History YMMV / FAMILYGUY

** A few cutaways mocked Creator/MatthewMcConaughey. Fast forward to 2016, he and Creator/SethMacFarlane would star in WesternAnimation/Sing

* BrokenBase: As far as the general public's opinion of the show goes, you're in one of three camps: "''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' Is The Best Show Ever," "''Family Guy'' Sucks Because It's A Rip-Off of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' and/or ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark''," or "''Family Guy'' Used to Be Good Until [insert SeasonalRot scenario here: "They Revived It In 2005," "Brian Became a Preachy Liberal", or "I Found Out ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' Was Funnier"].

* FandomRivalry: The show has many rivals but here are it's biggest ones:

* FriendlyFandoms: With ''WesternAnimation/{{TheFairlyOddParents}}'' due to both the show's creators being good friends with each other.

** Conway - [[OverlyLongGag You Can Take A Bathroom Break Now]] Twitty. The fact that he hasn't appeared since the episode which he had a nearly three-minute long scene (in a 23 minute long ep no less) and it was rated the worst episode in the series probably states that the writers got the hint. This was eventually acknowledged in "3 Acts of God" when God tells Peter "Oh, by the way, Conway Twitty says, 'Cut it out! Just write a joke!'".

** Doug, Stewie's SitcomArchNemesis introduced on season 17. He's another kid/baby with a deep voice, but his is deeper than Stewie's. His present can be annoying, especially when combined with Stewie [[{{Flanderization}} acting even more like a baby/being less intelligent]].

* SeasonalRot:

** Good luck trying to find a ''WesternAnimation/{{SouthPark}}'' fan who likes ''Family Guy''. There's apparently a friendly feud between the two creators but naturally, the fans have taken it way too seriously and way too far.

* VindicatedByHistory: Brian's cousin Jasper was despised by many for being a hodgepodge of many gay stereotypes. But these days, while many are still critical of the character, he's seen in a less harsh light due to many pointing out his more positive attributes. Such as him being a NiceGuy and how his homosexuality is overall supported, with Brian going out of his way to ensure his cousin is happen.

* SugarWiki/DevelopmentHeaven: The Creator/{{Disney}} segment of "[[{{Recap/FamilyGuyS8E1RoadToTheMultiverse}} Road to the Multiverse]]," which was animated in-house as opposed to outsourced, and completely redesigned the characters to match Disney's SignatureStyle.

** ** Brian's cousin Jasper, is seen as either a rude conglomeration of nearly every offensive gay stereotype or a NiceGuy goofball who’s really not that offensive.

** Brian's cousin Jasper, for being a rude conglomeration of nearly every offensive gay stereotype. Ironically, Creator/SethMacFarlane stated in an interview that Jasper was supposed to ''appeal'' to the gay audience.

*** Another notable instance is, of course, Brian's death, in the now Deleted Timeline it occurred in. Played seriously for the most part, but right after being hit by the car, a squirrel comes down, spits on him, and states that he sucked. This could also apply for the fans who hate him as much as Quagmire does.

* EightDeadlyWords: Pretty much every recurring character in the show is an ass in one way or another at best and irredeemable monsters at worst, and the people that aren't are generally [[ButtMonkey human punching bags]] for the rest of the cast. The only characters that aren't rarely appear more than one episode and some of those [[TheUntwist turn out to be jerks, but worse than the main cast]] [[UnintentionallyUnsympathetic apparently]].

* DiagnosedByTheAudience:
** Meg has displayed some attachment problems, is prone to self-harm, suicidal tendencies, and reckless behavior, has anger issues, and has been noted to hear voices in her head.
** Chris has displayed violent tendencies (i.e. drowning a mouse in a puddle) and, like Meg, anger issues. At the same time, he displays some lack of comprehension and basic understanding, along with occasionally showing savant traits such as artistic ability and vast knowledge of film.
** Cleveland Jr. appeared to have A.D.H.D. in the earlier seasons, given his hyperactivity and inability to stay focused on anything.

** Mr. Washee Washee literally has no character outside of being an Asian stereotype who owns a dry cleaners, speaks in an overdone Asian accent, has a very short temper, watches Star Trek (or as he calls it, "The Sulu Show", because Sulu is his favorite character), and he beats up Peter by way of VideoGame/StreetFighterII.

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: Series creator "Creator/SethMacFarlane" used to smoke weed before evry recording session of the show. He's cut back since 2008 because the weed was making him paranoid.

* AuthorsSavingThrow:
** After the backlash Season 7 got for portraying Brian's ultra-liberal preaching in the right, following seasons will usually have characters point out the absurdity of a dog lecturing people about politics.
** After Quagmire was rewritten into a TakeThatScrappy avatar who loathed and called out Brian on a regular basis, some fans complained it was overdone or skewed due to Quagmire's own shortcomings. Later episodes [[TakeAThirdOption Took a Third Option]] and made Brian hate Quagmire back, with both characters trading equal blows and calling out each other's hypocrisies, usually with neither character portrayed as particularly more moral than the other and [[LaserGuidedKarma mutually screwing each other over by the end of each feud]].
** One of the show's most contentious running gags is the family's poor treatment of Meg, which many have felt comes across as overly mean-spirited and disturbing. Starting around season 14, jokes about Meg being abused were almost entirely phased out, with the family becoming far more sympathetic and caring towards her. When she is occasionally shown to be mistreated by people, she is just as likely to fight back against them (sometimes even ''initiating'' the conflict). In "Pawtucket Pat", Meg randomly throws her shoe at Peter's face; in "Hefty Shades of Grey", she mischievously ignores her father's pleas for help after the latter is locked in the basement; and in "Fecal Matters", she pulls painful pranks on the family after being granted SuperSpeed.

Aw, jeez, this is getting worse than [[CutawayGag that time I visited that place where]] {{nerd}}s go to disagree on things!

** To a lesser degree, haters of [[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} Lucy Van Pelt]] will enjoy Peter's NoHoldsBarredBeatdown on her.
--> Youtube Comment: I love how even those who are anti-violence or child abuse agree this was satisfying. And it was.

** Peter frequently displays erratic, histrionic, impulsive tendencies, can sometimes become incredibly aggressive, and is dependent on others, if not all the time. On the other hand, he has insinuated that he is mentally retarded, possibly hyperactive, is [[PsychopathicManchild terribly immature]], and has behaviors that could very well be exhibited by a child under the age of 5. As expected, his mental disorder is completely vague.

* ItWasHisSled: It's hard to hide the events of "Life of Brian" when a video titled A Farewell To Brian Griffin is on the ''front page of Website/YouTube''.