Family Guy Review

I can not believe how long "Family Guy" has been on and I am shocked that I did not really take note of how funny it is before this year!

I often say that I have the sense of humor of a teen aged male, I love "South Park" and the "Simpsons" I also like Will Farrell movies, Ben Stiller, and any other low brow "potty" humor that you can think of.

"Family Guy" fits right in with my other comedic choices, but the writing is clever, and the pop culture jokes (many if not all of the joke in the show) are from my era and are quite funny. The characters are charming and the do not hide the fact that the family is similar to other long time cartoon families, like the "Jetsons" and the "Fintstones" (yes I know about how those cartoon families derive from other comedy pairs but that is for another review).

The beautiful red haired wife, the dumb fat father, and the kids who are not to bright (except for the infant) and the talking dog are all characters we have seen, but what makes "Family Guy" so enjoyable is while the characters are familiar friends, their dialogue is not. The conceit that Brian (the dog) is the only one who can consistently understand Stewie (the football headed violent infant) and the other family members often act like they cant hear him, or more often that he is speaking baby talk, is truly funny.

I also like the fact that they are not against having dead air, while either something absurd is going on (my favorite is Peter with a dead toad) or they allow a pregnant pause to go full term, is just fantastic.

If you are not a fan, or a regular viewer, and you like lo brow comedy that is clever and referential to pop culture, you should try and catch "Family Guy" repeats either on Adult Swim or TBS.