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Family Guy
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Premiere January 31, 1999
Airs On hiatus
Creator Seth MacFarlane
Developed by Seth MacFarlane,
David Zuckerman
Network/Provider FOX (USA)
Citytv (Canada seasons 1-22)
Citytv+ (Canada seasons 23-)
Style 30-minute animated comedy
Company Fuzzy Door Productions
Film Roman (seasons 1-2),
Fox Television Animation (seasons 3-)
20th Century Fox Television (seasons 1-19),
20th Television Animation (seasons 20-)
Distributor 20th Television (2001-)
Seasons 22
Episodes 433 + 3 specials (through season 22)
(List of episodes)
Status Renewed through season 23 (2025)
Origin USA
Official Site FOX
Official Twitter @FamilyGuyonFOX feed on X
Official Facebook Family Guy on Facebook
Last Episode
Mon, Nov 25

Gift of the White Guy

Family Guy is the brain child of Seth MacFarlane, a former writer for Cartoon Network original "Cartoon Cartoons" like Dexter's Laboratory, Johnny Bravo and Cow and Chicken. The series debuted in 1999 and helped revitalize FOX's animation line-up along with Futurama, which premiered two months later. Family Guy was met with disgust and critical appeal, not to mention a huge cult following.

Family Guy, like Futurama, was also plagued by the fickle minds of FOX executives. The show suffered from constant timeslot changes and was cancelled no less than three times due to its racy and politically incorrect nature. The controversy of the show often made executives nervous and went as far as censoring the DVD collections that were released following the show's demise.

Family Guy lacks an overall plotline or any sign of continuity (this has been compared to being like The Simpsons; however, The Simpsons does make an attempt to maintain continuity). The series centers around a family from Quahog, Rhode Island. Peter, Lois, Chris, Meg, Stewie and Brian represent the most dysfunctional a family can be, often getting into crazy events while still coping with something that resembles a life we can all relate to.

Although the series was cancelled in 2002, it was rescued from limbo by Cartoon Network's Adult Swim late-night block. The explosive ratings that the reruns received coupled with record breaking DVD sales caused FOX to pick the show up again for a new season in 2005, a first in the television industry. In 2009, Family Guy received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series, the first animated series since The Flintstones in 1961 to do so.

The series is currently renewed up through Season 23, meaning it will continue through at least 2025.

Contents

[edit] Cast

Actor Character Duration
Main Cast 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Seth MacFarlane Peter Griffin * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Stewart "Stewie" Griffin * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Brian Griffin * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Glen Quagmire * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Tom Tucker * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Carter Pewterschmidt * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Kevin Swanson * * * * * * * * * *
Alex Borstein Lois Griffin * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Loretta Brown * * * * *
Tricia Takanawa * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Barbara Pewterschmidt * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Lacey Chabert Megan "Meg" Griffin o o o
Mila Kunis * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Seth Green Christopher "Chris" Griffin * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Neil Goldman * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Mike Henry Cleveland Brown o o o o * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Cleveland Brown, Jr. o o o
John Herbert * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Orange/Red/o indicates a recurring or guest role during that season.
Dark Green indicates top billing during that season.
Supporting/Recurring Cast 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Phil LaMarr Ollie Williams * * * * * * * * * * * *
Rachael MacFarlane Additional Voices * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Patrick Warburton Joseph "Joe" Swanson * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Lori Alan Diane Simmons * * * * * * * * *
Wally Wingert Additional Voices * * * * * * * * * *
Kevin Michael Richardson Additional Voices * * * * * * * * * *
Fred Tatasciore Additional Voices * * * * * * * * * *
Jennifer Tilly Bonnie Swanson * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Gary Janetti Additional Voices * * * * * * * * *
Johnny Brennan Mort Goldman * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Danny Smith Additional Voices * * * * * * * * * * * *
Adam West Mayor Adam West * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Tara Strong Additional Voices * * * * * * * * *
Nicole Sullivan Muriel Goldman * * * * * * *
Chris Cox Additional Voices * * * * * * * * * * *
Gary Cole Additional Voices * * * * * * * * * *
Ralph Garman Additional Voices * * * * * * * * * * *
Mark Hentemann Additional Voices * * * * * * * * * *
Alex Breckenridge Additional Voices * * * * * * * * * *
Chris Sheridan Additional Voices * * * * * * * * * *
Alec Sulkin Additional Voices * * * * * * * * * *
John Viener Additional Voices * * * * * * * * * *
Patrick Meighan Additional Voices * * * * * * *
Steve Callaghan Additional Voices * * * * * *
Julius Sharpe Additional Voices * * * * *
Christine Lakin Joyce Kinney * * * * * * * *
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

[edit] Seasons

Season  Premiere Finale #
FOX
Season One January 31, 1999 May 16, 1999 7
Season Two September 23, 1999 August 1, 2000 21
Season Three July 11, 2001 February 14, 2002 22
Season Four May 1, 2005 May 21, 2006 30
Season Five September 10, 2006 May 20, 2007 18
Season Six September 23, 2007 May 4, 2008 13 + 1
Season Seven September 28, 2008 May 17, 2009 16
Season Eight September 27, 2009 May 23, 2010 23 + 1
Season Nine September 26, 2010 May 22, 2011 21
Season Ten September 25, 2011 May 20, 2012 23
Season Eleven September 30, 2012 May 19, 2013 22 + 1
Season Twelve September 29, 2013 May 18, 2014 21
Season Thirteen September 28, 2014 May 17, 2015 19
Season Fourteen September 27, 2015 May 22, 2016 20
Season Fifteen September 25, 2016 May 21, 2017 20
Season Sixteen October 1, 2017 May 20, 2018 21
Season Seventeen September 30, 2018 May 12, 2019 20
Season Eighteen September 29, 2019 May 17, 2020 20
Season Nineteen September 27, 2020 May 16, 2021 20
Season Twenty September 26, 2021 May 15, 2022 20
Season Twenty-One September 25, 2022 May 7, 2023 20
Season Twenty-Two October 1, 2023 (FOX)
October 14, 2024 (Hulu)
April 17, 2024 (FOX)
November 25, 2024 (Hulu)
15
2
Season Twenty-Three 2025

[edit] In-Depth

[edit] DVD and Blu-ray Releases

Title Release Discs
Season Sets  (Region 1)
Volume 1 April 15, 2003 purchase 4
Volume 2 September 9, 2003 purchase 3
Volume 3 November 29, 2005 purchase 3
Volume 4 November 14, 2006 purchase 3
Volume 5 September 18, 2007 purchase 3
Volume 6 October 26, 2008 purchase 3
Volume 7 June 16, 2009 purchase 3
Volume 8 June 15, 2010 purchase 3
Volume 9 December 13, 2011 purchase 3
Volume 10 September 25, 2012 purchase 3
Volume 11 September 24, 2013 purchase 3
Volume 12 December 17, 2013 purchase 3
Volume 13 December 9, 2014 purchase 3
Multi-Release Collections  (Region 1)
Freakin' Party Pack
Volumes 1-5 & Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story
October 30, 2007 purchase 17
Freakin' Sweet Party Pack
Volumes 1-6, Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story & Blue Harvest
October 21, 2008 purchase 22
The Total World Domination Collection
Volumes 1-6, Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story & Blue Harvest
October 21, 2008 purchase 22
Two Pack
Blue Harvest & Something, Something, Something Dark Side
December 22, 2009 purchase 2
Laugh It Up Fuzzball: Family Guy Trilogy
Blue Harvest & Something, Something, Something Dark Side & It's a Trap
December 21, 2010 purchase 3
Multi-Release Collections (Blu-ray)  (Region A)
Laugh It Up Fuzzball: Family Guy Trilogy
Blue Harvest & Something, Something, Something Dark Side & It's a Trap
December 21, 2010 purchase 3
'Best Of' Collections  (Region 1)
Freakin' Sweet Collection December 14, 2004 purchase 1
Individual Episodes  (Region 1)
Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story September 27, 2005 purchase 1
Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest January 15, 2008 purchase 1
Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest: Special Edition January 15, 2008 purchase 1
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas
Only available at TWEC stores
September 26, 2008 1
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie
Available at TWEC stores from May 19, 2009
June 16, 2009 purchase 1
Something, Something, Something Dark Side December 22, 2009 purchase 1
Partial Terms of Endearment September 28, 2010 purchase 2
It's a Trap! December 21, 2010 purchase 1
Individual Episodes (Blu-ray)  (Region A)
Something, Something, Something Dark Side December 22, 2009 purchase 1
Individual Episodes (Blu-ray+DVD+Digital Copy)  (Region A)
It's a Trap! December 21, 2010 purchase 1

[edit] External Sites