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* [[CrapsackWorld/FamilyGuy Crapsack World]]
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* CrapsackWorld: If you're a [[OnlySaneMan sane person]] in this show, don't expect to get any leeway. Everybody's either incredibly racist, perverted, corruptible, immoral, socially incompetent, or mentally ill. And if you're someone like [[ButtMonkey Meg,]] it's a Crapsack ''Universe.''
** CrapsaccharineWorld: The earlier seasons, though still ripe with darker humor, were played with a [[LighterAndSofter much more whimsical sitcom-esque setup]], with most of the cast (even antagonists such as bank robbers) being highly cheery and friendly. It is only later on the [[CerebusSyndrome cynical tone kicks in]] and the show evolves into a high order Crapsack World.

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* CrapsackWorld: If you're a [[OnlySaneMan sane person]] in this show, don't expect to get any leeway. Everybody's either incredibly racist, perverted, corruptible, immoral, socially incompetent, or mentally ill. And if you're someone like [[ButtMonkey Meg,]] it's a Crapsack ''Universe.''
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CrapsaccharineWorld: The earlier seasons, though still ripe with darker humor, were played with a [[LighterAndSofter much more whimsical sitcom-esque setup]], with most of the cast (even antagonists such as bank robbers) being highly cheery and friendly. It is only later on the [[CerebusSyndrome cynical tone kicks in]] and the show evolves into a high order Crapsack World.
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** In "Cabin Pressure," Peter and Lois win a game of egg toss, and are rewarded with a trip to a cabin in Maine. After a series of adventures that includes burning down the cabin, it's revealed that Peter dreamt the whole thing and that he's still at the egg toss game, having suffered a heart attack.
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** CrapsaccharineWorld: The earlier seasons, though still ripe with darker humor, were played with a [[LighterAndSofter much more whimsical sitcom-esque setup]], with most of the cast (even antagonists such as bank robbers) being highly cheery and friendly. It is only later on the cynical tone kicks in and the show evolves into a high order Crapsack World.

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** CrapsaccharineWorld: The earlier seasons, though still ripe with darker humor, were played with a [[LighterAndSofter much more whimsical sitcom-esque setup]], with most of the cast (even antagonists such as bank robbers) being highly cheery and friendly. It is only later on the [[CerebusSyndrome cynical tone kicks in in]] and the show evolves into a high order Crapsack World.



* CringeComedy: Starting around season 10, the show started to rely mainly on shock humour and cringe comedy for its gags. One of the most obvious examples is the episode "Fresh Heir", in which Chris manually stimulates his grandfather1s genitals, and later agrees to marry his own father.

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* CringeComedy: Starting around season 10, the show started to rely mainly on shock humour humor and cringe comedy for its gags. One of the most obvious examples is the episode "Fresh Heir", in which Chris manually stimulates his grandfather1s grandfather's genitals, and later agrees to marry his own father.



-->'''Lois:''' I got the new-- oh my God! Jimmy, what happened?!

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-->'''Lois:''' I got the new-- oh mu-- Oh my God! Jimmy, what happened?!
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* AnimatedShockComedy: Was always this, but much moreso after its second cancellation.
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* CrapsaccharineWorld: The earlier seasons, though still ripe with darker humor, were played with a [[LighterAndSofter much more whimsical sitcom-esque setup]], with most of the cast (even antagonists such as bank robbers) being highly cheery and friendly. It is only later on the cynical tone kicks in and the show evolves into a high order Crapsack World.

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* ** CrapsaccharineWorld: The earlier seasons, though still ripe with darker humor, were played with a [[LighterAndSofter much more whimsical sitcom-esque setup]], with most of the cast (even antagonists such as bank robbers) being highly cheery and friendly. It is only later on the cynical tone kicks in and the show evolves into a high order Crapsack World.



* CulturalPersonalityMakeover: Peter has done this to varying degrees more than once, though usually to a more extreme and offensive end. He discovers a black ancestor and immediately changes from his "slave name" and wears African clothing. Less extreme were the times he discovered being technically Mexican or Irish

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* CulturalPersonalityMakeover: Peter has done this to varying degrees more than once, though usually to a more extreme and offensive end. He discovers a black ancestor and immediately changes from his "slave name" and wears African clothing. Less extreme were the times he discovered being technically Mexican or IrishIrish.



-->'''Lois''': OK, Jimmy... oh my God! Jimmy, what happened?!
-->'''Stewie''': Yes Jimmy, what happened?
-->'''Jimmy''': Uh, uh... ''(glances back at Stewie)'' ... I fell.

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-->'''Lois''': OK, Jimmy... -->'''Lois:''' I got the new-- oh my God! Jimmy, what happened?!
-->'''Stewie''': Yes Jimmy, what -->'''Stewie:''' ''(guilt-tripping)'' Yes, Jimmy. What happened?
-->'''Jimmy''': Uh, uh... -->'''Jimmy:''' ''(glances back at Stewie)'' ... I Stewie)'' ...I-I fell.
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* BallsGag: Used in "Quagmire's Dad" when Quagmire gets into an argument with his transgender mother before she comes out and he refuses to believe her claim that she is a transgender woman who has yet to transition rather than a gay man.

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* BallsGag: Used in "Quagmire's Dad" when Quagmire gets into an argument with his transgender mother before she comes out and he refuses to believe her claim insistence that she is a transgender woman who has yet to transition rather than a gay man.isn't gay.

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* BallsGag: Used in "Quagmire's Dad" when Quagmire gets into an argument with his transgender mother before she comes out.
-->'''Ida:''' You're ruining the ball. You know how much I love balls!

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* BallsGag: Used in "Quagmire's Dad" when Quagmire gets into an argument with his transgender mother before she comes out.
out and he refuses to believe her claim that she is a transgender woman who has yet to transition rather than a gay man.
-->'''Ida:''' Now calm down! You're ruining the this ball. You know how much I love balls!balls!\\
'''Quagmire:''' Alright, come on now! That's not helping!
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* BaffledByOwnBiology: In the episode, "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS2E16TheresSomethingAboutPaulie There's Something About Paulie]]", Peter mentions that he went to Dr. Hartman to check out a growth on his body. When the scene cuts to his office though?
-->'''Dr. Hartman:''' Mr. Griffin, that isn't a growth. That's your penis.
-->'''Peter:''' Oh. Well, What about the--
-->'''Dr. Hartman:''' Testicles.
-->'''Peter:''' Huh.
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* CatchPhrase:

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* CatchPhrase:CharacterCatchphrase:

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* CatchPhrase:
** In "Welcome Back, Carter", Peter forces Carter to come up with a series of catchphrases for him. The one he likes best is "tell it to my butt, cause he's the only one that gives a crap!" Lois seems to think highly of it too.
** Tom Tucker has: "And now ''this''..."


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* CatchPhrase:
** In "Welcome Back, Carter", Peter forces Carter to come up with a series of catchphrases for him. The one he likes best is "tell it to my butt, cause he's the only one that gives a crap!" Lois seems to think highly of it too.
** Tom Tucker has: "And now ''this''..."
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** "Friends of Peter G.": Keep your cravings in moderation and don't let them control your life.

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** "Friends "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS9E10FriendsOfPeterG Friends of Peter G.": ]]": Keep your cravings in moderation and don't let them control your life.
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* BecauseYouCanCope: The controversial ending to "Seahorse Seashell Party". In this episode, the Griffin family end up trapped indoors during a hurricane and begin to, as per family tradition, [[ButtMonkey gang up on]] [[TheUnfavourite Meg]] - their treatment of Meg going from gentle teasing to full-blown physical, psychological and emotional abuse. Meg finally snaps and tears down each family member in a series of blistering {{The Reason You Suck Speech}}es, explaining exactly how and why Peter, Lois and Chris have mistreated her. The family are stunned by her words and begin to tear into each other as well. In the end, Meg realizes that her BigScrewedUpFamily are ''so dysfunctional'' that they need a "lightning rod" to absorb all their neuroses and problems, or the family will inevitably destroy themselves. She resigns herself to being that lightning rod for their abuse to save the family, and Brian ''praises'' this decision as a sign of maturity and responsibility. Many viewers saw this as an incredibly BrokenAesop about justifying and even embracing abuse because "you can take the punishment" and reacted with outrage. To this day "Seahorse Seashell Party" is regarded as one of the worst episodes in the series.
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* BigScrewedUpFamily: There is a reason why the Griffins provide the image on this trope's page. Peter is an unempathetic moron, Lois is a passive-aggressive BitchInSheepsClothing, Meg is a suicidal {{Tsundere}}, Chris is an even bigger idiot than his dad, Brian is a hypocrite and a bigot, and Stewie is an EnfantTerrible whose violent tendencies seem to stem from his own repressed sexuality.

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* BigScrewedUpFamily: There is a reason why the Griffins provide the image on this trope's page. Peter is an unempathetic moron, Lois is a passive-aggressive BitchInSheepsClothing, Meg is a suicidal {{Tsundere}}, Chris is an even bigger idiot than his dad, Brian is a hypocrite and a bigot, and Stewie is an EnfantTerrible whose violent tendencies seem to stem from his own repressed sexuality.

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%% * BetterThanABareBulb: ''Oh, hell, yes''.

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%% * BetterThanABareBulb: ''Oh, hell, yes''.To a downright aggressive degree. There's NoFourthWall in the slightest, and there are ''very'' few tropes or complaints you'll find on this site that the show hasn't mocked, spoofed, or acknowledged in one way or another.
--> '''Chris''': Well, we're all entitled to our own opinion. For example, me, I think Seth [=MacFarlane=] is a douche.\\
'''Stewie''': Wait a second. I hear he's a pretty nice guy.\\
'''Brian''': Yeah, good-looking guy. Talented, young...\\
'''Chris''': Talented? He ripped off ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''.\\
'''Lois''': Yeah, he watched TV in the '80s. We get it.\\
'''Meg''': And he only puts out, like, ten new episodes a year.\\
'''Chris''': And then he splits those up into five DVD sets.\\
'''Peter''': He doesn't make those decisions, Chris. Those decisions are made at the corporate level.\\
'''Chris''': But he still takes the money every week. How noble.\\
'''Lois''': And doesn't he have a whole staff that writes those episodes anyway?
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* BringIt: In "Da Bomb", Joe dares a giant mutated rat to "bring it".

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* BringIt: In "Da Bomb", Boom", Joe dares a giant mutated rat to "bring it"."BRING IT ON!"



-->'''Chris''': I got hit by a baseball! (cries)

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-->'''Chris''': I got hit by a baseball! (cries)''(cries)''



-->'''Lois''': OK, Jimmy... oh my God, what happened?

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-->'''Lois''': OK, Jimmy... oh my God, God! Jimmy, what happened? happened?!



-->'''Jimmy''': Uh, uh... [glances back at Stewie]... I fell.

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-->'''Jimmy''': Uh, uh... [glances ''(glances back at Stewie]...Stewie)'' ... I fell.
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* CrapsaccharineWorld: The earlier seasons, though still ripe with darker humor, were played with a much more whimsical sitcom-esque setup, with most of the cast (even antagonists such as bank robbers) being highly cheery and friendly. It is only later on the cynical tone kicks in and the show evolves into a high order CrapsackWorld.

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* CrapsaccharineWorld: The earlier seasons, though still ripe with darker humor, were played with a [[LighterAndSofter much more whimsical sitcom-esque setup, setup]], with most of the cast (even antagonists such as bank robbers) being highly cheery and friendly. It is only later on the cynical tone kicks in and the show evolves into a high order CrapsackWorld.Crapsack World.
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* AnnoyinglyRepetitiveChild:
** In "Stewie Loves Lois", Lois lies on her bed exhausted, and Stewie (a toddler) approaches her and says her name for [[OverlyLongGag about twenty seconds]].
--->'''Stewie''': Lois! Lois! Lois! Lois! Lois! Lois! Mom! Mom! Mom! Mommy! Mommy! Mommy! Mama! Mama! Mama! Ma! Ma! Ma! Ma! Mum! Mum! Mum! Mum! Mummy! Mummy! Mumma! Mumma! Mumma!
--->'''Lois''': ''[[BigWhat WHAT?!]]''
--->'''Stewie''': ''(smugly)'' Hi. ''(runs out of the room laughing)''
** In "Stewie is Enceinte", Stewie [[MisterSeahorse gives birth]] to a litter of [[HalfHumanHybrid human-puppy hybrids]]. At one point, when he's talking to Brian, [[AnnoyingBackgroundEvent one of the human-puppies bumps his head against a wall]] until Stewie yells at him to knock it off.
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** In "Cop and a Half-Wit", Peter tries to blackmail Joe into giving him a dead jogger's Discman. Two episodes later in "Peter's Lost Youth", Joe tries to butter up Peter by giving him the Discman he wanted last week (actually two weeks, going by broadcast date), "still bloody".
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** Radio/RushLimbaugh guests in "Excellence in Broadcasting", where Chris recalls the time Creator/FoxNewsChannel revealed he was Fred Savage in a costume, which Lois defends as a lie even though it's true and she reported it (in the episode "FOX-y Lady"), because even the truth becomes a lie if told on Fox News.

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** Radio/RushLimbaugh guests in "Excellence in Broadcasting", where Chris recalls the time Creator/FoxNewsChannel Fox News Channel revealed he was Fred Savage in a costume, which Lois defends as a lie even though it's true and she reported it (in the episode "FOX-y Lady"), because even the truth becomes a lie if told on Fox News.

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