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Glenn Quagmire often referred to as just Quagmire, is a fictional character on the animated series Family Guy, best known for his hypersexuality.[1] 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.[2] His neighbor and friend Peter Griffin describes him as a "heartless sex hound."[3]

Sexual behavior

Many of the storylines, and most of the jokes about Quagmire feature his wanton and deviant sexual behavior.[4][5] He is known for extremely predatory behavior, such as drugging the drinks of his dates.[6][7] Quagmire is a registered sex offender[8] and has a foot fetish.[9][10] He has performed a seemingly endless chain of bizarre sexual acts, such as "giving a reach around to a spider monkey while reciting the Pledge of Allegiance."[11]

Aside from these excesses, Quagmire finds sexual arousal in seemingly banal situations, and sexual innuendo in much of the show's dialogue.[12] During such periods of sexual arousal, he invokes several catchphrases, including "giggity giggity goo" (sometimes shortened to simply "giggity", or slowed down, replacing "goo" with "gi-ggi-ty").[13]

Origins and appearance

The name Quagmire was chosen by a college acquaintance of MacFarlane's;[2] 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."[2] The "giggity" phrase was inspired by Steve Marmel's Jerry Lewis impression.[13] 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.[14]

In a DVD bonus feature, Seth MacFarlane singled out a line in the season two episode "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.[15]

Quagmire typically wears a yellow and burgundy hawaiian shirt with blue jeans and brown boots.

His maternal grandfather was a Japanese Kamikaze pilot in World War 2 at Midway.

References

  1. ^ Miller, Shaun (2007). "Quagmire: Virtue and Perversity". In Wisnewski, J. Jeremy (ed.). 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. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: checksum (help)
  2. ^ a b c Seth MacFarlane Interview. YouTube. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
  3. ^ "Love Thy Trophy". Family Guy. Season 2. Episode 5. 2000-03-14. Fox. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |episodelink= ignored (|episode-link= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Elfman, Doug (2007-03-09). "Is 'Family Guy' stupid?". Chicago Sun-Times. Sun-Times News Group. Retrieved 2007-05-15. MacFarlane: "You get the sense he might have roofied some girls."
  5. ^ Shirlen, Josh (2007-04-06). "Family Guy on Fox". Parents Television Council."Quagmire, the town sex addict..."
  6. ^ "Stuck Together, Torn Apart". Family Guy. Season 3. Episode 19. 2002-01-31. Fox. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |episodelink= ignored (|episode-link= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Brian the Bachelor". Family Guy. Season 4. Episode 7. 2005-06-26. Fox. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |episodelink= ignored (|episode-link= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Emission Impossible". Family Guy. Season 3. Episode 11. 2001-11-08. Fox. Well, in accordance with Megan's Law, I'm obligated to inform you, uh... {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |episodelink= ignored (|episode-link= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "Fore Father". Family Guy. Season 2. Episode 14. 2000-08-01. Fox. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |episodelink= ignored (|episode-link= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)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."
  10. ^ "I Take Thee Quagmire". Family Guy. Season 4. Episode 21. 2006-03-12. Fox. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |episodelink= ignored (|episode-link= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "Perfect Castaway". Family Guy. Season 4. Episode 12. 2005-09-18. Fox. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |episodelink= ignored (|episode-link= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ "Baby Not On Board". Family Guy. Season 7. Episode 4. 2008-11-02. Fox. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |episodelink= ignored (|episode-link= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help) Quagmire states the one thing that doesn't arouse him is use of the word "rubbish" to mean "garbage."
  13. ^ a b "Seth MacFarlane on Family Guy #100".
  14. ^ "The Cleveland–Loretta Quagmire"
  15. ^ http://www.amazon.com/Family-Vol-Seasons-Seth-MacFarlane/dp/B000083C6V/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1256110025&sr=8-2-spell
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