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Family Guy (1999) series

Discussed in 17 episodes · 16 film takes
PKA Score 5.6/10
Taylor
4.2🦉/7
10 takes
Kyle
5.3/10
4 takes
Woody
6.8/10
2 takes
IMDb 8.1
PKA rates this 2.5 lower than critics

Sentiment over time — how their takes changed across episodes

LovedNeutralHatedPKA 312PKA 431PKA 550PKA 668PKA 787PKA 312: -0.70 (1 take)PKA 410: +0.08 (3 takes)PKA 422: -0.70 (1 take)PKA 466: -0.70 (1 take)PKA 475: +0.60 (1 take)PKA 485: +0.75 (2 takes)PKA 504: -0.60 (1 take)PKA 542: +0.60 (1 take)PKA 716: +0.60 (1 take)PKA 765: +0.00 (2 takes)PKA 782: -0.70 (1 take)PKA 787: +0.50 (1 take)
Each dot is one episode’s average take (bigger = more takes that episode). Toggle a host to isolate their arc. Voice-verified film/show opinions only.

Every time it came up

▶ PKN 410 @ 46:30 — PKN 410
Discussion of Family Guy's decline in quality and how the show differs between early 2000s and current seasons
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“it's just the dialogue is so different i don't think seth mcfarlane has shit to do with that show anymore other than reading the lines”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“Family Guy was such a fucking funny show back in the day”
Woody ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed
“it wasn't my style of writing i'd rather have a more serious plot line”
Unknown · unverified▼ negative
“is this new she's like ah this sucks this is not funny”
▶ PKN 485 @ 6:50 — PKN 485
Discussing the show's humor, specific episode plots involving Peter and his mother-in-law, and how old episodes had jokes that can't be done today
Taylor ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed · news/off-topic, not scored
“they were firing off jokes that you couldn't even approach today like i'm like oh i better enjoy this episode until they remove it from streaming services”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“A lot of my understanding of the world, Family Guy. That show rocks.”
Woody ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“family guy rules it's such a funny show like oh especially old family guy”
▶ PKN 475 @ 15:14 — PKN 475
Discussion of how modern audiences discover show through short clips on social media, commentary on show's wild humor
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“shocking to these people that south park and family guy used to be wild and not in a bad way in a hilarious way”
Discussion of Stewie's animation limitation where he cannot turn his head, addressed in an episode
Taylor ✓ voice-verified● neutral · passing mention, not scored
“they have to do that with a stewie from family guy they like made a joke like during an episode where they're like ah stewie why can't you turn your head”
▶ PKA 539 @ 1:30:19 — PKA 539 w Brandon Herrera - Kyle Harrassed by Neighbor, Jon Jone
Discussion of the animated sitcom, including Mila Kunis as Meg, character changes over seasons, and overall show quality
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“i really enjoyed, by the way, i watched a couple – i saw a couple more, though, the AR guy versus AK guy. It's like watching – I'm sorry to hear that. It's like getting really into a subreddit on a niche hobby that you d”
▶ PKN 504 @ 42:44 — PKN 504
Discussion of old vs new Family Guy, meta humor, comparison to other animated shows
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“family guy overdoes the non-sequitur thing”
Unknown · unverified▲ positive
“I like old family guys like old family guys are solid”
▶ PKA 542 @ 3:17:09 — PKA 542 w Dick Masterson - Taylor's Basement Contractor, Kyle Da
Discussion of comedy shows Taylor likes to rewatch
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I like the first probably about 10, 12 seasons of Family Guy.”
▶ PKA 466 @ 2:05:54 — Painkiller Already #466
Discussion of Family Guy's decline and Seth MacFarlane's involvement
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“Yeah, it used to be gold. It was just like a rapid fire fucking comedic firestorm that you were in the middle of.”
Filthy · unverified▼ negative
“Family Guy is not very good anymore, unfortunately.”
Unknown · unverified▼ negative · news/off-topic, not scored
“the real thing that's made Family Guy suck is that Seth MacFarlane doesn't fucking write it anymore.”
▶ PKA 422 @ 2:18:52 — Painkiller Already #422
Discussion of Family Guy's declining quality, stretched episodes, and decision to phase out gay jokes
Kyle · likely▼ negative
“It hasn't been good since What's-His-Name stopped writing, the creator.”
Taylor · unverified▼ negative
“they're just they're getting burnt out i'd have to imagine especially the way fucking south park”
▶ PKA 325 @ 3:04:10 — Painkiller Already #325
Taylor re-evaluates Family Guy after years of dismissing it, appreciating its quick joke format
Taylor · unverified▲ positive
“I'm going to step back on my family guy mocking a little bit because I've called it complete shit for a while, but it really is just a lot of quick jokes. Of course it's not in continuity. It's just a different flavor, a”
▶ PKA 312 @ 3:28:33 — Painkiller Already #312
Discussion of Family Guy quality and animation style
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“I thought that was such a funny show when I was like 15, 16, and it doesn't even make me titter anymore because it's so formulaic.”
Taylor · unverified▼ negative · news/off-topic, not scored
“A Reddit post ruined family guy for me”
▶ PKA 787 @ 3:36:58 — PKA 787 W/ Christopher Michaels: Smoke Shop Samurai
Discussion of using the animated series as background entertainment while traveling and staying in hotels
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“at night before I go to bed in the mornings when I wake up and I'm eating breakfast or whatever Family Guy and like I'll get ready in the morning to Family Guy.”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“I have the Family Guy channel. I have every episode of Family Guy. I have Hulu. I have Disney. I have Netflix.”
▶ PKA 782 @ 3:14:45 — PKA 782 W/ SantiZap: Becoming The Anti Mr Beast
Comparison of Family Guy writing to Simpsons, discussion of early episodes and voicework
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“Family Guy is very lazily written. It's not tight like Simpsons”
▶ PKA 765 @ 3:30:27 — PKA 765: What Taylor Kept From His Marriage
Discussion comparing Family Guy to other animated shows, debating its quality over time
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“I I feel like it's I feel like it was always kind of just uh [ __ ] and it still is [ __ ] It's funny and I don't think it got much less funny because it never was that funny and it was never funny in a way that was diff”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I like it a lot. I think like Family Guy, like this isn't unique to South Park. Family Guy has fallen off for many, many years. You go watch old Family Guy, that show's [ __ ] hysterical.”
▶ PKA 739 @ 27:09 — PKA 739: Ye Has A Meltdown Again
Discussion of how Family Guy avoids copyright strikes using video manipulation techniques
Kyle · likely● neutral · passing mention, not scored
“Family Guy has it figured out whoever whoever those Indian kids stealing Family Guy episodes that it'll like shrink down and then get big and then jostle”
▶ PKA 716 @ 3:41:11 — The Chimp Bit Off His What?!: PKA 716
Brief mention of watching Family Guy clips on YouTube
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I like those I like I can watch an hourong [ __ ] Family Guy Gag video uh I like those”
▶ PKA 539 @ 1:28:58 — PKA 539 w Brandon Herrera - Kyle Harassed by Neighbor, Jon Jones
Discussion of the Simpsons crossover episode and Mia Kunis's voice acting on the show.
Taylor · unverified▲ positive
“that Simpsons Family Guy crossover was very meta it was very meta um they made fun of themselves relentlessly”