Seth Woodbury MacFarlane is an American actor,animator,writer,producer,director,comedian,and singer. He is best known as the creator and star of the television series Family Guy and The Orville (2017–2022),and co-creator of the television series American Dad! and The Cleveland Show (2009–2013). He also co-wrote,co-produced,directed,and starred in the films Ted (2012) and its sequel Ted 2 (2015),and A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014).
Brannon Braga is an American television producer,director and screenwriter. Best known for his work in the Star Trek franchise,Braga was a key creative force behind three of the franchise's live action series. He later became an executive producer and writer on several Fox shows including 24,Terra Nova,and The Orville. His film credits include Mission:Impossible 2,Star Trek Generations and Star Trek:First Contact.
Patric Miller Verrone is an American television writer and labor leader. He served as a writer and producer for several animated television shows,most notably Futurama.
"Petergeist" is the 26th episode of the fourth season of the American animated series Family Guy,and the 76th episode overall. It originally aired on Fox on May 7,2006. In this episode,Peter decides to build a multiplex to top Joe's new home theater,but comes across a Native American skull in his backyard and desecrates it. As a result,a poltergeist haunts the Griffins' house and spirits drag Stewie away to the other side,followed by even stranger events.
Daniel Palladino is an American television executive producer,screenwriter,and director. He is best known for his work on the television series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017–2023),which earned him a WGA Award,two PGA Awards,and four Primetime Emmy Awards.
The Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) is a labor union representing film,television,radio,and new media writers. It was formed in 1954 from five organizations representing writers,including the Screen Writers Guild. It has around 20,000 members.
John McNamara is an American writer,producer,showrunner and television creator. He attended East Grand Rapids High School located in Michigan and attended the University of Michigan and New York University. While at NYU,he wrote two children's books published by Delacorte Press and a teleplay for the CBS Afternoon Playhouse.
"Long John Peter" is the twelfth episode of the sixth season of the American animated television series Family Guy,and the 110th episode overall. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 4,2008. Written by Wellesley Wild and directed by Dominic Polcino,"Long John Peter" served as the final episode of the season,which was cut short in early May 2008 due to creator Seth MacFarlane's participation in the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike.
"Stewie Kills Lois" and "Lois Kills Stewie" is a two-part episode of the sixth season of the animated comedy series Family Guy,which was originally produced for the end of the fifth season. Respectively,both parts are the fourth and fifth episode of their season,and they premiered in the United States on Fox on November 4 and 11,2007. In the former,housewife Lois receives cruise tickets as a birthday present from anthropomorphic dog Brian,and invites her husband,Peter,on the cruise with her. This upsets Stewie,and he ultimately appears to murder Lois while she is on the cruise,only to find out that she had survived the attack as the year passes. In the latter,Lois is able to expose Stewie as the villain that he is,but he soon accomplishes his dream of world domination.
The sixth season of Family Guy first aired on Fox from September 23,2007,to May 4,2008. The season included 12 episodes and was shortened due to creator Seth MacFarlane's participation in the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike,which resulted in Fox airing episodes without MacFarlane doing the final work. The episode "Lois Kills Stewie" was the last episode completed before the strike. When the strike ended in February 2008,Fox had already aired three episodes without any input from MacFarlane.
"The Juice Is Loose" is the ninth episode of the seventh season of the American animated television series Family Guy. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on March 15,2009. In the episode,Peter cashes in an old raffle ticket from 1989 and wins a golf outing with O. J. Simpson. When he befriends Simpson and brings him home to meet the family,the residents of Quahog are not as welcoming of Peter's new friend and try to force him out of town.
The seventh season of Family Guy first aired on the Fox network from September 28,2008,to May 17,2009,before being released as two DVD box sets and syndicated. The animated television series follows the dysfunctional Griffin family,who reside in the fictional town of Quahog,in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. The show features the voices of series creator Seth MacFarlane,Alex Borstein,Seth Green,and Mila Kunis in the roles of the Griffin family.
The eighth season of animated television series Family Guy first aired on the Fox network in twenty-one episodes from September 27,2009,to May 23,2010,before being released as two DVD box sets and in syndication. It ran on Sunday nights between May and July 2010 on BBC Three in the UK. The series follows the dysfunctional Griffin family—father Peter,mother Lois,daughter Meg,son Chris,baby Stewie and dog Brian,all of whom reside in their hometown of Quahog.
"Road to the Multiverse" is the first episode of the eighth season of the animated comedy series Family Guy. Directed by Greg Colton and written by Wellesley Wild,the episode originally aired on Fox in the United States on September 27,2009,along with the series premiere of The Cleveland Show. In "Road to the Multiverse",two of the show's main characters,baby genius Stewie and anthropomorphic dog Brian,both voiced by series creator Seth MacFarlane,use an "out-of-this-world" remote control to travel through a series of parallel universes. They eventually end up in a world where dogs rule and humans obey. Brian becomes reluctant to return to his own universe,and he ultimately ends up breaking the remote,much to the dismay of Stewie,who soon seeks a replacement. The "Road to" episodes which have aired throughout various seasons of Family Guy were inspired by the Road to ... comedy films starring Bing Crosby,Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour,though this episode was not originally conceived as a "Road to" show.
Henry Wellesley Wild is an American screenwriter,producer,and voice actor. He is best known for writing and producing several episodes of the animated series Family Guy and for being the developer of the 2020 revival of Animaniacs. He was a former executive producer and an occasional voice actor for the former.
"Road to the North Pole" is the seventh episode of the ninth season of the animated comedy series Family Guy. Directed by Greg Colton and co-written by Chris Sheridan and Danny Smith,the episode originally aired on Fox in the United States on December 12, 2010. In "Road to the North Pole",Stewie and Brian go on an adventure to the North Pole so that Stewie can kill Santa Claus. They discover a dreary,polluting factory full of inbred elves and carnivorous,feral reindeer,along with a sickly,exhausted and suicidal Santa. Stewie and Brian take pity on him and decide to fulfill Christmas by delivering gifts to the entire globe,albeit unsuccessfully.
"Back to the Pilot" is the 5th episode of the 10th season of the animated comedy series Family Guy,and the 170th episode overall. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on November 13,2011. In "Back to the Pilot",two of the show's main characters,Stewie and Brian,both voiced by series creator Seth MacFarlane,use a time machine to travel back in time to the first episode of the series,"Death Has a Shadow". Trouble ensues,however,when Brian tells his former self about the September 11 attacks,causing the present to be dramatically changed,and ultimately resulting in an apocalyptic second American civil war. The two must then prevent themselves from travelling back in time in the first place,but soon realize that it will be much more difficult than they had originally thought.
Jeff Melvoin is an American television writer,producer,and educator. He has written dozens and produced hundreds of one-hour episodes on over a dozen television series.
Seth MacFarlane is an American actor,animator,writer,producer,director,comedian,and singer. MacFarlane began his career as an animator and writer for Hanna-Barbera for several television series,including Johnny Bravo,Cow and Chicken,Dexter's Laboratory,and created a sequel to his college thesis film Larry &Steve.
Family Guy is an American animated comedy franchise created by Seth MacFarlane and originally developed for Fox. Consisting of two television series:Family Guy (1999–present) and The Cleveland Show (2009–2013),the franchise primarily focuses on the Griffin family and their friends and associates. The franchise also shares a fictional universe with American Dad! (2005–present),another series developed by MacFarlane with the same art style,to which it features numerous crossovers and shared characters.
