query: who does seth macfarlane voice in american dad

pos: American Dad! 17th season. The series focuses on the eccentric upper middle class Smith family in the fictional community of Langley Falls, Virginia and their three housemates: Father, husband, CIA Agent, Republican, and breadwinner Stan; his wife and homemaker/housewife, Francine; their liberal, hippie, college-aged daughter, Hayley; and their dorky high-school-aged son, Steve. There are three additional main characters, including Hayley's boyfriend and later husband, Jeff Fischer; the family's unusual goldfish, Klaus, who has the brain of an East German athlete; and Roger, the alien, who is a deceitful, self-serving master of disguise. Stan's boss Avery Bullock, the Deputy Director of the Central

pos: Rachael MacFarlane other voice-over work on her own, working for both The Walt Disney Company and Cartoon Network. In 2005, her brother Seth cast her in his second major prime time animated show, "American Dad!", where she voices the main character Hayley Smith, the daughter of Stan Smith. MacFarlane also continues to contribute to "Family Guy", on a regular basis. In September 2012, she released her first album "Hayley Sings", which is a jazz vocal tribute to Hayley Smith, her character on "American Dad!". In 2018, MacFarlane and her husband, Spencer Laudiero, published a book for children, "Eleanor Wyatt, Princess and Pirate".

pos: Roger (American Dad!) Roger (American Dad!) Roger is a fictional character in the adult animated sitcom "American Dad!", voiced by Seth MacFarlane. The character was created and designed by Seth MacFarlane. Roger is a centuries-year-old grey space alien living with the Smith family, around whom the show revolves. Having lived on Earth since crashing in Roswell, New Mexico in 1947, Roger came to live with the Smiths after rescuing main character Stan Smith at Area 51 four years prior to the beginning of the series. Roger began the series as a sensitive pushover who is often taken advantage of, cheated, and ridiculed. Over

pos: Hayley Smith (American Dad!) again. But, due to how difficult Roger was during the pregnancy, Hayley feels that she isn't ready for a baby and Jeff agrees, having just been born himself. Hayley Smith (American Dad!) Hayley Dreamsmasher Smith is a fictional character from the animated television series "American Dad!". She is voiced by Rachael MacFarlane, the younger sister of one of the series' co-creators, Seth MacFarlane. She is Stan and Francine Smith's 19-year-old daughter and Steve's older sister. Hayley, along with her father Stan, was one of the first two characters who were conceived and created for the series. Across the series, Hayley's

pos: American Dad! (season 5) persona of Roger who escapes to start a life of his own—was introduced in the episode "The One That Got Away". He was voiced by the series creator Seth MacFarlane. Avery Bullock's wife, Mariam, who was kidnapped and held hostage by terrorists for three years, was also introduced and voiced by Jean Smart. Amy, one of Lisa Silver's friends and a frequent bully of Steve, was introduced during this season. Amanda Seyfried provided the voice for the character. J.K. Simmons provided the voice of Mr. McCreary, the founder and chairman of a local Bible print shop, and Reginald the Koala,

pos: Seth MacFarlane series however, it is unclear if any of these plans have been scrapped or modified in any way. MacFarlane has described the initial seasons of "American Dad!" as being similar to "All in the Family", likening title character Stan Smith's originally bigoted persona to Archie Bunker. MacFarlane has also stated that his inspiration to create "American Dad!" derived from his and Weitzman's exasperation with George W. Bush's policies as former United States President. After the early couple of seasons however, the series discontinued using these elements of political satire and began to serve up its own brand of entertainment and

pos: The One That Got Away (American Dad!) voice of Roger, also provided the voice of Sidney. MacFarlane is often very busy and does not have time to read the script before the table read. However, before voicing Sidney, the producers asked him if he could read the script the night before, to come up with a voice that sounded like an "old-fashioned Dick Powell." Rachael MacFarlane provided the voice of Judy Panawits. Diane Delano, John DiMaggio and J.K. Simmons guest starred in the episode. In its original broadcast on October 5, 2008, "The One That Got Away" was viewed by 6.85 million viewers, according to the Nielsen

pos: American Dad! season 10 episode, "Faking Bad". Though unofficial, this marked the first ever "Simpsons/American Dad!" crossover. "The Simpsons Guy" marked the second "Simpsons/American Dad!" crossover with Roger Smith appearing in Kang and Kodos' spaceship. Playtech signed on for the development of a 40-line branded slot game based on Fox Broadcasting Company's animated sitcom, American Dad. Released online in May 2017, Stan Smith, Francine, Hayley, Klaus and Roger are featured along with special game bonuses including re-spins, free spins and 'Wheels and the Legman'. American Dad! American Dad! is an American adult animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker and Matt

pos: Seth MacFarlane Dad!" has a controversial season number discrepancy in which many are divided as to how many seasons the program has had. Beyond division between media journalists and fans, there has been conflicting reports as to what season the show is in even between "American Dad!" creators and the show's official website—both from its original Fox website and now from TBS website. At Comic-Con 2013 on July 20, "American Dad!" co-creator Mike Barker hinted that an "American Dad!" movie—centering on the Roger character and set from his birth planet—is in the works and partially written. What with Barker's departure from the

pos: Stan Smith (American Dad!) Sinbad emerge from a wormhole some sixty years in the future. In this version of the future Stan is shown to have migrated into a Gorilla body due to his belief that an ape uprising will being occurring. As the episode draws to a close Stan's prediction proves true, but when Stan moves to side with the apes he is unexpectedly killed by them. Stan Smith (American Dad!) Stanford Leonard "Stan" Smith is the main protagonist of the adult animated sitcom "American Dad!". He is voiced by the series' co-creator and executive producer, Seth MacFarlane. Stan is the patriarch of

pos: Stan Smith (American Dad!) Stan Smith (American Dad!) Stanford Leonard "Stan" Smith is the main protagonist of the adult animated sitcom "American Dad!". He is voiced by the series' co-creator and executive producer, Seth MacFarlane. Stan is the patriarch of the Smith family. As the family's breadwinner, he works for the Central Intelligence Agency. Although he once held the position of a case officer at the CIA, he is now a weapons expert for the agency. Stan often makes the mistake of applying the same extreme measures suited and used for his job in his personal life and with his family. Stan is portrayed

pos: Seth MacFarlane humor. MacFarlane was described as having difficulty understanding the series in its early going; however, he heavily warmed up to the series after its early seasons once he felt the show truly came into its own. His fellow co-creators have sensed this through MacFarlane's greatly increased attention to the series after its early seasons. MacFarlane has also revealed he is an "American Dad!" fan himself. He has taken note of the positive reaction to the "Roger" character by fans via his Twitter. The show focuses on the Smith family: Stan Smith, the endangering, dog-eat-dog, rash and inconsiderate head of the

pos: Jenny Fromdabloc "Brothers & Sisters" and "The Cleveland Show" episode "Back to Cool". The Parents Television Council, a television watchdog group and a regular critic of "American Dad!" and other Seth MacFarlane-created and produced shows, named "American Dad!" the "Worst TV Show of the Week" during the week of April 22, 2011 for this episode, citing sexually lewd content coming from Roger's persona, Jenny Fromdabloc. The review compared E.T. from "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" with Roger, noting, "[E.T.] taught us a few things about humanity, while the latter [Roger] specializes in profanity." Jenny Fromdabloc "Jenny Fromdabloc" (spelled "Jenny Frömdabloc" on the DVD release)

pos: American Dad! (season 5) previous season. David Hemingson left the series, and went on to co-direct for other television shows, notably "How I Met Your Mother", and went on to create a short-lived television series, entitled "The Deep End". Michael Shipley and Dan Vebber also left at the end of the third production season. The main cast consisted of Seth MacFarlane (Stan Smith, Roger, Greg Corbin, among others), Wendy Schaal (Francine Smith), Rachael MacFarlane (Hayley Smith, among others), Scott Grimes (Steve Smith) and Dee Bradley Baker (Klaus Heissler, among others). Several new characters were created and introduced in Season 5. The character of Sidney—a

pos: The One That Got Away (American Dad!) thinking of storylines involving Roger and his multiple personas, and if "one of them got away." The original story for the episode was that Roger would wake up in Shanghai and in trouble, caused by an evil persona. Chris and Matt McKenna pitched it to Barker, who declined it. They later rewrote it, this time making his persona "the good guy", and the opposite of Roger. Director Tim Parsons tried to make a difference between Roger's world and his alter ego Sidney's world, making the colors in Sidney's world "pastelly" and the backgrounds softer. Co-creator Seth MacFarlane, who provides the

neg: Seth MacFarlane that they had picked up the series for a 15-episode 12th season. Reportedly, the purpose of the network relocation was originally to make room for new animated broadcasts on Fox's now-defunct "Animation Domination" lineup. It was reported that the relocation of "American Dad!" allowed room for other shows, such as "Mulaney" and another animated series from Seth MacFarlane called "Bordertown". "Bordertown" ran during the 2015–16 television season. While MacFarlane regularly does extensive voice acting work for "American Dad!", he has left much of the show's creative direction up to Weitzman and Barker. MacFarlane has credited this move with helping to

neg: Rachael MacFarlane Rachael MacFarlane Rachael Ann MacFarlane Laudiero (born March 21, 1976) is an American voice actress and singer best known as the voice of character Hayley Smith on the animated television show "American Dad!", which was co-created by her older brother Seth MacFarlane. She also voiced Supreme Leader Numbuh 362 in "" and Kate Lockwell in "Starcraft II". In addition to voice acting, MacFarlane has also been involved in other aspects of animation, such as being a production manager for "The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy" and "Welcome to Eltingville" and she wrote an episode of "The Grim Adventures of

neg: Alexandra Breckenridge know why, but [creator] Seth MacFarlane really likes the sound of my voice. I'll never understand that. He just liked me and they call me back all the time to do different things." Breckenridge often does celebrity impressions on the show, such as Sarah Jessica Parker and Renée Zellweger. She also had roles on MacFarlane's web series "Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy". She guest starred in the episode "With Friends Like Steve's" of "American Dad!", also created by MacFarlane. In 2006, Breckenridge starred as Monique in the film "She's the Man". She starred as Willa McPherson in the series "Dirt" from

neg: Pilot (American Dad!) 7.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic. Pilot (American Dad!) The pilot episode of "American Dad!" originally aired on Fox in the United States on February 6, 2005, just after Super Bowl XXXIX. It follows Stan, who rigs a school election to make his son Steve popular; but he becomes drunk with power and ends up going crazy. The episode was written by series co-creators Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman. The episode features a guest appearance by Carmen Electra. Seth MacFarlane, who is best known for creating "Family Guy", stated that he and Weitzman came up with the series

neg: Pilot (American Dad!) Pilot (American Dad!) The pilot episode of "American Dad!" originally aired on Fox in the United States on February 6, 2005, just after Super Bowl XXXIX. It follows Stan, who rigs a school election to make his son Steve popular; but he becomes drunk with power and ends up going crazy. The episode was written by series co-creators Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman. The episode features a guest appearance by Carmen Electra. Seth MacFarlane, who is best known for creating "Family Guy", stated that he and Weitzman came up with the series after the 2000 United States presidential

neg: Hayley Sings Hayley Sings Hayley Sings is the debut album by Rachael MacFarlane, younger sister of "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane. Produced by veteran producer Allen Sviridoff, the album was released on September 25, 2012. The album's title is an homage to MacFarlane's best-known voice-acting role as Hayley Smith in her brother's series "American Dad!" As a child, both of MacFarlane's parents were music aficionados, passing it on to her and her brother Seth. However, several years ago Rachael had given up her dream of singing professionally, deciding that animation and voice acting would be her primary career and singing would be

neg: Mike Barker (producer) contract with 20th Century Fox Television. Mike Barker (producer) Michael Wayne "Mike" Barker (born June 7, 1968 in Los Angeles, California, U.S.) is an American writer and producer, best known for his work on the adult animated television series "Family Guy" and for co-creating "American Dad!". He has also done voice work on both series. Michael Wayne "Mike" Barker worked with Seth MacFarlane and Matt Weitzman as a writer and producer on early seasons of "Family Guy". He has also voiced some of the characters on Family Guy and American Dad, most notably Terry Bates. In 2003, MacFarlane presented to

neg: Mike Barker (producer) Mike Barker (producer) Michael Wayne "Mike" Barker (born June 7, 1968 in Los Angeles, California, U.S.) is an American writer and producer, best known for his work on the adult animated television series "Family Guy" and for co-creating "American Dad!". He has also done voice work on both series. Michael Wayne "Mike" Barker worked with Seth MacFarlane and Matt Weitzman as a writer and producer on early seasons of "Family Guy". He has also voiced some of the characters on Family Guy and American Dad, most notably Terry Bates. In 2003, MacFarlane presented to Barker an idea for a new

neg: Seth MacFarlane give the series its own distinct voice and identity. Though, as announced on November 4, 2013, Barker departed "American Dad!" after 10 seasons of serving as the show's producer/co-showrunner, resulting from creative differences as production for season 11 on TBS commenced. "American Dad!" was first shown after Super Bowl XXXIX, debuting with the episode "Pilot", which MacFarlane co-wrote. This February 6, 2005 series premiere was somewhat of an early sneak preview as the program would not begin airing regularly as part of Fox's Animation Domination until May 1, 2005. Because of atypical scheduling of the show's first 7 episodes, "American

neg: Music Is Better Than Words Music Is Better Than Words Music Is Better Than Words is the debut studio album by Seth MacFarlane. The album was produced and conducted by film and television composer Joel McNeely, who is also one of the composers of "American Dad!", an animated TV series co-created by MacFarlane. On November 30, 2011, the album received nominations at the 54th Grammy Awards for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. MacFarlane has performed at London's Royal Albert Hall and New York's Carnegie Hall. He received voice training from Lee and Sally Sweetland, both of whom have worked with

neg: Music Is Better Than Words MacFarlane does about as well as any number of hotel lounge singers this world over." Music Is Better Than Words Music Is Better Than Words is the debut studio album by Seth MacFarlane. The album was produced and conducted by film and television composer Joel McNeely, who is also one of the composers of "American Dad!", an animated TV series co-created by MacFarlane. On November 30, 2011, the album received nominations at the 54th Grammy Awards for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. MacFarlane has performed at London's Royal Albert Hall and New York's Carnegie Hall.

neg: Seth MacFarlane Seth MacFarlane Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (; born October 26, 1973) is an American actor, animator, filmmaker, and singer, working primarily in animation and comedy, as well as live-action and other genres. MacFarlane is the creator of the TV series "Family Guy" (1999–2003, 2005–present) and "The Orville" (2017–present), and co-creator of the TV series "American Dad!" (2005–present) and "The Cleveland Show" (2009–2013). He also wrote, directed, and starred in the films "Ted" (2012), its sequel "Ted 2" (2015), and "A Million Ways to Die in the West" (2014). MacFarlane is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, where he

neg: Seth MacFarlane Fox's "Talkshow with Spike Feresten", and closed the show by singing the Frank Sinatra song "You Make Me Feel So Young". He also provided Stewie's voice when he appeared as a brain tumor-induced hallucination to Seeley Booth in an episode of "Bones", writing his own dialogue for the episode. On May 8, 2009, MacFarlane was a guest on "Real Time with Bill Maher". Other than "Family Guy" and "American Dad!", MacFarlane voices characters in other cartoon shows and films. He voiced Wayne "The Brain" McClain in an episode of "Aqua Teen Hunger Force". He has also voiced various characters on

neg: American Dad! American Dad! American Dad! is an American adult animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman for the Fox Broadcasting Company. "American Dad!" is the first television series to have its inception on Animation Domination. The series premiered on February 6, 2005, following Super Bowl XXXIX, three months before the rest of the first season aired as part of the Animation Domination block, commencing on May 1, 2005. Creative direction of "American Dad!" has largely been guided by Barker (prior to his exit from the show in season 10) and Weitzman as opposed to MacFarlane, resulting in

neg: Seth MacFarlane he sings "That Was Then (And This is Too)", the opening theme. He had also starred in a commercial for Hulu in which he plays an alien presenting Hulu as an "evil plot to destroy the world", progressively as his famous "Family Guy" and "American Dad!" characters. He also lent his voice to the series finale movie of the Comedy Central series, "Drawn Together". MacFarlane played Ziggy in the 2010 film "Tooth Fairy". In August 2010, he appeared as a guest voice-over in a sci-fi themed episode of Disney's "Phineas and Ferb" entitled "Nerds of a Feather". On September 15,

neg: Hayley Smith (American Dad!) Hayley Smith (American Dad!) Hayley Dreamsmasher Smith is a fictional character from the animated television series "American Dad!". She is voiced by Rachael MacFarlane, the younger sister of one of the series' co-creators, Seth MacFarlane. She is Stan and Francine Smith's 19-year-old daughter and Steve's older sister. Hayley, along with her father Stan, was one of the first two characters who were conceived and created for the series. Across the series, Hayley's storylines typically involve her liberal opinions clashing with her father's staunch conservative beliefs, and her on-again-off-again relationship with boyfriend Jeff Fischer, whom she marries in the show's sixth

neg: Seth MacFarlane filmography and audiences and has won numerous awards. Since then MacFarlane has co-created, co-writes, executive produces, and lead voices in FOX's "American Dad!" and wrote, co-created, executive produced, and had a supporting voice role in "The Cleveland Show", which was a spin-off of "Family Guy". In 2012, MacFarlane made his feature film directorial debut with "Ted", a fantasy comedy which was well received by critics and audiences. He went on to act, write, produce, and direct two features for Universal Studios—the western comedy "A Million Ways to Die in the West" (2014) and a sequel to his first film "Ted 2"

neg: David A. Goodman also known for his deep throat voice which has been poked fun at numerous times in "Family Guy" audio commentaries, particularly by the creator Seth MacFarlane and writer Alec Sulkin who both believe his voice sounds a lot like Ray Romano's. As a result, Goodman has voiced parodies of Romano in "Family Guy" episodes by not doing an impression, but by simply talking. In 2011, Goodman left "Family Guy" in order to produce the animated Fox series "Allen Gregory". After "Allen Gregory" got cancelled, he became an executive producer of MacFarlane's other show, "American Dad!". In 2017 he worked with

neg: Hayley Smith (American Dad!) a telepathic ability to communicate. They can talk to each other with their thoughts. According to a DVD special on the creation of "American Dad," Laura Prepon (best known for her role of Donna on "That '70s Show" and Alex Vause on "Orange Is the New Black") was initially chosen to play Hayley, but Prepon was dropped and replaced by Rachael MacFarlane (younger sister of Seth MacFarlane). Hayley has a husband named Jeff, who is a vegetarian as well. Hayley did once move out, to move in with Jeff who it turns out lives in his van. They sometimes go

neg: Seth MacFarlane strike (which MacFarlane participated in to support the writers while Fox aired three "Family Guy" episodes without MacFarlane's permission). On February 12, 2008, the strike ended, and the series resumed airing regularly, beginning with "Back to the Woods". MacFarlane has a second long-running, successful adult animated series in "American Dad!" which has been in production since early 2005. To date, "American Dad!" is MacFarlane's only animated series never to have suffered an official cancellation, though it did undergo a network relocation from Fox to TBS on October 20, 2014, following the show's 11th season. TBS announced on July 16, 2013,

neg: American Dad! (season 4) America strike, there was a shortage of episodes this season. Much like "Family Guy", the episodes that were shown during the WGA strike were done so without permission from Seth MacFarlane, since MacFarlane showed support for the writers by not finishing any planned episodes until the strike ended. The season was nominated for a Teen Choice Award. Reviews were mostly positive. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> American Dad! (season 4) The fourth season of "American Dad!" was originally shown in the USA from September 23, 2007, to May 18, 2008. The season consisted of sixteen episodes. The first half of the season is included

neg: American Dad! (season 5) Shaffer of IGN said that ""American Dad" comes from the weird and wicked mind of Seth MacFarlane, who brought us the irreverent and often puerile powerhouse "Family Guy" [...], and like the show[s], "American Dad" offers a supreme dose of silly mockery that's occasionally offensive [...] and outrageously wacky through-and-through." However, he criticized the show for having similar problem that he thought existed in "Family Guy". Shaffer opined: ""American Dad" suffers from many of the same problems as "Family Guy". The show quite often stumbles into territory it's simply not mature enough to handle. And because the show already plays

neg: Thanksgiving (Family Guy) people, including actor Jon Cryer, in the second season episode "There's Something About Paulie". In subsequent appearances, Kevin was voiced by series creator and executive producer Seth MacFarlane, until his eventual disappearance from the series, when it was revealed that he had supposedly died in Iraq. Actor Scott Grimes, who notably portrays the character Steve Smith in MacFarlane's second animated series "American Dad!", took over the role of Kevin in the episode. In addition to Grimes and the regular cast, actor Max Burkholder, actor Jackson Douglas, actor Kevin Durand, voice actor Colin Ford, actor Zachary Gordon, actress and model Julie

neg: Peter Griffin prefers to have the freedom to do it himself. In another interview, he mentioned that Peter's voice is one of the most difficult to do. There have been several occasions where MacFarlane does not voice Peter. In the episode "No Meals on Wheels" (season 5, 2007), actor Patrick Stewart voiced Peter in a cutscene, but MacFarlane voices Peter for the rest of the episode. In the episode "Family Gay" (season 7, 2009), Seth Rogen provided a guest-voice as Peter under the effects of the "Seth Rogen gene". In "Road to the Multiverse" (season 8, 2009), he was voiced by actor

neg: Seth MacFarlane filmography others. Seth MacFarlane filmography Seth MacFarlane is an American actor, animator, writer, producer, director, comedian, and singer. MacFarlane began his career as an animator and writer for Hanna-Barbera for several television series, including "Johnny Bravo", "Cow and Chicken", "Dexter's Laboratory", "I Am Weasel", and created a sequel to his college thesis film "Larry & Steve". Since 1999, MacFarlane has served has creator, writer, executive producer, and lead voice actor in the adult animated sitcom "Family Guy" on FOX. He voices the characters of Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin and among other characters. The series has garnered critical acclaim with

neg: Seth MacFarlane filmography Seth MacFarlane filmography Seth MacFarlane is an American actor, animator, writer, producer, director, comedian, and singer. MacFarlane began his career as an animator and writer for Hanna-Barbera for several television series, including "Johnny Bravo", "Cow and Chicken", "Dexter's Laboratory", "I Am Weasel", and created a sequel to his college thesis film "Larry & Steve". Since 1999, MacFarlane has served has creator, writer, executive producer, and lead voice actor in the adult animated sitcom "Family Guy" on FOX. He voices the characters of Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin and among other characters. The series has garnered critical acclaim with critics

neg: American Dad! Dad!" movie may already even be in the works and partially written. No further information about the movie was released following Barker's exit from the series in November 2013. "American Dad!" characters have appeared on other animated sitcoms and vice versa. To date, all of "American Dad!"s crossovers have involved two other animated programs. The other two animated programs were also created by Seth MacFarlane: "Family Guy "(the crossover episode "Bigfat" also consisted of "King of the Hill" characters), and the cancelled series "The Cleveland Show." On December 8, 2013, Bart Simpson made a cameo appearance in the "American Dad!"

neg: Quagmire's Dad United States Navy who later becomes Ida Quagmire. The character was voiced by main cast member, series creator and executive producer Seth MacFarlane. Series regulars Peter Shin and James Purdum served as supervising directors, with Andrew Goldberg and Alex Carter working as staff writers for the episode. Composer Ron Jones, who has worked on the series since its inception, returned to compose the music for "Quagmire's Dad". The original design of Ida Quagmire was created by MacFarlane, and designed to resemble English actor Paul Bettany. It was later adapted upon by Pete Michels. "Quagmire's Dad", along with the eleven other

neg: Hurricane! (American Dad!) Stan accidentally shoots her, which Peter claims to be "classic "American Dad!'" due to its unpredictability. The episode was first announced in July 2010 by series creator Seth MacFarlane at the Comic-Con International in San Diego, California. Kevin Reilly, the entertainment president of the Fox Broadcasting Company, originally pitched the idea for the crossover, which was inspired by theme nights of comedy shows from the 1980s. MacFarlane described the crossover event to be an "enormous challenge" and a "substantial undertaking"; he chose to do one central story line so that each writing staff would not have to write stories for

neg: Rachael MacFarlane MacFarlane is married to animator Spencer Laudiero. They have two daughters, Bella Francesca Laudiero and Perrin Elizabeth Laudiero. On July 16, 2010, MacFarlane's mother, Ann Perry Sager, died after a long battle with cancer. Her death was reported by Larry King on his show "Larry King Live", who acknowledged a conversation he had with her during an interview with her son in May 2010. MacFarlane has noted her similarities to Hayley Smith on "American Dad!", revealing, "We both share the same political views". Rachael MacFarlane Rachael Ann MacFarlane Laudiero (born March 21, 1976) is an American voice actress and singer

neg: American Dad! animated series from "Family Guy" writer Mark Hentemann and executive produced by "American Dad!" creator Seth MacFarlane called "Bordertown". On November 4, 2013, it was announced that Mike Barker had departed "American Dad!" Barker had served for ten seasons as the show's co-creator/executive and producer/co-showrunner. Matt Weitzman is now serving as the show's sole showrunner. The news came as early production for season 11 commenced. , the show's production crew was developing its first four episodes for season 11, slated to begin airing on October 20, 2014 when "American Dad!" moved to TBS. Barker remained under an overall contract with

neg: American Dad! of all the show's eccentric main characters, listed as follows: When asked what first spurred the idea for "American Dad!" Seth MacFarlane answered, "It was right after the [2000] election, and me [sic] and co-creator Matt Weitzman were so frustrated with the Bush administration that we would just spend days bitching and complaining, and we figured we should channel this into something creative and hopefully profitable." In early February 2005, Barker stated, "About a year and a half ago, Seth called and asked if Matt and I would be interested in working on a show about a right-wing CIA agent

neg: 2 Stupid Dogs careers of creators Genndy Tartakovsky ("Dexter's Laboratory", "Samurai Jack", "" and "Sym-Bionic Titan"), Craig McCracken ("The Powerpuff Girls", "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends" and "Wander Over Yonder"), Butch Hartman ("The Fairly OddParents", "Danny Phantom", "T.U.F.F. Puppy" and "Bunsen Is a Beast"), Seth MacFarlane ("Family Guy", "American Dad!" and "The Cleveland Show"), Miles Thompson, Paul Rudish, Rob Renzetti ("My Life as a Teenage Robot") and Zac Moncrief, Andrew Stanton ("Finding Nemo") & Conrad Vernon ("Sausage Party" and "Shrek"). The voice cast used a combination of novices, professionals, comedians, and children. When Cook was developing the show, he saw one of comedian

neg: Seth MacFarlane MacFarlane reached a US$100-million agreement with Fox to keep "Family Guy" and "American Dad!" until 2012. The agreement makes him the world's highest paid television writer. MacFarlane's success with "Family Guy" has opened doors to other ventures relating to the show. On April 26, 2005, he and composer Walter Murphy created "". The soundtrack features a Broadway show tune theme, and MacFarlane voiced Stewie in the track "Stewie's Sexy Party". A fan of Broadway musicals, MacFarlane comments on using musicals as a component to "Family Guy": In addition, a "Family Guy" video game was released in 2006. Two years later,

neg: Stewie Griffin Furious" franchise as follows. This is exactly how writer Cherry Chevapravatdumrong ranks the franchise. In the season 16 episode "Send in Stewie, Please", it is revealed that Stewie's English accent is fake and that he actually has an American Boston accent. Stewie's voice is provided by "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane, who also provides the voices of Brian Griffin, Peter Griffin, and Glenn Quagmire as well as numerous other characters. MacFarlane based Stewie's accent on the voice of English actor Rex Harrison, particularly on Harrison's performance in the 1964 musical drama film "My Fair Lady". MacFarlane has stated that his

neg: Your Show of Shows (The Cleveland Show) an episode. The episode's storyline was written by actor Carl Reiner. This would be the first time Reiner wrote an episode on The Cleveland Show. He previously guest starred in the season two episode "Murray Christmas". Seth MacFarlane, the creator and executive producer of The Cleveland Show, as well as its sister shows Family Guy and American Dad!, served as the executive producer for the episode, along with series veterans Mike Henry and Richard Appel. This episode featured guest appearances from Will.i.am and T-Pain, as well as several recurring voice actors and actresses for the series. "Your Show of Shows"

neg: Family Guy (season 8) member Kevin Michael Richardson. Quagmire's dad, Dan Quagmire, later renamed Ida after undergoing sex reassignment surgery, was also introduced, and voiced by series creator Seth MacFarlane, as well as Quagmire's daughter, named Anna Lee, voiced by Mae Whitman. Other guest stars who made multiple appearances as recurring characters from previous seasons were Carrie Fisher as Peter's boss Angela and Mike Henry as Cleveland Brown, who briefly returned in "The Splendid Source". During the sixth season, episodes of "Family Guy" were delayed from regular broadcast due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike. Series creator and executive producer Seth MacFarlane

neg: Night of the Hurricane Night of the Hurricane Night of the Hurricane is a one-off programming block that introduced the first crossover event on the "Animation Domination" lineup on Fox. The block involved the three animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane: "Family Guy", "American Dad!", and "The Cleveland Show". The event depicts a hurricane which hits the towns of Stoolbend ("The Cleveland Show" setting), Quahog ("Family Guy" setting) and Langley Falls ("American Dad!" setting). The actual three-way crossover of the block occurs at the end on "American Dad!" with the three fathers of each family in the same scene. The "Night of the

neg: Matt Weitzman excellence in television award. In 2009 and 2012, "American Dad!" was nominated for an Emmy. Matt Weitzman Matt Weitzman (born November 13, 1967) is an American producer and writer. He was one of the creators of "American Dad!" along with Seth MacFarlane and Mike Barker. Barker and Weitzman were originally writers for Family Guy. Weitzman has written on ten television shows, including "Daddy Dearest", "Off Centre" and "Damon". Matt Weitzman was born to a Jewish family in Los Angeles, California. His father is Lew Weitzman, a long time literary agent for over 40 years. Matt attended American University, where he

neg: Criticism of Family Guy is an entirely original character. In a 2003 interview, Seth MacFarlane said that he had never seen the comic strip before, described the similarities as "pretty shocking" and said that he could see how Ware would reach that conclusion." Parents Television Council MacFarlane, whose other series "American Dad!" and "The Cleveland Show" have also been criticized by the PTC, has fired back on several occasions. In a 2008 interview with the magazine "The Advocate", he said: "South Park"s Parody MacFarlane had considered a response to "South Park" for this, in addition to several other jibes that the show was created

neg: The Former Life of Brian and Max Burkholder. Recurring voice actors Patrick Warburton, writer Alec Sulkin, episode writer Steve Callaghan, writer John Viener and show creator Seth MacFarlane's sister Rachael MacFarlane made minor appearances. It received mixed reviews from critics. Brian (Seth MacFarlane) decides to visit his old girlfriend Tracy Flannigan (Harvey Fierstein), who reveals that she has a son named Dylan (Seth Green) and that he is the father. Dylan proves to be quite the unruly teenager and Brian laments to Peter (MacFarlane) and Lois (Alex Borstein) about his experiences with him. Despite his objections, they attempt to convince him that he should take

neg: In Full Swing (Seth MacFarlane album) In Full Swing (Seth MacFarlane album) In Full Swing is the fourth studio album by Seth MacFarlane. It was released on September 15, 2017, through Republic Records and Verve Records. The record was primarily produced by Joel McNeely and MacFarlane himself, who also serves as the executive producer. Featured artists included on the album are American singer-songwriter Norah Jones and American actress Elizabeth Gillies. The album received two nominations at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album and Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals. On May 23, 2016, MacFarlane announced on his Twitter account that he was

neg: Glenn Quagmire Glenn Quagmire Glenn Quagmire, often referred to by just his surname, is a character from the American animated television series "Family Guy". He is a neighbor and friend of the Griffin family and is best known for his hypersexuality and his catchphrase, "Giggity". The show's creator and voice actor Seth MacFarlane describes him as "an appalling human being who is still caught in the rat-pack era" based on anachronistic 1950s party-animal clichés. The name "Quagmire" was chosen by a college acquaintance of MacFarlane's. MacFarlane came up with Quagmire's voice after listening to fast-talking radio jockeys from the 1950s era, describing

neg: Mike Barker (producer) adult animated series. The idea revolved around a conservative father and his liberal hippy daughter. Barker accepted the offer to develop the series with MacFarlane and Weitzman. Barker also provided voice work for the series. MacFarlane has credited Barker and Weitzman with "American Dad!"s success and longevity, stating that the two of them have been in charge of creative direction over the series since its beginnings. It was announced on November 4, 2013 that Barker had departed "American Dad!" after 10 seasons with the program, and was replaced by Weitzman as the series' sole showrunner. Barker remains under an overall

neg: Seth MacFarlane voice on Paul Lynde (who played Uncle Arthur in "Bewitched"). His sister Rachael MacFarlane provides the voice of Hayley. MacFarlane developed a "Family Guy" spin-off called "The Cleveland Show", which focuses on the character of Cleveland Brown and his family. The idea for the show originated from a suggestion by "Family Guy" writer and voice of Cleveland, Mike Henry. Fox ordered 22 episodes and the series first aired on September 27, 2009. The show, which was picked up to air a first season consisting of 22 episodes, was picked up by Fox for a second season, consisting of 13 episodes,

neg: American Dad! (season 5) delayed from regular broadcast due to the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike. Seth MacFarlane, the creator of the series, publicly sided with the Writers Guild, and fully participated in the strike and other events pertaining to the issue. The official production of "American Dad!" started to dwindle as of February 2008, with a delay in production becoming imminent through much of March and April. The strike ended on February 12, 2008; and the series resumed airing regularly within a few months. Production for Season 5 began in 2008, during the airing of the Season 4. The season was executive

neg: I Am the Walrus (American Dad!) Heisler. This would be the second time Heisler has written an episode for the season, having also written season six episode "100 A.D.". Seth MacFarlane, the creator and executive producer of "American Dad!", as well as its sister shows "Family Guy" and "The Cleveland Show", served as the executive producer for the episode, along with series veterans Mike Barker, Rick Wiener, Matt Weitzman, Eli Dolleman, and Kenny Schwartz. Diana Retchey was the animation producer for the episode, in her tenth episode of the season. Amanda Bell served as the production manager, and this episode would be Bell's tenth episode of

neg: Fictionalized portrayals of George W. Bush Rush Limbaugh's arms while saying many childish things. Limbaugh then proceeds to give him a lollipop and he runs off. Bush has been cited as the inspiration for the long-running adult animated series "American Dad!" When asked what first sparked the idea for "American Dad!" Seth MacFarlane answered, "It was right after the [2000] election, and me and co-creator Matt Weitzman were so frustrated with the Bush administration that we would just spend days bitching and complaining, and we figured we should channel this into something creative and hopefully profitable." The series has even had an episode titled "Bush Comes

neg: Seth MacFarlane PTC's criticism by saying, among other things, "That's like getting hate mail from Hitler. They're literally terrible human beings." "Family Guy" has been cancelled twice, although strong fan support and DVD sales have caused Fox to reconsider. MacFarlane mentioned how these cancellations affected the lineup of writers each time Fox approved the show. "One of the positive aspects of "Family Guy" constantly being pulled off [the air] is that we were always having to restaff writers". During the sixth season, episodes of "Family Guy" and "American Dad!" were delayed from regular broadcast due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America

neg: Culture of New England often come by way of the Harvard Lampoon. "Family Guy", an animated sitcom situated in Rhode Island, as well as "American Dad!" and "The Cleveland Show", were created by Connecticut native and Rhode Island School of Design graduate Seth MacFarlane. A number of "Saturday Night Live" (SNL) cast members have origins in New England, from Adam Sandler to Amy Poehler, who also stars in the NBC television series "Parks and Recreation". Former "Daily Show" correspondents Rob Corddry and Steve Carell are from Massachusetts, with the latter also being involved in film and the American adaptation of "The Office". The American

neg: Fuzzy Door Productions Fuzzy Door Productions Fuzzy Door Productions, Inc. is the production company of television producer Seth MacFarlane, established in 1998. The company's productions include the animated series "Family Guy", "American Dad!", and the "Family Guy" spin-off "The Cleveland Show", as well as the live-action sitcom "The Winner" and the science documentary series "". The name of the company comes from the leopard-printed fake fur-covered door to the house MacFarlane lived in when he was attending Rhode Island School of Design as an undergraduate in animation. The house itself also went by the nickname The Fuzzy Door during MacFarlane's residence and was

neg: Richard Appel In 2006, he produced a pilot called "My Ex Life" about two divorcing couples for CBS, which was directed by Kelsey Grammer. In 2008, he served as a co-executive producer on "Family Guy" and executive producer on "American Dad!" from 2008 until 2009. Appel wrote the "Family Guy" seventh season episode "Family Gay". Appel co-created, alongside Mike Henry and Seth MacFarlane, the "Family Guy" spin-off "The Cleveland Show", which they began discussing in 2007 and which premiered September 27, 2009. He and Henry serve as the show's executive producers and showrunners, handling the day-to-day operations, with limited involvement from MacFarlane.

neg: David Zuckerman (TV producer) sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air". As a writer and producer, he helped play a key role in the launch of the first seasons of the Fox animated series "King of the Hill", which he wrote for from 1997 until 1999, before leaving to develop the series "Family Guy". Zuckerman was partnered with Seth MacFarlane, the creator of "Family Guy", and served as the series's original showrunner, though has not a single writing credit. Afterward, Zuckerman was brought in to develop the Fox animated series "American Dad!", also created by MacFarlane. He would also go on to create two short-lived

neg: Fuzzy Door Productions the location of many "Fuzzy Door" parties. The Fuzzy Door Productions logo was designed by Cory Brookes, a friend and housemate of Seth's at the Fuzzy Door residence. Fuzzy Door Productions Fuzzy Door Productions, Inc. is the production company of television producer Seth MacFarlane, established in 1998. The company's productions include the animated series "Family Guy", "American Dad!", and the "Family Guy" spin-off "The Cleveland Show", as well as the live-action sitcom "The Winner" and the science documentary series "". The name of the company comes from the leopard-printed fake fur-covered door to the house MacFarlane lived in when he

neg: The Cleveland Show mixed reviews from media critics. The series was canceled after its fourth season. Cleveland has since returned to "Family Guy", accompanied by the rest of the Brown-Tubbs family, as of the twelfth season episode "He's Bla-ack!". Seth MacFarlane initially conceived "The Cleveland Show" in 2007 while working on his other two animated series, "Family Guy" and "American Dad!". "The Cleveland Show" first appeared on the development slate at Fox in early 2008, under no official name for the pilot, after a report that Fox had purchased the series from creators. On May 5, 2008, MacFarlane and 20th Century Fox Television

neg: I Dream of Jesus listing of the best "Family Guy" episodes in order of "yukyukyuks" due its use of the 'Sufin Bird' song and quipped that "you never know when it might strike again." Seth MacFarlane was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for his role as Peter Griffin in this episode, MacFarlane was also nominated for the Annie Award for Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production or Short Form for his work in "I Dream of Jesus", but lost to Ahmed Best for his role as Jar Jar Binks in "". According to Seth MacFarlane, "I Dream of

neg: Night of the Hurricane entertainment president of the Fox Broadcasting Company, originally pitched the idea for the crossover, which was inspired by theme nights of comedy shows from the 1980s. Creator Seth MacFarlane said that Reilly brought the idea to the writers, since a crossover of its kind had not been done in a while and Reilly thought "it might be kind of cool." Instead of having the "American Dad!" characters visit "Family Guy" and "The Cleveland Show", MacFarlane chose to do one central storyline so that each writing staff would not have to write stories for unfamiliar characters. The three-episode-block was an "enormous

neg: Brian: Portrait of a Dog Garrett Donovan worked in the episode as story editors and staff writers. Series creator Seth MacFarlane, David Zuckerman, Lolee Aries, David Pritchard and Mike Wolf worked as executive producer, while Craig Hoffman, Danny Smith and Gary Janetti worked as supervising producers. In addition to the regular cast, the episode featured the voices of actress and comedian Mary Scheer, actors Dick Van Patten, Joey Slotnick, and actress and sister of show creator Seth MacFarlane, Rachael MacFarlane. Recurring guest voice actors included actress Lori Alan, writer and animator Butch Hartman, and voice actor Wally Wingert. The episode makes references to the U.S.

neg: Dog Gone Seth MacFarlane and various crew and cast members for several episodes, a collection of deleted scenes, a special mini-feature which discussed the process behind animating "Road to the Multiverse", and a mini-feature entitled "Family Guy" Karaoke. In addition to the regular cast, anchor and political commentator Chris Matthews, voice actor Fred Tatasciore, opera singer Nathan Gunn, radio personality Eddie Sotelo and Kel MacFarlane, webmaster of the Seth MacFarlane fan site, guest starred in the episode. Recurring guest voice actors Ralph Garman, writer John Viener, writer Mark Hentemann, actress Alexandra Breckenridge, writer Alec Sulkin and writer Danny Smith also made minor

neg: In Full Swing (Seth MacFarlane album) all, you can't help but be carried away by MacFarlane’s joie de vivre, like a kid in a candy store gleefully sharing his sugar-dusted treats." Credits adapted from AllMusic. "In Full Swing" debuted at No. 2 on the US "Billboard" Top Jazz Albums. In Full Swing (Seth MacFarlane album) In Full Swing is the fourth studio album by Seth MacFarlane. It was released on September 15, 2017, through Republic Records and Verve Records. The record was primarily produced by Joel McNeely and MacFarlane himself, who also serves as the executive producer. Featured artists included on the album are American singer-songwriter

neg: Alex Borstein Green made recurring appearances on the show as mean boss Mr. Brightling, Borstein would play his mother, Mama Brightling. While working on "MADtv", Borstein met Seth MacFarlane, who was then preparing to launch the animated sitcom "Family Guy" on FOX. MacFarlane was originally supposed to create animated shorts for "MADtv", but declined in favor of creating an independent series. MacFarlane cast Borstein as the voice of character Lois Griffin. After the show's debut in January 1999, "Family Guy" was cancelled by the network in 2002, but returned in 2005. As well as her role as the voice performer for Lois

neg: Seth MacFarlane suspect Chris of murdering his teacher's husband. As a reaction, a terrified Meg jumps out the window. For the live-action sequence, besides MacFarlane, Nicole Parker played Lois, Ike Barinholtz played Chris, Nicole Randall Johnson played Meg, and Keegan-Michael Key played Stewie. According to MacFarlane, the live-action thing didn't work too well. After that clip, MacFarlane showed the same scene, but with celebrities who didn't pay attention to the script. They messed up their lines so badly that MacFarlane, in his Peter voice, screamed "The script, guys! Come on!" MacFarlane served as a host to the Canadian Awards for the Electronic

neg: Kovas (musician) on the season of Fox's "American Dad!" from creator Seth MacFarlane who is also the creator of "Family Guy". His song "Up in Here" is featured on the "Chocolate Swim", Cartoon Network's Adult Swim compilation as well as the Oscar nominated film "Captain Phillips". Hot Girls appeared in the #1 film "22 Jump Street". He is featured on Jeannie Ortega's "No Place Like BKLYN" album, on which, he wrote and produced three songs; "Pay It" featuring Kovas, "Green I'z" and "Hear Me". He is also featured on the French recording artist's Billy Crawford album, "Big City". He produced and wrote

neg: Killer Queen (Family Guy) created by Seth MacFarlane, as well two ex-"Family Guy" writers, Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman. Also, for the "News of the World" subplot, it was inspired by series creator Seth MacFarlane's own fear of the cover as a child. The episode received a 2.8 rating and was watched by a total of 5.74 million people, this made it the most watched show on Animation Domination that night, beating "The Cleveland Show", "Bob's Burgers", "American Dad!" and "The Simpsons" with 4.97 million. Kevin McFarland of "The A.V. Club" gave the episode a B, saying "The cutaways had some laughs, especially the

neg: Chitty Chitty Death Bang and Waylon Jennings (who played himself). Recurring cast members included Mike Henry who played Cleveland Brown and Lori Alan who played Dianne Simons. This is the first episode Seth MacFarlane's sister, Rachael MacFarlane guest starred in the episode as the voice of Jennifer. In future episodes she would become a recurring voice actor for the series. Rachel has noted that she was asked by Seth to lend her voice for the show, but she did have to audition for the role. As with the remaining first four episodes of the season, the title of the episode, "Chitty Chitty Death Bang",

neg: Quagmire's Dad and praised Brian's line of 'Hey... I fucked your dad' after Quagmire attacks him, describing it as "amazing". The episode was criticized for its portrayal of people who identify as transgender, particularly regarding the way Ida was treated by other characters. Food that Ida prepared for the dinner party at the Griffin house was thrown out and Brian's learning of her sex-reassignment surgery after he had sex with her caused him to "violently" vomit for 30 unbroken seconds. Speaking with LGBT media website AfterElton.com in January 2010, series creator Seth MacFarlane mentioned the episode in response to concerns over how

neg: Brian Griffin's House of Payne it appear as if Lois ran him over to induce her guilt. Lois suggests they frame someone else, but Peter professes his love for her and suggests they take Stewie to the hospital. Stewie later walks in on the family with his head wrapped in bandages, revealing that seven months have passed since his accident. In his first official episode for the series, the show was written by Spencer Porter, who had previously worked as a writing assistant for series creator and executive producer Seth MacFarlane on both "Family Guy", as well as "The Cleveland Show" and "American Dad!". In

neg: A Picture is Worth 1,000 Bucks Chris Sheridan as co-producers, and Neil Goldman, Garrett Donovan, Mike Henry, Mark Hentemann, Jim Birnstein, and Michael Shipley as story editors. In addition to the regular cast, voice actors Dee Bradley Baker and Rachael MacFarlane, known for doing voice work on "American Dad!", guest starred in the episode as Calvin Klein and Kate Moss/Minnie Mouse respectively. In addition to Baker and MacFarlane, Candice Bergen, Faith Ford, Charles Kimbrough, and Joe Regalbuto guest starred in the episode, reprising their "Murphy Brown" roles of Murphy Brown, Corky Sherwood, Jim Dial, and Frank Fontana respectively. Bergen and Ford make their second guest appearance

neg: Ted (film) Ted (film) Ted is a 2012 American comedy film directed by Seth MacFarlane and written by MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin, and Wellesley Wild. The film stars Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis, with Joel McHale and Giovanni Ribisi in supporting roles, with MacFarlane providing the voice and motion capture of the title character. The film tells the story of John Bennett, a Boston native whose childhood wish brings his teddy bear friend Ted to life. However, in adulthood, Ted prevents John and his love interest Lori Collins from moving on with their lives. The film is MacFarlane's feature-length directorial debut, produced by

neg: Van Partible would become "Johnny Bravo". The short was produced for Cartoon Network's new animation showcase titled "World Premiere Toons". Partible initially roomed with Craig McCracken (creator of "The Powerpuff Girls", "Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends" and "Wander Over Yonder"), Paul Rudish (a designer on that series) and Genndy Tartakovsky (creator of "Dexter's Laboratory"). The only two cartoonists who worked at Hanna-Barbera fresh out of college were Partible and Seth MacFarlane (creator of "Family Guy", "American Dad!" and "The Cleveland Show"). Partible changed his character from "Mess O' Blues" around so that "he would be more of this '50's iconic James Dean-looking

neg: Chris Griffin to suggest that "Family Guy" is a rip-off of "The Simpsons"; MacFarlane is, however, defended by the characters whom he voices (Peter, Brian and Stewie). Outside of the "Star Wars"-themed episodes, "Road to the Multiverse" plays on the running gag, but with Stewie (MacFarlane once more) provoking the "Robot Chicken" universe counterpart of Chris by asking "How does it feel to be on a major network for thirty seconds?", which prompts Chris to say "Fuck you!" Chris' birthday is February 8, the same day as his voice actor, Seth Green. Chris Griffin Christopher Cross "Chris" Griffin is a fictional character

neg: Seth MacFarlane together for 20 years can't get married?" MacFarlane, in recognition of "his active, passionate commitment to humanist values, and his fearless support of equal marriage rights and other social justice issues", was named the Harvard Humanist of the Year in 2011. However, MacFarlane was criticized for his portrayal of transsexualism in the "Family Guy" episode "Quagmire's Dad". Gay novelist Brent Hartinger found the episode's inclusion of transphobic remarks from Peter and Lois Griffin—as well as a scene of Brian vomiting profusely upon discovering his new girlfriend to be Glenn Quagmire's father—to be "shockingly insensitive". Hartinger continued, "Frankly, it's literally "impossible"

neg: Matt Weitzman Matt Weitzman Matt Weitzman (born November 13, 1967) is an American producer and writer. He was one of the creators of "American Dad!" along with Seth MacFarlane and Mike Barker. Barker and Weitzman were originally writers for Family Guy. Weitzman has written on ten television shows, including "Daddy Dearest", "Off Centre" and "Damon". Matt Weitzman was born to a Jewish family in Los Angeles, California. His father is Lew Weitzman, a long time literary agent for over 40 years. Matt attended American University, where he became and brother of Alpha Epsilon Pi, and graduated with a communications degree. Shortly after

neg: Family Guy reference in the scene made light of Jesus and his followers — not Metrano or his act. The case was settled out of court in 2010 with undisclosed terms. Seth MacFarlane voices three of the show's main characters: Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, and Stewie Griffin. Since MacFarlane had a strong vision for these characters, he chose to voice them himself, believing it would be easier than for someone else to attempt it. MacFarlane drew inspiration for the voice of Peter from a security guard he overheard talking while attending the Rhode Island School of Design. Stewie's voice was based on

neg: New England widely throughout the region. Major newspapers also include "The Providence Journal", "Portland Press Herald", and "Hartford Courant", the oldest continuously published newspaper in the U.S. New Englanders are well represented in American comedy. Writers for "The Simpsons" and late-night television programs often come by way of the Harvard Lampoon. "Family Guy" is an animated sitcom situated in Rhode Island, created by Connecticut native and Rhode Island School of Design graduate Seth MacFarlane (along with "American Dad!" and "The Cleveland Show"). A number of "Saturday Night Live" (SNL) cast members have roots in New England, from Adam Sandler to Amy Poehler,

neg: Pulling Double Booty Nothing". The Parents Television Council, a conservative media watchdog group that are frequent critics of "American Dad", as well as all other television programs produced by Seth MacFarlane - including "Family Guy" and "The Cleveland Show" - named "Pulling Double Booty" the "Worst TV Show of the Week" for the week of November 22, 2008. In a negative review for the episode, the group criticized the episode for "sexually explicit dialogue and a nauseating incestuous plot", and went on to write, "So far, nothing has been more disturbing than the repugnant plot of the November 16th [...] episode of "American

neg: Seth MacFarlane think in many ways it's a lost art." His music is predominantly vocal, vocal jazz, show tunes, and swing. He will occasionally use musical comedy for either his shows or movies. MacFarlane has a baritone voice. He is a pianist and singer who, in his early years, trained with Lee and Sally Sweetland, the vocal coaches of Barbra Streisand and Frank Sinatra. In an interview with NPR, MacFarlane commented on their vocal training, to which he said "They really drill you," he said. "They teach you the old-style way of singing, back when you had no electronic help. ... [They

neg: Seth MacFarlane "Family Guy", "No One Ever Tells You", and "In Full Swing". He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song for co-writing the opening song, "Everybody Needs a Best Friend", from his film "Ted" with the film's composer Walter Murphy. He has received numerous awards from other organizations, including the Annie Award for Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production and the Saturn Award for Best Television Presentation for the "Family Guy" episode titled "Blue Harvest", the MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo and the Empire Award for Best Comedy for "Ted". Seth MacFarlane Seth Woodbury

neg: And I'm Joyce Kinney had killed several other secondary characters. News anchor Joyce Kinney was brought in as a replacement for Simmons on the local news, alongside Tom Tucker. The character is voiced by actress Christine Lakin, who has guest starred in various roles throughout the course of the series. In addition to the regular cast, former series writer and current "The Cleveland Show" writer Kirker Butler, actor Colin Ford, actress Christine Lakin, voice actress Rachael MacFarlane, sister of series creator and executive producer Seth MacFarlane, singer Helen Reddy, and actress Jennifer Tilly guest starred in the episode. Recurring guest voice actors Ralph Garman,

neg: New Kidney in Town animation directors, served as supervising directors for the episode, with Alex Carter, Andrew Goldberg, Elaine Ko, Spencer Porter and Aaron Blitzstein serving as staff writers for the episode. Composer Walter Murphy, who has worked on the series since its inception, returned to compose the music for "New Kidney in Town". In addition to the regular cast, actress Yvette Nicole Brown, actor, comedian and game show host Drew Carey, actor Gary Cole, actress Christine Lakin and voice actress Rachael MacFarlane, sister of series creator and executive producer Seth MacFarlane, guest starred in the episode. Recurring guest voice actors John G. Brennan,

neg: Virgin Media Two which broadcast late night Friday and Saturday. 3e began to broadcast some popular Australian programmes these included Channel Ten's "Underbelly" and "Bondi Rescue" and Seven Network's "". The critically acclaimed American comedies "30 Rock", "Community", "Hung" and "The Office US" all air on the channel. The Seth MacFarlane animated comedies "American Dad!", "Family Guy" and "The Cleveland Show" all air from 22:00 Monday to Friday. Weekend sitcoms include "Accidentally on Purpose" (which replaced repeats of "Xposé" in August 2011 Monday to Friday at 18:30) "Better with You" and "The King of Queens" air early evening at the weekend. Family comedies

neg: 420 (Family Guy) Private Brian", series creator Seth MacFarlane and other staff writers had planned on writing out the character. MacFarlane recalls not having ideas to write for the character. During the episode's production, the character of James the cat was originally colored white, but MacFarlane decided that it bear orange fur after he thought that white was a fairly dull color. The featured musical number, "A Bag o' Weed," was based on the "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" song "Me Ol' Bamboo". In addition to the regular cast, voice actor Phil LaMarr and voice actor Kerrigan Mahan guest starred in the episode. Recurring

neg: Night of the Hurricane the episodes would air the following season. They finally aired on October 2, right after a public service announcement for the American Red Cross. The following table presents the ratings for the event. Night of the Hurricane Night of the Hurricane is a one-off programming block that introduced the first crossover event on the "Animation Domination" lineup on Fox. The block involved the three animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane: "Family Guy", "American Dad!", and "The Cleveland Show". The event depicts a hurricane which hits the towns of Stoolbend ("The Cleveland Show" setting), Quahog ("Family Guy" setting) and Langley

neg: Kara Vallow runs two blogs, Teen Sleuth and the book blog The Haunted Library. Kara Vallow Kara Vallow is an American television animation producer best known for her work with Seth MacFarlane on the four animated television series produced by Fuzzy Door Productions for Fox, "Family Guy", "American Dad!", "The Cleveland Show", and "". Vallow worked at the New York City-based studio Broadcast Arts, best known for set design for "Pee-wee's Playhouse". She eventually moved to Los Angeles to work at Hyperion Pictures as the supervisor of the production layout department on the feature "Bébé's Kids", a multi-cultural animated feature film. Over

neg: Kara Vallow Kara Vallow Kara Vallow is an American television animation producer best known for her work with Seth MacFarlane on the four animated television series produced by Fuzzy Door Productions for Fox, "Family Guy", "American Dad!", "The Cleveland Show", and "". Vallow worked at the New York City-based studio Broadcast Arts, best known for set design for "Pee-wee's Playhouse". She eventually moved to Los Angeles to work at Hyperion Pictures as the supervisor of the production layout department on the feature "Bébé's Kids", a multi-cultural animated feature film. Over the next few years, Vallow found herself at Murakami-Wolf as producer of

neg: Seth MacFarlane as executive producer of the Neil deGrasse Tyson-hosted "", an update of the 1980s hosted by Carl Sagan. MacFarlane was instrumental in providing funding for the series, as well as securing studio support for it from other entertainment executives. MacFarlane was born and raised in Kent, Connecticut. His parents, Ronald Milton MacFarlane (born 1946) and Ann Perry (née Sager; 1947–2010), were born in Newburyport, Massachusetts. His sister is voice actress Rachael Ann MacFarlane (born 1976). He has roots in New England going back to the 1600s, and is a descendant of "Mayflower" passenger William Brewster. MacFarlane's parents met in 1970,