Family Guy

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Season 1
  • Network: FOX
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 31, 1999
Season #: 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 406 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 309 out of 406
  2. Mixed: 39 out of 406
  3. Negative: 58 out of 406
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  1. epicness
    Mar 10, 2013
    3
    bad show! not funny overrated stupid boring at times and not very good. offensive humor and sometimes not real comedy. it goes way too far a lot. from racist to stereotypical to offensive. the jokes get old real easily and most of them are cruel. its more jokes making fun of people and saying ha ha to every single well known person out there than it is stupid jokes. i used to love the showbad show! not funny overrated stupid boring at times and not very good. offensive humor and sometimes not real comedy. it goes way too far a lot. from racist to stereotypical to offensive. the jokes get old real easily and most of them are cruel. its more jokes making fun of people and saying ha ha to every single well known person out there than it is stupid jokes. i used to love the show when i was younger, until i understood the jokes better and realized what they were mocking. this show is evil and Seth Macfarlane is a giant liberal maniac!… Expand
  2. SirKirbyThe4th
    Apr 28, 2015
    1
    Terrible. Horrifically unfunny, terrible running gags, visual jokes that last for an eternity, very serious stuff happens in each episode. The earlier ones were better, but It's too late.
  3. 12lobsters
    Feb 18, 2012
    2
    Tired, and over rated. This show was great for two or three years but now it is like watching a fish stuck on land gasp for air. It is truly a piece of pop culture that should die. On the bright side of things usually in every episode there is one great joke, so i give it a two for the one joke that makes me laugh.
  4. tryx3
    Dec 12, 2010
    2
    Family guy out stayed it's welcome long ago, with mix and match jokes and dry humor. You're not clever for getting the jokes, as any one who's past age nine can as well. If this review was on the shows performance, it'd get a 10, as the ratings are insane. But for the how itself, it just isn't funny, or even entertaining.
  5. thinkbook
    Apr 28, 2011
    3
    The show is funny like a clever jackass on a quest to insult everything everywhere. Don't get me wrong it's a comedy and does what it's supposed to do, it makes laughs out of life but that's about it and if you're looking for anything more you won't find it here. In difference to South Park and the Simpsons the show makes no attempt at examining deeper issues or providing hilarious socialThe show is funny like a clever jackass on a quest to insult everything everywhere. Don't get me wrong it's a comedy and does what it's supposed to do, it makes laughs out of life but that's about it and if you're looking for anything more you won't find it here. In difference to South Park and the Simpsons the show makes no attempt at examining deeper issues or providing hilarious social commentary it only ridicules. What Family Guy does best as opposed to offer insight is when it frolics in absurdity and stupidity, but there's only so much of that you can take before it gets old, to me it's the Meg of comedies.… Expand
  6. shineonsunfish
    Nov 29, 2012
    0
    I can safely say that this show is my most hated of all shows. But it didn't start out that way. Actually, the first season is okay, with some humor coming mostly from Brian and Stewie. I'm surprised to see that the only negative thing that people have to say about it is that it's offensive - I mean, it is, but not because it makes racist jokes or whatever. It is offensive because itI can safely say that this show is my most hated of all shows. But it didn't start out that way. Actually, the first season is okay, with some humor coming mostly from Brian and Stewie. I'm surprised to see that the only negative thing that people have to say about it is that it's offensive - I mean, it is, but not because it makes racist jokes or whatever. It is offensive because it is EXTREMELY stupid, relying on nonsensical random occurrences (but not even doing that well, like Aqua Teens or Sealab 2021) and references that are supposed to make people feel smart because they've seen Star Wars or know who Squeaky Fromme is. Also, this show is extremely lazy - there are 2-5 minute repetetive scenes in every episode, that maybe start out mildly amusing, turn annoying, and then get a little funny (the famous wincing knee grabbing scene comes to mind), but then we are treated to four more minutes of it. I am never a fan of shows where the point of view of the writer is obviously shoved down your throat, and Seth MacFarlane is definitely an **** who uses his ridiculous piece of trash to make his opinions on how lame everything is known. Oh, and the characters are so pathetically one dimensional - Playing off of the Simpsons, for example, Peter Griffin is everything horrible and stupid about Homer with nothing of Homer's sweetness or caring. There is literally nothing to like about Peter, yet he has friends that he mistreats, a hot wife who for some reason is turned on by his bloated frame, and three children whom he is painfully neglectful towards. The Simpsons still is, after 25 years, a more clever and relevant show than Family Guy ever has been. Yet this show is still a ratings giant, and continues to degrade American entertainment and American culture as a whole.… Expand
  7. Critic0
    Jul 2, 2014
    3
    If you value your morals than stay away from this show. Seth MacFarlane is not afraid to give the world a show that isn't just stupid, but just down-right degrading. It's basically The Simpsons but without the same level of charisma or comedic gold of its hey-day.

    The show is (as I pointed out) a remake of The Simpsons and like most remakes it pares in comparison to the original. At    If you value your morals than stay away from this show. Seth MacFarlane is not afraid to give the world a show that isn't just stupid, but just down-right degrading. It's basically The Simpsons but without the same level of charisma or comedic gold of its hey-day.

    The show is (as I pointed out) a remake of The Simpsons and like most remakes it pares in comparison to the original. At this time and age The Simpsons is starting to decline in quality, leaving more room for this thing to gain popularity.

    While there are some mildly funny jokes here and there and some major laughs, it is all-around boring. Every episode centers around either Peter, Stewie, or Brian, and presents a situation that must be dealt with, through some rather different means, that's it, that is the description.

    The jokes are boring and lazily written and are always presented through cut-away gags, which drives this show. Don't get me wrong, they're starting to use less this season, but when the show first started to air we had gag after gag after gag after gag after gag, and it just keeps going.

    DO NOT let your kids watch this show. Teens these days will tell you that this show is funny, but what do they know? Would you watch a show that makes fun of your sexuality, religion, or other personal aspect without having a good reason to? I didn't think so.

    All in all, you are better off watching The Simpsons (Seasons 3-10) or South Park. At least those shows present a current issue and solve it through evidence, lampooning, and offensive opinion. Hey, don't call me a hypocrite, those shows are far superior.    … Expand
  8. ZeroNihilism
    Sep 23, 2014
    0
    For the tweens and those of like mentality.

    #sooncanceled

    Unfortunately this horrifically poor show has ended with cancelation albeit not swiftly enough according to justice. This was a huge time waste with no redeeming value.
  9. DD200
    Aug 3, 2012
    0
    The humour in this show is so rude, the characters are complete idiots. Cant stand it! No entertainment here. This show died ten years ago, and the producers are desperately trying to keep it going with stories which make no sense, unfunny and are absolutely rubbish!
  10. EpicMickey
    Jul 14, 2012
    3
    This is a show that you must be very insensitive to watch, for it has something offensive for everyone. It has its funny points, but overall it is gross, immature, rude and plain awful. Like something a punk 17 year old would write. I would highly reccomend to stay away from this one.
  11. Big_Moose
    Dec 2, 2012
    2
    Heavy on pop culture references and cheap cutaway gags that give nothing to the plot. Family Guy is truly the spitting image of lazy writing. While the show may manage to make you chuckle once or twice it never manages to overcome it's paper thin plots and one dimensional characters. Lacking plot and character development and filled with irrelevant gags Family Guy becomes tired quick.Heavy on pop culture references and cheap cutaway gags that give nothing to the plot. Family Guy is truly the spitting image of lazy writing. While the show may manage to make you chuckle once or twice it never manages to overcome it's paper thin plots and one dimensional characters. Lacking plot and character development and filled with irrelevant gags Family Guy becomes tired quick. Family Guy is a show tries it's hardest to push boundaries just for attention, making it nothing more than an obnoxious mess.

    While an everyday middle school student may have a good time. Most over the age of 15 will find themselves changing the channel.    … Expand
  12. SX_Predator
    Sep 30, 2013
    0
    Only the first 5 minutes of the story is funny, after that the show goes into the plot and it is badly written and smothered over with jokes that are rarely funny.
  13. PolisKanin
    Mar 15, 2014
    2
    Wow, family guy is worse than that one other show that has nothing to do with this statement and is just in here for comedic value, even though the joke is **** and only 10 year olds would find funny! Oh wait thats Family Guy too. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I HURT MYSELF AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. MoreWow, family guy is worse than that one other show that has nothing to do with this statement and is just in here for comedic value, even though the joke is **** and only 10 year olds would find funny! Oh wait thats Family Guy too. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I HURT MYSELF AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. More like ahhh when the **** is this **** joke going to end?… Expand
  14. GypsyPeach
    Sep 17, 2014
    0
    Not funny, not original, characters are lame, no story.....I'd rather stare at the ceiling.....or watch Frozen (BTW I HATE that movie).... pretty much anything is better.
  15. AddieLaurenn
    Jan 17, 2011
    0
    Worst show ever .... you can find much more comedy shows . this show is so immature, i dont think God wanted us to watch shows that are dirty or inapropriate . i give it two thumbs downn !
  16. EPIXMAN15
    Dec 25, 2011
    3
    Barley likable, incapable of getting laughs from people who are mature and know what comedy is, and for Gods sake its like The Simpsons made by a idiot out to make a stupid gag joke out of everything that happens.
  17. NatT96
    Jun 14, 2015
    2
    Its lost its magic, and is not the family guy from years ago. Its hard to recommend anyone see season 11+ of Family Guy, its just not funny like it used to be, characters are used in dragged out plots that are unoriginal now and guest stars are used as plot fillers in some episodes. Some episodes have humor that is just not even humor, just dark and sad and the plots are really bad now.Its lost its magic, and is not the family guy from years ago. Its hard to recommend anyone see season 11+ of Family Guy, its just not funny like it used to be, characters are used in dragged out plots that are unoriginal now and guest stars are used as plot fillers in some episodes. Some episodes have humor that is just not even humor, just dark and sad and the plots are really bad now. Peter used to be dumb funny and now he is just dumb....… Expand
  18. sgtgrizzlybear
    Aug 13, 2018
    0
    Come on, I already know coming in what I consider the worst animated sitcom I've ever watched. Although this show received praise, this one was so universally hated ever since it premiered back in 1999 that I can guarantee you that it's no longer an opinion that "Family Guy" is bad; it's a fact. And when the show was brought back from cancellation in 2005, it turned out to be far worseCome on, I already know coming in what I consider the worst animated sitcom I've ever watched. Although this show received praise, this one was so universally hated ever since it premiered back in 1999 that I can guarantee you that it's no longer an opinion that "Family Guy" is bad; it's a fact. And when the show was brought back from cancellation in 2005, it turned out to be far worse than anyone could ever imagine. This would have to be some of the worst writing used in an animated sitcom: a premise and animation style that blatantly rip off shows like Matt Groening's "The Simpsons" with no originality, a highly mean-spirited tone, a message coming from the show that feels so hypocritical, soulless pop culture and celebrity references placed everywhere like "Toy Story", Joe Pesci, Dr. Seuss and a whole lot more, an utterly despicable attempt to be cool with the entire family, a cast of such unlikable characters (including Brian Griffin), annoying voice acting, and, to top it all off, humour that is conceptually so bad that no professional TV studio would ever allow it on the air! On top of all this, it also emphasizes the worst elements of Seth MacFarlane to prove how he is one of the worst cartoonists in the business — the unwatchable violence and terrible humour of “American Dad!”, the shameless advertising of “Seth MacFarlane’s Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy”, and the desperate attempt to be cool and hip with the family of “The Cleveland Show”, presenting all these elements in this one disastrous cartoon that started his work! If Peter Griffin were this neglectful and cruel to his family and friends, I think he would be the true Satan. In fact, this show really is the prime example of everything wrong with Seth MacFarlane. No matter what he does to entertain people, he killed the little reputation he had left. It can even show on newer videos of this show and his other cartoon works. In fact, go on YouTube, and you'll see that some of these videos have a very unfavourable ratio of likes and dislikes in general! It's sad, but there are now more points than ever that show that 20th Century Fox and the well-being of the staff there are better off if Seth would close down his studio, Fuzzy Door Productions. In his current state, he is a worthless personality and a worthless cartoonist who will forever be known to make one of the worst cartoons of all time, but more specifically, the worst animated sitcom! "Family Guy" is just abysmal in every sense of the word! I'll take the bland performance of "Phineas and Ferb" over this any day! This should have stayed cancelled long ago! Abysmal characters, terrible jokes, and preachiness from the most abominably cruel performance of Seth MacFarlane in cartoon history! I don't like this cartoon! It's bad! Don't watch it!… Expand
  19. CateTr
    Feb 12, 2018
    1
    Family guy funny moments is way better than this fam you should watch the good stuff
  20. Vectis99
    Oct 24, 2018
    1
    Ugly, juvenile slapstick humor not worth paying any attention to or even using as background noise.
  21. EliteDesignz
    Jan 15, 2019
    0
    Used to be a great show. Now just on the political band wagon. New season is trash.

Awards & Rankings

16
#16 Best TV Season of 1999
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#1 Most Discussed TV Season of 1999
4
#4 Most Shared TV Season of 1999

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
53

Mixed or average reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 23
  3. Negative: 7 out of 23
  1. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Matthew Gilbert
    Jul 10, 2013
    70
    Does it work? Mostly, but only if you can handle what is now commonly called "edge." [29 Jan 1999]
  2. Boston Herald
    Reviewed by: Monica Collins
    Jul 10, 2013
    83
    Sunday's premiere episode is one of the most cleverly outrageous half-hours of TV I've seen in a while. [28 Jan 1999]
  3. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Phil Rosenthal
    Jul 10, 2013
    50
    We fear [Family Guy] already may be out of material. [9 Apr 1999]
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