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9.0 Superb
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Returning Series

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January 31, 1999

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Animation

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Cartoon, Adult

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Something, Something, Something Dark Side
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7.3

Something, Something, Something Dark Side

Peter makes good on another power outage at home--by entertaining his family with a retelling of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. Newcomers to the story include Mort as Lando Calrissian, Chris' boss Carl as Yoda, and the Giant Chicken as the nefarious Boba Fett.

Aired: 05/23/10

Show Summary

Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and freakin' sweet. The animated series features the adventures of the Griffin family. Peter and Lois have three kids - the youngest is a brilliant, sadistic baby bent on killing his mother and world domination. Chris, like his father, is obese, has a low IQ andMore no common sense. Meg desperately tries to be part of the popular crowd, and is coldly rebuffed. Their talking dog Brian keeps baby Stewie in check while sipping martinis and sorting out his own life issues. After being canceled in 2002, having an outstanding performance in DVD sales and syndication ratings that beat late-night talk shows, its cult status reached great heights. As a result, the series was added back to the FOX Summer 2005 line-up. Family Guy returned to the small screen with new episodes on Sunday, May 1st, 2005. A DVD Movie was released in September of 2005. Family Guy has won 3 Emmy awards and 3 Annie awards.

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  • what would you like to see for season 9?

    This is what I want to see: 1. Less Brian. With the exception of DogGone and Brian Griffins' House of Payne(those were the only 2 good ones featuring Brian in my opinion), Brian needs to put in the back seat for a while. He should only be a sidekick and get back into dogs. He was so repulsive,More vile,smug and arrogant this year. One shining moment he did was writing an article for teen People and saying good things about Meg and that was it. He has another one coming out with him writing a best seller. Come on!! Again?!! He bombed once because he sold out. Now I wished he had killed himself in Brian and Stewie. Give Brian a rest Seth!!! 2. More of Meg. Dial Meg for Murder was awesome!!! It was the best Meg episode ever and it proves that people love Meg. Give her more backbone, a permanent boyfriend and a new look. Ditch the cap and make her hair grow long. 3. The return of classic Stewie: I prefer him 50%evil and 50% gay Not 100% gay He got gayer and dumber and I prefered him when he was intelligent and he was the villian. He doesn't have to kill Lois now but he can still do evil things. 4. Bring back Peter from years 1 to 3: Making him a retard is not funny. He had a heart but now it's gone. 5. Bring back Lois from years 1 to 3: Making her a full blown whore isn't funny. she also had a heart and soul. I'll think of more later.

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  • Family Guy Episode Ideas Thread-------Post Your Episode Ideas Here

    I have one: Chris's Wonderful Gal Pal: Logan gets a girlfriend and Peter gets a job at a strip club.

    915 comments, last one 1 day, 16 hrs ago
  • Can Anyone Answer This?

    (Decided to give the 'select text colour' option a try. Life's better in colour) Does anyone know if there's a site that has scripts for every Family Guy episode of every season? I've been wondering for a while now and I'm sure there's plenty more people who want to memorise the words toMore their all-time favourite episodes like me. Anyone got any ideas?

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    10 Perfect

    i LOVE this show hide show

    this show is amazing! it's a little offensive at times, but it's morely concerned around adult humor and teenagers like me love this stuff.
    i loved the episode where peter and louis go on vacation and they break into a hotel room as an imposter. it shows later on where louis tells peter: "peter the toilet paper is made of money!" then he tells her that they also have high class british porn and it shows it (there's no sex scenes) LMFAO! that's hilarious! then later on, he watches it again cause he feels like louis isn't attracted to him anymore and another clip comes up and that one is even funnier. "you know we could be having sexual intercourse right now! oh yes we could! ooh but let's not...."
    LMFAO!! funny stuff guys so 10/10 for this show. keep it up fox!

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    2.5 Terrible

    Fart jokes at it's finest! hide show

    When you think of gay babies, stupid fathers, big nosed mothers and alcohlic dogs, what's the first thing that comes to mind? A nightmare you had when you were stoned? No? Give up? It's Family Guy. Family Guy started out back in 1999, back when I was 3. Ever since then, it was a great series! Jokes were clever and even if it was called a Simpsons rip off, it was still good! Then, it was canceled and people sent in letters and things. Wouldn't you know, 2 and a half years later, it's back! The new season was good. Had some refreshing comedy that we remember from the older ones and even some new characters. But, next season, all hell brakes loss. Family Guy began to lose it's touch, up until the point where it wasn't even watchable. And it's not just the script! The animate lost it's touch and it just wasn't the Family Guy we just grew up with. I like the first 4 seasons because they were great. The animation was free and everything. But now, it's "Fart jokes at it's finest!".

    Think about it. All it centers around is Stewie being gay or Peter doing some kind of rediclious stunt. Just like the title says. "But where are those good ol' fashion values, on which we used to relay!". I think they did that on purpose.

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    10 Perfect

    great show, you can watch all the episodes online for free at blackboxshows. com hide show

    Family Guy is by far one of my favorite shows, it's probably one of the best shows on Television. I have been watching it since season 1, can't believe that it got canceled for a while, and I still love every second of it. Yeah, there have been a few episodes where plot just wasn't their for me, some weird things that just didn't make a lot of sense... but like I said, I loved it. It has great voice actors, that do a great job. This is really a great show, and I think that it deserves to win some gosh dang awards :D

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    9 Superb

    Very funny show; Yet very violent. hide show

    This is the BEST. SHOW. EVER. I watch it every night on Adult swim. And I like the new animation. I still don't think Family Guy is now crap, for it is unbelievably Awesome. It gets funnier and funnier every episode, every season, every year! I ignore ALL people who hate this show, for they are just jealous. My favorite character is stewie, as in I don't know why a baby has a deep voice. So original. Why I put in a 9 instead a 10? It's just that I have to watch it every night at eleven O' Clock. This is a VERY awesome show. Once again, IT. IS. THE. BEST. SHOW. EVER. Mario620, going OUT!

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    10 Perfect

    Best. Show. Ever. hide show

    With its wacky cutaways, and funny guest appearances, Family Guy has made it to the 'perfect' top numbers spot in my profile!

    Peter Griffin is the main character, who has done some crazy things, from buying a dinosaur, then a brain damaged horse, to attacking a fish-juggling Hitler and causing a pillow fight to turn into a fistfight with his friends. Heck, he actually cheated Death, and caused death to stop happening by breaking the Grim Reaper's ankle.

    Lois Griffin is Peter's sane wife, who was put up with some of the crazy antics. She usually treated Peter like a kid, like when Peter beat up a kid who hurt Chris.

    Chris Griffin is fat, like Peter. He usually has some antics of his own, and was afraid of the evil monkey who lived his closet, before the monkey moved away.

    Meg Griffin is the punching bag of the family, always getting kicked out of the house or hurt or even insulted. However, she turned into a delinquent after spending time in jail, but she's not like that anymore.

    Brian Griffin is the family dog, who even had a crush on Lois. He is best friends with Stewie, although Stewie might have a gay crush on him, after Brian licked Stewie's ass, like Peter's dumb horse did in Peter's sleep.

    Stewie is the youngest and most intelligent of the family. Early in the series, Stewie had plans to kill Lois, but Stewie decided to skip that. He is best friends with Brian, and might have a crush on him, too. Brian licked his butt and was forced to each his poop, too.

    FAMILY GUY ROCKS!

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