2008 Woodie Awards
'Family Guy' airs episode 100
Matthew Rydberg
Issue date: 10/22/07 Section: Intermission
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Blast, vile woman.
Lois, Meg, Brian, Peter, Chris, and Stewie turn 100 Nov. 4.
The Griffin family has finally climbed to their 100th episode of "Family Guy." The 100th episode is titled "Stewie Kills Lois."
The animated show survived after being cancelled, finding a strong fan base on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim.
In 2005, FOX brought "Family Guy" back to make season four. The show has been running strong since.
Kicking off their sixth season, "Family Guy" has also released a full-length movie (converted into four TV length episodes) as well as a one-hour "Star Wars" Special (counted as two episodes).
However, the Griffin family has a long way to go before catching up with America's other primetime animated family, the Simpsons.
The Simpsons have more than 400 episodes spanning nearly two full decades, which has firmly established a place for them in American pop-culture.
"I think 'Family Guy' is funnier (than 'The Simpsons')," said fourth-year student Chris Hoth. "I like the characters Peter, Quagmire and Stewie. It's hard to go wrong."
The cast consists of Peter and Lois, the middle class parents of Meg, Chris and Stewie. Stewie is a 1-year-old who is bent on world domination with subtle homosexual tendencies. Brian is the family pet who occasionally dates dumb supermodels, enjoys too many martinis and has an odd fascination with Lois.
According to a press release sent by Stewie, he has always had three main goals in life, which are world domination, to use a toilet and to kill that vile woman.
Guess which one he accomplishes?
As to be expected with "Family Guy," poop and abortion jokes, sadomasochism references and hot dogs all make the 100th episode another hilarious show.
What stood out for me was the edginess of this episode. "Family Guy" has always been notorious for its in-your-face humor style. It seems to always strive for pushing the envelope. This episode definitely succeeds at doing so.
As a longtime "Family Guy" fan, I have come to expect a brash sense of humor from the brilliant writers. This episode made me cringe. The awkward nature of the storyline led to a lot more nervous laughs than a typical "Family Guy" episode would. While viewing an advanced copy of the 100th episode, I noticed there was also a lot more over-the-top profanity and innuendos.
The worst part of the episode arrives at the end, without spoiling the show for you, anymore than the title already has. A large "To Be Continued..." left me more reeling and angry than entertained.
Taken with what will likely be an inevitable conclusion to the story line, I still give the episode four "What the Deuce" out of five.
Lois, Meg, Brian, Peter, Chris, and Stewie turn 100 Nov. 4.
The Griffin family has finally climbed to their 100th episode of "Family Guy." The 100th episode is titled "Stewie Kills Lois."
The animated show survived after being cancelled, finding a strong fan base on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim.
In 2005, FOX brought "Family Guy" back to make season four. The show has been running strong since.
Kicking off their sixth season, "Family Guy" has also released a full-length movie (converted into four TV length episodes) as well as a one-hour "Star Wars" Special (counted as two episodes).
However, the Griffin family has a long way to go before catching up with America's other primetime animated family, the Simpsons.
The Simpsons have more than 400 episodes spanning nearly two full decades, which has firmly established a place for them in American pop-culture.
"I think 'Family Guy' is funnier (than 'The Simpsons')," said fourth-year student Chris Hoth. "I like the characters Peter, Quagmire and Stewie. It's hard to go wrong."
The cast consists of Peter and Lois, the middle class parents of Meg, Chris and Stewie. Stewie is a 1-year-old who is bent on world domination with subtle homosexual tendencies. Brian is the family pet who occasionally dates dumb supermodels, enjoys too many martinis and has an odd fascination with Lois.
According to a press release sent by Stewie, he has always had three main goals in life, which are world domination, to use a toilet and to kill that vile woman.
Guess which one he accomplishes?
As to be expected with "Family Guy," poop and abortion jokes, sadomasochism references and hot dogs all make the 100th episode another hilarious show.
What stood out for me was the edginess of this episode. "Family Guy" has always been notorious for its in-your-face humor style. It seems to always strive for pushing the envelope. This episode definitely succeeds at doing so.
As a longtime "Family Guy" fan, I have come to expect a brash sense of humor from the brilliant writers. This episode made me cringe. The awkward nature of the storyline led to a lot more nervous laughs than a typical "Family Guy" episode would. While viewing an advanced copy of the 100th episode, I noticed there was also a lot more over-the-top profanity and innuendos.
The worst part of the episode arrives at the end, without spoiling the show for you, anymore than the title already has. A large "To Be Continued..." left me more reeling and angry than entertained.
Taken with what will likely be an inevitable conclusion to the story line, I still give the episode four "What the Deuce" out of five.