The dysfunctional Griffins of Quahog, Rhode Island, invite comparisons to The Simpsons. The testicular-chinned father, Peter Griffin, is a clueless oaf in the Homer mold. "Peter, what did you promise me last night?" asks his long-suffering wife Lois in one episode. "That I wouldn't drink at the stag party," he replies. "And what did you do?" she asks. "Drank at the stag part--oh ho ho, I almost walked into that one," he cackles. Other family members include teenage daughter Meg, a desperate high school social pariah; 13-year-old son Chris, a chip off his father's blockhead; and Brian, the family's sarcastic talking dog. But this series' true inspiration is football-pated Stewie (voiced by McFarlane, who earned an Emmy), who was born to be a Bond villain once he escaped his mother's "ovarian bastille." Family Guy recklessly ventured where The Simpsons feared to tread. In one episode, Meg's one and only friend turns out to be the member of a suicidal cult. In another, Death (voiced by Norm McDonald) becomes an unwanted houseguest. Each episode plays fast and furious with surreal flashes (in one episode, Peter turns his house into a puppet) and pop-culture references and TV, movie, and commercial parodies that invite repeated viewings. Freed from its own family-hour bastille and the whims of dim network executives, Family Guy can be appreciated at last on its own profane, sacrilegious, and irreverent terms. Welcome to the DVD family, Griffins. --Donald Liebenson

Product Description
Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 10/21/2008

FAMILY GUY VOLUME ONE DVD COLLECTION

FAMILY GUY debuted after the Superbowl in 1999 and currently airs on Thursday on FOX Television Networks.

(that last line i didnt understand...)

FAMILY GUY VOLUME ONE DVD Special Features And Disc Content Specifics:

All Season Two episodes of FAMILY GUY are compiled on 4 dual-layered discs (full frame, aspect ration 1.33:1). Each episode is presented with English Dolby Surround, French Stereo and Spanish Dolby Surround Sound. In addition, the following special features are exclusive to each disc:

Disc One:
Episodes
Death Has a Shadow (1/31/99)
I Never Met the Dead Man (4/11/99)
Chitty Chitty Death Bang (4/18/99)
Mind Over Murder (4/25/99)
A Hero Sits Next Door (5/2/99)
The Son Also Draws (5/9/99)
Brian: Portrait of a Dog (5/16/99)

Bonus Features

Commentary: "Death Has a Shadow" and "The Son Also Draws"
Seven Internet Promos

Disc Two:
Episodes
Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater (9/23/99)
Holy Crap (9/30/99)
DaBoom (12/26/99)
Brian in Love (3/7/00)
Love Thy Trophy (3/14/00)
Death is a B(i)tch (3/21/00)
The King is Dead (3/28/00)
Bonus Features
Commentary: "Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater" and "Holy Crap"

Disc Three:
Episodes
I Am Peter, Hear Me Roar (3/28/00)
If I'm Dyin', I'm Lyin' (4/4/00)
Running Mates (4/11/00)
A Picture Is Worth 1,000 Bucks (4/18/00)
Fifteen Minutes of Shame (4/25/00)

Road to Rhode Island (5/30/00)
Let's Go to the Hop (6/6/00)
Bonus Features
Commentary: "Fifteen Minutes of Shame" and "Let's Go to the Hop"

Disc Four:
Episodes
Dammit Janet! (6/13/00)
There's Something About Paulie (6/27/00)
He's Too Sexy for His Fat (6/27/00)
E. Peterbus Unum (7/12/00)
The Story on Page 1 (7/18/00)
Wasted Talent (7/25/00)
Fore, Father (8/1/00)
Bonus Features
Commentary: "He's Too Sexy for His Fat" and "E. Peterbus Unum"


The Funniest Animated Fox Show Yet!   January 26, 2003
 77 out of 95 found this review helpful

I am a long-time Simpson fan...ever since the Simpsons first came on the scene back in the late 80's I would watch the show every chance I got. But over the years the Simpsons started getting a little stale. And that's when Family Guy came in.

Family Guy is, by far, the funniest animated television series since the Simpsons were in their prime. We're weighing in alot of shows here...Ren and Stimpy, Futurama...but there's something about Family Guy that just warrants gut-busting laughs. Maybe it's Quagmire's ridiculous attempts at picking up women, Peter's wealth of ignorance, little Stewie's attempts at world domination, or just the random silliness thrown in to all of the episodes, such as appearences by the Kool Aid man, the 'Two Scoops' sun from the old Raisin Bran commercials, references to the old Incredible Hulk television series...and alot more.

Family Guy is definitely not for the kids...all of the situations are adult and sometimes are borderline risque (which got the series cancelled, unfortunately). The network censors and committees have no idea what they've done...they threw away a gold mine.

While it could never truly replace the Simpsons, Family Guy was well on its way to becoming the new dominant animated series on Fox. The Simpsons have been stale the last few years...Family Guy breathed new life into prime time animation that you just don't see anymore. It's too bad, really. In any case, don't pass up the opportunity to own every episode on DVD!!

Fans will love to have all episodes on dvd, I know i'm looking forward to it. And even if you've never seen it, then take my advice: Pick it up anyway! You will not regret it! The extra features are a little bare bones, but it doesn't matter. The show has enough laughs to keep you coming back...even watching the same episode twice won't lessen the amount of laughs you get from it. Definitely a great idea to put this classic but short lived series on DVD!


TV before reality shows   January 21, 2003
 51 out of 58 found this review helpful

I really wish I could boycott this DVD so that FOX wouldn't get a dime for selling it. After all they don't deserve it. They take great shows like the Family Guy and trash them, then give us who wants to marry a rich guy sing on TV eat bugs on an island reality shows. Family Guy is they way TV should be, risky, intelligent, creative, funny, and entertaining.

Sadly I can't boycott this DVD because the Family Guy is one of the funniest shows on television. I mean no longer on Television, thank you Rupert "a-hole" Murdock.

You must buy this DVD.

P.S. If your one of those people who prefer brain dead reality shows to actual entertainment, do us all a favor and throw the TV out your trailer window, run down to the local clinic and get yourself sterilized so that your inferior genes can be wiped from the face of the earth and the rest of us non-knuckle dragging homosapians can go on living productive lives enjoying more intelligent forms of entertainment


One of the Funniest Animated Shows Ever Made.   January 2, 2003
 47 out of 56 found this review helpful

Although I don't think the show was better than the older episodes of the Simpsons, I do think that during the time it was on the air it was better than the Simpsons. The show is really fond to pop-culture junkies or just people in need of a good laugh. Unfortunatly, FOX cancelled it and it's not coming back. To all of you angry fans that hate FOX for cancelling it, don't. It wasn't FOX's fault. The show stopped because the cast and crew split up. Luckily (in my opinion) South Park has been getting funnier. But still I'm thankful that the FOX production companies are immortalizing this classic series on DVD.

The thing I like most about Family Guy is the range of inteligence that it appeals to. Whether your a know-it-all super genious with high standards or a complete moron the show is sure to please because it's funny on so many levels.

For fans of the show this is a must buy. For newbies, find a friend who is a fan of the show. Unless your in the category of the pretensiously snobby, Family Guy is sure to please.


BETTER THAN THE SIMPSONS!   March 29, 2003
 31 out of 44 found this review helpful

Here's the honest truth, America: "Family Guy" is the one show that tops "The Simpsons". Honestly, can you IMAGINE what this show could have been if it had been allowed to continue? Unfortunately, it was just too witty, satirical and shocking for the American palate.
Now, here is why I think "Family Guy" deserves to be ranked among the best shows ever. What "Family Guy" really is is a facade of outrageous humor that masks a secret agenda: to show our American life for what it really is. The absurd situations in which Peter consistently finds himself are indicative not of a crazy made-up world, but our America and our way of life. You'll notice that while the adventures of the Simpsons unfold in the Springfield of a state that is never revealed, the very first episode of "Family Guy" informs us that the Griffins make their home in Rhode Island, though the name of the town itself is fictional. I believe that this points to an undeniable "realness" of the show as a whole: the characters do human things, and more importantly they exhibit characteristics (and problems) of the real modern world. Peter is dense and absorbed by TV, Meg is run-down by the pressures of being a girl (she has a friend who encourages her to throw up to get thin), Lois is underappreciated by her family, Brian is a recurrent problem drinker, and Chris is a typically overweight adolescent who leaves the house every day "to go get wasted". Those are just the main characters! However, to really appreciate this show and its VERY well-written storylines, you'll just have to watch it. I guarantee you you'll be shocked, surprised and, if you have even the slightest predisposition towards laughter, on the floor before the end of the first episode. All hail "Family Guy", the best show of all time!