For the former Toronto city councillor, see Lois Griffin (politician)

Lois Griffin
Family Guy character
Character information
Full name	Lois Griffin
Relatives	Mother: Barbara Pewterschmidt Father: Carter Pewterschmidt Siblings: Carol ,Patrick Pewterschmidt Nephew: Un-named nephew: via Carol Husband: Peter Griffin Ex-Husband: Brian Griffin Children Meg Griffin, Chris Griffin, Stewie Griffin
Age	40 [1]
Gender	Female
Hair color	Red
Occupation	Piano Teacher, Homemaker
Religion	Protestant
Heritage	German
Show information
First appearance	"Death Has a Shadow"
Voice actor	Alex Borstein

Lois Griffin (née Pewterschmidt) is a fictional character from the animated television series Family Guy. For the Family Guy character see Lois Griffin. Lois Griffin was a Metro Toronto councillor (Rexdale-Thistletown and became the Chair of The Pewterschmidts are a fictional family on the Animated television series Family Guy. The Pewterschmidts are a fictional family on the Animated television series Family Guy. The Pewterschmidts are a fictional family on the Animated television series Family Guy. The Pewterschmidts are a fictional family on the Animated television series Family Guy. Peter Griffin is a Fictional character and the Protagonist of the animated television series Brian Griffin is a Fictional character from the animated television series Family Guy, and is voiced by show creator Seth MacFarlane Megan "Meg" Griffin is a Fictional character from the animated television series Family Guy. Christopher "Chris" Griffin is a Fictional character from the animated series Family Guy. Stewart Gilligan "Stewie" Griffin, is a Fictional character in the animated series Family Guy. This article is about people with red hair also sometimes called redheads Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as "Death Has a Shadow" is the first episode of the FOX animated series Family Guy, which first aired after Super Bowl XXXIII Alexandrea "Alex" Borstein (ˈbɔrstiːn born February 15, 1973) is an American Actress, voice actress, Writer This is a list of animated series, which are television series produced by means of Animation. Family Guy is an animated American television sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane that airs on Fox and regularly on other She is the wife of Peter Griffin, and the mother of Meg, Chris, and Stewie. Peter Griffin is a Fictional character and the Protagonist of the animated television series Megan "Meg" Griffin is a Fictional character from the animated television series Family Guy. Christopher "Chris" Griffin is a Fictional character from the animated series Family Guy. Stewart Gilligan "Stewie" Griffin, is a Fictional character in the animated series Family Guy. She is voiced by former MADtv cast member Alex Borstein. MADtv, is an American Sketch comedy television series based on the humor magazine Mad. Alexandrea "Alex" Borstein (ˈbɔrstiːn born February 15, 1973) is an American Actress, voice actress, Writer

Contents 1 Life 2 Personality and health 3 References 4 External links

Life

As established by episodes such as "Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater," Lois was born into the wealthy Pewterschmidt family. " Peter Peter Caviar Eater " is the first episode from the FOX animated series Family Guy for season 2. The Pewterschmidts are a fictional family on the Animated television series Family Guy. Peter Griffin, her husband, was a towel boy at the family country club; Lois eventually fell in love with him due to his low-class, easy-going manner, which she found more appealing than the stuffy, uptight suitors in her social circle. Lois was crowned Miss Teen Rhode Island and wished to pursue a career in modeling, but her father thought that was beneath the dignity of the family.

Before meeting Peter, Lois had relationships with other men, such as J. Geils, the "pyro guy" from the band Whitesnake and Chaim Witz (a. The J Geils Band was an American rock band who were formed in 1967 in Worcester Massachusetts, that had a successful R&B -influenced Whitesnake are an English Hard rock band founded in 1977 by David Coverdale (formerly of Deep Purple) k. a. Gene Simmons of KISS), a fact which caused Peter great pride in the episode "Road to Europe. Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz (pronounced Haium on August 25, 1949) is an Israeli -born American Hard rock Bass Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972 " Road to Europe " is an episode of Family Guy guest-starring Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of Kiss and Andy Dick " Various episodes have referred to Lois's past experiments with lesbianism, commenting to her kids, "women are such teases" and saying that's why she "went back to men," while Peter was doing a 'What Really Grinds My Gears' segment on the news in "Stewie B. Goode. Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin The Untold Story is a direct-to-DVD animated Film set in Family Guy 's " This caused Chris to move closer to Lois and say, "Go on. Chris may refer to Christopher and Christian - The longer male forms of the name Christina and Christine - The longer . . "

Lois was raised Protestant for which Peter's staunch Irish Catholic stepfather, Francis, despises her; on their wedding day, Francis spray-painted "To a Protestant Whore" underneath the "Just Married" sign on the back of their car. Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. Irish Catholics is a term used to describe people of Roman Catholic background who are Irish or of Irish descent. These are characters from the animated TV series Family Guy. Characters are only listed once normally under the first applicable subsection in the list very minor characters A wedding is the Ceremony in which two people are united in Marriage. As she gave up her inheritance for Peter, Lois, not surprisingly, has a testy relationship with her father.

Lois teaches piano to supplement the family's income, though she spends the majority of her time caring for her family. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers Chris, the middle child, was always overweight, even at birth (established by a newspaper article claiming "Local Woman gives birth to elephant child" in the episode He's Too Sexy For His Fat"), while her youngest son Stewie is intent on matricide, although Lois seems not to notice. Christopher "Chris" Griffin is a Fictional character from the animated series Family Guy. "He's Too Sexy for His Fat" is an episode from the second season of the FOX animated series Family Guy. Stewart Gilligan "Stewie" Griffin, is a Fictional character in the animated series Family Guy. Matricide is the act of Killing one's Mother. As for any type of killing motives can vary a great deal Lois seems to dislike her eldest child and only daughter, Meg, in keeping with the apparent popular perception of Meg. Megan "Meg" Griffin is a Fictional character from the animated television series Family Guy.

In the episode "The Story on Page One", it is hinted that Lois attended (at least for a period) Kent State University in Ohio through her comments, "My days in college were so exciting. "The Story on Page One" is an episode from the second season of the FOX animated series Family Guy. Kent State University (also known as Kent, Kent State, or KSU) is one of America’s largest university systems the third largest university This one time the National Guard came and shot some of my friends. " This is an obvious allusion to the 1970 "Kent State shootings". IMPORTANT After careful consideration the title "Kent State Shootings" has been applied in this article rather than "Kent State Massacre

After Peter had been lost at sea for a few months and presumed dead, Lois and Brian wed in a sexless marriage of convenience ("Perfect Castaway"). Brian Griffin is a Fictional character from the animated television series Family Guy, and is voiced by show creator Seth MacFarlane A marriage of convenience (plural marriages of convenience) is a Marriage contracted for reasons other than the reasons of relationship family or love "The Perfect Castaway" is an episode from the fourth season of the FOX Animated series Family Guy. When Peter was finally rescued, Lois was torn between her love for Peter and her commitment to Brian. Brian understood her dilemma and divorced Lois, but was annoyed when he discovered that Lois was apparently one day away from having sex with him.

Lois has a younger sister, Carol, who has had nine husbands, and at least eight of which have left her, and had a boy by her eighth husband. Lois also has an older brother, Patrick, whom she discovers for the first time in "The Fat Guy Strangler". "The Fat Guy Strangler" is the seventeenth episode of season four of Family Guy, which originally aired on November 27 2005 Lois took Patrick out of the asylum in which he was interned, refusing to believe that he was a serial killer until Brian confronted her with evidence.

Also, as shown in the episode "Untitled Griffin Family History", it is revealed that one of her ancestors had children with Nate Griffin, Peter's black ancestor. "Untitled Griffin Family History" also know as " The Griffin Family History " is the twenty-seventh episode of Family Guy. Peter Griffin is a Fictional character and the Protagonist of the animated television series

Personality and health

There is a curious duality to Lois' personality.

In "A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas", she has a nervous breakdown when just about everything goes wrong, throws a destructive tantrum, and is subdued with a tranquilizer. "A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas" is the 16th episode of Season 3 of Family Guy, guest starring the members of Kiss ( Gene Simmons Mental breakdown (also known as nervous breakdown or snapping) is a non-medical term used to describe a sudden acute attack of Mental illness such as A sedative, or more specifically a sedative-hypnotic, is a substance that depresses the Central nervous system (CNS resulting in calmness relaxation sleepiness Lois partially explains her role as a mother and homemaker by saying that feminism is about choice, and that she chose to not have a job, and shouldn't be stereotyped as a typical housewife. Feminism is a discourse that involves various movements theories, and Philosophies which are concerned with the issue of Gender difference, advocate In the episode "It Takes a Village Idiot, and I Married One", she gets into an argument with Mayor Adam West and threatened to run for mayor of Quahog against him, winning the election over West. "It Takes a Village Idiot and I Married One" is a season five episode of the FOX animated Television series Family Guy. Mayor Adam West is a fictionalized Caricature of actor Adam West on the animated television series Family Guy. However, she eventually returned the job to him after discovering it was too difficult for her to ignore special interests and maintain her integrity while in politics, conceding defeat.

Lois has some unexpected talents. She can calculate the street value of confiscated drugs with ease ("The Thin White Line"), and is a skilled lounge singer. " The Thin White Line " is the first episode of the third season of Family Guy, and the first part of a two-part story arc (part two being " Lounge music is a retrospective description of music popular in the 1950s and 1960s encompassing such genres as Exotica, Easy listening and Space age pop

Lois' morals can seem questionable at times. Morality (from the Latin la moralitas "manner character proper behavior" has three principal meanings In addition to being a long-time counterfeiter (making ten-dollar bills), she also went through a brief period of kleptomania ("Breaking Out Is Hard to Do"). Kleptomania ( Greek: κλέπτειν, kleptein "to steal" μανία, " Mania " is the condition of not being able "Breaking Out Is Hard to Do" is the ninth episode of the fourth season of Family Guy. She also showed a gambling addiction when the family went to an Indian casino in "The Son Also Draws," during the first season. "The Son Also Draws" is an episode of Family Guy from season one Various episodes have hinted that Lois does drugs, but this is shown most clearly in "Deep Throats. " Deep Throats " is the twenty-third episode of season four of the television series Family Guy. " In "Mr. Griffin Goes to Washington," in a dream when she realizes that Stewie is a killer (which she could hardly even remember when she wakes up) she revealed that she smoked marijuana when she was pregnant with Stewie, a claim backed-up by show creator Seth MacFarlane on a DVD commentary. "Mr Griffin Goes to Washington" is the 31st episode of Family Guy. Cannabis, also known as marijuana or marihuana, or ganja (from Hindi / Sanskrit: गांजा gānjā hemp) is a Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (born October 26 1973 is an Emmy award-winning American Comedian, Animator, Screenwriter, producer The show also contains at least one allusion to Lois having used meth--after being asked where she got a tattoo, her response is "I don't know, Peter, meth is a hell of a drug", and when Peter asks what she means she goes to another subject very quickly but calmly.

Lois has also been briefly shown participating in prostitution with Meg in the episode "No Chris Left Behind" in order to help pay to put Chris through boarding school. Prostitution is the act of performing Sexual activity in exchange for Money. "No Chris Left Behind" is a season five episode of the FOX animated series Family Guy. In many episodes scattered throughout the series, Lois is also seen smoking cigarettes. In the episode "Stewie Kills Lois" Meg and Chris got her smokers toothpaste for her birthday, after which Chris whispers to her "Take the hint!" Lois also had an extramarital affair with former President Bill Clinton which resulted in the temporary separation between her and Peter. "Stewie Kills Lois" is the first part of a two-part episode of Family Guy that aired on November 4, 2007. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States

When Lois appeared on Diane Simmons' talk show, an onscreen title described her as "Probably more of a bitch than she lets on" (To which Lois responds, "Oh, go fuck yourself, Diane;" the actual swear is bleeped and cannot be uncensored).

It has been hinted throughout the series that Lois never actually wanted kids. In the Episode "Stewie Kills Lois" it is revealed that she almost has an abortion when pregnant with Meg, a "busted condom" led to Chris's birth, and took drugs in order to have a miscarriage with Stewie, which might explain Stewie's violent behavior towards her.

Lois engages in the lengthiest actual conversations with her daughter Meg, giving advice and so forth. Megan "Meg" Griffin is a Fictional character from the animated television series Family Guy. It may be deduced, however, that she does not really care as much about Meg as she seems to, and she has been insulting and rude towards her daughter on multiple occasions--though she is not physically abusive towards Meg like Peter often is. Part of this seeming dislike may result from resentment over the inconvenience of Meg's birth; in the direct-to-DVD film Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story, Lois reveals that her pregnancy with Meg prevented her from participating in the Olympics after which she comments, "Now I'm pro-choice. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin The Untold Story is a direct-to-DVD animated Film set in Family Guy 's The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games Overview See also Ethical aspects of abortion Pro-choice advocates emphasize their beliefs that having a child is a personal choice that affects a woman's body and " In an earlier episode she mentioned to Meg that birth control is nullified by antibiotics, implying she became pregnant by accident. In modern usage an antibiotic is a Chemotherapeutic agent with activity against Microorganisms such as Bacteria, fungi or Protozoa She also tried to get an abortion as stated in the episode "Stewie Kills Lois", which had also been hinted at in the earlier episode "Dammit Janet!". "Stewie Kills Lois" is the first part of a two-part episode of Family Guy that aired on November 4, 2007. "Dammit Janet!" is an episode from the second season of the FOX Animated television series Family Guy.

Besides her quirkiness and hidden talents, Lois has a strong sexual side as well, to the point where it could be assumed she has nymphomania. Hypersexuality is the desire to engage in Human sexual behavior at a level high enough to be considered clinically significant One instance finds her in a dominatrix outfit, while another episode has her reaching an emotional climax by yelling at Peter to slap her panty-clad backside. A dominatrix (from the Latin dominatrix, meaning a female ruler or Mistress plural dominatrices or dominatrixes) or Mistress is a woman who Later, she role-plays the bad schoolgirl, asking Peter for a spanking. Erotic spanking is the practice of Spanking another person for the sexual gratification of either or both parties In fact, she even displayed a level of masochistic arousal once when Peter accidentally grazed her with a bullet from a handgun. Lois can be cuddly, too, and aggressive as well. She is playful and willing to take the lead if she feels like it. On one occasion, after feeling empowered through Taijitsu classes, she even played "the man" during sex with Peter, nearly raping him and leaving him mentally scarred the next morning. Nonetheless, there are frequent suggestions that Lois is attracted to Peter predominantly because they're tolerant of each other's odder sexual quirks.

In the early episodes of the show, Lois was considered to be, in many respects, the smartest and most responsible member of the family, expressing the most concern about their well-being. However, as the characters began to develop over time, it seems that Brian has inherited many of her old characteristics while Lois' thoughts and actions have grown more questionable, thus landing her in more awkward situations she would less than likely have been in before.

Lois is often convinced her own morals, opinions and views are right, and often tries to force them onto others, especially her family. However, this habit has done more harm than benefit to her family; if that is the case, then she does not hold back in trying to fix the damage she has done, though she still tries to maintain a strong figure of authority, no matter how terrible or guilty she may feel.

Lois also tends to deny even the most obvious things for various reasons and makes up several crazy excuses. It is only until after she runs out of excuses, or when someone else (often Brian) sharply intervenes, that she accepts something to be true.

In Season 4, it was revealed that what Lois did not realize was that she had acquired a tumor in her brain while repressing the feelings and thoughts of what kind of man she married, especially one with mental retardation. See also Cancer A tumor or tumour is the name for a swelling or lesion formed by an abnormal growth of cells (termed neoplastic The brain is the center of the Nervous system in animals All Vertebrates and the majority of Invertebrates have a brain Mental retardation is a generalized triarchic disorder characterized by subaverage cognitive functioning and deficits in two or more adaptive behaviors with onset before the age She puts up with his childish stupidity and hides how she truly feels about it, but at a hidden price. Along with other jokes and subtle implications, this suggests that Lois is not entirely happy with her marriage. Nevertheless, Lois loves him very much since she knows how important she is to him.

When Peter went blind from nickel poisoning in the episode "Blind Ambition", Lois stops wearing makeup until Peter gets his sight back, no longer feeling self-conscious about her appearance. Nickel (ˈnɪkəl is a metallic Chemical element with the symbol Ni and Atomic number 28 "Blind Ambition" is the third episode of season four of Family Guy, first broadcast on Fox on May 15 2005 Without makeup, her skin is an unhealthy-looking pale color.

After being doused with hot French fry oil, Lois spent at least several days in the hospital bandaged from head to toe (in the episode "Petarded"). "Petarded" is the sixth episode of the fourth season of the animated series Family Guy. When she was released, she exhibited no visible scarring, but said she would smell like French fries for 6 months.

In the episode "Sibling Rivalry," when Peter is unwilling to have sex after a vasectomy, Lois channels her sexual frustration into eating and becomes fat. Peter's interest is eventually renewed and things heat back up in the bedroom until her unhealthy eating habits get the best of her. She suffers a heart attack and, during the surgery, the doctor removes her fat, thus restoring her to her original size.

Despite all the physical harm she has suffered over the course of the series, it has been suggested in Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story that she is healthy enough to live at least another 30 years. Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin The Untold Story is a direct-to-DVD animated Film set in Family Guy 's

References

External links

• "Lois Griffin" at Family Guy Wiki.

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