Family Guy (season 1)

season of animated television series Family Guy

The first season of the animated comedy show Family Guy aired on Fox from April 4 to May 16, 1999. The first season of Family Guy has seven episodes. The show is about the dysfunctional Griffin family. The family consist of father Peter, mother Lois, daughter Meg, son Chris, baby Stewie, and their anthropomorphic (having human abilities) dog Brian. They all live in their hometown of Quahog, Rhode Island. The show features the voices of the show's creator Seth MacFarlane. Other voice actors include Alex Borstein, Seth Green, and Lacey Chabert. The executive producers for the first season were David Zuckerman and MacFarlane.

Family Guy
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Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes7
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseJanuary 31 (1999-01-31) –
May 16, 1999 (1999-05-16)
Season chronology
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Season 2
List of Family Guy episodes

The first episode with "Death Has a Shadow" and the ended with "Brian: Portrait of a Dog", received more positive feedback than the rest of the episodes of season one. Some critics did not like the theme of those episodes. The Volume One DVD box set, included all seven episodes and the second season. It was released in Region 1 on April 15, 2003, Region 2 on November 12, 2001, and Region 4 on October 20, 2003. The show has since been released in other television shows.

MacFarlane first thought of the idea for Family Guy in 1995. He was studying animation at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). There, he created his thesis movie The Life of Larry. His professor at RISD submitted the movie to Hanna-Barbera. This gave MacFarlane being hired by the company. Executives at Fox saw the movie. They contracted MacFarlane to create a show based on the characters. They called it Family Guy. While working on the show, Larry and his dog Steve, became Peter and Brian. The rest of the show's characters were added later.

Episodes

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11 "Death Has a Shadow" Peter ShinSeth MacFarlaneJanuary 31, 1999 (1999-01-31)1ACX01
Peter gets fired and uses welfare for money. 
22 "I Never Met the Dead Man" Michael DiMartinoChris SheridanApril 11, 1999 (1999-04-11)1ACX02
Peter crashes his car into the cell tower and blames mEg 
33 "Chitty Chitty Death Bang" Dominic PolcinoDanny SmithApril 18, 1999 (1999-04-18)1ACX04
Stewie thinks he's going to be put back in the womb. 
44 "Mind Over Murder" Roy Allen SmithNeil Goldman & Garrett DonovanApril 25, 1999 (1999-04-25)1ACX03
Peter is put under house arrest and puts a bar in his basement, where Lois follows her dreams. 
55 "A Hero Sits Next Door" Monte YoungMike Barker & Matt WeitzmanMay 2, 1999 (1999-05-02)1ACX05
Peter meets Joe. 
66 "The Son Also Draws" Neil AffleckRicky BlittMay 9, 1999 (1999-05-09)1ACX06
Lois becomes a gambling addict. 
77 "Brian: Portrait of a Dog" Michael DiMartinoGary JanettiMay 16, 1999 (1999-05-16)1ACX07
Brian leaves. 


References

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Other websites

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  • Season 1 Archived 2009-09-05 at the Wayback Machine at TV.com
  • Callaghan, Steve (2005). Family Guy: The Official Episode Guide, Seasons 1–3. Harper Collins Publishers. ISBN 0-06-083305-X.
  • Family Guy season one episode guide. IGN. Retrieved July 27, 2010.