Family Guy is a successful American animated TV show that runs on Fox. Family Guy is about the Griffins – parents Peter and Lois, children Meg, Chris and Stewie and dog Brian. The setting is a fictional city – Quahog, in Rhode Island. The humor of Family Guy is typical for the American culture. Family Guy was a hit from the first episode, so the show was nominated for a lot of awards.
Family Guy and the cast of the show were nominated for a total of 13 Emmy Awards and the show had 4 wins. MacFarlane – the creator of the show and the voice of several characters is the winner of Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for the role of Stewie and he also grabbed the Outstanding Music and Lyrics award for a song named You Got a Lot to See from an episode called Brian Wallows and Peter’s Swallows. Steven Fonti from the art department of Family Guy is the winner of Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation for the No Chris Left Behind episode and Greg Colton, also from the art department took home the same award for the Road to the Multiverse episode. Family Guy was also nominated for 11 Annie Awards and had 3 wins in 2 different years. Another achievement of Family Guy is related to the dog – Brian, who was selected the Dog of the Perfect TV Family in the 1000th issue of Entertainment Weekly. Wizard Magazine was the publication that named Stewie as the 95th Greatest Villain of All Time. Brian – the family pet also received the award for the Stoner of the Year in 2009 from High Times for the 420 episode.
Although extremely successful, Family Guy did not escaped criticism and controversy, the show also having its share of bad reviews. Family Guy was also accused of being a racist show and depicting religion in a negative way. Some episodes were very controversial, because public people were the topic or because the characters made all kind of references. Anyhow, Family Guy remains one of the greatest American animated TV shows and the success it has is huge.


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