Family Guy is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane
for the Fox Broadcasting Company that debuted on January 31, 1999. The
series is produced by Fuzzy Door Productions and 20th Television and
syndicated by 20th Television.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.
for the Fox Broadcasting Company that debuted on January 31, 1999. The
series is produced by Fuzzy Door Productions and 20th Television and
syndicated by 20th Television.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.
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