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'''''Family Guy ''''' is an American [[animated cartoon|animated]] [[Situation comedy|television sitcom]], created by [[Seth MacFarlane]], for the [[Fox Broadcasting Company]]. The series centers on the Griffins, a [[dysfunctional family]] which consists of [[Peter Griffin|Peter]], [[Lois Griffin|Lois]], [[Meg Griffin|Meg]], [[Chris Griffin|Chris]], [[Stewie Griffin|Stewie]], and their pet dog [[Brian Griffin|Brian]]. The show is set in the fictional town of Quahog, [[Rhode Island]]. <!--PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE WITH PERSONAL BIAS, IT IS THE MOST ACCURATE DESCRIPTION WE ARE GOING TO GET--> The show uses frequent "[[Cutaway (filmmaking)|cutaway gags]]," jokes in the form of [[wikt:tangent|tangential]] [[sketch comedy|vignettes]] which lampoon [[American culture]].
'''''Family Guy ''''' is an American [[animated cartoon|animated]] [[Situation comedy|television sitcom]], created by [[Seth MacFarlane]], for the [[Fox Broadcasting Company]]. The series centers on the Griffins, a [[dysfunctional family]] which consists of [[Peter Griffin|Peter]], [[Lois Griffin|Lois]], [[Meg Griffin|Meg]], [[Chris Griffin|Chris]], [[Stewie Griffin|Stewie]], and their pet dog [[Brian Griffin|Brian]]. The show is set in the fictional town of Quahog, [[Rhode Island]]. <!--PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE WITH PERSONAL BIAS, IT IS THE MOST ACCURATE DESCRIPTION WE ARE GOING TO GET--> The show uses frequent "[[Cutaway (filmmaking)|cutaway gags]]," jokes in the form of [[wikt:tangent|tangential]] [[sketch comedy|vignettes]] which parodies [[American culture]].


The family was conceived by MacFarlane shortly after the show's predecessor ''[[Larry shorts]]'' was canceled. MacFarlane created a [[dysfunctional family]] by changing the design of the protagonist Larry and devolved it into Peter, and also changed the design of Steve, and it developed into Brian. Shortly after the third season aired, the series was canceled. Due to DVD sales and high ratings on syndicated reruns, the network renewed the show. The show takes place in a partially fictional town in [[Rhode Island]], based on MacFarlane's upbringing and education.
''Family Guy'' was conceived by MacFarlane after the show's predecessor ''[[Larry shorts]]'' was canceled. MacFarlane changed the design of the protagonist Larry and devolved the character into Peter, and also changed the design of Larrys dog Steve, whom he developed into Brian. Shortly after the third season aired, the series was canceled. Due to DVD sales and high ratings on syndicated reruns, the network renewed the show. The show takes place in a partially fictional town in [[Rhode Island]], based on MacFarlane's upbringing and education.


''Family Guy'' has been nominated for eleven [[Primetime Emmy Award]]s, of which it won three. The show has also been nominated for eleven [[Annie Award]]s, and won three times. The show has also been nominated for a [[Golden Reel Award (Canada)|Golden Reel Award]] three times, winning once. In 2009, it was nominated for an Emmy for [[61st Primetime Emmy Awards|Outstanding Comedy Series]], the first time an animated series was nominated for the award since ''[[The Flintstones]]'' in 1961. ''Family Guy'' has also been challenged with negative criticism, including three notable lawsuits and low reviews for its similarities to the adult-themed animated series ''[[The Simpsons]]''.
''Family Guy'' has been nominated for eleven [[Primetime Emmy Award]]s, of which it won three. The show has also been nominated for eleven [[Annie Award]]s, and won three times. The show has also been nominated for a [[Golden Reel Award (Canada)|Golden Reel Award]] three times, winning once. In 2009, it was nominated for an Emmy for [[61st Primetime Emmy Awards|Outstanding Comedy Series]], the first time an animated series was nominated for the award since ''[[The Flintstones]]'' in 1961. ''Family Guy'' has also been challenged with negative criticism, including three notable lawsuits and low reviews for its similarities to the adult-themed animated series ''[[The Simpsons]]''.

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Family Guy
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The Griffin family. From left to right: Brian, Lois, Peter, Stewie, Chris and Meg
GenreAnimated situation comedy
Created bySeth MacFarlane[1]
Developed bySeth MacFarlane
David Zuckerman
Written bySeth MacFarlane
David Zuckerman
Steve Callaghan
Directed byPeter Shin
Pete Michels
Roy Allen Smith
Dan Povenmire
Voices ofSeth MacFarlane
Alex Borstein
Seth Green
Mila Kunis
Mike Henry
Theme music composerWalter Murphy
ComposersWalter Murphy
Ron Jones
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons8
No. of episodes128 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersLolee Aries
David A. Goodman
Seth MacFarlane
Daniel Palladino
David Zuckerman
EditorsJohn Walts
Rick Mackenzie
Mike Elias
Running time20–23 minutes
Production companiesFuzzy Door Productions
20th Century Fox Television
Original release
NetworkFOX
ReleaseJanuary 31, 1999 –
February 14, 2002
May 1, 2005 - Present
Related
American Dad!

Family Guy is an American animated television sitcom, created by Seth MacFarlane, for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the Griffins, a dysfunctional family which consists of Peter, Lois, Meg, Chris, Stewie, and their pet dog Brian. The show is set in the fictional town of Quahog, Rhode Island. The show uses frequent "cutaway gags," jokes in the form of tangential vignettes which parodies American culture.

Family Guy was conceived by MacFarlane after the show's predecessor Larry shorts was canceled. MacFarlane changed the design of the protagonist Larry and devolved the character into Peter, and also changed the design of Larrys dog Steve, whom he developed into Brian. Shortly after the third season aired, the series was canceled. Due to DVD sales and high ratings on syndicated reruns, the network renewed the show. The show takes place in a partially fictional town in Rhode Island, based on MacFarlane's upbringing and education.

Family Guy has been nominated for eleven Primetime Emmy Awards, of which it won three. The show has also been nominated for eleven Annie Awards, and won three times. The show has also been nominated for a Golden Reel Award three times, winning once. In 2009, it was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series, the first time an animated series was nominated for the award since The Flintstones in 1961. Family Guy has also been challenged with negative criticism, including three notable lawsuits and low reviews for its similarities to the adult-themed animated series The Simpsons.

The series has also spurred the release of other merchandise. Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story was a straight-to-DVD special released in 2005. Family Guy: Live in Vegas is a soundtrack-DVD combo released in 2005 featuring music from the show as well as original music created by MacFarlane and Walter Murphy. A video game and pinball machine was released to the public in 2006 and 2007, respectively, and since 2005, there have been six books published by HarperCollins based on the Family Guy universe. In 2008, MacFarlane confirmed the cast was interested in producing a feature film and that he was working on a story. In 2009, a spin-off series The Cleveland Show, created by Seth MacFarlane, Mike Henry, and Rich Appel will premiere on Fox.

History

Main article: History of Family Guy

MacFarlane conceived the idea for the Family Guy in the year 1999 after the Larry shorts was cancelled. MacFarlane caught the attention of Fox, and was given $1500 to make a pilot. Six months later he made the pilot and Fox accepted and Family Guy went on the air.[2] Its cancellation was announced, but then a shift in power at Fox and outcry from the fans led to a reversal of that decision and the making of a third season,[3][4] after which it was canceled again. Reruns on Adult Swim drove interest in the show up, and the DVD releases did quite well, selling over 2.2 million copies in one year, which renewed network interest.[5] Family Guy returned to production in 2004, making four more seasons (for a total of seven) and a straight-to-DVD special, Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story. The show celebrated its official 100th episode during its sixth season in November 2007, resulting in the show's syndication.[6] The show is contracted to continue producing episodes until 2012.[7]

Production

Staff

Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane as well as Daniel Palladino, Lolee Aries and David Zuckerman have all been the executive producers through all the show's history. Another executive producer is David A. Goodman joining the show as a co-executive producer in season three.[8] Alex Borstein, the voice of Lois, has also worked as a producer, both executive and supervising, for the fourth and fifth seasons.[9]

The Family Guy writing crew plot episode ideas together and decide which characters to use. If most of the writers agree on an episode idea, it is then approved by McFarlane and must then be approved by Fox before production can begin. For the first months of production, the writers shared one office lent to them by the King of the Hill production crew.[10] Because MacFarlane is a fan of 1950's films, he titled several of the first episodes after classic film titles, such as "Death Has a Shadow" and "Mind Over Murder".[11] Since the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy, the writers have been required to tone down the show's crude humor for television broadcasts.[12] In 2009, an episode dealing with abortion was refused airing by Fox.[13][14]

During the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, official production of the show was halted for most of December 2007 and various periods afterwards. Fox continued producing episodes without creator Seth MacFarlane's final approval, which he termed "a colossal dick move" in an interview with Variety. Though MacFarlane refused to work on the show, his contract under Fox required him to contribute to any episodes it would subsequently produce.[15] Production officially resumed after the end of the strike, with regularly-airing episodes resuming on February 17, 2008.[16]

Voice cast

Further information: List of Family Guy voice actors and List of Family Guy guest stars

Family Guy has five main cast members, most of whom play several roles. MacFarlane voices three of the show's main characters, Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin and Stewie Griffin.[17] He has stated that he already knew what kind of voice he was looking for the main characters so it was easier to do it himself.[18] Peter's voice is inspired by the voice of a security guard MacFarlane overheard talking while attending the Rhode Island School of Design.[19] Stewie's voice was based on the voice of English actor Rex Harrison,[20] particularly on Harrison's performance in the 1964 musical drama film My Fair Lady.[21] Brian's voice is MacFarlane's regular speaking voice.[18] In addition MacFarlane provides the voice of various recurring and one-time characters, most prominently those of the Griffin's neighbor Glenn Quagmire, news anchor Tom Tucker and Lois' father Carter Pewterschmidt.[22][23]

Alex Borstein voices Lois Griffin, Asian correspondent Tricia Takanawa, Loretta Brown and Lois' mother Barbara Pewterschmidt.[24] Borstein was asked to provide a voice for the pilot while she was working on MADtv. She had not met MacFarlane or seen any artwork and said it was "really sight unseen".[25] At the time, she was doing a stage show in Los Angeles, in which she played a redhead mother, whose voice she had based on one of her cousins.[25][24] The voice was originally slower, when MacFarlane heard it, he replied "Make it a little less [...] annoying...and speed it up, or every episode will last four hours".[24]

Seth Green primarily plays Chris Griffin and Neil Goldman.[23][26] Green admittedly did an impression of the Buffalo Bill character from the thriller film The Silence of the Lambs during his audition.[27] His main inspiration for Chris' voice was how "Buffalo Bill" would sound if he worked at a drive-thru in a McDonalds (speaking through a PA system).[28]

Mila Kunis and Lacey Chabert have both played the voices of Meg Griffin.[23] Chabert voiced Meg Griffin for the first production season (15 episodes). However, because of a contractual agreement, she was never credited.[29] It is unclear why she left the series,[30] but Kunis won the role after auditions and a slight rewrite of the character and because of her performance on That '70s Show.[31] MacFarlane called her back after her audition to speak slower, and then she was told to come back again later and to enunciate more, and she said that she had it under control, and then MacFarlane hired her.[31] When Kunis was asked about her character she said. "She's the scapegoat," Kunis described her cartoon character. "Meg gets picked on a lot. But it's funny. It's like the middle child. She is constantly in the state of being an awkward 14-year-old, when you're kind of going through puberty and what-not. She's just in perpetual mode of humiliation. And it's fun."[32]

Mike Henry plays the voices of Cleveland Brown and Herbert, as well as some minor recurring characters such as Bruce the performance artist and The Greased up Deaf Guy.[33] He had met MacFarlane at the Rhode Island School of Design and kept in touch with him after they graduated.[34] A few years later, MacFarlane contacted him about being part of the show, he agreed and became both a writer and voice actor for the show.[34] During the shows first four seasons, he was credited as guest star; beginning with season five's "Prick Up Your Ears" he has been credited a main cast member.[34]

Recurring cast members include Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson; Adam West as the mayor Adam West; Jennifer Tilly as Bonnie Swanson; John G. Brennan as Mort Goldman; Carlos Alazraqui as Jonathan Weed; Adam Carolla and Norm Macdonald as Death; Lori Alan as Diane Simmons; and Tara Strong as many additional voices, most notably Meg's singing voice.

Main cast members
Seth MacFarlane Alex Borstein Seth Green Mila Kunis Mike Henry
Peter, Stewie, Brian, Glenn Quagmire, Tom Tucker, Carter Pewterschmidt and many others Lois, Loretta Brown, Barbara Pewterschmidt, Tricia Takanawa, others Chris, Neil Goldman, others Meg Cleveland Brown, Herbert, others

Setting

Three buildings, the left is square, the center is shorter and reduces in width as the stories are higher, and the right is comes to a point, is the sky line of Providence, Rhode Island.
An animated version of the image above.
The skyline of Providence, as viewed from the northwest looking southeast, and its animated Family Guy counterpart.

MacFarlane resided in Providence when he was a student at Rhode Island School of Design, and leaves distinct Rhode Island landmarks from which one may infer intended real-world locations for events.[29][35] MacFarlane often borrows the names of Rhode Island locations and icons such as Pawtucket and Buddy Cianci for use in the show. MacFarlane, in an interview with local WNAC Fox 64 News, has stated that the town is modeled after Cranston, Rhode Island.[36]

Several times every episode, the actual Providence skyline can be seen in the distance.[29] The three buildings that are depicted are, from left to right and furthest to closest, One Financial Center, 50 Kennedy Plaza, and the Bank of America Tower. This ordering of buildings and the angle at which they are viewed indicates that Quahog is primarily west of downtown Providence if it is to have a real-world counterpart. However, in a few episodes Quahog is shown to have a coastline, which only Cranston and Providence possess. This is supported by the fact that the real-world "31 Spooner Street" is located in Providence, immediately west of Roger Williams Park.[37] This could be a coincidence, as MacFarlane has said in a DVD commentary that the street was named after Spooner Hill Road, along which is his boyhood home.

Production issues

Cancellation and renewal

After only two episodes of the second season, Family Guy was taken off the network's permanent schedule and shown irregularly thereafter. The show returned in March  2000 to finish airing the second season which contained 21 episodes. The third season contained 21 episodes and began airing from July  11, 2001 to February  14, 2002. During its second and third-season runs, Fox frequently moved the show around different days and time slots with little or no notice and consequently, the show's ratings suffered. When Family Guy was shown in the UK, and when the DVDs were subsequently released there (November 12, 2001), the seven episodes of the second season that were produced for season one were included with the first season, balancing them out with 14 episodes each. This resulted in latter DVD releases to be labeled incorrect to their original American season (e.g. the Family Guy: Season 6 DVD features Season 5 episodes).[38]

There was a great deal of debate and rumor during the second and third seasons about whether Family Guy would be canceled or renewed. Fox publicly announced that the show had been canceled at the end of the second season. In an attempt to convince Fox to renew the show, dismayed fans created websites, signed petitions, and wrote letters—some even sent diapers and baby food to the network to "save" Stewie.[39]

A shift in power at Fox resulted in the ordering of thirteen new episodes forming the basis of the third season. Family Guy also had to deal with a very tough time slot competing with Survivor and Friends having aired on Thursday nights at 8:00 PM ET, which was later referenced in Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story.[40][41] During the third season, Fox announced that the show was canceled for good.[42][43] The series was renewed later in 2005 for its fourth season due to DVD sales and its syndication on basic-cable networks.[44][45]

Lawsuits

In March 2007, comedian Carol Burnett filed a lawsuit against 20th Century Fox, claiming that it was a trademark infringement for her Charwoman cleaning character to be portrayed on the show without her permission. Besides that, Burnett stated that Fox violated her publicity rights. She was asking for $6 million in damages.[46][47][48] On June 4, 2007, United States District Judge Dean Pregerson rejected the lawsuit, stating that the parody was protected under the First Amendment, using Hustler Magazine v. Falwell as a precedent.[49]

On October 3, 2007, Bourne Co. Music Publishers filed a lawsuit accusing the show of copyright infringement upon the song "When You Wish Upon a Star" by a parody song entitled "I Need a Jew" from the episode When You Wish Upon a Weinstein. Bourne Co., the sole United States copyright owner of the song, alleged the parody pairs a "thinly veiled" copy of their music with antisemitic lyrics. Named in the suit were Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., Fox Broadcasting Co., Cartoon Network, MacFarlane, and Murphy; the suit sought to stop the program's distribution, and unspecified damages.[50] Because "I Need a Jew" uses the copyrighted melody without commenting on that song, Bourne argued that it may not be a First Amendment–protected parody per the Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. ruling.[51][52] On March 16, 2009, United States District Judge Deborah Batts ruled that Family Guy did not infringe copyright when they transformed the song "When You Wish Upon a Star" for comical use in an episode.[53]

In December 2007, actor Art Metrano filed a lawsuit accusing the show of copyright infringement over a scene in Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story in which Jesus performs Metrano's signature "magic" act which involved absurd faux magical hand gestures while humming the distinctive tune "Fine and Dandy".[54] Metrano's suit claims this performance is protected under terms of the United States Copyright Act of 1976.[55] Named in the suit are 20th Century Fox, MacFarlane, Callaghan and Borstein.[56]

Characters

Main article: List of characters from Family Guy

The show revolves around the adventures of the family of Peter Griffin, a bumbling, but well-intentioned, blue-collar worker. Peter is an Irish American Catholic with a prominent Rhode Island and Eastern Massachusetts accent.[57] His wife Lois is a stay-at-home mother and piano teacher, and has a distinct New England accent from being a member of the Pewterschmidt family of wealthy socialites.[58] Peter and Lois have three children: Meg, their teenage daughter, who is frequently the butt of Peter's jokes due to her homeliness and lack of popularity; Chris, their teenage son, who is overweight, unintelligent and, in many respects, a younger version of his father; and Stewie, their diabolical infant son of ambiguous sexual orientation who has adult mannerisms and speaks fluently with an upper-class affected English accent and stereotypical archvillain phrases.[59] Living with the family is Brian, the family dog, who is highly anthropomorphized, drinks martinis, smokes cigarettes, drives a car, and engages in human conversation, though he is still considered a pet in many respects.[60]

Many recurring characters appear alongside the Griffin family. These include the family's neighbors: sex-crazed airline-pilot bachelor Glenn Quagmire; mild-mannered deli owner Cleveland Brown and his wife (ex-wife as of the fourth-season episode "The Cleveland–Loretta Quagmire".[61]) Loretta Brown with their hyperactive son, Cleveland Jr.; paraplegic police officer Joe Swanson, his wife Bonnie and their baby daughter Susie; paranoid Jewish pharmacist Mort Goldman, his wife Muriel Goldman and their geeky and annoying son Neil; and elderly homosexual ephebophile Herbert. TV news anchors Tom Tucker and Diane Simmons, reporter Tricia Takanawa and Blaccu-Weather meteorologist Ollie Williams also make frequent appearances. Quahog mayor, Mayor Adam West (voiced by and named after the real Adam West) also makes frequent appearances.

For its first three seasons, Family Guy did not use an especially large cast of recurring minor characters. Since returning from cancellation, many one-shot characters from prior episodes have reappeared in new episodes, although most of the plotlines center on the exploits of the Griffin family.

Hallmarks

Cutaway

In a majority of the episodes of Family Guy, the plot will be interrupted by a cutaway segment. The segment usually has little to do with the actual story of the episode and usually is a general pop culture reference. Many of the cutaways feature guest stars, using both live-action footage such as Conway Twitty in three separate episodes, Will Ferrell in the episode "Jungle Love", and occasionally a mixture of both, as in a tap dance duet between Stewie and Gene Kelly in "Road to Rupert". Such cutaways have been criticized heavily by both critics and other cartoonists, claiming the show relies too much on "cutaway gags as opposed to plot-driven humour".[62][63][64]

Music

Family Guy uses music in many of its episodes, mostly in the form of musical numbers. These musical numbers are used as both part of the plot, like in the episodes "Brian Sings and Swings" and "From Method to Madness", as well as for comedic affect or satire, such as "FCC Song" from "PTV" and "Vasectomy" from "Sibling Rivalry". During the opening sequence of the 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Stewie and Brian performed a duet titled "You can Find It On TV", which poked fun at television shows in 2007. Two songs have been nominated for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics: "My Drunken Irish Dad" from "Peter's Two Dads" was nominated in 2007[65] and "You've Got a Lot to See" from "Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows" won in 2002.[66] Many of the musical numbers are included in Family Guy: Live in Vegas as well as several original songs.[67]

Reception and achievements

Critical reception

Main article: Criticism of Family Guy
Cover of a magazine. The caption along the bottom in bold blue reads "We Salute Family Guy, TV's Most Original TV Series" in all caps. Centered is the Griffin family slightly altered to resemble characters of the Simpsons family from the animated series The Simpsons. Along the top is Mad Magazines’ logo: the word "MAD" in red caps.
Cover of issue 458 of Mad Magazine, showing the Family Guy characters crossed over with characters from The Simpsons.

Family Guy has been panned by certain television critics. The show is criticized for using story premises and humor similar to those used in episodes of The Simpsons. The Simpsons depicts Peter Griffin as a "clone" of Homer Simpson in a Halloween special,[68] and as a fugitive accused of "Plagiarismo" in the episode "The Italian Bob". Family Guy is also mocked in a two-part episode "Cartoon Wars" of South Park,[69] in which characters call the show's jokes interchangeable and unrelated to storylines; the writers of Family Guy are portrayed as manatees who write by pushing rubber "idea balls" inscribed with random topics into a bin. MacFarlane responded to the criticism, saying it was completely founded and true, even giving reference to many skits and jokes that were meant for previously scripted episodes and later cut and recycled in future episodes.[70]

Other cartoonists who have publicly criticized Family Guy include John Kricfalusi, creator of Ren and Stimpy: "If you're a kid wanting to be a cartoonist today, and you're looking at Family Guy, you do not have to aim very high. You can draw Family Guy when you're ten years old. You do not have to get any better than that to become a professional cartoonist. The standards are extremely low".[71]

The show's penchant for irreverent humor led to a controversy over a sequence in which Peter Griffin dances, in musical revue fashion, around the bed of a man with end-stage AIDS, delivering the patient's diagnosis in song.[72][73]

Family Guy has also received positive reviews from critics. Catherine Seipp of the National Review Online called it a "nasty but extremely funny" cartoon.[74] Caryn James from the The New York Times, called it a show with an "outrageously satirical family" and "includes plenty of comic possibilities and parodies."[75] The Sydney Morning Herald gave Family Guy a positive review calling it the Show Of The Week in April 21, 2009, and also called it a "pop culture-heavy masterpiece".[76] Frazier Moore from the Seattle Times called it an "endless craving for humor about bodily emissions". He also called it "breathtakingly smart" and said a "blend of the ingenious with the raw helps account for its much broader appeal". He finished up by calling it "rude, crude and deliciously wrong".[77] Actress Emily Blunt called it her favorite series.[78]

Awards

Family Guy and its cast have been nominated for eleven Emmy Awards, with three wins. MacFarlane won the Outstanding Voice-Over Performance award for his performance as Stewie, Murphy and MacFarlane won the Outstanding Music and Lyrics award for the song "You Got a Lot to See" from the episode "Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows", and Steven Fonti won the Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation award for his story-board work in the episode "No Chris Left Behind".[79]

The show has also been nominated for eleven Annies, and won three times, twice in 2006 and once in 2008. The show has also been nominated for a Golden Reel Award four times, winning once.[79] In 2009, it was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series. This was a significant accomplishment considering that the last animated program to be nominated was The Flintstones in 1961 and that The Simpsons has never been nominated in this category.[80]

In the 1000th issue of Entertainment Weekly, Brian Griffin was selected as the dog for "The Perfect TV Family."[81] Wizard Magazine rated Stewie the 95th greatest villain of all time.[82] British newspaper The Times rated Family Guy as the forty-fifth best American show in 2009.[83]

Home video release

Main article: List of Family Guy DVDs

Family Guy has been commercially successful in the home market.[84] The show was the first to be resurrected because of high DVD sales.[85][86] The first volume, the first two seasons, sold a total 1.67 million units, topping TV DVD sales in 2003, while the second volume sold another million units.[86][87] Both the volume six and seven DVDs debuted fifth in United States DVD sales;[88][89] volume seven was the highest television DVD, selling 171 thousand units by June 21, 2009.[89] Family Guy Presents Blue Harvest, the DVD featuring the Star Wars special "Blue Harvest", was released on January 15, 2008 and premiered at the top of United States DVD sales.[90] The DVD was the first Family Guy DVD to include a digital copy for download on the iPod[90]

Other media

Several books have been released about the Family Guy universe. So far, six books have been published by HarperCollins since 2005.[91] The first book based on Family Guy, Family Guy: Stewie's Guide to World Domination (ISBN 9780060773212) by Steve Callahan, was released in April 26, 2005. Written in the style of a graphic novel, the plot follows Stewie's plans on ruling the world, despite his only being a child.[92] Other books include Family Guy: It Takes a Village Idiot, and I Married One (ISBN 9780752875934), which covers the entire events of the episode "It Takes a Village Idiot, and I Married One",[93] and Family Guy and Philosophy: A Cure for the Petarded (ISBN 9781405163163), a collection of seventeen essays exploring the connections between the series and historical philosophers.[94]

Family Guy Video Game! is a 2006 action game released by 2K Games and developed by High Voltage Software. It appears on the Xbox and PlayStation 2 consoles, and the handheld PlayStation Portable. The game's story reflects the episodic structure of the series with adventure game play.[95] The game received very mixed reviews, averaging 50% for PS2,[96] 51% for PSP,[97] and 53% for Xbox[98] on review aggregator Metacritic, receiving praise for its humor[99] but being criticized for its short playtime[100] and "uninteresting gameplay".[101]

In 2009, a spin-off series titled The Cleveland Show premiered on Fox. The Hollywood Reporter initially announced that there were plans to produce a spin-off of Family Guy to be focused on Cleveland. The project was created by MacFarlane, Henry and American Dad! show runner Rich Appel.[102] Cleveland references this at the end of the episode "Baby Not On Board".[61]. The series is set to premiere on September 27, 2009.[103][104]

On July 22, 2007, in an interview with "The Hollywood Reporter", MacFarlane announced that he may start working on a feature film, although "nothing's official."[105] In September 2007, Ricky Blitt gave TV.com an interview confirming that he had already started working on the script.[106] Then in TV Week on July 18, 2008, MacFarlane confirmed plans to produce a theatrically released Family Guy feature film sometime "within the next year".[107] He came up with an idea for the story, "something that you could not do on the show, which [to him] is the only reason to do a movie." He later went to say he imagines the film to be "an old-style musical with dialogue" similar to The Sound of Music, saying that he would "really be trying to capture, musically, that feel."[108]

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Preceded by
3rd Rock from the Sun
1998 		Family Guy
Super Bowl lead-out program
alongside
The Simpsons
1999 		Succeeded by
The Practice
2000
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