Family Guy family | |
Type | Cartoon family |
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Created by | Seth MacFarlane |
Origin |
The Life of Larry Larry & Steve |
Original run | January 31, 1999 | – present
First appearance | "Death Has a Shadow" |
Address | 31 Spooner Street, Quahog, Rhode Island, United States |
The Griffin family is a cartoon family from the animated television series Family Guy. The Griffins are a nuclear family consisting of the married couple Peter and Lois, their three children Meg, Chris, and Stewie, and their dog Brian.They live at 31 Spooner Street in the fictional town of Quahog, Rhode Island. Their family car is a red sixth-generation Ford Country Squire. They were created by Seth MacFarlane, in model of his two animated films, The Life of Larry and Larry & Steve. The family debuted January 31, 1999, after Super Bowl XXXIII, in the episode "Death Has a Shadow."
Alongside the six main family members, there are a number of other major and minor characters in their family. The most commonly recurring characters are Lois's father, Carter Pewterschmidt, Lois's mother, Barbara Pewterschmidt, Peter's father, Francis Griffin, and Peter's mother, Thelma Griffin. Other recurring family members include Lois's two siblings, Carol and Patrick, as well as Brian's cousin Jasper.