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Animation, ComedyStarring :
Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Mike Henry, Lacey Chabert, Patrick Warburton
'Family Guy: It's a Trap!' Trailers Released
November 19, 2010 03:11:34The last "Family Guy" spoof of "Star Wars" has released two trailers ahead of its December 21 release on DVD and Blu-ray. The first trailer from Apple highlights the comedic situation while the second trailer from THR puts the spotlight on the action and the storyline.
"Family Guy: It's a Trap!" is the final chapter where Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia must travel to Tatooine to free Han Solo by infiltrating the wretched stronghold of Jabba the Hutt, the galaxy's most loathsome and dreadful gangster. Once reunited, the Rebels team up with a tribe of Ewoks to combat the Imperial forces on the forest moon of Endor.
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First Look at Last 'Family Guy' Spoof of 'Star Wars'
October 13, 2010 04:10:21The "Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi!" jab which "Family Guy" would do later this season has been given a preview. The family's matriarch Lois is dressed up in the iconic Princess Leia slave bikini while her son Chris poses as Luke Skywalker beside her.
Called "Family Guy: It's a Trap!", the final chapter will follow Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia who must travel to Tatooine to free Han Solo (Peter) by infiltrating the wretched stronghold of Jabba the Hutt (Joe), the galaxy's most loathsome and dreadful gangster. Once reunited, the Rebels team up with a tribe of Ewoks to combat the Imperial forces on the forest moon of Endor.
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First Look: Charlie Sheen on 'Family Guy'
March 01, 2010 03:03:00In the middle of his messy personal life, Charlie Sheen keeps his career intact by making a guest voice appearance on "Family Guy". The actor, who was accused of strangling his wife Brooke Mueller on Christmas vacation, is animated on the cartoon wearing his signature "Two and a Half Men" shirt.
Not only Sheen, the particular episode also features Elijah Wood and again, James Woods. The latter had appeared twice in the show, first in 2005's "Peter's Got Woods" and the second in 2008's "Back to the Woods". Like Sheen, Wood and Woods fill out the voices of their respective characters.
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Sarah Palin Lashes Out at 'Family Guy' Down Syndrome Joke
February 17, 2010 03:02:08Sarah Palin took the "Family Guy" down syndrome joke seriously. The former Alaskan governor wrote in her Facebook and appeared on Bill O'Reilly's show to explain why some things are not meant to be jokes and to ask "when enough is enough."
On Sunday, February 14, "Family Guy" aired an episode where Chris fell for a girl with down syndrome. During their date, Chris asked her about what her parents do and she replied, "My dad's an accountant, and my mom is the former governor of Alaska." Palin happened to be in that position and her youngest son Trig has down syndrome.
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'Family Guy' Lap Dance Scene Under Attack
December 16, 2009 02:12:12"Family Guy" once again landed itself on hot water when it aired an episode where Carter Pewterschmidt was given a lap dance by a stripper. The Parents Television Council (PTC) is not happy with the situation, arguing that the FOX animation is one of the most-watched programs with children 6 to 11.
PTC has filed a complaint to Federal Communications Commission about the Sunday, December 13 episode. "In the episode, loutish Peter takes his father-in-law and friends to a strip club named the Fuzzy Clam. Peter tells a stripper to perform a lap dance on his father-in-law. She bends over and waggles her rear before his face," PTC starts with the description of the particular scene.
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'Family Guy' Sneak Peek: The Windows 7 Promotion
October 19, 2009 11:10:05Some features from Windows 7 are promoted through "Family Guy" when Stewie is trying his hand on installing the new Microsoft program on Brian's laptop. This sort-of-new way to do an advertisement had been reported last week but a sneak peek from the cartoon's episode has just been released.
Brian does all the talking, boasting the program's abilities such as recording TV programs with DVR, organizing photos in the media center and easily switching between programs with the user-friendly interface. Underneath it all, Stewie only attempts to do his first Tweet.
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'Family Guy' Spares 'Weeds' an Emmy Jab
August 25, 2009 10:08:07In a series of rant against its fellow Primetime Emmy Awards nominees, "Family Guy" has decided to exclude "Weeds". For five days in a row last week, the animated show had been pointing out the weaknesses of shows like "The Office", "How I Met Your Mother" and "30 Rock" but it stopped for three days before finally releasing the one for "Weeds".
Kicked off like the rest with the scene of Brian getting out of the shower, the "Weeds" footage sees Stewie asking the dog of which show will get his Emmy vote. When Brian said he is thinking about Showtime's series "Weeds", Stewie twirls his drink and says "Oh f**k this. I'm not doing one with f**king weeds."
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'Family Guy' Virals for '30 Rock' and 'How I Met Your Mother'
August 22, 2009 11:08:14The latest two viral Emmy campaigns from "Family Guy" have been released. This time, creator Seth MacFarlane takes a jab at "30 Rock" and "How I Met Your Mother" that become the animated series' rivals at winning the Best Comedy title at the September gala of Primetime Emmy Awards.
In the "30 Rock" viral, Stewie expresses his disappointment of Brian planning to vote for the NBC comedy, saying "Really you like that guy with sayings on his head, the hat guy?" Stewie is referring to "30 Rock" character Frank who has many caps with writings like "Ninja Expert". While beating Brian, Stewie said "I don't wanna watch an extra Kenneth scene on the Internet". But the baby ended it with "It'd probably win though."
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Video: 'Family Guy' Mocking 'Entourage' Catchphrase
August 20, 2009 11:08:20After bashing "The Office" and "Flight of the Conchords", "Family Guy" turns the wheel to "Entourage". This time Stewie said, "Am I supposed to care about a guy who has everything?" when Brian the Dog said that he was thinking about voting the HBO show as the winner of Best Comedy at 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.
While beating Brian to bleed, Stewie yelled "Hug this out, Bitch!". He refers to Ari Gold's catchphrase in the first season when he asked Vince's manager Eric Murphy whether or not he wants to hug it out in order to resolve the dispute. After done with his beating, Stewie left Brian and said, "It's 'Sex and the City' with men."
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Video: 'Family Guy' Takes Jab at 'Flight of the Conchords'
August 19, 2009 11:08:27"Family Guy" takes a second jab at fellow Emmy nominee, this time 'beating down' Brian the Dog for thinking about voting for "Flight of the Conchords" as the winner of Best Comedy Series at the 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Calling the HBO show "wacky", Stewie yelled to Brian, "They are not even from here!"
Stewie makes a reference to "Conchords" stars Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie, who play fictionalized versions of themselves. They are both natives of New Zealand who migrate to New York City in order to seek fame and success in their music career.
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Video: 'Family Guy' Mocks Fellow Emmy Nominee 'The Office'
August 18, 2009 03:08:51"Family Guy" is launching a self-campaign in order to win at the upcoming Primetime Emmy Awards. One way to do that is by mocking "The Office" in an online video that pin points the NBC series' flaw of keep revolving around the same space for six years.
Dubbed from an old episode, it shows Stewie beating violently Brian the Dog who answered "The Office" when asked which show he will vote to win an Emmy in September. In the end of the footage Stewie said, "Indians and Hispanics don't live in Scranton."
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'Family Guy' Creator: Baby Stewie Is Gay
August 14, 2009 09:08:03There's a big reason why Stewie was so determined to conquer the world and kill his mother Lois on "Family Guy". The secret lies within the 1-year-old baby's sexual orientation, which creator Seth MacFarlane finally outed. "We had an episode that went all the way to the script phase in which Stewie does come out," MacFarlane who also gives voice to the character said.
In the September issue of Playboy, MacFarlane explained that there is a script where Stewie was harassed by the kids at school so he went back through time to "prevent a passage in Leviticius from being written: 'Thou shalt not lie with mankind as with womankind. It is an abomination'. " The script was terminated though because it won't make sense.
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Lauren Conrad Voicing Herself in 'Family Guy'
April 14, 2009 04:04:01Lauren Conrad is building up her 'self' pile with a guest stint on "Family Guy". The star of reality series "The Hills" is animated as Brian the dog's love interest and People has the first look of her cartoon version.
The picture is taking on the promotional photo of "The Hills", featuring Brian in Audrina Patridge's position and Stewie posing as Whitney Port. Conrad will fill in the voice herself for the May 3 episode called "We Love You Conrad".
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'Family Guy' Spoofing 'Star Trek: the Next Generation' Cast
March 25, 2009 01:03:00This Sunday, March 29, "Family Guy" will include Star Trek fanatics and spoof them in the episode called "Not All Dogs Go to Heaven". The Griffin family attends the annual Star Trek convention, Stewie attends a Q and A session with the main cast of "Star Trek: The Next Generation". Stewie devises a plan to kidnap the cast and builds a transporter to beam the entire cast of Star Trek to his bedroom so they can spend a fun-filled day together in Quahog.
Filling voice of these Star Trek cast are the actual actors for the series. It includes Patrick Stewart, Levar Burton, Gates McFadden, Michael Dorn, Wil Wheaton, Denise Crosby, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner and Jonathan Frakes. "They were all very game. We had fun playing with who they are," said showrunner David Goodman.
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