Animated Sitcom Family Guy By Seth Macfarlane

To start off, Peacocke uses excellent examples and structure to familiarize people about the show Family Guy. She discusses in depth, about the history and criticism that this show has taken over the years since

The Simpsons is a unique and biting satire that not only mirrors the norms, values, and practices of American society but also acts as an agent of socialization that exposes the underlying issues perpetuated in American culture. The Simpsons is an iconic animated series that has packed in references to the highs and lows of American culture since 1989. The long-running primetime cartoon satirically engages with a variety of issues that deal with topics such as gender, religion, marriage, and social class. The iconic series offers a parody of American life that reaffirms middle class myths and lifestyles present in mainstream American culture. The Simpsons has established a place for itself in American

For decades animation has been a pinnacle for entertainment, but most of the content created since the dawn of animated entertainment have contained excruciatingly problematic aspects

Family guy is a dysfunctional family that lives in Quahog, Rhode Island. The parents: Peter and Lois. The children: the oldest, Meg, the middle child, Chris and the baby is Stewie. Last but not least, the dog Brian. This TV show exhibits crude, adult humour. There are many different opinions on this show, many parents are ok with letting there children watch it and other refuse to do so because of the kind of humour some parents are on edge. So is family guy a negative influence on children? I believe it does have a negative influence on kids. To start the language they use, secondly the violence and actions towards each other and

Television shows have changed dramatically during the last 50 years. What was funny or popular 1, 5, 10 years ago, is now obsolete. The innocence of popular television shows from the 1960s has been overtaken with shows that would have been risqué. This will be demonstrated by describing the difference between “Leave It To Beaver” and “Modern Family.”

We wanted to know how the television show Duck Dynasty became such a big part of popular culture especially in the field of merchandising. We looked through web articles about how the Robertson’s family created an empire, what visual merchandising is and its effects on Duck Dynasty merchandising, the politics they have encountered so far, and the stereotypes they have revised and created. We found that visual merchandising is one of the reasons the Robertson is so successful, and that politics don’t faze them; for they follow the Lord in all things. We also found that the stereotype of the country boy has turned to redneck and that beards is no longer just a symbol of masculinity but one of success thanks to the Robertson family and ZZ Top. Based on the findings we are able to say that none of these stereotypes are changing any time soon, or that the Duck Dynasty television show and its merchandising are going to stop making huge profits for a very long time in the future.

MacFarlane has been able to object a varied diversity of viewers that relates best with Rabinowitz, in his essay, “Actual Reader and Authorial Reader.” Rabinowitz argues that the actual audience versus the creative writes who establish plots for the show. MacFarlane has also been able to fill governmental comedy with family morals and ethics, which goes toward a certain crowd. Family Guy is also seen to control a state of people over the worship of mainstream accomplishments and endless teachings to survive one’s lifetime. MacFarlane also has politically-based ethics/morals behind each character, which fascinates the majority of the audience.

As most people know, the greatest, most heartfelt and thought-provoking sitcom of our generation is FOX's smash-hit comedy, Futurama. This is not a subjective opinion, but rather an objective fact. From the show's diverse and beloved cast of colorful characters to its zany sci-fi antics, Matt Groening's seven time Emmy-award winning cartoon has it all.

During the late 1980s, The Simpsons, was introduced as an animated cartoon show and has tremendously grown into a popularity of the American culture. Matt Groening, creator and executive producer of The Simpsons, has displayed twenty-seven seasons for over thirty years on 20th Century Fox Television. Jesssamyn Nehaus, doctor and avid popular media consumer, states the following, “In…respect, the show very much reflects the sensibilities of its originator, Matt Groening. As a Los Angeles cartoonist, Groening relentlessly satirized the basic elements of the American dream, portraying schools, families, and workplaces as prisons of the mind and soul” (763). The Simpsons present an irony of a dysfunctional family whose stories and characters are

In the sitcom, Everybody Loves Raymond, airing on CBS in the late 90’s and early 2000’s we see an nuclear white family with two parents, two kids, grandparents, and a set of other relatives. The target audience appears to be within the age of 18-35 for this time period in comparison to other shows such as Frazier or Will and Grace. The family is very middle class oriented as far as the home, clothing, and jobs of the characters go. They live in the suburbs and are never too hurt for money. Playing into this story also comes the subtle humor and remarks at sexual acts that happen very often throughout each scene. However, you never actually see these sexual acts take place and there is no point of uncomfortable actions throughout this

In recent years, animated programs have dominated the world of film and TV in both America and Japan. These programs, known as cartoons and anime, are some of the most popular forms of entertainment today. Anime and cartoon shows, such as One Piece and Family Guy, have been running for decades and are very well known among society. Animated films such as Disney’s The Lion King and Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away have also thrived and even surpassed animated television shows in some instances. Both American and Japanese animation industries have flourished, and their cartoons and animes continue to grow in popularity. However, similarities and differences between the two soon arise when compared closely; these observations are often what lead fans to prefer one style over the other as well as shape pop culture.

The difference between the intended meaning of media texts and what the audience actually perceives can be shockingly different. Producers of media can do everything possible to force audiences to experience their work in the way they want them to, but in the end they still take away many different meanings even within the same audience. Stuart Hall outlines this in his encoding and decoding model. One of the most apparent examples of this is the television show South Park. The television show South Park is a media text with the producers’ preferred meaning of being decoded as joke or as being satire, but many audience members take an oppositional stance of taking it seriously. This is clear from the examples of controversy when South Park aired episodes focused on Scientology, red-headed people, and Islam. Through these examples it is demonstrated that the producers of media have less power compared to the audience in determining the meaning of media.

One of the most well known and most prevalent pop culture satire of our time is Family Guy. Over 15 seasons were made of the show and it is known internationally for its riska

Among currently running animated sitcoms, there are a few that have current connections to people and events. Most famous of this genre of shows are South Park and Family Guy. Unlike South Park, which follows a group of friends at school, Family Guy is about a family. The Griffin family consists of parents Peter and Lois, their children Chris, Meg, Stewie, and the family dog, Brian. Instead of showcasing the adventures of an individual struggling to balance impulses and responsibilities, Family Guy focuses on the dynamics created by family members who are extreme in their personality traits and very different from each other. Peter, the father, is impulsive, incompetent, and easily excitable. Lois is the stereotypical responsible mother and wife. Meg is a classic case of a teenage girl struggling to fit in at high school. Chris is your average awkward and immature teenage boy. Stewie, the precocious baby, is by far the smartest and most cunning of the cast. Interestingly, the screenwriters often drop hints that he is gay. He is eager to assume adult responsibilities and motivated to have

In an interview regarding the then planned to be last season of The Boondocks, McGruder said “If this is to be the last season of The Boondocks we need to be working to develop space for more public criticism of our horrific conditions.” People have speculated about McGruder’s reasoning for taking his immensely popular comic strip to the airwaves, especially in the form of an animated series on Cartoon Network. However the reasoning as to why is inconsequential compared to the effects. The Boondocks as a cartoon series reached a much broader audience and with this stage McGruder could push the envelope of animation satire. It was not the first time that animation was used to make satirical commentary, for example shows like Family Guy and South Park had long been using animation to make social commentary. However, The Boondocks was unique in it’s tackling of contentious issues. Cartoons rely on the suspension of disbelief. Gary Larson, the cartoonist behind The Far Side, said “he found it amusing when his readers complained that he had portrayed a male mosquito sucking blood (only females such blood), but no one took issue with the fact that the mosquito was wearing clothes and could