Family Guy is an American animated television series 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 show is set in the fictional city of Quahog, Rhode Island, and exhibits much of its humor in the form of cutaway gags that often lampoon American culture.

The family was conceived by MacFarlane after developing two animated films, The Life of Larry and Larry & Steve. MacFarlane redesigned the films’ protagonist Larry and his dog Steve, and renamed them Peter and Brian, respectively. MacFarlane pitched a 15 minute pilot to Fox which aired on December 20, 1998. After the pilot aired the show was given the green light and started production. Shortly after the third season of Family Guy aired in 2001, Fox canceled the series. However, favorable DVD sales and high ratings for syndicated reruns on Adult Swim convinced the network to renew the show in 2004. Family Guy has been nominated for 12 Primetime Emmy Awards and 11 Annie Awards, and has won three of each. It has garnered three Golden Reel Award nominations, winning once. In 2009, it was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series, the first time an animated series was nominated for the award since The Flintstones in 1961. Family Guy has also received criticism, including unfavorable comparisons for its similarities to The Simpsons.

Many tie-in media have been released, including Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story, a straight-to-DVD special released in 2005; Family Guy: Live in Vegas, a soundtrack-DVD combo released in 2005, featuring music from the show as well as original music created by MacFarlane and Walter Murphy; a video game and pinball machine, released in 2006 and 2007, respectively; since 2005, six books published by Harper Adult based on the Family Guy universe; and Laugh It Up, Fuzzball: The Family Guy Trilogy, a series of parodies of the original Star Wars trilogy released in 2010. In 2008, MacFarlane confirmed that the cast was interested in producing a feature film and that he was working on a story for film adaptation. A spin-off series, The Cleveland Show, premiered on September 27, 2009, as a part of the “Animation Domination” lineup on Fox. The eighth season of Family Guy premiered on the same night.

Main Cast:
# Seth MacFarlane as the voice of Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian, Glen Quagmire, Tom Tucker, Various
# Alex Borstein as the voice of Lois Pewterschmidt Griffin, Loretta Brown, Tricia Takanawa, Various
# Seth Green as the voice of Chris Griffin
# Mila Kunis as the voice of Meg Griffin
# Lacey Chabert as the voice of Meg Griffin

semi-regulars:

# Patrick Warburton as the voice of Joe Swanson
# Mike Henry as the voice of Cleveland, Various
# Adam West as the voice of Mayor Adam West

Season 9

    Family Guy Season 9 Episode 1 And Then There Were Fewer
    Family Guy Season 9 Episode 2 Excellence in Broadcasting
    Family Guy Season 9 Episode 3 Welcome Back Carter
    Family Guy Season 9 Episode 4 Halloween on Spooner Street
    Family Guy Season 9 Episode 5 Baby, You Knock Me Out
    Family Guy Season 9 Episode 6 Brian Writes a Bestseller
    Family Guy Season 9 Episode 7 Road to the North Pole
    Family Guy Season 9 Episode 8 New Kidney in Town
    Family Guy Season 9 Episode 9 And I’m Joyce Kinney
    Family Guy Season 9 Episode 10 Friends of Peter G.
    Family Guy Season 9 Episode 11 German Guy
    Family Guy Season 9 Episode 12 The Hand That Rocks the Wheelchair
    Family Guy Season 9 Episode 13 Trading Places
    Family Guy Season 9 Episode 14 Tiegs for Two
    Family Guy Season 9 Episode 15 Brothers & Sisters
    Family Guy Season 9 Episode 16 The Big Bang Theory
    Family Guy Season 9 Episode 17 Foreign Affairs
    Family Guy Season 9 Episode 18 Episode VI: It’s a Trap

Season 10

    Family Guy Season 10 Episode 1 Lottery Fever
    Family Guy Season 10 Episode 2 Seahorse Seashell Party
    Family Guy Season 10 Episode 3 Screams of Silence: The Story of Brenda Q
    Family Guy Season 10 Episode 4 Stewie Goes for a Drive
    Family Guy Season 10 Episode 5 Back to the Pilot
    Family Guy Season 10 Episode 6 Thanksgiving
    Family Guy Season 10 Episode 7 Amish Guy
    Family Guy Season 10 Episode 8 Cool Hand Peter
    Family Guy Season 10 Episode 9 Grumpy Old Man