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It originally aired on in the United States on November 13, 2011. In 'Back to the Pilot', two of the show's main characters, baby genius and dog, both voiced by series creator, use a to travel back in time to the first episode of the series, '. Trouble ensues however, when Brian tells his former self about the, causing the present to be dramatically changed, and ultimately resulting in a. The two must then prevent themselves from going back to the past in the first place, but soon realize that it will be much more difficult than they had originally thought. The episode was written by and directed. It received high praise from critics for its storyline and many cultural references, in addition to receiving some criticism for its portrayal of the September 11 attacks, an example of despite being self-aware.

According to, it was viewed by 6.01 million people in its original airing. The episode featured guest performances by,,,, and, along with several recurring guest voice actors for the series.

Contents • • • • • • Plot [ ] When approaches about helping him find a tennis ball he'd buried, Stewie asks if Brian remembers the date that he lost it. Brian tells him that he buried it on January 31, 1999 (the day of ). Using Stewie's time machine to travel back to that date, the two soon come upon the, but notice that their past looks more strange than they remembered it: The family continually pauses for, and 's voice. Telling Brian that he mustn't alter the past by getting the tennis ball and that he should instead memorize its location, Stewie goes into his room to set up their return to the present before Past Stewie suddenly enters. The two Stewies then meet, and Stewie tells Brian to come out from his hiding place after explaining himself to Past Stewie.

However, hanging outside the window, Brian fell onto Past Peter's car as he drives to the bachelor party at past Glenn Quagmire's house. Stewie finds Brian and the two then attempt to return to the present, but find that the transportation device's batteries are running low and moved only a bit forward in time towards their destination. Later, the two manage to take advantage of Peter dumping his extra welfare money out of a blimp above to collect the money needed to purchase new batteries. It was only after the two return to the present that Stewie learns that Brian intentionally told his past self about the ahead of time, allowing the Past Brian to beat hijackers and with a baseball bat, and then preventing the other three planes from leaving the airports. While watching the local news, it is also discovered that former, who has lost the, has returned to which has seceded from the, along with the rest of the, reforming the, resulting in a second. Brian insists that things will still be better in the end, but when they travel five years into the future they find a future caused by nuclear attacks all across the United States which results in the deaths of over 17 million people (including much to Brian's horror).

Admitting that he made a mistake, Brian asks how the situation can be resolved. The two then return to prevent Brian from telling his past self about the attacks. They then return to the present, whereupon Stewie learns that Brian has taken false credit for the series.

Seeing that Brian has learned nothing from his warnings, Stewie says they have to repair this by again trying to prevent themselves from telling any future events. This causes hundreds of Stewies and Brians to appear, however, to prevent them from telling the future. This number includes one Brian and Stewie with their Peter who says he 'just came for the can', another Brian and Stewie trapped in barber shop twirls, one Brian and Stewie dressed up in their banana outfits, and a Stewie who arrives with his Brian whose throat is slit. Having had enough of this, one Stewie tells all of his and his Brian's numerous future selves to decide whether or not to prevent 9/11, which results in the majority saying no, not to for tell any future events, and to return to their time and stay there.

All the Brians and Stewies do it as they are told. From there, Stewie takes Brian back a minute before their past selves arrive and forces them at gunpoint to return to their time. After initial confusion resulting with the Brian that just arrived being shot in the leg, they comply. With that, the altered timeline ceases to exist along with its corresponding Stewie and Brian. Production and development [ ]. Seth MacFarlane first announced the episode at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con.

Series creator and executive producer first announced the episode at the 2011 in, on July 23, 2011. It was directed by series regular, in his second episode of the season. Bianchi also previously served as director for the series's landmark 150th episode '. The episode was written by series and executive producer, who joined the show as a writer in its.

Series regulars and served as supervising directors, with and Alex Carter serving as executive story editors, and Spencer Porter, Anthony Blasucci, Mike Desilets, and Deepak Sethi serving as staff writers for the episode. Composer, who has worked on the series since its inception, returned to compose the music for 'Back to the Pilot'. The episode was originally intended to be the seventh installation in the series's hallmark episodes, but it was changed before airing. The episode featured several examples of the old animation style that was used in the show's pilot episode, with the Griffin family all appearing in the lesser quality animation style in the past universe that Stewie and Brian travel to. In addition to the regular cast, voice actor, actor, and actress guest starred in the episode. Archival recordings of actress, and voice actors and from ' were used, although they still received credit.

Aladdin Hardlock Usb Emulator. Recurring guest voice actors and writer John Viener made minor appearances throughout the episode. Chabert's role in the episode was that of Meg Griffin in the pilot episode. Chabert had previously voiced Meg, before eventually being replaced by actress, who had a role on the television series during Family Guy 's first season. Chabert left the series after completing the first production of episodes in order to focus on her schoolwork, as well as her participation in the television series, with Kunis taking over the role after the first season. Reception [ ] 'Back to the Pilot' was broadcast on November 13, 2011, as a part of an animated television night on Fox, preceded by and and followed by Family Guy MacFarlane's second show,.

It was watched by 6.01 million viewers, according to, despite airing simultaneously with on, on and on. The episode also acquired a 3.1/7 rating in the 18–49 demographic, beating Allen Gregory and American Dad!, in addition to significantly edging out both shows in total viewership. The episode's ratings increased by nearly 200,000 viewers from the previous week's episode, '. Reviews of the episode by television critics were positive, with Kevin McFarland of calling it 'an episode of Family Guy that rewards every viewer who liked the show in the past.' McFarland also gave high praise to the episode, writing, 'At first, I was simply pleased that 'Back to the Pilot' didn't screw things up at the beginning, but as the episode went, I kept looking at the clock and being amazed that it hadn't dropped the ball yet.

It used short cutaways and a plethora of self-referential jokes the writers must have stockpiled for years about the animation quality, voice quality, and structure of the pilot to every possible advantage.' He continued, 'It wasn't perfect by any stretch of the imagination, and it's not on the same level as the occasional brilliance that reaches on about one occasion per season nowadays, but it's the most fun I've had watching the show that didn't involve a parody in many years.' McFarland concluded his review by giving the episode a grade of A. Kate Moon of TV Fanatic also enjoyed the episode, noting, 'Back to the Pilot' was a great meta episode of Family Guy.

From poking fun at its own flaws in the original series to acknowledging how silly the cutaway gags can be, Family Guy shone at its layered best tonight.' She continued, 'Treating its animated characters like real actors was a nice touch as well. Watching the original family showed how much the characters evolved and changed throughout the series' long run.'

Moon concluded her review by giving the episode a 4.2 out of 5. Tom Eames of entertainment website placed the episode at number two on his listing of the best Family Guy episodes in order of 'yukyukyuks' and described the episode as 'pure genius'. He added, 'Not only was the episode hilarious with amazing Brian and Stewie moments, but it was genuinely quite clever in the time-travel stakes, which is impressive on a nerd level.' The episode was also the subject of criticism for its portrayal of the September 11 attacks, in which Brian and Stewie go back in time to make the attacks happen again, ultimately resulting in a when they are successful (despite Stewie immediately remarking that would sound terrible out of context).

The reported on the episode writing, 'Nothing is ever off limits for Family Guy and its creator Seth MacFarlane. No topic is taboo, not, not and not even, but last night's episode may finally have crossed the line.' Terri Pous of also wrote of the episode, 'It sounds custom-made for a 'too soon' label, and it probably is.

But avid Family Guy viewers live for 'too soon' moments, no matter how sensitive the material.' Other news organizations, including Aly Semigran of, also thought the show had gone too far with the reference.

Nellie Andreeva of also commented that it 'squeaked past the Fox standards and practices department but is sure to raise as many eyebrows.' MacFarlane was scheduled to be on one of the planes that hit the Twin Towers but overslept allegedly due to being hungover. See also [ ]. • White, Cindy (2011-07-23)..

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• 2.0 (broadcast Seasons 1–8) • 5.1 (Season 9–) Original release January 31, 1999 ( 1999-01-31) – present Chronology Preceded by Related shows External links Official website Family Guy is an American created by for the. The series centers on the, a family consisting of parents and; their children,,, and; and their pet dog,. The show is set in the fictional city of Quahog,, and exhibits much of its humor in the form of that often lampoon. The family was conceived by MacFarlane after developing two animated films,. 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.

Shortly after the third season of Family Guy had aired in 2002, Fox canceled the series with left unaired. That episode in 2003, finishing the series' original run. However, favorable DVD sales and high for syndicated reruns on Adult Swim convinced the network to renew the show in 2004 for a fourth season, which began airing on May 1, 2005. Since its debut on January 31, 1999, of Family Guy have been broadcast. Its began on October 1, 2017.

Family Guy has been nominated for 12 and 11, and has won three of each. In 2009, it was nominated for an, the first time an animated series was nominated for the award since in 1961.

Family Guy has also received, including unfavorable comparisons to. Many media have been released, including, a special released in 2005;, a soundtrack-DVD combo released in 2005, featuring music from the show as well as original music created by MacFarlane and; a and, released in 2006 and 2007, respectively; since 2005, six books published by based on the Family Guy universe; and (2010), a series of parodies of the. In 2008, MacFarlane confirmed that the cast was interested in producing a feature film and that he was working on a story for a film adaptation.

A spin-off series,, featuring, aired from September 27, 2009, to May 19, 2013. ', a crossover episode with The Simpsons, aired on September 28, 2014. Family Guy is a joint production by and and syndicated. In 2013, ranked Family Guy the ninth Greatest TV Cartoon of All Time. In May 2017, Fox renewed the series for a sixteenth season, which premiered on October 1, 2017. Main article: The show revolves around the adventures of the, consisting of father, a bumbling yet well-intentioned;, a stay-at-home mother and piano teacher who is a member of the wealthy;, their often-bullied teenage daughter who is also constantly ridiculed and ignored by the family;, their awkward teenage son, who is overweight, unintelligent and a younger version of his father in many respects; and, their diabolical infant son of ambiguous sexual orientation who has adult mannerisms and uses stereotypical phrases. Living with the family is their witty, smoking,, sarcastic, English-speaking dog, though he is still considered a pet in many respects.

Recurring characters appear alongside the Griffin family. These include the family's neighbors: sex-crazed airline bachelor; African American deli owner and his wife Loretta (later ); police officer, his wife, their son and their baby daughter; neurotic Jewish pharmacist, his wife, and their geeky and annoying son; and elderly child molester. TV and, Asian reporter, and Blaccu-Weather also make frequent appearances. Actors and guest star as themselves in various episodes. The primary setting of Family Guy is Quahog ( [pron. Ko-hog or kwo-hog]), a of that was founded by Peter's ancestor, Griffin Peterson.

MacFarlane resided in Providence during his time as a student at, and the show contains distinct Rhode Island landmarks similar to real-world locations. MacFarlane often borrows the names of Rhode Island locations and icons such as and for use in the show. MacFarlane, in an interview with a news program on, Channel 64 in Providence, stated that the town is modeled after.

Larry (left) and Steve (right) as they appeared in (1997), an animated short directed by Seth MacFarlane. Larry and Steve would form the basis for the Family Guy characters of and, respectively. Executives at saw the Larry shorts and contracted MacFarlane to create a series, entitled Family Guy, based on the characters. Fox proposed MacFarlane complete a 15-minute short, and gave him a budget of $50,000. Several aspects of Family Guy were inspired by the Larry shorts.

While he worked on the series, the characters of Larry and his dog Steve slowly evolved into Peter and Brian. MacFarlane stated that the difference between The Life of Larry and Family Guy was that ' Life of Larry was shown primarily in my dorm room and Family Guy was shown after the.' After the pilot aired, the series was given the green light.

MacFarlane drew inspiration from several sitcoms such as and. Premises were drawn from several 1980s he watched as a child, such as and. The Griffin family first appeared on the demo that MacFarlane pitched to Fox on May 15, 1998. Family Guy was originally planned to start out as short movies for the sketch show, but the plan changed because MADtv's budget was not large enough to support animation production. MacFarlane noted that he then wanted to pitch it to Fox, as he thought that that was the place to create a prime-time animation show. Family Guy was originally pitched to Fox in the same year as, but the show was not bought until years later, when King of the Hill became successful. Fox ordered 13 episodes of Family Guy to air in midseason after MacFarlane impressed executives with a seven-minute demo.

(left) is a former staff writer and is a former producer and writer of the show. Both left the series to create the ongoing adult animated sitcom with Seth MacFarlane. Barker would depart American Dad!

As well, following production of the show's 10th season. The first team of writers assembled for the show consisted of, Danny Smith,,,,,, and. 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.

These scripts generally include cutaway gags. Various gags are pitched to MacFarlane and the rest of the staff, and those deemed funniest are included in the episode. MacFarlane has explained that normally it takes 10 months to produce an episode because the show uses hand-drawn animation.

The show rarely comments on current events for this reason. The show's initial writers had never written for an animated show; and most came from live-action sitcoms. MacFarlane explains that he is a fan of 1930s and 1940s radio programs, particularly the radio thriller anthology ', which led him to give early episodes ominous titles like ' and '. MacFarlane explained that the team dropped the naming convention after individual episodes became hard to identify, and the novelty wore off. For the first few months of production, the writers shared one office, lent to them by the King of the Hill production crew. Credited with 19 episodes, Steve Callaghan is the most prolific writer on Family Guy staff. Many of the writers that have left the show have gone on to create or produce other successful series.

Co-wrote 13 episodes for the NBC sitcom during their eight-year run on the show, while also serving as co-producers and working their way up to executive producers. And left the show and went on to create the long-running and still ongoing adult animated series MacFarlane is also a co-creator of American Dad! On November 4, 2013, it was announced that Barker had departed American Dad! During its run as well, after 10 seasons of serving as producer and co-showrunner over the series.

During the, official production of the show halted for most of December 2007 and for various periods afterward. Fox continued producing episodes without MacFarlane's final approval, which he termed 'a colossal dick move' in an interview with. Though MacFarlane refused to work on the show, his contract under Fox required him to contribute to any episodes it would subsequently produce. Production officially resumed after the end of the strike, with regularly airing episodes recommencing on February 17, 2008.

According to MacFarlane, in 2009, it costs about $2 million to make an episode of Family Guy. During his September 2017 on, MacFarlane revealed that he hadn't written for the show since 2010, focusing instead on production and voice acting.. Early history and cancellation Family Guy officially premiered after Fox's broadcast of on January 31, 1999, with '. The show debuted to 22 million viewers, and immediately generated controversy regarding its adult content.

The show returned on April 11, 1999, with '. Family Guy garnered decent ratings in Fox's 8:30 pm slot on Sunday, scheduled between The Simpsons and. At the end of its first season, the show ranked at #33 in the, with 12.8 million households tuning in. The show launched its second season in a new time slot, Thursday at 9 pm, on September 23, 1999. Family Guy was pitted against NBC's, and the series' ratings declined sharply.

Subsequently, Fox removed Family Guy from its schedule, and began airing episodes irregularly. The show returned on March 7, 2000, at 8:30 pm on Tuesdays, where it was constantly beaten in the ratings by 's then-new breakout hit, coming in at #114 in the Nielsen ratings with 6.32 million households tuning in. Fox announced that the show had been canceled in May 2000, at the end of the second season. However, following a last-minute reprieve, on July 24, 2000, Fox ordered 13 additional episodes of Family Guy to form a third season. The show returned November 8, 2001, once again in a tough time slot: Thursday nights at 8:00 pm; this slot brought it into competition with and (a situation that was later referenced in ). During its second and third seasons, Fox frequently moved the show around to different days and time slots with little or no notice and, consequently, the show's ratings suffered. Upon Fox's annual unveiling of its 2002 fall line-up on May 15, 2002, Family Guy was absent.

Fox announced that the show had been officially canceled shortly thereafter. Cult success and revival Fox attempted to sell the rights for reruns of the show, but finding networks that were interested was difficult; eventually bought the rights, '[.] basically for free', according to the president of. Family Guy premiered in reruns on Adult Swim on April 20, 2003, and immediately became the block's top-rated program, dominating late-night viewing in its time period versus cable and broadcast competition, and boosting viewership by 239%. The complete first and second seasons were released on DVD the same week the show premiered on Adult Swim, and the show became a cult phenomenon, selling 400,000 copies within one month. Sales of the DVD set reached 2.2 million copies, becoming the best-selling television DVD of 2003 and the second-highest-selling television DVD ever, behind the first season of 's. The third-season DVD release also sold more than a million copies.

The show's popularity in DVD sales and reruns rekindled Fox's interest, and, on May 20, 2004, Fox ordered 35 new episodes of Family Guy, marking the first revival of a television show based on DVD sales. ', which premiered May 1, 2005, was the first episode to be broadcast after the show's hiatus. It was written by MacFarlane and directed. MacFarlane believed the show's three-year hiatus was beneficial because animated shows do not normally have hiatuses, and towards the end of their seasons, '. you see a lot more sex jokes and bodily function jokes and signs of a fatigued staff that their brains are just fried'. With 'North by North Quahog', the writing staff tried to keep the show '[.] exactly as it was' before its cancellation, and 'None of us had any desire to make it look any slicker'.

The episode was watched by 11.85 million viewers, the show's highest ratings since the airing of the episode '. Lawsuits In March 2007 comedian filed a $6 million lawsuit against 20th Century-Fox, claiming that her cartoon character had been portrayed on the show without her permission.

She stated it was a trademark infringement, and that Fox violated her publicity rights. On June 4, 2007, United States District Judge rejected the lawsuit, stating that the parody was protected under the, citing as a precedent. On October 3, 2007, filed a lawsuit accusing the show of on the song ', through a parody song entitled 'I Need a Jew' appearing in the episode '. Bourne Co., the sole United States copyright owner of the song, alleged the parody pairs a 'thinly veiled' copy of its music with lyrics. Named in the suit were,,, and; the suit sought to stop the program's distribution and asked for unspecified damages.

Bourne argued that 'I Need a Jew' uses the copyrighted melody of 'When You Wish Upon a Star' without commenting on that song, and that it was therefore not a First Amendment-protected parody per the ruling in On March 16, 2009, United States District Judge held that Family Guy did not infringe on Bourne's copyright when it transformed the song for comical use in an episode. In December 2007, Family Guy was again accused of copyright infringement when actor filed a lawsuit regarding a scene in, in which Jesus performs Metrano's signature 'magic' act involving absurd 'faux' magical hand gestures while humming the distinctive tune '. 20th Century Fox, MacFarlane, Callaghan and Borstein were all named in the suit. In July 2009 a federal district court judge rejected Fox's motion to dismiss, saying that the first three fair use factors involved — 'purpose and character of the use', 'nature of the infringed work' and 'amount and substantiality of the taking' — counted in Metrano's favor, while the fourth — 'economic impact' — had to await more fact-finding. In denying the dismissal, the court held that the reference in the scene made light of Jesus and his followers — not Metrano or his act. The case was settled out of court in 2010 with undisclosed terms.

Further information: and Seth MacFarlane voices three of the show's main characters:,, and. Since MacFarlane had a strong vision for these characters, he chose to voice them himself, believing it would be easier than for someone else to attempt it. MacFarlane drew inspiration for the voice of Peter from a security guard he overheard talking while attending the Rhode Island School of Design. Stewie's voice was based on the voice of English actor, especially his performance in the 1964 musical drama film. MacFarlane uses his regular speaking voice when playing Brian. MacFarlane also provides the voices for various other recurring and one-time-only characters, most prominently those of the Griffins' neighbor, news anchor, and Lois' father,.

Voices Peter's wife,,, and Lois' mother,. Borstein was asked to provide a voice for the pilot while she was working on MADtv. She had not met MacFarlane or seen any of his artwork, and said it was 'really sight unseen'. At the time, Borstein was performing in a stage show in Los Angeles. She played a redheaded mother whose voice she had based on one of her cousins. Primarily voices and. Green stated that he did an impression of the character from the thriller film during his audition.

And have both voiced. Chabert left the series because of time conflicts with schoolwork and her role on. When Kunis auditioned for the role, she was called back by MacFarlane, who instructed her to speak slower. He then told her to come back another time and enunciate more. Hot Tub Installers Ottawa more. Once she claimed that she had it under control, MacFarlane hired her.

Voices,,, and the. Henry met MacFarlane at the Rhode Island School of Design, and kept in touch with him after they graduated. A few years later, MacFarlane contacted him about being part of the show; he agreed and came on as a writer and voice actor. During the show's first four seasons, he was credited as a guest star, but beginning with 's ', he has been credited as a main cast member.

Other recurring cast members include as the; as; as; as and; as; and as; as; and as and the judge. Fellow cartoonist has made guest voice appearances in many episodes as various characters. Also, writer voices various recurring characters, such as.

Also appears as many various characters. Episodes often feature guest voices from a wide range of professions, including actors, athletes, authors, bands, musicians, and scientists. Many guest voices star as themselves. Was the first to appear as herself, in the fourth episode of the first season, '. The episode ' guest starred the entire cast of, including,,,,,,,, and even (season 1 as ), playing themselves; this is the episode with the most guest stars of the seventh season.

Hallmarks 'Road to' episodes. Further information: The 'Road to' episodes are a series of hallmark travel episodes. They are a parody of the seven comedy films starring and.

These episodes have always involved and in some foreign, supernatural or science-fiction location, unrelated to the show's normal location in Quahog. The first, entitled ', aired on May 30, 2000, during the. The episodes are known for featuring elaborate, similar to the Road films. The episodes contain several trademarks, including a special version of the opening sequence, custom and musical numbers, and parodies of science fiction and fantasy films.

The original idea for the 'Road to' episodes came from MacFarlane, as he is a fan of the films of Crosby, Hope and Lamour. The first episode was directed by, who would direct the rest of the 'Road to' episodes until the episode ', at which point he had left the show to create. Series regular Greg Colton then took over Povenmire's role as director of the 'Road to' episodes. The 'Road to' episodes are generally considered by critics and fans to be some of the greatest in the series, thanks to the developing relationship between Stewie and Brian, and the strong plotlines of the episodes themselves. Humor Family Guy uses the filmmaking technique of, which occur in the majority of Family Guy episodes.

Emphasis is often placed on gags which make reference to current events and/or modern cultural icons. Early episodes based much of their comedy on Stewie's 'super villain' antics, such as his constant plans for total world domination, his evil experiments, plans and inventions to get rid of things he dislikes, and his constant attempts. As the series progressed, the writers and MacFarlane agreed that his personality and the jokes were starting to feel dated, so they began writing him with a different personality.

Family Guy often includes humor. The most common form is jokes about Fox Broadcasting, and occasions where the characters by addressing the audience. For example, in ', the first episode that aired after the show's revival, included Peter telling the family that they had been cancelled because Fox had to make room in their schedule for shows like,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, and. Lois asks whether there is any hope, to which Peter replies that if all these shows are canceled they might have a chance; the shows were indeed canceled during Family Guy 's hiatus. The show uses, and most of the primary and secondary characters have them. Notable expressions include Quagmire's 'Giggity giggity goo', Peter's 'Freakin' sweet', and Joe's 'Bring it on!' The use of many of these catchphrases declined in later seasons.

The episode ' mocks catchphrase-based humor: when Peter, who has forgotten everything about his life, is introduced to Meg, he exclaims ', to which Lois replies, 'No, Peter, that's not your catchphrase.' Reception and legacy In 2016, a study of the 50 TV shows with the most found that like other satirical comedies, Family Guy 'is most popular in cities. The show's popularity was more correlated with than any other show'. Main article: Family Guy and its cast have been nominated for 24, with 7 wins. MacFarlane won the award for his performance as Stewie; Murphy and MacFarlane won the Outstanding Music and Lyrics award for the song 'You Got a Lot to See' from the episode '; won the Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation award for his storyboard work in the episode '; and Greg Colton won the Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation award for his storyboard work in the episode '.

The show was nominated for eleven, and won three times, twice in 2006 and once in 2008. In 2009 it was nominated for an Emmy for, becoming the first animated program to be nominated in this category since in 1961. The Simpsons was almost nominated in 1993, but voters were hesitant to pit cartoons against live action programs.

The show was nominated for a in 2011. Family Guy has been nominated and has won various other awards, including the and the. In the 1,000th issue of, Brian Griffin was selected as the dog for 'The Perfect TV Family'. Rated Stewie the 95th-greatest villain of all time. British newspaper rated Family Guy as the 45th-best American show in 2009.

IGN ranked Family Guy at number seven in the 'Top 100 Animated Series' and number six in the 'Top 25 Primetime Animated Series of All Time'. Empire named it the twelfth-greatest TV show of all time. In 2005 viewers of the UK television channel voted Family Guy at number 5 on their list of the 100 Greatest Cartoons.

Brian was awarded the 2009 Stoner of the Year award by for the episode ', marking the first time an animated character received the honor. In 2007 TV Guide ranked Family Guy number 15 in their list of top cult shows ever. Family Guy has garnered six nominations, winning three times. In 2013, ranked Family Guy the ninth Greatest TV Cartoon of All Time. Criticism and controversy.

See also: One of the initial critics to give the show negative reviews was Ken Tucker from; he called it ' The Simpsons as conceived by a singularly sophomoric mind that lacks any reference point beyond other TV shows'. The (PTC), a conservative, non-profit, has attacked the series since its premiere and has branded various episodes as 'Worst TV Show of the Week'. In May 2000 the PTC launched a letter-writing campaign to the Fox network in an effort to persuade the network to cancel the show. The PTC has placed the show on their annual lists of 'Worst Prime-Time Shows for Family Viewing' in 2000, 2005, and 2006.

The has received multiple petitions requesting that the show be blocked from broadcasting on grounds. Tucker and the PTC have both accused the show of portraying religion negatively, and of being racist.

Because of the PTC, some advertisers have canceled their contracts after reviewing the content of the episodes, claiming it to be unsuitable. Critics have compared the show's humor and characters with those of The Simpsons. Various episodes of the show have generated controversy. In ' (, 2009) Brian decides to start a campaign to in Quahog; the reacted negatively to the episode and banned Family Guy from airing on their local networks, which generally syndicate American programming. Venezuelan, citing the promotion of the use of cannabis, stated that any cable stations that did not stop airing the series would be fined; the government showed a clip which featured Brian and Stewie singing the praises of marijuana as a demonstration of how the United States supports cannabis use. In ' (, 2010) a character named Ellen (who has ) states that her mother is the former, which strongly implies that her mother is, the only woman to have served in the office of governor in the state.

Sarah Palin, the mother of, criticized the episode in an appearance on, calling those who made the show 'cruel, cold-hearted people.' Broadcast Family Guy premiered in Australia on April 9, 1999, on the, in 2000 on, and on on September 27, 2010. In Canada, the series premiered January 31, 1999 on and September 1, 2003 on. Beginning in the 2015–16 season, the show moved to. In addition to Teletoon, the show has been syndicated to TVtropolis (now ), from July 4, 2012, and. The show also airs in India on, in Ireland on, and in New Zealand on.

In the United Kingdom, Family Guy premiered in September 1999, originally on and. In January 2005, (now Fox) began broadcasting the show. From October 2005, started screening Family Guy before switching to on September 2006. In March 2015, it was announced that season 14 of Family Guy and all of MacFarlane's other cartoons will transfer to, premiering on February 29, 2016, while the BBC would continue to hold the rights until 2017 for older episodes.

Other media Books Family Guy: It Takes a Village Idiot, and I Married One was written by executive story editor and actress. The book was first published on May 8, 2007. The book is a biographical monologue by Lois Griffin discussing her memories of growing up and to her attempted run for mayor in the town of Quahog. Though the book primarily consists of a loose narrative monologue by Lois, it is also interspersed with sections from other characters such as Peter Griffin. The book covers events featured in the Family Guy episode ', with which it shares a title.

It was published in the United Kingdom in 2007. A comic book based on the Family Guy universe was produced. Published by, edited by and illustrated by and S. The writing and the illustrations will be supervised by the show's producers. The first comic book was released on July 27, 2011. Live performances As promotion for the show, and, as Newman described, '[to] expand interest in the show beyond its diehard fans', Fox organized four Family Guy Live! Performances, which featured cast members reading old episodes aloud.

The cast also performed musical numbers from the comedy album. The stage shows were an extension of a performance by the cast during the 2004. The Family Guy Live! Performances, which took place in Los Angeles and New York, sold out and were attended by around 1,200 people each. In 2007, at the, MacFarlane performed (as the digitally inserted Stewie and Brian) the ceremony's opening number.

He performed a song insulting modern television to the tune of the song 'The Fellas At The Freakin' F.C.C.' Performed in the episode. The song insulted TV shows such as,, and, as well as the of. In 2009, a special televised performance show aired entitled Family Guy Presents Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show, in which voice actors and MacFarlane performed songs from the show, as well as a parody of 's song ' in the voice of, who appeared on stage as a guest during the performance. Some new animated gags also appeared in the show.

Film On July 22, 2007, in an interview with, MacFarlane announced that he may start working on a feature film, although 'nothing's official.' In on July 18, 2008, MacFarlane confirmed plans to produce a theatrically released Family Guy feature film sometime 'within the next year.' He came up with an idea for the story, 'something that you could not do on the show, which [to him] is the only reason to do a movie.' He later went to say he imagines the film to be 'an old-style musical with dialogue' similar to, saying that he would 'really be trying to capture, musically, that feel.' On October 13, 2011, Seth MacFarlane confirmed that a deal for a Family Guy film had been made, and that it would be written by himself and series co-producer Ricky Blitt. On November 30, 2012, MacFarlane confirmed plans to produce a Family Guy film. The project was put on hold while MacFarlane worked on.

Main article: MacFarlane co-created—alongside and —the Family Guy spin-off, which premiered September 27, 2009. They began discussing the project in 2007.

Appel and Henry served as the show's executive producers and showrunners, handling the day-to-day operations, with limited involvement from MacFarlane. Henry and Appel conceived the show as 'more of a family show, a sweeter show' than Family Guy. The first season consisted of 22 episodes, and the show was picked up by Fox for a second season, which consisted of 13 episodes. The announcement was made on May 3, 2009, before the first season began. It was extended to a full second season. Appel signed a new three-year, seven-figure deal with Fox to continue serving as showrunner on The Cleveland Show in 2010. Fox chairman Gary Newman commented: 'What is special about him is his incredible leadership ability.'

The show follows the Family Guy character, who is voiced by Henry, as he leaves the town of Quahog and moves with his son to start his own adventure. Canceled The Cleveland Show on May 13, 2013, roughly a week before the May 19 conclusion of its.

On July 16, 2013, MacFarlane confirmed an upcoming episode of Family Guy centering on Cleveland's return to Quahog. Video games The is a 2006 released by and developed. The game received mixed reviews, averaging 50% favorable reviews for the PlayStation 2 version, 51% for the PlayStation Portable version, and 53% for the Xbox version, according to review aggregator. The game received praise for its humor, but was criticized for its short playtime and 'uninteresting gameplay'.

On November 2, 2009, IGN journalist Ryan Langley reported the production of a Family Guy-based for the,, and. He cited the profiles of former developer Chris Kolmatycki and Invisible Entertainment co-owner Ron Doucet, which stated that the individuals had worked on the game.

MacFarlane recorded exclusive material of Peter's voice and other Family Guy characters for a 2007 pinball machine of the show. A game called was announced., which is centered around the episode ', was released on November 20, 2012. Launched on iOS and Android on April 10, 2014.

Family Guy: Another Freakin Mobile Game was released on iOS on April 25, 2017. Crossovers with other animated series An event known as ' depicts a hurricane hitting the hometowns of MacFarlane's sitcoms Family Guy, and, culminating in a stand-off among the three fathers of each family. It was announced that a special episode of Family Guy featuring an official crossover with The Simpsons would premiere in 2014. At a 5-minute preview was shown.

The episode is titled ' and aired September 28, 2014. Main article: As of 2009, six books have been released about the Family Guy universe, all published by since 2005. The first, ( ) by Steve Callahan, was released in April 26, 2005. Written in the style of a, the plot follows Stewie's plans to rule the world. Other books include ( ), which covers the events of the episode '; and Family Guy and Philosophy: A Cure for the Petarded ( ), a collection of 17 essays exploring the connections between the series and historical philosophers.

A book written from Brian's point of view (written by ) was published in 2006, called Brian Griffin's Guide to Booze, Broads and the Lost Art of Being a Man. Family Guy has been commercially successful in the home market. The show was the first to be resurrected because of high DVD sales. The first volume, covering the show's first two seasons, sold 1.67 million units, topping TV DVD sales in 2003, while the second volume sold another million units. Volumes six and seven debuted at fifth place in United States DVD sales; volume seven was the highest-selling television DVD, selling 171,000 units by June 21, 2009.

Family Guy Presents Blue Harvest, the DVD featuring the Star Wars special ', was released on January 15, 2008, and premiered at the top of United States DVD sales. The DVD was the first Family Guy DVD to include a digital copy for download to the iPod. In 2004, the first series of Family Guy toy figurines was released by; each member of the Griffin family had their own toy, with the exception of Stewie, of whom two different figures were made.

Over the course of two years, four more series of toy figures were released, with various forms of Peter. In 2008, the character Peter appeared in advertisements for, promoting the restaurant's massive feast sandwich. See also • References Informational notes.