F A M I L Y G U Y

Family Guy is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of

parents Peter and Lois; their children Meg, Chris, and Stewie; and their anthropomorphic pet dog Brian.

The series Family Guy is made in English and consists of ten series, among them one hundred eighty-

eight episodes.Currently, the channel is "Fox", with

each episode, about 20 to 23 minutes of viewing.

The first team of writers assembled for the show consisted of Chris Sheridan,

Danny Smith, Gary Janetti, Ricky Blitt, Neil Goldman, Garrett Donovan, Matt Weitzman, and Mike Barker. The

writing process of Family Guy generally starts with 14 writers that

take turns writing the scripts; when a script is finished it is given to the rest

of the writers to read.

Family Guy and its cast have been nominated for thirteen Emmy

Awards, with four wins.In 2007 TV Guide ranked Family Guy

number 15 in their list of top cult shows ever. Family Guy has garnered six Golden Reel Awards nominations,

winning three times.

P E T E R G R I F F I N

Peter Griffin is an "average" American

father. Peter is irresponsible,

obese, immature, loud-mouthed, dim-witted and a heavy drinker. He finds out

he is mentally retarded in the

episode "Petarded".

L O I S G R I F F I N

Lois Griffin is Peter's wife. She

is a stay-at-home mother

who juggles her piano lessons, kids, and her

husband.

C H R I S G R I F F I N

Chris Griffin is Peter and Lois's second child. He is

a fat, dim-witted, emotionally effusive 15 year old boy. A recurring

gag is that an evil monkey lives in his

closet, which he finds out is not evil in the episode

"Hannah Banana". He tries fitting in with his

peers but fails due to his low intelligence and social awkwardness.

M E G G R I F F I N

Meg Griffin is the Griffins' eldest child and only

daughter. She is a self-conscious, unattractive teenage girl. The other

family members treat her with contempt, as an

object of abuse, and an outcast. Meg often

attempts to "fit in" with the popular kids but is

rejected. Meg has had several love interests,

including the Griffins' dog Brian.

S T E W I E G R I F F I N

Stewie Griffin is the Griffins' baby, but often behaves in adult ways such as speaking in an

upper-class English accent. He is a child

genius who frequently aspires to murder his mother Lois and take

over the world.

B R I A N G R I F F I N

Brian Griffin is the family's anthropomorphic talking dog. Brian is portrayed as an intellectual who often points out how ridiculous Peter's ideas are. He is an

alcoholic, a smoker, an atheist, a liberal, and

unsuccessfully aspires to be an author. Brian is in

love with Lois.

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