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Essay / Defending Family Guy - 2402
“It seems like today all we see is violence in movies and sex on TV, but where are those good old values of fashion, which we relied on (Family Guy)? » This phrase is often heard by people who choose to watch one of the most famous animated sitcoms of the last decade, Family Guy. The first phrase happens to be the key tagline of the series' theme song. Seth MacFarlane used this saying when the series was brought back on the air in 2005. This was around the time I had started watching the sitcom, having watched a few of the episodes that aired before canceled in 2002. Its popularity has increased staggeringly since its cancellation in 2002. In 2005, it became the first television show to be resurrected due to high volume of DVD sales (Gablan). Since then, its popularity has grown to become a consistent sitcom that appears weekly in the top 20 in the Nielsen Ratings, while also becoming the forty-third most popular show and the second most popular animated series on Tv.com, television most popular online. viewing site in North America (Richards).Family Guy first aired on national television on December 20, 1998, although Seth MacFarlane worked on a thesis film quite similar to Family Guy while majoring in animation at the Rhode Island School of Design. The film he created was called The Life of Larry. His teacher, Dr. Suissna, submitted the film to Hanna-Barbera, a North American animation publishing company (Richards). After submission, Seth was hired by the company. Shortly after, he was asked to create a sequel to his thesis film; he scripted Larry and Steve, a film starring a middle-aged character, Larry and his intelligent dog Steve (Richards). The show was broad...... middle of paper ...... his study shows that even people who criticize Family Guy are able to find what it presents to be comical, allowing them to laugh and experience a healthier life. the life. It may not be politically correct and inappropriately depicts pop culture events; Nevertheless Family Guy is a valuable source of comedy and entertainment. Although it ranks second among all animated programs, it is often criticized and may be shut down again. Until then, we should enjoy the freedom of speech that grants them the right to spread comic satire and continue to express many of America's social problems to the world. As viewers, we can enjoy comedy by accepting a simple fact: all Family Guy puts a mirror in front of our society and makes us look in it, it shows discrimination and stereotyping, but in no way condones it either. Family Guy is the American comedy.