually tend to die as soon as they make physical contact with him (except in "Death is a Bitch", where the Griffins perform actions such as Peter carrying him in the living room and Stewie rubbing his foot, although this may mean he cannot kill while injured or that only the touch of his hands cause death. Also, in the episode "Death Lives", Peter gets into a fight with Death, touching him many times, although this was Peter's then-disembodied soul). He has a dog who strongly resembles him and is apparently charged with harvesting souls of dead dogs as his master does with humans. Voiced by Jimmy Kimmel, the dog is very briefly seen when Brian nearly chokes to death on a dinner roll which, in return, chokes Peter's boss Mr Weed and kills him. His mother was briefly voiced by Estelle Harris, and also resembles her son, save for wearing an apron and glasses and having gray hair. He is briefly seen driving a yellow Volkswagen Beetle which he then drunkenly crashes into a police car parked in front of him
Other characters
- Mayor Adam West – Mayor of Quahog, voiced by (and even resembles) the real life Adam West. Extremely incompetent and eccentric, he displays more than a few traits of delusional mental illness.
- Anna - A girl that works at the local vet and went out with Chris (Long John Peter). After taking bad advice from Peter, they broke up for a certain amount of time, but are still together. It is rumored that she will appear in Love Blactually.
- Al Harrington - Obnoxious and fast-talking owner of "Al Harrington's Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm-Flailing Tube Men Warehouse and Emporium". In the episode "The Former Life of Brian", apparently due to an unwanted recent lawsuit, he starts to sell "Crudely Painted Not-So-Funny Plywood Cut-Out Folk Art". He also appeared in the episode Blue Harvest selling intergalactic proton powered electric tentacle advertising droids under the name of Darth Harrington. Voiced by Danny Smith.
- Barber Shop Quartet – Appear in a cutaway gag (in The Cleveland-Loretta Quagmire) with Peter to inform a patient of his AIDS diagnosis by singing the infamous "You Have AIDS" song (with a song and dance routine). Their second appearance (in Sibling Rivalry) is also medical-related, explaining to Peter what a vasectomy is. They are unnamed, and occasionally the Bass part is shifted between two similar-looking characters. Not to be confused with Vern and Johnny, two vaudeville performers who also show up in cutaway gags.
- Bernice - Cleveland's new girlfriend, the first since his divorce from Loretta. She first appeared in Believe It or Not, Joe's Walking on Air. Voiced by Wendy Raquel Robinson.
- Bruce the Performance Artist - Mustached man who speaks in a calm, southern-like drawn-out voice with a slight lisp, with the catchphrase of "Oh noooo". His first appearance was in the episode Chitty Chitty Death Bang, where he was a horror novelty shop clerk. His name was finally revealed to be Bruce in the season five episode No Chris Left Behind. In The Cleveland-Loretta Quagmire he teaches a CPR course, and appears on the school board committee of James Woods Regional High School in Peter's Got Woods and No Chris Left Behind; in Petergeist he is shown as being a medium with Native American spirits, and in Peter's Two Dads, he is a hypnotherapist. As evidenced in the episode Stewie Kills Lois Bruce may have a boyfriend or relative living with him named Jeffrey (as heard in the episode McStroke) whom he may have met in "No Chris Left Behind"; this character is not seen, but he sounds very similar to him and also says "Oh noooo". During the episode Blue Harvest, he plays the character of Greedo. Several non-human characters, most of which are out of pop culture (Jaws the shark, the title creature from the Alien films, Mayor Bee, etc.) have appeared with the exact same voice and mannerisms as Bruce. Voiced by Mike Henry.
- Dr. Bruce Kaplan – Brian's psychiatrist. He speaks with a very calm, soothing voice. Dr. Kaplan helped Brian realize his love for Lois in Brian in Love, which has since become a running gag. Voiced by Sam Waterston and later by Wally Wingert.
- Buzz Killington - A well-dressed British man from the early 20th century. His name is a play on the term "buzzkill". He has so far appeared twice; once in "Whistle While Your Wife Works", and again in "Believe it or Not, Joe's Walking on Air". He is what one would imagine to be "cool" in early-20th-century times, but is a complete and utter buzz-kill by modern standards; hence his name, and from whence the humor surrounding him derives. Peter groans and cups his forehead, like he has a migraine, at the end of every one of Buzz's scenes.
- Carl - The owner of a local Quahog convenience store. He is currently Chris' boss and was previously Meg's boss. He speaks in a calm, somewhat monotone voice and shows almost no emotion regarding anything happening around him. He previously made small, occasional appearances, often discussing an interest in certain actresses, the first of these appearances being in Deep Throats. He employs Meg and later Chris in Movin' Out (Brian's Song). He develops a friendship with Chris over their mutual interests in movies. He later fires Meg for arguing with him over a promotion, followed by briefly re-hiring her before she turned down the chance to work there again. Chris is still assumed to be employed there. He is voiced by H. Jon Benjamin.
- Dr. Elmer Hartman – A physician who works at the local hospital. Has been sued by every patient he ever had due to the fact he's not very good at his job (however, during season six he was portrayed as a very good doctor, with none of his usual antics whatsoever). Dr. Hartman is Stewie's pediatrician. He is known for delaying news about Peter's health with various forms of shtick, all of which initially appear to be bad news ("Now, onto the cancer...You are a Cancer, right? You were born in July?"). He is voiced by Seth MacFarlane (MacFarlane points out during a few DVD commentaries[citation needed] that Dr. Hartman's voice and the voice for Lois' father are nearly identical; in a scene in "Believe it or Not, Joe's Walking on Air", this is directly referenced in a scene with Mr. Pewterschmidt and Dr. Hartman). He is named after Seth MacFarlane's friend Butch Hartman, whose real name is Elmer, creator of shows The Fairly Odd Parents and Danny Phantom.
- Ernie the Giant Chicken - A human-sized chicken who holds a grudge against Peter. The rivalry between him and Peter is first seen when he gives Peter an expired coupon in Da Boom following which they had a long, destructive fight (the grudge may go back to a time when Peter "accidentally" bumped into him during a dance in "Meet the Quagmires"[29][30]). Since then, Ernie has appeared on four occasions, including "Blind Ambition" and most recently in "No Chris Left Behind",[31][32] where his name was revealed to be Ernie and it was shown that he has a wife named Nicole, also a human-sized chicken. His fights with Peter are very elaborate and destructive. Peter has won every fight to date and at the end of each fight, Peter walks off and leaves him for dead, only for Ernie to show some sign of life, implying that he and Peter will fight again.[33][34] Ernie's appearances are often random, with him tackling Peter out of nowhere or staring at him through a window mid-conversation. After the fights are over, Peter returns to what he was doing, injuries and all, as if nothing happened. He will appear in the episode "Something, Something, Something Dark Side" taking the role of Boba Fett.[31] Voiced by Danny Smith.[35]
- Greased Up Deaf Guy - A man who is perpetually greased up, hence his name. Also, he's deaf, accounting for the other half of his name. He is usually found running in a panic, he also speaks in a very high pitched voice. Voiced by Mike Henry.
- The Evil Monkey – A monkey that lives in Chris's closet and frequently gestures toward him in a threatening manner. Chris tries to tell his family about the existence of the Evil Monkey but, so far, only Stewie believes him. In the show's universe, the monkey was not originally evil, but became so after catching his wife in bed with another monkey, which, according to Seth MacFarlane, leaves him "not so much evil as embittered". When Chris is out of the house, the Evil Monkey is having time off from gesturing and likes to smoke pot and listen to Foghat. As of It Takes a Village Idiot, and I Married One, he is now a Jehovah's Witness. The only other characters who have seen the monkey are Peter (in "Stewie Loves Lois") and Brian's son Dylan (in "The Former Life of Brian"). Peter mistook the monkey for Meg, so he still doesn't appear to know he exists, but Dylan approaches and beats up the monkey as soon as he emerges to threaten Chris.Cite error: A
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- Herbert – An elderly ephebophile and pedophile who resides just down the street from the Griffins and impotently lusts after Chris and other young boys.[36] Voiced by Mike Henry.
- Horace - The owner and bartender of the Drunken Clam. The character bears a striking resemblance (in his voice, accent and mannerisms) to John Belushi from Animal House and is voiced by John G. Brennan.
- James William Bottomtooth III - Brian's co-worker at The New Yorker in "Brian Goes Back to College". He has a comicly oversized jaw and his speech is impossible to understand. He refuses to sign a petition against Mayor Adam West's anti-gay marriage bill in "You May Now Kiss the...Uh...Guy Who Receives" because he's a fundamentalist Christian. He has a son, James William Bottomtooth IV, who attends Morningwood Academy. He has a strong resemblance to his father, namely the large bottom jaw and speech. Like his classmates, he holds a strong antipathy for Chris, as seen in "No Chris Left Behind".
- Jesse - Herbert's extremely old pet dog. Due to being unable to use his hind legs, Jesse drags himself across the ground with his front legs to move. Unlike Brian, Jesse doesn't talk.
- Jillian - Brian's incredibly hot and dumb blonde former girlfriend, seen in Whistle While Your Wife Works, Prick Up Your Ears, Chick Cancer, Barely Legal, Boys Do Cry and Movin' Out (Brian's Song). The only girlfriend Brian has had for more than one episode, he stays with her purely for sex, while Stewie and Lois find her stupidity hilarious. She is bulimic, which has resulted in her no longer being able to get her period. She also wears a dog collar, complete with a license, that is identical to Brian's. Brian often uses a flashlight to distract Jillian when he does not wish to go out. She breaks up with Brian in Movin' Out (Brian's Song), having opted to date Mayor Adam West when it is revealed that Brian did not want a mutual relationship with her. She is voiced by Drew Barrymore.
- Jim Kaplan- A local Quahog con man. Though he displays typical qualities of a scheming business man, he is able to convince Peter to buy just about anything for nearly any price, including Volcano Insurance , a TiVo, the tank in "Hell Comes to Quahog" and feety pajamas in No Meals on Wheels. He is usually seen wearing a green and purple checkered jacket. It is unknown if he is related to the aforementioned Bruce Kaplan, Brian's psychiatrist. In the episode There's Something About Paulie the used car salesman introduces himself as 'Doug', not 'Jim'. He is also portrayed as having blond hair in the episode I Am Peter, Hear Me Roar instead of the usual orange. Voiced by Danny Smith. He was also a banker and a Tatto artist in the episode Fish Out Of Water and in Ready, Willing, and Disabled.
- Judge- A judge in Quahog who handles practically every case in the series. His rulings are usually extremely biased against the defendant, regardless of the circumstances. He has never been referred to by name in the series. Voiced by Phil LaMarr.
- Paddy Tanninger the Caddy Manager (deceased) – Manager of Quahog golf course. Hired Chris as a 'ball shagger', which immediately doubled his business because everyone wanted to "nail the fat kid". Prior to his job as the caddy manager, he managed Brian at the Quahog Hummer Dealership in The Perfect Castaway. Wants to fight over practically everything. His catch phrase is "Big whoop, wanna fight about it?" He gets run over by a tank driven by Brian in Hell Comes to Quahog. In the commentary for the episode, Director Dan Povenmire stated that he didn't like the character, so he decided to kill him off.
- Phineas & Barnaby - Two vaudeville weightlifters who appear in random instances, such as in the gym in Bill and Peter's Bogus Journey.
- RJ - A man who always talks about how he's trying to "bone [his] girlfriend". In the episode Boys Do Cry, during an interview with Tom Tucker, he claims that he once saw Bigfoot while making love with his girlfriend at the lake. He also talks about things that he says make his girlfriend say that "there was no way". He speaks with a sluggish Canadian accent, leading some to believe that he is actually Canadian. He also made a cameo in "Blue Harvest" as a stormtrooper. Voiced by Mike Henry.
- Rupert – Stewie's favorite teddy bear. Stewie treats Rupert as if he were real, and Stewie thinks he is gay. Once when waiting to board a plane he was left in charge of watching the bags, which got stolen because, according to Stewie, he was "looking at the boys again", including one who looked like Tab Hunter. Apparently, Stewie sees him as an athletic man with a teddy bear's head, as seen in the episodes Stewie Loves Lois and Stewie Kills Lois. Stewie also sees him as possibly a recovering drug addict, as he asks Rupert for valium in Dammit Janet!.
- Seamus - A wise old sailor, with wooden peg arms and legs that talks with a pirate accent. Despite having peg-limbs he can dance, play the organ very well, and can fight an octopus. Seamus is known for often attempting to be both dramatic and comical, but often ruins these moments by awkwardly asking for people's opinions of his performance or summarizing his previous statements.
- Steve - A man with MND who is a parody of Stephen Hawking. He is introduced in "Ready, Willing, and Disabled" as Joe's taunting archrival in the Special People's Games. He has a more expanded role in Brian Goes Back to College as Brian's physics professor at Brown University. It is shown in this episode that he has a wife, who apparently also has MND, and that he was suicidal before grading one of Brian's assignments, which was actually completed by Stewie.
- Vern and Johnny (deceased) – A vaudeville duo who usually show up in unlikely places in response to random bits of dialogue. In the episode, "Peter Peter Caviar Eater", it is given that the performer/singer's name is Vern, who (when their act fails) calls to the pianist "Play me off, Johnny!". Aside from this recurring cutaway gag, they also appear in the Quahog Talent Show with a dog performing tricks. They are shot multiple times and killed by Stewie in "Saving Private Brian", who was fed up with their constant and unnecessary appearances. Stewie says, "They're dead, you're not gonna be seeing them anymore". However, Vern re-appears as a ghost in Back to the Woods while Johnny appears in Hell because he, according to Vern, "liked little boys." Vern and Johnny are not to be confused with the similarly-dressed Barber Shop Quartet.
References
Footnotes
- ^ In "Sibling Rivalry" Brian is aware of Bertram when Stewie is recuperating from chicken pox, caught from Bertram.
- ^ (Callaghan 2005, p. 169, "Bertram".)
- ^ (Callaghan 2005, p. 45, "Carter & Barbara Pewterschmidt".)
- ^ Gary Janetti (writer) (2000-05-30). "Road to Rhode Island". Family Guy. Season 2. Episode 13. Fox Broadcasting Company.
- ^ David A. Goodman (writer) (2006-04-30). "You May Now Kiss the...Uh...Guy Who Receives". Family Guy. Season 4. Episode 25. Fox Broadcasting Company.
- ^ Gary Janetti (writer) (2001-07-18). "Brian Does Hollywood". Family Guy. Season 3. Episode 2. Fox Broadcasting Company.
- ^ Steve Can (writer) (2001-07-11). "The Thin White Line". Family Guy. Season 3. Episode 1. Fox Broadcasting Company.
- ^ (Callaghan 2005, p. 133, "Jasper".)
- ^ Danny Smith (writer) (2007-02-11). "Peter's Two Dads". Family Guy. Season 5. Episode 10. Fox Broadcasting Company.
- ^ (Callaghan 2005, p. 27, "Cleveland Brown".)
- ^ (Callaghan 2005, p. 153, "Quagmire".)
- ^ Tom Maxwell, Don Woodard and Steve Callaghan (writers) (2006-03-12). "I Take Thee Quagmire". Family Guy. Season 4. Episode 21. Fox Broadcasting Company.
- ^ (Callaghan 2005, p. 031, "Joe Swanson".)
- ^ Matt Weitzman and Mike Barker (writers) (1999-05-05). "A Hero Sits Next Door". Family Guy. Season 1. Episode 5. Fox Broadcasting Company.
- ^ Tom Devanney and Seth MacFarlane (writers) (2006-09-17). "Mother Tucker". Family Guy. Season 5. Episode 2. Fox Broadcasting Company.
- ^ Steve Callaghan (writer) (2001-09-05). "Mr. Saturday Knight". Family Guy. Season 3. Episode 9. Fox Broadcasting Company.
- ^ Patrick Meighan (writer) (2005-07-10). "8 Simple Rules for Buying My Teenage Daughter". Family Guy. Season 4. Episode 8. Fox Broadcasting Company.
- ^ (Callaghan 2005, p. 98, "Connie D'Amico".)
- ^ Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman (writers) (2000-06-06). "Let's Go to the Hop". Family Guy. Season 2. Episode 14. Fox Broadcasting Company.
- ^ a b Michael Rowe (writer) (2006-01-08). "Brian Sings and Swings". Family Guy. Season 4. Episode 19. Fox Broadcasting Company.
- ^ Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman (writers) (2001-08-08). "And the Wiener Is...". Family Guy. Season 3. Episode 5. Fox Broadcasting Company.
- ^ a b c Family Guy episode: "Da Boom"
- ^ Family Guy episode: "Death is a Bitch"
- ^ Family Guy episode: "Brian in Love"
- ^ a b Family Guy: Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story opening segment
- ^ Family Guy episode: "One If by Clam, Two If by Sea"
- ^ Family Guy episode: "Mr. Saturday Night"
- ^ BlaccuWeather with Ollie Williams - Toronto, ON
- ^ "Meet the Quagmires". Family Guy. Season 5. Episode 18. 2007-05-20. Fox.
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- ^ (Callaghan 2005, p. 173, "Herbert".)
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- Callaghan, Steve (2005-11-01), Family Guy: The Official Episode Guide Seasons 1–3, Harper Paperbacks, New York: Harper Collins, ISBN 978-0060833053