In 1999, Family Guy joined a growing list of cartoon sitcoms that were steadily gaining a strong audience who loved satire and parody rolled into juvenile humor. Alongside South Park and The Simpsons, and soon joined by Futurama and American Dad, Seth MacFarlane’s signature creation took the world by storm. The series was known for its pop culture references, ’70s sitcom influences, and cutaway gags, all coming together to form a brilliant show. However, the series, much like its competitors, has forgotten what made it special.When Family Guy began, Seth MacFarlane looked to both competing animated shows and older sitcoms for inspiration. Elements of The Simpsons, All In the Family, Cheers, and Happy Days can all be seen in the long-running series, which loves parodying its influences. Through the show, MacFarlane and the writers kept a very popular brand of comedy alive for new generations, merging deadpan jokes, slapstick physical comedy, and non-stop references to iconic movies. Everything from Star Wars and Back to the Future to Shawshank Redemption and Scooby-Doo has been satirized or parodied by the show. In this way, the series offered an element of observation comedy that connected with audiences and summed up popular opinions through jokes. The series wasn’t afraid to take risks on sensitive subjects like religion, race, and politics, and managed to do so in a way everyone found funny. All of this is what the series needs to reclaim.By the mid-2000s, Family Guy managed to firmly eclipse The Simpsons as the series itself entered a slump around season fifteen. The series became the favored show among young adults as it continued delivering the goods through new ideas, risky jokes and always finding new shenanigans for the family. Ironically, however, the series began its slump right around the same season as The Simpsons, right around seasons fourteen and fifteen. More episodes with each passing season were dragged out, and the number of iconic, viral moments in the show started to wane. By no means did the series become bad or unwatchable, rather it just became more generic, and audiences turned to competing series like Rick and Morty.
In 1999, Family Guy joined a growing list of cartoon sitcoms that were steadily gaining a strong audience who loved satire and parody rolled into juvenile humor. Alongside South Park and The Simpsons, and soon joined by Futurama and American Dad, Seth MacFarlane’s signature creation took the world by storm. The series was known for its pop culture references, ’70s sitcom influences, and cutaway gags, all coming together to form a brilliant show. However, the series, much like its competitors, has forgotten what made it special.
When Family Guy began, Seth MacFarlane looked to both competing animated shows and older sitcoms for inspiration. Elements of The Simpsons, All In the Family, Cheers, and Happy Days can all be seen in the long-running series, which loves parodying its influences. Through the show, MacFarlane and the writers kept a very popular brand of comedy alive for new generations, merging deadpan jokes, slapstick physical comedy, and non-stop references to iconic movies. Everything from Star Wars and Back to the Future to Shawshank Redemption and Scooby-Doo has been satirized or parodied by the show. In this way, the series offered an element of observation comedy that connected with audiences and summed up popular opinions through jokes. The series wasn’t afraid to take risks on sensitive subjects like religion, race, and politics, and managed to do so in a way everyone found funny. All of this is what the series needs to reclaim.
By the mid-2000s, Family Guy managed to firmly eclipse The Simpsons as the series itself entered a slump around season fifteen. The series became the favored show among young adults as it continued delivering the goods through new ideas, risky jokes and always finding new shenanigans for the family. Ironically, however, the series began its slump right around the same season as The Simpsons, right around seasons fourteen and fifteen. More episodes with each passing season were dragged out, and the number of iconic, viral moments in the show started to wane. By no means did the series become bad or unwatchable, rather it just became more generic, and audiences turned to competing series like Rick and Morty.
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