Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin - The Untold Story

This series was probably one of the best investments Ive ever made on a DVD. Family Guy is by far the best cartoon on television! Some of the best episodes are on this set... including: WASTED TALENT (Take-off of Willy Wonka, Peter wins a Silver Scroll to the brewery)-hilarious episode! DAMMIT JANET (Stewie goes to daycare, Lois gets a job as flight attendent, one of my most favorite scenes- Im Winston Churchill!) HES TOO SEXY FOR HIS FAT (Peter gets liposuction, Chris feels fat, more good lines: Um, sir, you cant park your van on the diving board, Peter: I see you..) ROAD TO RHODE ISLAND (Stewie and Brian go on a trip to find Brians mother) PETORIA (Peter suceeds from the U.S. and makes his own country, hilarious cameos from Saddam Hussein, Fidel Castro, and Latoya Jackson) I AM PETER, HEAR ME ROAR (Peter tells a sexist joke and goes to a womans camp and becomes too feminine, tries to breastfeed Stewie, funny lines: Why do women have boobs? So youve got something to look at while youre talking to them!, Oh god, Lois, Im late! Wheres that pregnancy test?) So, yeah those are my favorite episodes...I totally recommend buying this DVD set. You will learn to love Family Guy!

Great series, but not many people talk about the commentaries, so I will. First off, not all the episodes have commentaries. I imagine this was to save space to include more actual episodes on each DVD by not commentarying everything. There are numerous spots in the commentaries where no one says anything at all, but most dont last more than 3-4 minutes each. I wondered if they had stopped entirely at one point. The voice actor who plays Lois is in most (if not all) of the commentaries, and shes very funny (as is Seth, of course). They do pick on the show (See that? It means Peter is REALLY STUPID) and on each other (No, really, just give me a Yes or a No, Seth, and dont explain, so we can sit here for 20 minutes in silence.) but occasionally Seth or Loiss voice actor will do a character voice cursing or saying something funny (thats quite a laugh). And, of course, theres mention of which scenes were considered riske at the time and which they had trouble getting past the censors. I wish the commentary was on all the episodes, though. Also, I kind of wish it was as full of info as the Futurama or Simpsons commentaries are. I got the feeling they were obligated to do the commentaries for Family Guy, and that perhaps it wasnt by choice.

Family Guy must be the single greatest animated comedy show ever made. There is not one episode that is not funny. The creator, Seth McFarlane, is a genius. His humor is witty and he makes use of every scene to bring out laughs. He has a unique style in his writing that incorporates flash back sequences. This tactic gives him the opportunity to put in hilarious (and often ridiculous) scenes into the show without disturbing the flow. The characters follow the basic formula for a sitcom family. Peter is the fat, stupid father. Lois is the smart, sexy wife. Chris is basically his father with an adolescent twist. Meg is the daughter that is desperate for attention. These characters alone are enough for a hit show, but McFarlane adds a few twists. He includes a cultured and facetious dog and a one year-old boy that is bent upon world domination; that is after he kills his mother, Lois, first. Each character is guaranteed to make you laugh and those are only the primary characters. The secondary characters (for example, the sex obsessed friend of Peters, Quagmire) are pure gold. One thing that is found in the Family Guy series that is not found in many other comedy cartoons is the quality of animation. Dont get me wrong, the animation does not look anywhere close to realistic, and I am not advocating that it is. I am saying that the animation plays a role in the comedy. It is entertaining watching the look on Loiss face when Peter tells her something crazy. It is a shame that the show was cancelled, but there is news that every Family Guy fan should hear. Since Family Guy started to air on Cartoon Network, it has gotten better ratings than Jay Lenno and David Letterman for the 11:30 time slot in the 18 to 35 demographic, which is the most valuable demographic by the way; and the DVD sales have grossed more than they could have ever hoped for. As a result, Fox is bringing it back on the air sometime in the beginning of 2005. The will also be sporting an unheard of 15 writers to be on their team. Not only that, but Seth McFarlane is also creating a new show that will be on Fox later this year. Spread the news. Not all TV shows have gone to the dumps. Salvation is on its way.

The Family Guy is the funniest cartoon ever. Peter is a fat moron who doesnt have a clue about the Earth and he loves drinking beer and watching Tv. The rest of his family include Stewie the little baby who wants to conquer the world. Brina he martini loving dog, Lois his wife who tries to keep him in order, Chris who will probably grow up to be just like his dad, and Meg, the teenage drama queen. This family get sinto all sorts of predicaments but its so funny. Peter always gives up time that would be spent with his kids to go hang out with his friends. This show is so great and im glad it will be coming back in January next year.

Yes its true. This show is the most twisted and funniest show that had aired on TV. The Simpsons where my favorite show but since the first episode came on of The Family Guy, The Simpsons never been the same for me. I almost though a brick at my TV when I found out that The Family Guy had been cancelled. But I didnt go though with it. I Just prayed and hoped that The Family Guy would come back on or a DVD would come out. So im thankful that the DVD is coming out, I already pre-ordered it because I cant wait any longer. So.. If your a big fan of movies and TV shows and you want to see a show that makes fun of them, then watch The Family Guy. You will enjoy it!, and you will have a great time wathing it over, and over, and over again. ...

Mindless silliness that has no redeeming value but being mindless, silly, entertainment. No wait, one would have to have a mind, and the knowledge and/or the experience of pop culture, and pop world history to get most of the jokes in the show. The title alludes that it is a show for the family but it is certainly not. And guys, your chick, your wife or any female around when you turn this thing on will not like it. They will find something better to do while you watch it alone or with your guy friends. Now is that what you want? Oh. You say youre a collector and know the value of such things in the future market? Perhaps Fox saw the writing on the wall when the Family Guy writers took the path they took. Its Peter, Peter, Peter. The Simpsons is a slightly better show because it sometimes has stories focused on Marge, Lisa, Maggie and not only Homer or Bart. Maybe the Family Guy guys should consider writing more for Meg and Lois--the poor things always lose. (I dont think The Simpsons draw a big female audience either--gals dont care for animated shows as much as guys do.) The rolling commentary given by whoever worked on the show was disappointing because they go silent when some of the shows grossly odd scenes show up, begging to be explained. It made me cry What were they thinking of here? A final thing: weve all gotten used to the way this show puts its humor across: the out of control cut-to vignette that has nothing to do with the main story line and usually summoned when one of the characters says just like the time when Peter, celebritys name, historical figure, or pop culture name did something. Youd think it would get tired after the run of this show but weve have gotten used to it to our detriment. On a recent viewing of the current broadcast run Stewie summons up a vignette and pauses. After a good 10 seconds he looks up at the ceiling, rolls his eyes and says, Oh, I thought we had something to come in here. Tag this DVD a guilty pleasure that you can watch now on reruns in major markets instead of purchasing.

I watched the Blu Ray last weekend and I thought it was great. Yes, the 4:3 bugged me, but Im sure they started the animation on this a while ago and animation is expensive, so give it a rest already. In fact, I know they did because some of the info in the pop-up video was well over a year old. It really felt longer than an hour, even the second and third times when I watched the pop-up and commentary versions. I loved the feature about recreating the original movie poster, that showed a lot of class on Seth and the Producers parts. Check out the level of detail in the ships, its crazy. I laughed out loud many times, got all the jokes and loved the profanity. A+ Seth! And again with Robot Chicken at the end! Freaking fabulous! I <3 MacFarlane and Green. Cant wait for the next one, and Ill be buying

First off let me just say that Family Guy sucks!!! I cant stop watching it. I bought both box sets the day they came out and I bought the Freakin Sweet Collection the day it came out. I had downloaded all the episodes and the American Dad pilot before they were available to purchase. I have watched every episode over 100 times. I love this show it is the greatest thing EVER written!!! (in my humble opinion) I am on all the mailing lists for news of the show from FOX, FamilyGuyFiles, and PlanetFamilyGuy. I own all the series of collectibles that came out from Metco and those bendy ones also. What I am trying to say is I am powerless to resist the awesomeness of this show. [...] So if you have never watched this show you should. You should buy every box set that comes out and encourage all your friends to do so too. Or better yet buy your friends copies like I did. But BEWARE!!!! Once you start you cant stop. And dont ever, ever, ever fall asleep watching it because you will have really really WIERD dreams. I did it and told my friends about it and now they too suffer from Family Guy induced wierdness when they sleep. If you dont believe me go try it. So in conclusion FAMILY GUY SUCKS FOR TAKING OVER MY TV LIFE!!!! GO BUY IT!!!!!!!!!!

I am a long-time Simpson fan...ever since the Simpsons first came on the scene back in the late 80s I would watch the show every chance I got. But over the years the Simpsons started getting a little stale. And thats when Family Guy came in. Family Guy is, by far, the funniest animated television series since the Simpsons were in their prime. Were weighing in alot of shows here...Ren and Stimpy, Futurama...but theres something about Family Guy that just warrants gut-busting laughs. Maybe its Quagmires ridiculous attempts at picking up women, Peters wealth of ignorance, little Stewies 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 theyve 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 dont see anymore. Its too bad, really. In any case, dont pass up the opportunity to own every episode on DVD!! Fans will love to have all episodes on dvd, I know im looking forward to it. And even if youve 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 doesnt matter. The show has enough laughs to keep you coming back...even watching the same episode twice wont lessen the amount of laughs you get from it. Definitely a great idea to put this classic but short lived series on DVD!

I ordered this trilogy, anxiously awaiting it. I selected this on Amazon over buying it locally (Ive bought Something Something Someting Dark Side by itself locally when I found it in widescreen but the other two in stock were full frame) solely because it is listed as 1.77:1, which is 16:9 widescreen. When I received it, there was nothing indicating aspect ratio on the outside of the packaging, so I was skeptical. I opened it and sure enough it is 1.33:1, FULL FRAME aspect ratio. So, tried the return option and it was eligible for exact replacement only. Really? Youre going to engage in fraud and ignore consumer protection laws and not make good on a bad description? I called customer service and explained the situation to a rep and they assured me they would replace it with the correct item. She put me on hold and made a couple of calls. She informed me they would open up the replacement and make SURE it is the advertised aspect ratio. Well, today I received it, opened it (it was still shrink wrapped, which tells me they did NOT inspect it!) and of course, its 1.33:1 FULL FRAME. The product listing very clearly states the following: # Format: AC-3, Animated, Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC # Language: English # Subtitles: English, French, Spanish # Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.) # Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1 # Number of discs: 3 So, either Amazon is willfully engaging in Fraud, or their staff is comprised of illiterates. Ill be trying a third time and if they will not resolve it, there will be a chargeback!