Meg Griffin
Megan "Meg" Griffin is a cartoon character on the TV show Family Guy by Seth MacFarlane. She is the eldest child of Lois and Peter Griffin, sister of Chris and Stewie.
Meg attends James Woods High School as a junior, where she is unpopular.
Meg is subject to frequent abuse and humiliation, and is ridiculed and ignored by the rest of the Griffin family. For example, where Peter tries an anger management technique of writing letters and not sending them, Meg find her letter, which says "Dear Meg, for the first four years of your life, I thought you were a housecat."[1] On Meg's 17th birthday, her mother and father both try to hide from Meg that they don't remember her age.[2]
Voice actors
Meg was voiced by an uncredited Lacey Chabert for the first season, and by Mila Kunis in subsequent seasons, though Chabert reprised the role of Meg for several second season episodes.
- Rachael MacFarlane (pilot)
- Lacey Chabert (1999 – 2000)
- Mila Kunis (2000 onward)
- Tara Strong (singing voice)
Appearance
Meg nearly always wears a beanie-like hat and glasses. She is slightly shorter than her younger brother Chris. Meg is self-conscious about her appearance in general ("I'm so fat and gross"[3]), and is called overweight in various episodes, such as when a carnival employee guesses her weight as "a lot".[citation needed]
Social life
Meg desperately tries to be part of the cool crowd, and is coldly rebuffed. Eager for acceptance, she is shown in two stories unwittingly recruited by a religious cult,[4] and accepting a mistaken invitation to join her school's Lesbian Alliance.[5]
Dating
Meg is so unpopular in high school that a young man fires a nail gun into his own stomach in order to avoid a date with her.[6] However, she is sought by pimply nerd Neil Goldman,[6][7][8] and neighborhood perv Glenn Quagmire has shown an interest.[9] In several episodes she is shown dating, including stories with characters Mayor Adam West[7] and nudist Jeff Campbell,[10] and she loses her virginity to Saturday Night Live comedian Jimmy Fallon.[11]
In other episodes she is portrayed as chronically incapable of finding a boyfriend. For Junior Prom she accepts a pity date from Brian, the family dog.[3]
Family life
Meg's role in the family is "least favorite". The Griffins are shown avoiding her company, disparaging her in person, and gathered in her bedroom reading her diary for laughs.[citation needed] Peter reminds Lois "We agreed that if we could only save two, we'd leave Meg!"[12]
The neighbors Cleveland, Joe, and Quagmire also openly dislike Meg. Cleveland comments to Peter "Meg is my least favorite of your children."[13]
References
- ^ "Lethal Weapons". Family Guy. Season 3. Episode 7. 2001-08-22. Fox.
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{{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter|episodelink=ignored (|episode-link=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|serieslink=ignored (|series-link=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Barely Legal". Family Guy. Season 5. Episode 8. 2006-12-17. Fox.
I'm so fat and gross
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{{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter|episodelink=ignored (|episode-link=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|serieslink=ignored (|series-link=suggested) (help) - ^ "Brian Sings and Swings". Family Guy. Season 4. Episode 19. 2006-01-08. Fox.
{{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter|episodelink=ignored (|episode-link=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|serieslink=ignored (|series-link=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "8 Simple Rules For Buying My Teenage Daughter". Family Guy. Season 4. Episode 8. 2005-07-10. Fox.
{{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter|episodelink=ignored (|episode-link=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|serieslink=ignored (|series-link=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "The Story on Page One". Family Guy. Season 2. Episode 19. 2000-07-18. Fox.
{{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter|episodelink=ignored (|episode-link=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|serieslink=ignored (|series-link=suggested) (help) - ^ "The Kiss Seen Around the World". Family Guy. Season 3. Episode 8. 2001-08-29. Fox.
{{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter|episodelink=ignored (|episode-link=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|serieslink=ignored (|series-link=suggested) (help) - ^ "Are you 18 yet?"[citation needed]
- ^ "From Method to Madness". Family Guy. Season 3. Episode 18. 2002-01-24. Fox.
{{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter|episodelink=ignored (|episode-link=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|serieslink=ignored (|series-link=suggested) (help) - ^ "Don't Make Me Over". Family Guy. Season 4. Episode 4. 2005-06-05. Fox.
{{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter|episodelink=ignored (|episode-link=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|serieslink=ignored (|series-link=suggested) (help) - ^ "Petergeist". Family Guy. Season 4. Episode 26. 2006-05-07. Fox.
Oh yeah right like I'm going back for Meg
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Meg is my least favorite of your children.
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