The dysfunctional Griffins of Quahog Rhode Island invite comparisons to The Simpsons. The testicular-chinned father Peter Griffin is a clueless oaf in the Homer mold. “Peter what did you promise me last night” asks his long-suffering wife Lois in one episode. “That I wouldn’t drink at the stag party” he replies. “And what did you do” she asks. “Drank at the stag part–oh ho ho I almost walked into that one” he cackles. Other family members include teenage daughter Meg a desperate high school social pariah; 13-year-old son Chris a chip off his father’s blockhead; and Brian the family’s sarcastic talking dog. But this series’ true inspiration is football-pated Stewie voiced by McFarlane who earned an Emmy who was born to be a Bond villain once he escaped his mother’s “ovarian bastille.” Family Guy recklessly ventured where The Simpsons feared to tread.

Family Guy Complete Series Seasons 1-19 dvd
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