Family Guy is an American adult animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company.
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30 Facts About Family Guy
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Family Guy 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.
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The Sydney Morning Herald named Family Guy the "Show of the Week" on April 21, 2009, hailing it a "pop culture-heavy masterpiece".
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The New Yorkers Nancy Franklin said that Family Guy is becoming one of the best animated shows; she commented on its ribaldry and popularity.
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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 Super Bowl.
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Family Guy was originally planned to start out as short movies for the sketch show MADtv, but the plan changed because MADtvs budget was not large enough to support animation production.
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Family Guy was originally pitched to Fox in the same year as King of the Hill, but the show was not bought until years later, when King of the Hill became successful.
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Family Guy has had many executive producers in its history, including Daniel Palladino, Kara Vallow, and Danny Smith.
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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.
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Family Guy was pitted against NBC's Frasier, and the series' ratings declined sharply.
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Family Guy's stated it was a trademark infringement, and that Fox violated her publicity rights.
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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 Campbell v Acuff-Rose Music, Inc On March 16, 2009, United States District Judge Deborah Batts held that Family Guy did not infringe on Bourne's copyright when it transformed the song for comical use in an episode.
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In December 2007, Family Guy was again accused of copyright infringement when actor Art Metrano filed a lawsuit regarding a scene in Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story, in which Jesus performs Metrano's signature "magic" act involving absurd "faux" magical hand gestures while humming the distinctive tune "Fine and Dandy".
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Family Guy's had not met MacFarlane or seen any of his artwork, and said it was "really sight unseen".
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Family Guy's played a redheaded mother whose voice she had based on one of her cousins.
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Family Guy then told her to come back another time and enunciate more.
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Family Guy uses the film-making technique of cutaways, which occur in the majority of Family Guy episodes.
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Family Guy has received generally positive reviews particularly for its pop culture references, blue humor, satire, and non-sequitur storytelling.
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The Sydney Morning Herald named Family Guy the "Show of the Week" on April 21, 2009, hailing it a "pop culture-heavy masterpiece".
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Family Guy thought it was "breathtakingly smart" and said a "blend of the ingenious with the raw helps account for its much broader appeal".
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The New Yorkers Nancy Franklin said that Family Guy is becoming one of the best animated shows; she commented on its ribaldry and popularity.
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Family Guy's has watched Family Guy for years and considers Stewie her favorite character.
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Family Guy has been nominated and has won various other awards, including the Teen Choice Awards and the People's Choice Awards.
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Family Guy has garnered six Golden Reel Awards nominations, winning three times.
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In "420" Brian decides to start a campaign to legalize cannabis in Quahog; the Venezuelan government reacted negatively to the episode and banned Family Guy from airing on their local networks, which generally syndicate American programming.
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The bumper showed animations of several Adult Swim characters bidding farewell to Family Guy, including shots of Peter crying at the beginning and the Griffin family waving goodbye towards the end.
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Internationally Family Guy is available to stream on Star on Disney+, except in Latin America, where the series is exclusively available on the standalone service Star+.
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Family Guy premiered in Australia on April 9, 1999, on the Seven Network, in 2000 on Fox8, and on 7mate on September 27, 2010.
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Family Guy: It Takes a Village Idiot, and I Married One was written by executive story editor Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and actress Alex Borstein.
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Family Guy has been commercially successful in the home market.
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