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This show is funny, but you might not get at first, it sort of grows on you.
To give you an idea of what Family Guy is like, imagine the Simpsons but without that small veneer that keeps it grounded in reality. You'll get a feel from the very first episode, where we start off with a talking dog, an evil maniacal baby, and a cutaway to a joke about Hitler's low self-esteem. Family Guy had a tumultuous relationship with Fox, leading to some severe censoring and eventual cancellation. The show makes heavy use of random cutaways that exist for no other purpose but to be funny. Such matters are merely footnotes, however. It also holds nothing sacred, willingly making jokes at anything, even itself. Family Guy has the same old-fashioend sitcom core that has worked for generations - a stupid but well-meaning dad and his zany family - but adds a huge dose of ridiculous unreality to the mix. If you can see how that can be fun, this DVD volume is for you.While I'm usually not keen on commentary or other goodies in a DVD, the commentary tracks on this set are very good and worth listening to if you're curious about the history of the show.
Admittedly, this humor is not for everyone. If you can appreciate a dose of the ridiculous, though, Family Guy is solid gold.This volume contains the first two seasons of Family Guy, which gets the show off and running quickly. The creators give some insight as to what was going on behind the scenes but are thankfully unbiased, taking as many shots at themselves as the network. This volume is one of the best bits of American animation you'll see and is well worth the price for the episodes alone.
If you have never heard of the Griffins', well maybe you should start here. You will really enjoy the comedy of Seth MacFarlane. Laugh Out Loud Funny.
I would love to choose my favorite characters but that would be impossible since they are all so funny. I started watching the program after that and was completely hooked after a couple of episodes.
1. This is my second copy of Vol.
Then one day I was on YouTube looking at videos and saw a hilarious clip of Family Guy featuring Stewie. The box was slightly damaged on the first copy and it bothered me so much I had to get a new one.
I remember when Family Guy first debuted on TV thinking that the idea of a talking baby was ridiculous so I never bothered to watch the program. I own all the volumes of this show and look at them often laughing hysterically.
If you haven't watched this program, you are cheating yourself out of an extremely funny and witty show.
Love it. That's all I have to say. To add: its nice to have two seasons in one DVD box set.
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