| Peter Griffin | |
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Peter Griffin |
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| Full name | Peter Löwenbräu Griffin |
| Relatives | Mother: Thelma Griffin Father: Francis Griffin (step-father (adoptive); deceased) Mickey McFinnigan (biological) Brother: Thaddeus Wife: Lois Griffin Sons: Chris, Stewie, Bertram[1] Daughter: Meg |
| Age | Early 40s [2] |
| Gender | Male |
| Hair color | Brunet |
| Occupation | Assembly worker at "Happy-Go-Lucky Toy Factory"; Private fisherman; Shipping department of the "Pawtucket Patriot Brewery" |
| Religion | Roman Catholic[3] |
| Heritage | Irish American |
| Show information | |
| First appearance | Death Has a Shadow |
| Voice actor | Seth MacFarlane |
Peter Griffin is a fictional character from the animated television series Family Guy. 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 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 "Peter's Two Dads" is the tenth episode of season five of Family Guy. Lois Griffin (née Pewterschmidt) is a Fictional character from the animated 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. 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 Megan "Meg" Griffin is a Fictional character from the animated television series Family Guy. Brown hair is the second most common Hair color, with black being the most common Irish Americans (Gael-Mheiriceánach are citizens of the United States who can claim ancestry originating in Ireland. "Death Has a Shadow" is the first episode of the FOX animated series Family Guy, which first aired after Super Bowl XXXIII Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (born October 26 1973 is an Emmy award-winning American Comedian, Animator, Screenwriter, producer 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 [5] Peter is the head of the Griffin household and the central character in the show. He is married to Lois, and is the father of Meg, Chris, and Stewie. Lois Griffin (née Pewterschmidt) is a Fictional character from the animated series Family Guy. 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. His voice, which has a thick Boston accent, is performed by the show's creator and lead writer, Seth MacFarlane. The Boston accent is found not only in the city of Boston Massachusetts itself but also much of eastern Massachusetts Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (born October 26 1973 is an Emmy award-winning American Comedian, Animator, Screenwriter, producer
| “ | The character is Archie Bunker without the knowledge of what he’s doing. } Archibald "Archie" Bunker was a Fictional character in the long-running and top-rated American television Sitcom All in the Family He has the mind of a child, basically, and a source of big laughs is when he doesn’t realize he’s doing something inappropriate. | ” |
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Lois' father Carter objected to Peter because of his lower social class — this resentment remains a theme in Carter and Peter's relationship, as shown in several episodes, like the e-mail Mr. Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (born October 26 1973 is an Emmy award-winning American Comedian, Animator, Screenwriter, producer The Advocate ( is a US -based LGBT -related biweekly Newsmagazine. The Pewterschmidts are a fictional family on the Animated television series Family Guy. Pewterschmidt sends to Peter, which punches him in the face. [7] After marrying, Peter and Lois settled in Quahog, where Peter got a job at the Happy-Go-Lucky Toy Factory. In the episode Meet the Quagmires his height is 5'10". "Meet the Quagmires" is the eighteenth and final episode of the fifth season of the FOX animated series Family Guy.
Peter was born in Mexico. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. [8]
Peter has primarily worked as a safety inspector at the Happy-Go-Lucky Toy Factory, as a fisherman owning his own boat, and in the shipping department of the Pawtucket Patriot brewery as an office worker and "that guy who fishes out the dead rats". A brewery is a dedicated building for the making of Beer, though beer can be made in the home and has been for much of beer's history Peter was temporarily promoted to the position of "Head of Toy Development" in the episode Mr. Saturday Knight before the company was demolished and replaced by a terminal illness research centre. "Mr Saturday Knight" is an episode of Family Guy. Its name is a shot at the movie Mr
He was also the President of the El Dorado Cigarette Company in the episode Mr. Griffin Goes to Washington, in which he testifies before the U.S. Senate on charges that El Dorado executives were marketing tobacco to children. "Mr Griffin Goes to Washington" is the 31st episode of Family Guy. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives
Throughout the series, he regularly mentions that he has had many different odd jobs. He has also had a few periods of unemployment. Unemployment occurs when a person is available to work and currently seeking work but the person is without work. He has also had a number of jobs that only lasted for one episode, such as becoming a jouster, or playing for the New England Patriots, before going back to his usual jobs.
In a running gag, storylines are interrupted by unexpected fights between Peter and a giant chicken. These battles feature long strings of action film-style sequences, with explosions, high-speed chases, and excessive damage to both property and innocent bystanders, ending with Peter the victor leaving the giant chicken for dead, only for a sudden movement to show that the chicken is still alive. Action movies are a Film genre where action sequences such as fights, Shootouts Stunts Car chases or explosions either take precedence
In the episode "Da Boom", the feud starts over a trivial incident where the chicken gives Peter an expired coupon at the grocery store. "Da Boom" is the Post-apocalyptic tenth episode of the FOX animated series Family Guy. [9] The fight resumes in "Blind Ambition";[10] in "No Chris Left Behind",[11] the chicken is identified as "Ernie", and he is given a wife named Nicole, also a giant chicken. "Blind Ambition" is the third episode of season four of Family Guy, first broadcast on Fox on May 15 2005 "No Chris Left Behind" is a season five episode of the FOX animated series Family Guy. Ernie makes a brief, non-fighting appearance in the time travel themed episode "Meet the Quagmires", in which Peter unwittingly assaults the giant chicken at an 80s dance,[12] retroactively providing Ernie with a grudge against Peter. This article details time travel itself For other uses see Time Traveler. "Meet the Quagmires" is the eighteenth and final episode of the fifth season of the FOX animated series Family Guy. Retroactive continuity is the deliberate changing of previously established facts in a work of serial fiction The chicken is planned to appear in the Star Wars parody episode "Something, Something, Something Dark Side," as the infamous bounty hunter Boba Fett,[13][14] nemesis of Peter's Han Solo. Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded A bounty hunter captures Fugitives for a monetary reward ( bounty) Boba Fett is a Fictional character and Anti-hero from the Star Wars universe. Han Solo is a character in the Star Wars universe. He was played by Harrison Ford in Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope,
Ernie appears in the video game as the final boss. Family Guy Video Game! is a 2006 Video game released by 2K Games and developed by High Voltage Software, based on the Animated
Peter appears to be unintelligent and consistently depicted as crude and lowbrow. He enjoys activities such as going to up-market tailors and farting inside the suits. His favorite pastime is watching TV. A running gag on the show is Peter's preference for Pauly Shore movies over classic films such as The Godfather and Citizen Kane. Paul Montgomery "Pauly" Shore (born February 1, 1968) is an American Actor, Performer and Comedian, perhaps The Godfather is a 1972 Crime drama film based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Mario Puzo and directed Citizen Kane ( 1941) is an American Dramatic film, and the first Feature film directed by Orson Welles, who also co-authored He is also a huge Kiss fan and followed them during the KissStock shows and even got a copy of Kiss Saves Santa for Christmas. Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972 Peter is also a huge fan of Barry Manilow, though this is a fact he has been known to deny in public (to a certain extent, anyway). Barry Manilow (born June 17, 1943) is an American Singer-songwriter, Musician, arranger, producer and conductor Peter also mentions in an episode that he wears the male deodorant Speed Stick to his wife Louis quoting,"Smell my Speed Stick?" while she is sitting upon his lap. Speed Stick is a brand of Deodorant / Antiperspirant that as the name suggests comes in stick form
An I.Q. test confirms that his low intellect places him in a category below mentally retarded [15], but above Creationists. An Intelligence Quotient or IQ is a score derived from one of several different Standardized tests attempting to measure Intelligence. 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 "Creationism" can also refer to Creation myths in general or to a concept about the origin of the soul. His mental shortcomings have resulted in various accidents and deaths to other people; most notably to his surrogate father Francis Griffin, and on multiple occasions, his wife Lois Griffin. 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 Lois Griffin (née Pewterschmidt) is a Fictional character from the animated series Family Guy. His attention span is also incredibly short; when he discovers his mental retardation in "Petarded", he closes his eyes while driving, wishing "it would all be over" (hitting Tom Tucker with his car instead). 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 "Petarded" is the sixth episode of the fourth season of the animated series Family Guy. Thomas "Tom" Feargal Tucker is a character in the animated Television series Family Guy.
Peter also has a habit for proving his masculinity, not wanting Lois to fall for another man. He is incredibly jealous of other attractions Lois has in her life, an attitude that tends to get out of hand in most cases; in "Stuck Together, Torn Apart", he goes so far as to punch his reflection in the mirror after Lois comments on his reflection being handsome. "Stuck Together Torn Apart" is an episode of the American animated series Family Guy, guest starring Jennifer Love Hewitt as herself [16] In "Brian Sings and Swings", he tells Lois, "Remember what I always tell you, if I come home in the middle of the day and catch you having sex with someone, I'll kill you both" (though when he catches her in bed with Bill Clinton in "Bill and Peter's Bogus Journey", he takes no hostile actions whatsoever). "Brian Sings and Swings" is the nineteenth episode of the fourth season of Family Guy. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States "Bill and Peter's Bogus Journey" is the thirteenth episode of season five of Family Guy; originally airing on March 11 2007 However, he seems not to mind the fact that she, of course, slept with other men before they met, just so long as she doesn't do so again; he is particularly proud of the fact that she once slept with Gene Simmons of Kiss when he discovers this in "Road to Europe", but forbids any sexual actions between the two now as seen in "Don't Make Me Over". 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 "Don’t Make Me Over" is the fourth episode of season four of Family Guy.
Peter seems to find it frustrating when he is "wrong" while Lois is "right" about issues all the time, and apparently takes these issues competitively, just waiting for the day she slips up. This day finally comes in the episode "PTV" after settling a conflict with Lois about censorship on television that she appeared sure to win. "PTV" is the fourteenth episode of season four of the FOX animated series Family Guy. In an ironic twist that forces Lois to concede defeat, Peter celebrates by opening a secret compartment within the ceiling containing balloons, streamers, confetti, and a banner reading "PETER'S RIGHT!"; Peter then claims that he set up the stall 15 years ago, suggesting that this was a pretty major issue for him for quite some time (there was also a clown in the stall, but he had since died after being in there for so long). Curiously, in the non-canon episode "Da Boom", after Lois admits he was right about the end of the world and she was wrong, Peter makes no reference to the compartment, though he had been bragging about his "victory" for two weeks straight. "Da Boom" is the Post-apocalyptic tenth episode of the FOX animated series Family Guy.
Among the members of his family, he tends to treat Meg with the least amount of respect; in "Peter's Daughter", for example, he reminisces to various pranks he played on her, including tripping her, flicking her nose with his finger, and even shooting her at one point. "Peter's Daughter" is the seventh episode of the sixth season of Family Guy and originally aired November 25, 2007. A practical joke or prank is a stunt or trick to purposely make someone feel foolish or victimized usually for humor He is known to embarrass her at times and with things that mean the most to Meg; the entire family once huddled together to read her diary and continues after Meg catches them. However, later episodes of the series show Peter developing greater respect and unity between himself and his daughter (such as in "Road to Rupert" and the aforementioned "Peter's Daughter"), though these moments tend not to last for very long. "Road to Rupert" is the ninth episode of season five of Family Guy. "Peter's Daughter" is the seventh episode of the sixth season of Family Guy and originally aired November 25, 2007.
Despite being obese at 310 pounds[17], a heavy drinker, and accident-prone, Peter appears to be in good health. Obesity is a condition in which excess Body fat has accumulated to such an extent that health may be negatively affected Alcoholism is a term with multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions Periodically, in typical cartoon fashion, Peter is shown recovering quickly from serious injuries,[18] and in some episodes displays enormous strength, such as when singlehandedly challenging a professional football team in "Patriot Games". Cartoon physics is a joking reference to the fact that Animation allows regular laws of physics to be ignored in humorous ways for dramatic effects "Patriot Games" is the twentieth episode from season four of FOX Animated television series Family Guy. According to the episode "The Father, the son and the Holy Fonz" it reveled Peter played high school football as a full back as well.
He underwent a vasectomy in the episode "Sibling Rivalry. Vasectomy is a surgical procedure in which the vasa deferentia of a man are cut for the purpose of sterilization. "
Occasionally Peter soils himself, prominently featured in Death Lives and When You Wish Upon a Weinstein. "Death Lives" is an episode from the third season of the FOX animated series Family Guy. "When You Wish Upon a Weinstein" is an episode of Family Guy that would have first aired in 2000 but due to concerns about its content it was not aired After he does these accidents, he never seems to notice that he did it due to his behavior.
Episodes like "Mr. Saturday Knight", "Model Misbehavior", "Deep Throats", and "Peter's Two Dads" show that Peter has used various drugs such as LSD, ecstasy, marijuana, steroids, cocaine, and crack cocaine, but has managed to avoid incarceration and long-term effects from the use of these drugs. "Mr Saturday Knight" is an episode of Family Guy. Its name is a shot at the movie Mr “Model Misbehavior” is the tenth episode from the fourth season of the FOX Animated television series Family Guy. " Deep Throats " is the twenty-third episode of season four of the television series Family Guy. "Peter's Two Dads" is the tenth episode of season five of Family Guy. MDMA ( 34-methylenedioxy- N -methylamphetamine) most commonly known today by the street name Ecstasy (often abbreviated E, X, Cannabis, also known as marijuana or marihuana, or ganja (from Hindi / Sanskrit: गांजा gānjā hemp) is a A steroid is a Terpenoid Lipid characterized by a Carbon skeleton with four fused rings generally arranged in a 6-6-6-5 fashion Cocaine ( benzoylmethyl ecgonine) is a Crystalline Tropane Alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the Coca plant Crack cocaine or crack is a solid smokable form of Cocaine. It is a freebase form of cocaine that can be made using baking soda ( Sodium bicarbonate Incarceration is the detention of a person in Jail or Prison.
In the episode "McStroke", Peter suffered a stroke that paralyzed the left side of his body after eating thirty hamburgers at once. "McStroke" is a season six episode of the FOX animated series Family Guy, that aired on January 13, 2008 For the next three months he walked with a limp as his arm and leg hung lifelessly from his body, and his eye and part of his mouth slid down his face, giving him a speech impediment. This damage was reversed completely after a five minute session at a stem cell research facility.
While the extent of Peter's musical training has never been made clear, Peter is given in several storylines various music skills, such as playing the piano only while intoxicated, [19] and playing guitar while singing [20]. Family Guy also has frequent musical sequences which show Peter playing various instruments[21].
In the episode Peter Griffin: Husband, Father...Brother?, Peter discovers the Griffins had a pre-Civil War era African American ancestor named Nate Griffin, a slave owned by his wife's ancestors (this is the first of several episodes which have Peter related to Lois’ family in various ways). "Peter Griffin Husband FatherBrother?" is an episode of Family Guy. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another The Pewterschmidts are a fictional family on the Animated television series Family Guy. Nate Griffin is later shown again in the Untitled Griffin Family History, where it was revealed that he had children with one of Lois' ancestors; this implies that Peter and Lois are distant relatives. "Untitled Griffin Family History" also know as " The Griffin Family History " is the twenty-seventh episode of Family Guy. In the same episode, Peter explains his relationship to the creator of the wheel, savior of the Israelites Moses Griffin, silent-movie star "Black-Eye" Griffin, and Hitler's brother, Peter Hitler (implying Peter is a relative of Hitler himself). Moses ( Latin: Moyses,; Greek: grc Mωυσής in both the Septuagint and the New Testament; Arabic: ar موسىٰ Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately
While not a major theme in the series, Peter self-identifies as black in subsequent episodes; in the episode Peter's Two Dads, however, Peter later discovers he is the biological son of an Irishman named Mickey McFinnigan [22]. The term black people usually refers to a racial group of Humans with dark Skin color, but the term has also been used to categorise a number of diverse
Various stories, flashbacks, and cutaway gags reveal Peter-like ancestors and relatives, for example, a philosopher named Thomas Griffin, who used existential pondering as an excuse to his wife for remaining unemployed. [23] Many of these historical characters have wives or girlfriends bearing an obvious resemblance to Lois, family resembling the Griffins, and associates resembling Peter's neighbors.
In the episode "Peter's Two Dads", Peter discovers that his real father is not the late Francis Griffin, the stern Roman Catholic Irish American patriarch of the first five seasons, but an Irishman named Mickey McFinnigan, a town drunk who resembles his son in every aspect, save red hair and an aged face. "Peter's Two Dads" is the tenth episode of season five of Family Guy. 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 Irish Americans (Gael-Mheiriceánach are citizens of the United States who can claim ancestry originating in Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world
Another episode, "Padre de Familia", Peter discovers that he was actually born in Mexico, due to his mother finding out that she was pregnant with him and had gone there to get an abortion, but was born and she decided to keep him. However when returning back to the states she was afraid of being judged, she never filled out the paper work to make him a citizen, thus making him an illegal immigrant.
Peter's middle name "Löwenbräu" is actually the name of a brand of German beer, which directly translates to "Lion's Brew. Löwenbräu ( German, løːvənbrɔʏ̯ is a Brewery in Munich that produces a traditional Munich-style Beer. " This would seem appropriate, since the creature of his surname's namesake is part-lion and Peter's favorite beverage happens to be beer. The griffin is a Legendary creature with the body of a Lion and the head and often wings of an Eagle. However, the phonetics of such a name appear to be the writers highbrow use of the term "Lowbrow", in association with Peter's comedy style.
In the Family Guy video game, Peter restarts his PTV television station and broadcasts a Mr. Belvedere marathon, which he watches for three days. Family Guy Video Game! is a 2006 Video game released by 2K Games and developed by High Voltage Software, based on the Animated "PTV" is the fourteenth episode of season four of the FOX animated series Family Guy. Mr Belvedere is an American Sitcom based on the Lynn Belvedere character created by Gwen Davenport for her 1947 novel Belvedere. His satellite eventually falls on him and he develops severe head trauma. This article is about artificial satellites For natural satellites also known as moons see Natural satellite. When Peter awakes in the hospital, he believes Mr. Belvedere has kidnapped his family and goes on a rampage to find them. Once Peter discovers his family is safe, he goes to the Drunken Clam to get drunk. This is where Peter discovers Ernie, the giant chicken, who is the final boss battle in the game. After another epic battle that takes them throughout the city, Peter defeats Ernie and escapes as the building he is in explodes, landing safely on top of Meg. He believes Ernie to be dead once again, not noticing that he was actually blown to safety on top of another building (where it is revealed Mayor West is making shadow puppets of Belvedere in a searchlight) and fully recovers, vowing revenge again. Mayor Adam West is a fictionalized Caricature of actor Adam West on the animated television series Family Guy. [24]
Peter had several appearances outside Family Guy, often in the form of direct parody. A parody (ˈpɛɹədiː US, [ˈpaɹədiː] UK) in contemporary usage is a work created to mock comment on or poke fun at an original work its subject The Simpsons has had several depictions of Peter Griffin, usually premised on Family Guy being a ripoff of The Simpsons. [25][26] Robot Chicken (produced by Family Guy cast member Seth Green) has depicted Peter in several cameos, and the Griffin family are crudely parodied in the "Cartoon Wars" episode of South Park. Robot Chicken is an Emmy -Award Winning American Stop motion animated television series created by Seth Green and Matthew Seth Benjamin Green (born February 8, 1974) is an American Actor, Comedian, Voice actor, and Television producer " Cartoon Wars Part I " is episode 142 of South Park which aired on April 5, 2006. South Park is an animated American television comedy series created and written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for Comedy Central , seemingly implying that Peter's flashbacks are Family Guy's sole source of humor
Peter has also appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman and in advertisements for Subway Restaurants. The Late Show with David Letterman is an Emmy Award -winning American late-night Talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS Subway Restaurants, commonly known as Subway, is a Fast food restaurant franchise that primarily sells Sandwiches and Salads called