Family Guy is an American adult animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox network, which first aired on 31 January 1999 after the Super Bowl. It follows the Griffin family of Quahog, Rhode Island, including the bumbling father Peter, his wife Lois, and their children Meg, Chris and Stewie, and a talking dog named Brian. The humor relies on cutaway gags, pop-culture references and satire. Fox canceled the show in 2002 after poor ratings and schedule changes, but strong DVD sales and high ratings for reruns on Adult Swim led to its revival in 2005. It has since become one of the longest-running animated series on American television.
Before and after
- 1999The euro is launched
- 1999The Vostok ice core reveals 420,000 years of climate history
- 3 January 1999Launch of Mars Polar Lander
- from 10 January 1999 to 10 June 2007Premiere of The Sopranos
- from 31 January 1999 to 14 February 2002Premiere of Family Guy
- 7 February 1999Launch of Stardust
- 3 March 1999Release of GNOME
- 7 March 1999Death of Stanley Kubrick
- from 24 March 1999 to 10 June 1999NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
More in Art, literature & culture
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- 1949Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
- 1960Construction of Aswan Dam
- 1978Publication of Garfield
- 2004Construction of Cam Ranh International Airport
- from 24 September 2007 to 16 May 2019Premiere of The Big Bang Theory
The era
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