Line #10 WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy


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5	[[caption-width-right:350:''[[{{Tagline}} Freakin' Sweet!]]'' [[note]] clockwise from top left: {{P\|sychopathic manchild}}eter, [[ButtMonkey Meg]], [[SoapboxSadie Brian]], [[EnfantTerrible Stewie]], [[DumbassTeenageSon Chris]], [[ObnoxiousEntitledHousewife Lois]]. [[/note]]]]
6	->''"It seems today, that all you see\
7	Is violence in movies and sex on TV\
8	But where are those good old-fashioned values\
9	On which we used to rely?\
10	Lucky there's a Family Guy!\
11	Lucky there's a man who positively can do\
12	All the things that make us\
13	Laugh and cry!\
14	[[PunctuatedForEmphasis He's... a... Faaam-ily... Guuuuuuy!]]"''
15	-->-- '''ThemeTune'''
16
17	''Family Guy'' is an AnimatedSitcom created by Creator/SethMacFarlane about a DysfunctionalFamily from Quahog, UsefulNotes/RhodeIsland who... well, [[RandomEventsPlot that's about it, really]].
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19	It presents us with four main characters — slow-witted blue-collar jerk Peter Griffin ([[DescendedCreator voiced by [=MacFarlane=]]]), who is basically a crueler, more imbecilic, and often more cheerful [[Series/MarriedWithChildren Al Bundy]]; his smart and efficient (but neglectful and wild) HouseWife Lois (Creator/AlexBorstein); insecure teenage Meg (Creator/MilaKunis); and good-hearted but moronic son Chris (Creator/SethGreen) — and puts them through a series of misadventures usually sparked by Peter's selfishness and/or idiocy. In addition to these somewhat cookie-cutter characters are two more unusual ones; Brian ([[ActingForTwo also [=MacFarlane=]]]) the martini-sipping intellectual dog and Stewie ([[RuleOfThree [=MacFarlane=] again]]) the laser-toting megalomaniac baby, although they've gotten much more screen time in recent seasons.
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21	Chaotic and somewhat out of the ordinary, the show is notorious for its [[CutawayGag cutaway gags]], as well as targeting literally every subject under the sun [[RapidFireComedy with a million gags per minute]]. Depending on who you ask, it's either sloppy, unstructured and tasteless, or unorthodox and acceptably simple entertainment. With later seasons, the randomness increased and character dynamics shifted, with Stewie [[VillainDecay becoming less of a mad conqueror]] and more of a showman with homicidal, homosexual, and/or violent tendencies, Meg becoming a ButtMonkey (supposedly due to the fact that the writers felt her too bland a character) and Brian [[SmallNameBigEgo becoming more and more of a pompous loser]]. The animation style became stiffer, and the show as a whole became more mean-spirited. It's drawn flak for this, but its fanbase is as loyal as any other.
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23	The fourth-longest running animated TV series in the United States (behind ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}''), ''Family Guy'' premiered in 1999 on Creator/{{Fox}}, and then the show made history for American network television for being {{uncanceled}} -- ''twice''. Fox announced the show's cancellation after its second season in 2000 when it was beaten in ratings by shows like ''Series/{{Frasier}}'' on Creator/{{NBC}} and especially Creator/{{ABC}}'s ''Series/WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire'', but the show was given a last-minute reprieve and Fox ordered another 13 episodes. However, its ratings suffered as [[ScrewedByTheNetwork its time slot changed constantly and it competed against the ratings-behemoths]] of ''Series/{{Survivor}}'' on Creator/{{CBS}} and ''Series/{{Friends}}'' on NBC. After the third season in 2002, Fox cancelled the show "for good," but in 2005, the show was resurrected yet again due to popular demand, impressive ratings for its reruns on Creator/AdultSwim, and unusually successful DVD-set sales.
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25	''Family Guy'' has since become one of the network's most successful franchises, promoted by its suits with the same fervor given to ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' as well as ''Series/AmericanIdol'' and ''Series/TwentyFour'' in their heydays. This made Seth [=MacFarlane=] ''the'' highest-paid Hollywood writer for a few years after its second revamp, and allowed him to produce the sister series ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' (which was actually made to replace ''Family Guy'') and ''WesternAnimation/TheClevelandShow'', both under the same studio, along with the ''Franchise/StarWars'' spoof ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuyPresentsLaughItUpFuzzball''.
26
27	Further media ventures in the wake of the show's pop culture phenomenon status include:
28	* Seven games -- ''[[VideoGame/FamilyGuyVideoGame Family Guy Video Game!]]'' in 2006; a LicensedPinballTable released by Creator/SternPinball in 2007 ([[Pinball/FamilyGuy click here for details]]); ''Family Guy Online'', a browser-based MMORPG which ran from 2012-2013; ''VideoGame/FamilyGuyBackToTheMultiverse'' in 2012; ''Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff'', a mobile village simulator akin to ''Videogame/TheSimpsonsTappedOut'' and ''VideoGame/{{My Little Pony\|Gameloft}}'' in 2014; and ''Family Guy: Another Freakin' Mobile Game'', a MatchThreeGame akin to ''VideoGame/CandyCrush'' in 2017. And this is in addition to ''Warped Kart Racers'', a MascotRacer exclusive to [[UsefulNotes/IOSGames Apple Arcade]] which features characters and stages based on the show. In addition, it's also a [[MassiveMultiplayerCrossover crossover game]] with other Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios cartoons such as ''American Dad'', ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'', and ''WesternAnimation/SolarOpposites.'' As of Chapter 5's release in 2023, Peter can now be used as a skin in ''VideoGame/{{Fortnite}}''.
29	* Six books ranging from stories written in select characters' [=POVs=] to recaps of episodes to essays exploring the connection between the show and historical philosophers. A coffee table book titled ''Inside Family Guy: An Illustrated History'' was released in 2019 to commemorate the show's [[MilestoneCelebration 20th anniversary]].
30	* A film, first announced informally in 2007 and most recently confirmed to still be in development in 2019.
31
32	!!Additional pages:
33	* [[http://familyguy.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Has its own wiki]]
34	* [[Recap/FamilyGuy Episode Guides and the tropes associated are here]].
35	* [[DrinkingGame/FamilyGuy The "Just For Fun" Drinking Game]].
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37	----
38	!!But where are those good, old-fashioned tropes...on which we used to rely?:
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40	[[index]]
41	* FamilyGuy/TropesAToC
42	** [[BaitAndSwitch/FamilyGuy Bait-and-Switch]]
43	** [[CutawayGag/FamilyGuy Cutaway Gag]]
44	* FamilyGuy/TropesDToI
45	** [[Deconstruction/FamilyGuy Deconstruction]]
46	** [[DisproportionateRetribution/FamilyGuy Disproportionate Retribution]]
47	** [[EvenEvilHasStandards/FamilyGuy Even Evil Has Standards]]
48	** [[EyeScream/FamilyGuy Eye Scream]]
49	** [[Flanderization/FamilyGuy Flanderization]]
50	** [[Hypocrite/FamilyGuy Hypocrite]]
51	** [[InsaneTrollLogic/FamilyGuy Insane Troll Logic]]
52	* FamilyGuy/TropesJToP
53	** [[Jerkass/FamilyGuy Jerkass]]
54	** [[OverlyLongGag/FamilyGuy Overly Long Gag]]
55	* FamilyGuy/TropesQToZ
56	** [[TakeThat/FamilyGuy Take That]]
57	[[/index]]
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