2. Family Guy is an American animated
sitcom 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.

3. The series Family Guy is made in English
and consists of ten series, among them
one hundred eighty-eight episodes.
Currently, the channel is "Fox", with each
episode, about 20 to 23 minutes of
viewing.

4. The first team of writers assembled for the
show consisted of Chris Sheridan, Danny
Smith, Gary Janetti, Ricky Blitt, Neil
Goldman, Garrett Donovan, Matt
Weitzman, and Mike Barker. The writing
process of Family Guy generally starts
with 14 writers that take turns writing
the scripts; when a script is finished it is
given to the rest of the writers to read.

5. Family Guy and its cast have been
nominated for thirteen Emmy Awards,
with four wins.
In 2007 TV Guide ranked Family Guy
number 15 in their list of top cult shows
ever. Family Guy has garnered six Golden
Reel Awards nominations, winning three
times.

6. Peter Griffin is an
"average" American
father. Peter is
irresponsible,
obese, immature,
loud-mouthed,
dim-witted and a
heavy drinker. He
finds out he is
mentally retarded
in the episode
"Petarded".

7. Lois Griffin is
Peter's wife. She
is a stay-at-home
mother who
juggles her piano
lessons, kids, and
her husband.

8. Chris Griffin is Peter and
Lois's second child. He is a
fat, dim-witted,
emotionally effusive 15
year old boy. A recurring
gag is that an evil monkey
lives in his closet, which
he finds out is not evil in
the episode "Hannah
Banana". He tries fitting in
with his peers but fails
due to his low intelligence
and social awkwardness.

9. Meg Griffin is the Griffins'
eldest child and only
daughter. She is a self-
conscious, unattractive
teenage girl. The other
family members treat her
with contempt, as an
object of abuse, and an
outcast. Meg often
attempts to "fit in" with
the popular kids but is
rejected. Meg has had
several love interests,
including the Griffins' dog
Brian.

10. Stewie Griffin is the
Griffins' baby, but
often behaves in
adult ways such as
speaking in an upper-
class English accent.
He is a child genius
who frequently
aspires to murder his
mother Lois and take
over the world.

11. Brian Griffin is the family's
anthropomorphic
talking dog. Brian is
portrayed as an
intellectual who often
points out how
ridiculous Peter's ideas
are. He is an alcoholic, a
smoker, an atheist, a
liberal, and
unsuccessfully aspires
to be an author. Brian is
in love with Lois.