won its creator two BAFTA awards‚ seven Emmy awards and three British Comedy Awards (The Coffee Junkie‚ WordPress: 2010). Animated comedy’s controversial material as exemplified by Family Guy and American Dad!‚ both of which were created by Seth Macfarlane‚ continue to push the boundaries due to the profanities‚ animated nudity‚ racism‚ sexism‚ Nazism‚ violence‚ abortion and almost every other risqué topic one could possibly think of‚ referenced in these shows. Family Guy is one of the most
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the weaker race. Even though it’s only supposed to be a joke‚ it draws attention to the issue at hand and brings light to it. This issue of racism in America still exists and is present in everyday current events. The creator of Family Guy‚ Seth MacFarlane main purpose of creating the television show was to illustrate American culture in a humorous light. Family Guy is memorable for "crossing the line" in many ways whether it be racism‚ attacking religions‚ generating light on tragedies too soon
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“The Simpsons vs. Family Guy: The Showdown” The Simpsons‚ written by Matt Groening‚ is currently the longest running sitcom on television today‚ dating back to December 17‚ 1989 when it first aired. Family Guy‚ written by Seth MacFarlane‚ has been on since December 20‚ 1998 when it first aired. The Simpsons and Family Guy are both very comical cartoons that have many differences and similarities in the way they make fun of pop culture‚ government‚ and ethnic or religious backgrounds. These two
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sardonic handling of current events. Family Guy is an American animated television series about a family in the fictional town of Quahog‚ Rhode Island. The show focuses on the fictional Griffin family and its ungainly character Peter Griffin. Seth MacFarlane created the show for the FOX channel. Family Guy was cancelled once in 2000 and again in 2002‚ but strong DVD sales and the substantial viewership
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Haley Weller Professor Burt ENL101-41 28 October 2012 A Critique of Family Guy and Freud: Jokes and Their Relation to the Unconscious As Antonia Peacocke quotes in her essay‚ “The show Family Guy is one of the first in history that has been canceled not just once‚ but twice” (300-301). The show was brought back in August 2000 and again in July 2001 when fans could not get enough of the adult cartoon. As well as being a fan favorite‚ Family Guy is also a controversial topic for critics all over
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Draft 2 of Paper 1 English 101 Family Guy: The Great Debate “It seems today‚ all you see‚ is violence and sex on TV.” We’ve all heard that line that comes at the opening of Family Guy. The popular satire show that divides opinion‚ even among people who seem to like the same things. Some call it an amazing illustration of our society‚ while others may deem it downright disgusting and offensive. While the general consensus agrees that the show itself has fallen off quite a bit in terms of its humor
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Media Texts “All Media Texts Tell a Story” In most broadcast programs‚ language is primarily used to tell the story‚ whether it is to promote a product or gain a job promotion‚ to make one laugh or cry‚ to ask for forgiveness or convict a criminal‚ to get married or divorced‚ to convince our children to do one thing versus another. We don’t need to get stuck in any particular story. That’s where Cowen gets it wrong‚ or even right; He presents a list of types of stories that is mixed up and incomplete
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Britny Phelps English 101 Family Guy is literature because of its references to social issues in today’s society. For example‚ models think they have to be super skinny in order to be a good model. There is also an episode about how ridiculous reality TV. shows are now and how easily it is to become famous. Also‚ this show portrays how obese our society is now by letting Peter eat as many burgers as he pleases because he saved a person. This show is not just a show to laugh at; there is a deeper
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Skylar Thompson Dr. Russell Carter English 111-F18 February 20‚ 2013 Thesis Statement Everyone is entitled to their own opinion‚ and when it comes to the television series‚ Family Guy‚ everyone does. A person either loves the series or absolutely hates it. Antonia Peacocke voiced her opinion on the hit series in her article‚ Family Guy and Freud: Jokes and Their Relation to the Unconscious. At first she was just another addition to the other Family Guy haters‚ but she eventually came around
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Family Guy: Stewie Griffin There is a show which pushed boundaries that started in 1999. This show was sometimes accused of copying of The Simpsons. This is a show which was cancelled by the Fox station and came back on because of the high sales of the DVD ’s. The show that I am mentioning in this intro is Family Guy. The Griffin family are the main characters in this show. This is no ordinary family. This is an outrageous family that does things that could not happen in real life. It
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