Lois Griffin
Jump to navigation Jump to search| Lois Griffin | |
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| First appearance | "Death Has a Shadow" (1999) |
| Created by | Seth MacFarlane |
| Voiced by | Alex Borstein |
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| Full name | Lois Patrice Griffin |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Housewife Piano instructor |
| Family | Carter Pewterschmidt (father) Barbara Pewterschmidt (mother) Patrick Pewterschmidt (brother) Carol Pewterschmidt (sister) |
| Spouse | Peter Griffin Brian Griffin (ex-husband) |
| Children | Meg, Chris, and Stewie Griffin |
| Nationality | American |
Lois Patrice Griffin (née Pewterschmidt) is a fictional character from the animated television series Family Guy. She is voiced by writer Alex Borstein and first appeared on television, along with the rest of the Griffin family, in a 15-minute short on December 20, 1998. Lois was created and designed by series creator Seth MacFarlane. MacFarlane was asked to pitch a pilot to the Fox Broadcasting Company based on Larry and Steve, a short he made which featured a middle-aged character named Larry and an intellectual dog, Steve. After the pilot was given the green light, the Griffin family appeared in the episode "Death Has a Shadow".
Lois is the mother of the Griffin family. She and her husband, Peter, have three children: Meg, Chris, and Stewie, along with the family dog, Brian. Lois is often portrayed as a stereotypical television mother and housewife, despite her admitting to being a recovering methamphetamine addict and a kleptomaniac. Lois has also had several affairs, one of which allegedly resulted in the conception of Chris. Lois was previously married to Cleveland Brown (voiced by Mike Henry), a recurring character of the show who is one of Peter's best friends and also a neighbor of the Griffins.
Stewie Griffin
Jump to navigation Jump to search| Stewie Griffin | |
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| First appearance | "Death Has a Shadow" (1999) |
| Created by | Seth MacFarlane |
| Voiced by | Seth MacFarlane |
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| Full name | Stewart Gilligan Griffin |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | None (formerly) Preschool student |
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| Nationality | American |
Stewart Gilligan Griffin[1] is a fictional character from the animated television series Family Guy. He is voiced by series creator Seth MacFarlane and first appeared on television, along with the rest of the Griffin family, in a 15-minute short on December 20, 1998. Stewie was created and designed by MacFarlane himself, who was asked to pitch a pilot to the Fox Broadcasting Company, based on The Life of Larry and Larry & Steve, two shorts made by MacFarlane featuring a middle-aged man named Larry and an intellectual dog, Steve. After the pilot was given the greenlight, the Griffin family appeared in the episode "Death Has a Shadow".
A highly precocious toddler who talks and acts as an adult, Stewie began the series as a Megalomaniacal sociopath, initially obsessed with violence, matricide and world domination. He is the youngest child of Peter and Lois Griffin, and the youngest brother of Meg and Chris. Over the duration of the series, particularly following the two episode arc "Stewie Kills Lois" and "Lois Kills Stewie", the violent aspects of Stewie's personality were toned down, and he has evolved into an eccentric, friendly and flamboyant scamp (something possibly foreshadowed in the direct-to-video film Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story). He has also come to have a very close friendship with the family's anthropomorphic dog, Brian (whom he originally used to antagonize in the earliest episodes). Stewie is considered to be the show's breakout character and has received numerous award accommodations from writers such as Jodiss Pierre.[2] Stewie is also the only character to appear in every episode of the series.
Family Guy
| Family Guy | |
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| Genre | Animated sitcom[1] |
| Created by | Seth MacFarlane |
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| Theme music composer | Walter Murphy |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 19 |
| No. of episodes | 362 (list of episodes) |
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| Editor | Mike Elias |
| Camera setup | Animated rendition of single-camera |
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| Distributor | 20th Television[2][3] |
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| Original network | Fox[N 1] |
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| Original release | January 31, 1999 – present |
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| Preceded by | The Life of Larry and Larry & Steve |
| Related shows | The Cleveland Show American Dad! |
Family Guy is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company that premiered on January 31, 1999. The series is produced by Fuzzy Door Productions and 20th Television.[4]
The series centers on the Griffins, a 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 surreal and dark humor in the form of metafictional 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 seven-minute pilot to Fox in 1998, and the show was greenlit and began production. Family Guy's cancellation was announced shortly after the third season had aired in 2002, with one unaired episode eventually premiering on Adult Swim in 2003, finishing the series' original run. Favorable DVD sales and high ratings from syndicated reruns since then convinced Fox to revive the show in 2004; a fourth season would begin airing the following year on May 1, 2005.
Since its premiere, Family Guy has been widely acclaimed. The series has been nominated for 12 Primetime Emmy Awards and 11 Annie Awards, and has won three of each. In 2009, it was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series, the first time an animated series was nominated for the award since The Flintstones in 1961. In 2013, TV Guide ranked Family Guy the ninth Greatest TV Cartoon of All Time.[5] The series has also attracted criticism and controversy for its offensive content, violence, and writing.
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; and Laugh It Up, Fuzzball: The Family Guy Trilogy (2010), a collection of three episodes parodying the original Star Wars trilogy. A spin-off series, The Cleveland Show, featuring Cleveland Brown, aired from September 27, 2009, to May 19, 2013.
As of 2021, 362 episodes of Family Guy have been broadcast. On May 11, 2020, Fox renewed the series for a nineteenth season.[6][7] On September 23, 2020, Fox announced that the show would continue through a twenty-first season.[8]