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Season of television series

Family unit Guy
Season 1
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DVD cover
Starring
  • Seth MacFarlane
  • Alex Borstein
  • Seth Green
  • Lacey Chabert
Land of origin United states
No. of episodes 7
Release
Original network Play a trick on
Original release January 31 (1999-01-31) –
May 16, 1999 (1999-05-16)
Season chronology

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List of episodes

Family unit Guy 's first season aired on Fox from January 31 to May xvi, 1999, and consisted of vii episodes, making it the shortest season to date. The series follows the dysfunctional Griffin family unit—father Peter, mother Lois, girl 1000000, son Chris, son Stewie and their anthropomorphic dog Brian, all of whom reside in their hometown of Quahog. The prove features the voices of series creator Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Greenish, and Lacey Chabert in the roles of the Griffin family. The executive producers for the showtime season were David Zuckerman and MacFarlane.

The series premiere, "Death Has a Shadow", was broadcast directly subsequently Super Bowl XXXIII and was watched by 22.01 million viewers.[1] The series received praise from most critics,[2] particularly "I Never Met the Dead Man" and "Brian: Portrait of a Canis familiaris",[2] [3] yet some critics disliked the themes of the episodes. The Book One DVD box set, including all seven episodes and the second season, was released in Region 1 on April xv, 2003, Region 2 on Nov 12, 2001, and Region 4 on October 20, 2003. The series has since been released in syndication.[4]

MacFarlane conceived the thought for Family Guy in 1995, while studying animation at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD).[v] There, he created his thesis pic The Life of Larry,[five] which his professor at RISD later submitted to Hanna-Barbera; this led to MacFarlane being hired by the company.[6] Executives at Fox saw the Larry shorts and contracted MacFarlane to create a series based on the characters entitled Family Guy. While working on the series, Larry and his dog Steve slowly evolved into Peter and Brian; the residual of the serial characters were added later.[7]

Development [edit]

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Seth MacFarlane conceived the idea for Family unit Guy while working on his thesis motion picture for college.

Conception [edit]

Seth MacFarlane conceived the idea for Family Guy in 1995 while studying animation at the Rhode Island Schoolhouse of Design (RISD).[5] In that location he created his thesis flick The Life of Larry,[5] which his professor at RISD later submitted to Hanna-Barbera; this led to MacFarlane being hired by the company.[6] In 1996, MacFarlane created a sequel to The Life of Larry entitled Larry and Steve, which featured a middle-aged grapheme named Larry and an intellectual dog, Steve; the short was broadcast in 1997 as i of Cartoon Network's World Premiere Toons.[5]

Executives at Trick saw the Larry shorts and contracted MacFarlane to create a series based on the characters entitled Family Guy. Play tricks proposed that MacFarlane complete a 15-infinitesimal brusk, and gave him a budget of $50,000.[8] Several aspects of Family unit Guy were inspired by the Larry shorts.[ix] While working on the series, Larry and Steve slowly evolved into Peter and Brian.[seven] Later the pilot aired, the series was green-lit.

Crew [edit]

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The season aired on Trick Broadcasting Company in the United states. David Zuckerman and MacFarlane were the executive producers for the season;[10] the latter also acted every bit bear witness runner.[xi] The producer for the season was Sherry Gunther, with Mike Barker and Matthew Weitzman serving as co-producers.[12] Other producers included Craig Hoffman, Danny Smith, Gary Janetti, and John Riggi.[12]

The writing staff included MacFarlane, Chris Sheridan, Neil Goldman, Garrett Donovan, Ricky Blitt, Andrew Gormley, supervising producers Danny Smith and Gary Janetti, co-producers Matt Weitzman and Mike Barker, and vocalism actor Mike Henry. At that place were six directors for the seven episodes, with Michael DiMartino directing two. Peter Shin acted every bit the supervising director for the entire season. Walter Irish potato equanimous the season's music tracks, while Stan Jones edited them.[12]

Cast [edit]

Season ane had a cast of four main actors. MacFarlane voiced Peter Griffin, a blue-collar worker and the patriarch of the Griffin family. The family's evil-genius baby Stewie and their anthropromorphic pet dog Brian, were besides voiced past MacFarlane. Other members of the family unit include Peter'due south responsible but rebellious wife Lois Griffin, voiced past Alex Borstein; their angsty and self-loathing teenage daughter Meg, voiced by Lacey Chabert; and their goofy but lovable teenage son Chris, voiced past Seth Green.[13]

The season had a number of secondary characters including Lori Alan every bit Diane Simmons, a local news anchor;[fourteen] Mike Henry every bit Cleveland Chocolate-brown, a neighbor and friend of the Griffins; Patrick Warburton every bit Joe Swanson, a handicapped neighbor;[15] and Jennifer Tilly as Bonnie Swanson, Joe's pregnant married woman.[sixteen] Other recurring characters included Carlos Alazraqui as Peter's boss Jonathan Weed,[17] and Phil LaMarr as Ollie Williams.[18] Cartoonist Butch Hartman voiced several modest characters.[19]

Writing [edit]

For the starting time flavour, the writers shared a single office lent to them by the King of the Hill production crew. A majority of the writers had to agree on an episode idea before sending it to MacFarlane for blessing; the concepts ultimately had to receive endorsement from Fob before product could begin.[xx] In interviews and on the DVD commentary of season one, MacFarlane explained that he is a fan of 1930s and 1940s radio programs, particularly the radio thriller anthology Suspense; thus the early episode had titles such equally "Decease Has a Shadow" and "Mind Over Murder". The team eventually dropped this naming convention after the novelty wore off.[20]

Reception [edit]

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Ahsan Haque of IGN called the first flavour of Family Guy "extremely brusk merely groundbreaking".[2] Haque also named "Brian: Portrait of a Dog" and "I Never Met the Dead Human being" every bit 2 of the best in the series.[2] [3] In 2008, IGN included Peter'south thought of attaching a cardboard cutout of a television set up around his waist from "I Never Met the Expressionless Human" in their list of "Peter Griffin's Top x Craziest Ideas".[21] Later in 2009, they included Stewie'south program to freeze broccoli crops from the same episode in their list of "Stewie'due south Top 10 Nigh Diabolical Evil Plans".[22] Another IGN editor, Jeremy Conrad, stated: "There aren't many shows on Television that are this abrupt, or brave enough to offend everyone on the confront of the planet. [...] If you observe offensive humor funny, chances are you'll beloved this show."[23]

David Williams from the DVD Movie Guide gave Book I of the Family unit Guy a positive review, saying that the get-go flavor did well in introducing the characters of the series; he concluded his review equally "If you're a fan of shows like The Simpsons, South Park, Futurama, or Married... with Children and enjoy your humor topical, dry out, and with tongue firmly planted in cheek, and so Family Guy is right up your alley".[24] Aaron Beierle of DVD Talk said at the terminate of his review, "Oftentimes brilliant, extremely witty and darkly hilarious, Family unit Guy was unfortunately cancelled afterward Fox bumped it around six or vii different time slots. Fans of the show should definitely pick up this terrific sets [sic], while those who haven't seen it should consider giving information technology a look. Highly recommended".[25] Josh Wolk of Amusement Weekly gave volume one a B, saying that "Family Guy Volume One: Seasons 1 & 2 rips through edgy gags, TV references, and fantasy sequences (some of which are hilariously inspired), simply Pull a fast one on'southward other buffoonish family has none of The Simpsons' heart. As Homer and family have shown, a cartoon doesn't always have to be this cartoonish".[26]

Mixed assessments came from Robin Pierson of The TV Critic, giving the season an overall mixed score of 59 out of 100.[27] Though he praised the serial as "a unlike kind of animated comedy which clearly sets out to do jokes which other cartoons tin can't do" and found "enough promise to believe the evidence could go actually funny", he criticized the season'due south "slightly lame collection of flashback jokes."[28] Pierson considered "I Never Met the Dead Man" to be the best episode of the season,[29] and regarded "The Son Too Draws" as the flavour'south poorest.[xxx] The catastrophe joke of "The Son Also Draws" (which consisted of Peter stating that "Canada sucks"), caused controversy with Canadian viewers.[31] Ken Tucker gave the series a D in Entertainment Weekly, calling the animation clunky, which he said made Hanna-Barbera's animation wait state-of-the-art. He also hoped that smart people would use the Family Guy one-half hour to plow off the television and get-go a argue over the air strikes in Kosovo.[32] The premiere of Family Guy was the Super Bowl XXXIII lead out plan, achieving a total of 22.01 million viewers.[one]

DVD release [edit]

The first and 2nd seasons were released under the championship Family unit Guy Book One; this standard 4-disc DVD box ready debuted in Region one on Apr 15, 2003,[33] three months before the premiere of the third flavor. Distributed past 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, it included several DVD extras such every bit episode commentaries, behind-the-scenes footage, and online promo spots.[23] [33] [34] The aforementioned episodes, without the special features, were released in Region 2 on November 12, 2001, and in Region 4 on October xx, 2003.[35] [36]

Episodes [edit]

References [edit]

General
  • Callaghan, Steve (2005). Family Guy: The Official Episode Guide, Seasons 1–three. Harper Collins Publishers. ISBN0-06-083305-X.
  • Family Guy season one episode guide. IGN. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
Specific
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  3. ^ a b Haque, Ashan (May 28, 2008). "Family Guy Flashback: "I Never Met the Dead Homo" Review". IGN . Retrieved September xiv, 2009.
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  29. ^ Pierson, Robin (August seven, 2009). "Episode 2: I Never Met The Expressionless Man". The Idiot box Critic . Retrieved Baronial xv, 2010.
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External links [edit]

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