Meg Griffin
| Meg Griffin | |
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| First appearance | "Death Has a Shadow" |
| Created by | Seth MacFarlane |
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| Occupation | High school student |
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| Nationality | American |
Meg Griffin is a character from the American animated television series Family Guy. The eldest child of the Griffin family, Meg is the family's black sheep who receives the least of their attention and bears the brunt of their abuse. Originally voiced by Lacey Chabert during the first season, she has been voiced by Mila Kunis since season two.
Meg is a self-conscious teenage girl. Her insecurities cause her to try desperately to be part of the cool crowd, which only results in her getting coldly rebuffed by Connie D'Amico, the popular and beautiful yet mean-spirited and cocky head cheerleader of her school. However, another student named Neil Goldman is attracted to her. She is also usually at the bottom of the family's pecking order and the butt of Peter's jokes due to her perceived homeliness, tendency toward social awkwardness, and unpopularity. Everyone in her family makes fun of her: Peter and Chris resort to outrageous stunts and names; Stewie and Brian employ subtle but effective jokes, but typically choose not to verbalize them in front of Meg; Lois constantly puts Meg down while boosting her own egotistical image. However, in the episode Seahorse Seashell Party, she strongly insults and defames her family for their actions against her, causing them to distance themselves in shame and sending Peter and Lois into a depression, though she later apologizes. On one occasion, the whole family even goes as far as to read her diary and mock her deepest secrets. However, on some occasions the family's true love for her has been proven. She has been so self-conscious and insecure about herself that she has engaged in dangerous sexual behavior just for attention. She is also prone to violent releases of her repressed rage, as shown in "Road to Rupert", when she assaults a man who insulted her after a fender-bender. Many of the show's "Meg" storylines involve her trying to struggle to fit in better with more-popular teenagers, trying to find a boyfriend, and reaching breaking points with her family and other bullies. In the episode "Chris Cross", it's strongly hinted that Meg is working with Dutch neo-Nazis when she orders Chris to retrieve mail she receives from the Netherlands at a private post office box, saying she's "sort of part of a group that trashes the Anne Frank house every spring."
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