![]() Of course, they make multiple episodes at once.ġ7. From beginning to end, a full Family Guy episode takes a year to make it to the small screen. Every single Family Guy episode includes at least one utterance of the phrase, “What the hell.”ġ6. The entire fight began over an expired coupon.ġ5. The big chicken who shows up from time time to have long drawn-out fights with Peter is named Ernie. Quagmire voice is based on radio announcers from the 1940s and 1950s and his appearance was based on Bob Hope.ġ4. Family Guy was the first animated program since The Flintstones to be nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series at the Emmys.ġ3. He was flying back from giving a speech at his alma mater. Fortunately, he was late and he missed it. Seth MacFarlane was supposed to be on American Airlines Flight 11 (which crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center during the attacks on September 11th, 2001). The main cast makes more than $225,000 per episode.ġ1. When South Park ran the episode, they received flowers from the fine folks at The Simpsons with a message saying they were doing God’s work.ġ0. The voice of Peter Griffin was based on the voice of a security guard that Seth MacFarlane knew when he went to college.ĩ. During South Park‘s 10th season, creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone decided to vocalize their disdain for Family Guy’s humor in the form of a two-part episode titled “Cartoon Wars.” In the episode, it is revealed to the characters in South Park that the writing staff of Family Guy is actually a group of manatees, and their ideas for cutaway jokes are generated by randomly pairing “idea” balls. Peter Griffin was raised a devout Catholic and, as a result, Chris Griffin’s middle name is “Cross.” That’s right. Chris’ voice is actually based on the voice of Buffalo Bill in the 1991 film Silence of the Lambs.ħ. This is because Seth Green, the voice of Chris Griffin, is the producer, lead voice actor, and co-creator of that series. Occasionally, the show will poke fun at Robot Chicken and Chris will get mad. In 2009, Brian and Stewie made a joke about “Bruce Jenner’s vagina.” This was six years before Caitlyn’s actual gender reassignment.Ħ. Watch MacFarlane doing his Family Guy voices on the Graham Norton Show below.ĥ. Mike Henry voices Cleveland Brown, Herbert, Bruce the Performance Artist, Consuela and the Greased-up Deaf Guy. Mila Kunis and Lacey Chabert have both voiced Meg Griffin. Seth Green primarily voices Chris Griffin and Neil Goldman. Alex Borstein voices Peter’s wife Lois Griffin, Asian correspondent Tricia Takanawa, Loretta Brown, and Lois’ mother, Babs Pewterschmidt. ![]() ![]() He also does the voice for Glenn Quagmire. Seth MacFarlane voices three of the show’s main characters: Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, and Stewie Griffin. They ordered new episodes and the show was back on the air with its fourth season in May 2005.Ĥ. This impressed Fox and rekindled their interest in the show. Family Guy‘s DVD’s sold more than 3 million copies. When the show first aired, it made MacFarlane the youngest executive producer in all of television at the tender age of 24.ģ. Family Guy eventually premiered on Fox in January 1999, but was eventually cancelled after only 3 seasons on the air in 2001. Larry & Steve (a precursor for the show) aired on Cartoon Network in 1997.Ģ. He first came up with the show’s concept in 1995 (while he was studying design at the Rhode Island School of Design. The TV show is the brainchild of Seth Macfarlane. Here 20 Facts that you might now have known about Family Guy:ġ.
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