Family Guy is an animated television series that was created by Seth McFarlane and premiered in 1999 and was broadcast for three seasons before it was cancelled. However, with the immense amount of viewer protests it was resigned to the Fox Networks in 2004 after favorable DVD sales.

Family Guy is an award winning animated series. The show includes characters of the Griffin family. Lois, the mother, who is a wise smart woman who loves her children; daughter Meg, and son Chris, and the baby Stewie, as well as her husband Peter. The Griffins also have a dog named Brian. The storyline is very entertaining and actually carries family morals and messages to its viewers.

A favorite, Stewie, the brainy baby who always has snide remarks, wild antics and hates his mother Lois. He’s always frustrated and angry, however, Lois doesn’t notice and this further frustrates Stewie. Meg is a smart girl who is a bit of an outcast and tries her best to fit into society but is continuously embarrassed by her father Peter. Chris is not the sharpest of children but is a good hearted character. The storylines tend to focus more on Lois, Peter, and Stewie.

The Family Guy is in its eighth season and continues to air on Fox as well as on TBS. There are several different awards that the show has been nominated for as well as won several. It has even won an Emmy for outstanding comedy series. It’s accomplishments as an animated series is tremendous. It is the only animated series that has been nominated for the Emmy award since The Flinstones in 1961. It has received negative criticism due to some similarities to The Simpson’s. However the show has survived and gone on to have its 8th season premiere in September 2009.