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Season of television series

Family Guy
Season 1
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Starring
  • Seth MacFarlane
  • Alex Borstein
  • Seth Green
  • Lacey Chabert
Country of origin United states
No. of episodes 7
Release
Original network Fox
Original release Jan 31 (1999-01-31) –
May 16, 1999 (1999-05-sixteen)
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Family unit Guy 'south get-go season aired on Trick from January 31 to May 16, 1999, and consisted of seven episodes, making it the shortest flavor to engagement. The series follows the dysfunctional Griffin family unit—father Peter, female parent Lois, daughter 1000000, son Chris, son Stewie and their anthropomorphic canis familiaris Brian, all of whom reside in their hometown of Quahog. The show features the voices of series creator Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Light-green, and Lacey Chabert in the roles of the Griffin family. The executive producers for the offset season were David Zuckerman and MacFarlane.

The serial premiere, "Death Has a Shadow", was broadcast straight later Super Bowl XXXIII and was watched by 22.01 million viewers.[ane] The series received praise from most critics,[two] specially "I Never Met the Dead Human being" and "Brian: Portrait of a Canis familiaris",[2] [3] all the same some critics disliked the themes of the episodes. The Volume Ane DVD box set, including all seven episodes and the second flavour, was released in Region 1 on April 15, 2003, Region 2 on November 12, 2001, and Region iv on Oct twenty, 2003. The serial has since been released in syndication.[iv]

MacFarlane conceived the thought for Family Guy in 1995, while studying animation at the Rhode Island School of Blueprint (RISD).[5] There, he created his thesis film The Life of Larry,[v] which his professor at RISD later submitted to Hanna-Barbera; this led to MacFarlane being hired by the company.[half-dozen] Executives at Fox saw the Larry shorts and contracted MacFarlane to create a serial based on the characters entitled Family Guy. While working on the series, Larry and his dog Steve slowly evolved into Peter and Brian; the rest of the series characters were added afterwards.[7]

Development [edit]

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Seth MacFarlane conceived the thought for Family Guy while working on his thesis film for college.

Conception [edit]

Seth MacFarlane conceived the idea for Family Guy in 1995 while studying blitheness at the Rhode Isle School of Design (RISD).[5] There he created his thesis moving-picture show The Life of Larry,[v] which his professor at RISD subsequently 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 center-anile character named Larry and an intellectual dog, Steve; the short was broadcast in 1997 as i of Drawing Network's World Premiere Toons.[5]

Executives at Fox saw the Larry shorts and contracted MacFarlane to create a serial based on the characters entitled Family Guy. Pull a fast one on proposed that MacFarlane complete a xv-minute brusque, and gave him a budget of $50,000.[8] Several aspects of Family Guy were inspired by the Larry shorts.[9] While working on the series, Larry and Steve slowly evolved into Peter and Brian.[seven] Afterward the pilot aired, the series was green-lit.

Crew [edit]

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The season aired on Play tricks Broadcasting Company in the United States. David Zuckerman and MacFarlane were the executive producers for the flavour;[10] the latter also acted as testify runner.[11] The producer for the flavor 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 voice histrion Mike Henry. There were half-dozen directors for the 7 episodes, with Michael DiMartino directing two. Peter Shin acted equally the supervising director for the entire season. Walter Murphy equanimous the season'south music tracks, while Stan Jones edited them.[12]

Cast [edit]

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

The season had a number of secondary characters including Lori Alan as Diane Simmons, a local news anchor;[14] Mike Henry as Cleveland Brown, a neighbor and friend of the Griffins; Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson, a handicapped neighbor;[15] and Jennifer Tilly every bit Bonnie Swanson, Joe'due south pregnant married woman.[16] Other recurring characters included Carlos Alazraqui as Peter'south dominate Jonathan Weed,[17] and Phil LaMarr as Ollie Williams.[eighteen] Cartoonist Butch Hartman voiced several minor characters.[nineteen]

Writing [edit]

For the start season, the writers shared a single office lent to them past the King of the Hill production coiffure. A majority of the writers had to agree on an episode thought before sending it to MacFarlane for approval; the concepts ultimately had to receive endorsement from Fox before product could begin.[xx] In interviews and on the DVD commentary of season ane, MacFarlane explained that he is a fan of 1930s and 1940s radio programs, particularly the radio thriller album Suspense; thus the early episode had titles such as "Decease Has a Shadow" and "Mind Over Murder". The squad eventually dropped this naming convention later on the novelty wore off.[20]

Reception [edit]

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Ahsan Haque of IGN called the first season of Family unit Guy "extremely brusque just groundbreaking".[2] Haque likewise named "Brian: Portrait of a Dog" and "I Never Met the Expressionless Man" as two of the best in the series.[ii] [3] In 2008, IGN included Peter's idea of attaching a paper-thin cutout of a television gear up around his waist from "I Never Met the Dead Human being" in their list of "Peter Griffin's Elevation ten Craziest Ideas".[21] After in 2009, they included Stewie'south programme to freeze broccoli crops from the same episode in their list of "Stewie's Top 10 Nearly Diabolical Evil Plans".[22] Another IGN editor, Jeremy Conrad, stated: "There aren't many shows on Television receiver that are this sharp, or brave enough to offend everyone on the face of the planet. [...] If you find offensive humor funny, chances are you'll dear this bear witness."[23]

David Williams from the DVD Movie Guide gave Book I of the Family Guy a positive review, saying that the first season did well in introducing the characters of the series; he ended his review every bit "If you're a fan of shows similar The Simpsons, S Park, Futurama, or Married... with Children and savour your sense of humour topical, dry out, and with natural language firmly planted in cheek, and so Family Guy is right up your aisle".[24] Aaron Beierle of DVD Talk said at the cease of his review, "Often vivid, extremely witty and darkly hilarious, Family Guy was unfortunately cancelled later on Fox bumped it effectually six or vii unlike time slots. Fans of the bear witness should definitely pick up this terrific sets [sic], while those who haven't seen it should consider giving it a expect. Highly recommended".[25] Josh Wolk of Amusement Weekly gave volume 1 a B, saying that "Family Guy Book One: Seasons one & 2 rips through edgy gags, TV references, and fantasy sequences (some of which are hilariously inspired), but Flim-flam's other buffoonish family has none of The Simpsons' heart. Every bit Homer and family have shown, a cartoon doesn't always have to be this cartoonish".[26]

Mixed assessments came from Robin Pierson of The Television receiver Critic, giving the flavor an overall mixed score of 59 out of 100.[27] Though he praised the series every bit "a dissimilar kind of animated comedy which conspicuously sets out to practice jokes which other cartoons can't do" and institute "enough promise to believe the show could get really funny", he criticized the season's "slightly lame collection of flashback jokes."[28] Pierson considered "I Never Met the Dead Homo" to be the best episode of the season,[29] and regarded "The Son Also Draws" every bit the season's poorest.[30] The ending 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 blitheness clunky, which he said made Hanna-Barbera'due south animation look state-of-the-art. He also hoped that smart people would use the Family Guy half hour to turn off the television set and commencement a fence over the air strikes in Kosovo.[32] The premiere of Family Guy was the Super Bowl XXXIII atomic number 82 out programme, achieving a total of 22.01 meg viewers.[1]

DVD release [edit]

The first and second seasons were released under the championship Family Guy Volume One; this standard 4-disc DVD box set debuted in Region i on April 15, 2003,[33] three months earlier the premiere of the tertiary season. Distributed by 20th Century Play a trick on Dwelling Entertainment, it included several DVD extras such equally episode commentaries, behind-the-scenes footage, and online promo spots.[23] [33] [34] The same episodes, without the special features, were released in Region ii on Nov 12, 2001, and in Region iv on October 20, 2003.[35] [36]

Episodes [edit]

References [edit]

General
  • Callaghan, Steve (2005). Family Guy: The Official Episode Guide, Seasons 1–3. Harper Collins Publishers. ISBN0-06-083305-10.
  • Family Guy season one episode guide. IGN. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
Specific
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