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Okay, so I was reading in Cleveland's section, and they said a show called the Cleveland Show was being made, and was set to air sometime in March 2009 after Family Guy So does this mean that Family Guy will end in March?63.166.254.137 (talk) 02:50, 4 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No, this is when the next season will end, The Cleveland show will be appearing on air after the season finishesFretwalkers (talk) 09:00, 8 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Or, to a lesser extent, it may be meant that the Cleveland Show will be airing *following* an airing of Family Guy; I doubt the schedule would be announced in that format this early, and I'm leaning more towards what Fretwalkers is suggesting, but no need to rule out that it'll be airing following an episode of Family Guy (perhaps an episode of Family Guy where Cleveland leaves, resulting in the spin-off itself). --Snojoe (talk) 10:47, 8 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

How it is going to work - and this was confirmed. Family Guy is followed by American Dad... and then The Cleveland Show will replace American Dad on the schedule. Not sure how this will work exactly, as both Family Guy and American Dad have the usual 24 episodes plus all the ones from this year that didn't air. 92.3.48.22 (talk) 09:33, 14 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Unbalanced

This article is generally unbalanced against family guy. It reads as if a suburban helicopter soccer mom wrote it. Clean it up a bit. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.243.177.46 (talk) 20:23, 5 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Can you give just one specific example from the current version of the article? Cromulent Kwyjibo (talk) 20:40, 5 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I disagree. I see little evidence showing unbalance. This article is very objective in almost all areas. Are you perhaps reading the criticism section in the wrong context? -washburnmav (talk) 17:45, 7 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Editor, please add new topics to the bottom. As for article being unbalanced, please state particular examples you'd like to change or remove.--Loodog (talk) 18:05, 7 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Criticism

The creator of Ren and Stimpy (!!!) accuses the Family Guy makers of bad drawing??? Shouldn't this section be limited to serious criticism? -- 134.102.101.61 (talk) 09:37, 9 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

"Serious criticism" is relative. If he criticizes FG for bad drawing, then that is his opinion and should not be removed due to the questionable "seriousness". Moccamonster Talk 08:22, 12 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Family Guy Pinball

There is NO NEED at all for this sections on the main page. JoWal (talk) 13:11, 12 July 2008 (UTC)][reply]

Adding a Very Important Link at the Bottom of the FG Page

If at all possible, could someone with better permissions than me (if that exists), put a link to the adultswim.com Family Guy show page (http://www.adultswim.com/shows/familyguy/index.html) at the bottom of this wiki? There is a wealth of information, hundreds of clips and even a mini wiki about the show, and I'd put the link myself if this page wasn't locked. Thanks a lot. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jhumbug (talk • contribs) 20:49, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Brian's Dad

(copied from the Brian Griffin talk page)
Okay, I think that we can make an argument that Coco, Brian's dad, either abandoned or diddn't take care of Brian and his siblings because in "Screwed the Pooch," when Lois and Brian are talking about Carter getting custody of Brian's pups, Brian says that he wants to be there for his pups, unlike his dad.

I know that it was just a breif refrence and that it hasn't been brought up since, and that we usally don't take these things seriously, but that's because thoes split-second refrences are usally gags and jokes, but this wasn't. Lois and Brian's conversation is just straight dialog. The humor is in Peter in his glass case. I know that there isn't any other evidence, yet, of my theroy, but can't we just say something about it in the article? Talk amonst yourselves. --BrianGriffin-FG (talk) 19:38, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
(copy from the Brian Griffin talk page ends here)

Okay, I know that this is another one of my theroies (and I'm sorry for my theroy on Stan Tompson), but I didn't use nonsense logic on this one. The breif refrence wasn't ment to be funny. Like I said on 6-13-08, "Lois and Brian's conversation is just straight dialog. The humor is in Peter in his glass case," so I think that the line should be considerd at least a crediable refrence. --BrianGriffin-FG (talk) 23:31, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Effin Cry

Was the title sequence really ever changed because people thought Stewie said "Effin cry" rather than "Laugh and cry"? There's no references linked and it mentions that Channel 4 in the UK muted it which I seriously doubt they would have done. Muleattack (talk) 04:41, 29 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I think they did. If you listen closly to the line in a Season 3 episode and compaire it to a Season 1 episode, "laugh and" sounds a little clearier. And, to back this up, (Yes, I do have proof) in a comentary on The Freakin' Sweet Collection, someone asks about the rumor and Seth says that it's false, and that he had to re-record the line. The comment was either on the Leathle Weapons commentary or To Love and Die in Dixie. --BrianGriffin-FG (talk) 22:43, 4 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Stewie's homosexuality

it says stewie is homosexual but he has shown attraction to femal babies many times —Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.163.178.74 (talk) 03:10, 13 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

True. (89.168.213.240 (talk) 16:53, 2 September 2008 (UTC))[reply]

"I Need A Jew" copyright infringement

This lawsuit sounds absurd. I think the fact should be mentioned that the melody used in this episode is very dissimilar from "When You Wish Upon A Star." Shiggity (talk) 20:49, 18 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Lovely. Find a published, reliable source that agrees with you and feel free to add it. Otherwise it's just WP:OR. Dp76764 (talk) 20:56, 18 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's not that absurd. I could easily see it happening. And it may sound simalar enough that the company thinks they can sue. --BrianGriffin-FG (talk) 23:14, 20 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Family Guy movie title: REAL OR SCAM????

Word has it on the Internet that the title of the rumored (and highly likely, according to MacFarlane) Family Guy movie for theaters is "Family Guy: Shown in the Cinema on November 23rd". It has also been said that it is slated for a 2010 release. That, however, I find hard to believe, and the user who added this to the Family Guy template is either "User:Anonymous from the 21th century" or an unregistered user. BUT, there was apparently a trailer released onto YouTube, but it was reportedly taken down due to copyright claims by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation itself, as evidenced by [youtube.com/?v=WSCO7LnpZGE this link]!!!! Either this is the real deal, or it's a scandal on a scale large enough to attract the concern of copyright violations. SOMEONE EXPLAIN!!! Immblueversion (talk) 01:32, 5 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

NOW THERE'S AN ARTICLE UP ON THE SITE: "FAMILY GUY: SHOWN IN THE CINEMA, ON NOVEMBER 23RD"!!! THIS IS EITHER MADNESS OR BRILLIANCE, BUT IT HAS TO BE FAKE!!!! IS IT NOT???!!! I DON'T SEE HOW IT CAN POSSIBLY BE REAL!!!! The user responsible for putting it up, who does NOT have a talk page: User:FamilyGuyMovie2010. Immblueversion (talk) 01:39, 5 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Why anyone would think it's a title is beyond me. This doesn't look like a title at all, it looks like a quote from either a movie poster or a trailer. TheBlazikenMaster (talk) 01:46, 5 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, besides, November 23, 2010 is a Tuesday. Immblueversion (talk) 02:00, 5 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I should go to sleep now. I will put this article up for deletion if it hasn't been done already by the time I wake up. TheBlazikenMaster (talk) 02:05, 5 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, now the article is back on with unbiased claims that the film really was announced by Seth MacFarlane. There is no proof I can find on the Internet. WE NEED INFORMATION!!! Immblueversion (talk) 00:08, 19 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]