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List of characters from 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 are listed with a more regular character they are associated with.
Main Characters
Griffin Family
- Peter Griffin – Peter is an unintelligent man, who often gets into bad situations, which are only made worse as he tries to get out of them. He formerly worked as a production line worker at the Happy-Go-Lucky Toy Factory. Following its closure he became a fisherman. He has also previously been a jouster, Sheriff, CEO, and folk singer. Husband to Lois, father to Meg, Chris, and Stewie.
- Lois Griffin – Born into the wealthy Pewterschmidt family, Lois gave up her inheritance in order to marry Peter. Lois teaches piano in order to supplement the family's income, though spends most her time caring for her family.
- Megan Griffin – aka "Meg." 16-year-old daughter of Peter and Lois (although, according to Brian, Meg's real father is a man named Stan Thompson). Meg spends her time worrying about fitting in with others her age at her school (James Woods Memorial High), and tries hard to find acceptance. She has a crush on Kevin Swanson.
- Chris Griffin – 13-year-old son of Peter and Lois. Not very intelligent, and overweight like his father, although he has a tremendous talent for drawing. He attends the Buddy Cianci Junior High School. Has a slouch, supposedly due to his enormous penis.
- Stewie Griffin – 1-year-old son of Peter and Lois (although rumors of an upcoming movie have circulated stating the movie will be based on Stewie discovering his true father). Stewie is an incredibly intelligent person, and harbors ambitions to take over the world, but more importantly to kill Lois. However, thus far his plans have been foiled by those around him who don't take him seriously. Misunderstanding exists among fans whether or not anyone actually understands Stewie (the question is even brought up in the "E Peterbus Unum" episode), but MacFarlane revealed in commentary that he and his staff have decided to never set a rule about it, saying whether or not the other characters understand him will depend entirely upon what the writers feel like doing at the time. Stewie briefly attended the Quahog School of Performing Arts. Seth MacFarlane has implied that the character is based on Rex Harrison.
- Brian Griffin – The Griffin family's 7-year-old dog, hailing from a farm in Texas. Brian is unlike other dogs however in that he can talk. Brian is intelligent and cultured, with a sharp wit. Peter is his best friend. Brian has some issues which have led him to see a psychiatrist, and he is also a borderline alcoholic.
Relatives
- Francis Griffin – Peter's hardline Irish Catholic father. He began working for the Pope after becoming bored of retirement. He hates Lois because she isn't Catholic, even going so far as pin a big sign on to her wedding car reading "Just Married: To A Protestant Whore." Voiced by Colm Meaney.
- Mrs. Griffin – Wife to Francis and mother to Peter. Spends her time pretending to go on pilgrimages whilst she is really on gambling sprees.
- Carter Pewterschmidt – Billionaire industrialist. Husband to Barbara, father to Lois and Carol. Loathes Peter intensely.
- Barbara Pewterschmidt – Wife to Carter, mother to Lois and Carol. Shares her husband's dislike of Peter.
- Carol Pewterschmidt – Sister to Lois Griffin, daughter of Carter and Barbara. Carol has eight ex-husbands with which she had a baby son with one, names unknown.
- Marguerite Pewterschmidt – Great Aunt to Lois Griffin (deceased)
- Lillian Pewterschmidt – Great Aunt to Lois Griffin
- Seabreeze – Carter Pewterschmidt's champion greyhound, one time lover of Brian Griffin. Seabreeze had a litter of puppies originally thought to be Brian's children, but were actually fathered by Ted Turner as a character on the show.
- Biscuit – Brian's mother. She died, and her owners had her stuffed and turned into a make-shift coffee table.
- Bertram – Unborn son of Peter and Lois. He is currently only a sperm still residing within Peter.
- Jasper – Brian's gay cousin, known for constantly making dirty jokes.
- Angus Griffin – Peter's Great Great Uncle, a Scot who invented golf. (deceased).
- Osias Griffin – Peter's Great Grandfather. He owned one of the first dozen telephones. (deceased)
- Thomas Griffin – Peter's Great Great Grandfather. He was an Irish philosopher. (deceased)
- Huck Griffin – One of Peter's Ancestors, an obvious parody of Huckleberry Finn. (deceased).
- Peter's Grandfather (unnamed); was among the men who created Bugs Bunny, but wanted the character to be named Ephraim the Retarded Rabbit.
- Nate Griffin – One of Peter's Ancestors. He was black, and was a slave of the Pewterschmidt family. (deceased)
- Rufus Griffin – Peter's distant cousin. He is an actor and appeared in the fictional blaxploitation film "Black to the Future" as Marty McSuperfly.
- Jabba the Griffin – An extremely obese relative of Peters, an obvious parody of Jabba the Hutt. Jabba the Griffin speaks English in a pseudo-Huttese dialect.
- Juarez Griffin – One of Peter's Ancestors. He was of Latin American descent and about the size of a chicken. He took part in cockfights as an actual fighter in the ring.
- Kathy Griffin – Peter's only famous relative.
Other Families
Cleveland's
(surname unknown)
- Cleveland – Friend and neighbor to Peter Griffin. He speaks in a perpetual monotone. Cleveland is husband to Loretta, father to Cleveland Jr. He runs a delicatessen in Quahog. He frequently insults Loretta's mother.
- Loretta – Wife to Cleveland, mother to Cleveland Jr. Loretta is a strong willed woman, keen on promoting black culture. She will not allow white literature in the Cleveland household.
- Cleveland Jr. – Son of Cleveland and Loretta. He is a very hyperactive child, who suffers from an attention deficiency.
- Chet – Great Uncle to Cleveland (deceased).
- Broderick – Cleveland's brother. He is a doctor. His most famous diagnosis was probably Nell Carter. According to Cleveland, she used to be twice as big before Broderick got through with her. (FYI: He used the fat he got from Nell to make those two kids from "Good Burger" Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell.)
Swanson
- Joe Swanson – Friend and neighbor to Peter Griffin. Joe is a policeman and diehard Steven Seagal fan. Despite being paralysed from the waist down, Joe is physically fit, and can even endure many things more able-bodied people cannot. Has boundless enthusiasm and a Do-or-Die attitude. In one episode he explains that his injuries were caused when he tried to save Christmas from The Grinch and fell from the rooftop.
- Bonnie Swanson – Wife to Joe, and mother to Kevin. Bonnie is perpetually pregnant, never actually bearing any new children.
- Kevin Swanson – 16-year-old son of Joe and Bonnie. Like his father Kevin is strong and handsome. He works part-time at a Gas station.
Quagmire
- Glen Quagmire – Glen, known to his friends as Quagmire, is an infamous pervert. Quagmire works as a pilot, but was formerly in the navy. He is friend and neighbor to Peter Griffin. His trademark lines are "Alll riiight...", "Oh!", and "Giggidy giggidy", used so much so that Cleveland commented on his not saying "Oh!" in one episode.
Jack's Family
(surname unknown)
- Jack – Loving man who has adopted many children from various races in order to create the beginnings of racial harmony. He briefly adopted Stewie after Child's Services thought the baby was addicted to crack.
- Sarah – Married to Jack
- Li – One of the adopted babies.
- Paco – One of the adopted babies.
- Uric – One of the adopted babies.
Campbell
- Dave Campbell – Nudist. Dave was once saved from drowning by Peter Griffin. He is the husband of Dotty, and is father of Jeff.
- Dotty Campbell – Nudist. Wife of Dave, and mother of Jeff.
- Jeff Campbell – 16-year-old son of Dave and Dotty. Jeff is also a nudist. He once dated Megan Griffin.
- young child with unknown name.
Goldman
- Mort Goldman – Peter's school friend. Mort works as a Pharmacist. He is husband to Muriel, and father to Neil. Hypochondriac.
- Muriel Goldman – Wife to Mort, mother to Neil.
- Neil Goldman – 16-year-old son of Mort and Muriel. Neil runs the school newspaper, and has an unrequited love for Meg Griffin. Normally speaks in a high-pitched, slurred, stereotypical nerd voice, but speaks in a deep, smooth voice when not wearing his retainer.
Pinchley
- Nigel Pinchley – Father to Eliza. Briefly owner of the Drunken Clam before attempting to claim insurance by burning it down and framing Peter. Lois discovered his fraud. (Deported to England, then Hanged).
- Eliza Pinchley – Daughter of Nigel Pinchley. Since his hanging she has lived in an orphanage, but plots revenge against Lois, whom she blames for her father's death, much to Stewie's delight.
Stevenson
- Jim Stevenson – Bought the Griffin's house briefly when Peter was unable to pay a loan back to the bank. He is a very cultured man, and is married to Abby. Side note: not very accomplished at pictionary.
- Abby Stevenson – Wife of Jim.
Isaac
- Glen Isaac – Has a fetish for brain tumors. He is married to Judy.
- Judy Isaac – Has an inoperable brain tumor. She is married to Glen.
Nelson
- Jerry Nelson – Local ninja, husband of Janey. One of the finders of the Patucket Patriot's Silver Scrolls.
- Janey Nelson – Wife of Jerry.
Peter's work colleagues
Happy-Go-Lucky Toy Company
- Mr Weed – Owner of the toy factory. Homosexual, who often appoints male employees based on their physical appearance. Choked to death during a dinner party on a dinner roll Brian ate at the Griffin's (season 3, episode 9: Mr Saturday Knight). (deceased).
- Guillermo – Handsome Hispanic employee hired as a ringer for the company softball team.
- Charlie – Friend of Peter.
- Johnson – Employee. Johnson developed the G.I. Jew dolls.
- Kenneth – The factory's bad-ass mail clerk with a heart of gold.
- Sarah Bennett – Employee of the toy company. Once made a sexual harassment complaint about Peter Griffin. Loves "jokes."
- Leonard Hayle – Lawyer for Mr Weed.
- Harrison – Replaced Mr Weed during the brief time the toy company was owned by El Dorado Cigarettes.
- Jerry – Executive with El Dorado Cigarettes. Appears in subliminal messages in old TV programs, encouraging people to smoke by randomly popping in and saying, "Smoke..."
Fishermen
- Pasqual and Santos – Portuguese immigrants who work as fishermen with Peter.
- Henessy – Rival fisherman who dislikes Peter.
- Salty – Fisherman who faked his own death at the hands of Daggermouth in order to gain money from merchandising.
- Seamus – Fisherman with wooden limbs. When asked whether he has the limbs because of an accident, he said, "No, me father was a tree." Whether the character was sarcastic is debatable, knowing the nature of Family Guy gags.
- name unknown – Fisherman eaten alive by shark at fair.
- Daggermouth – Talking fish robot created by Salty.
- Boom Boom – Cartoon Cat, friend of Daggermouth.
Medieval Fair
- Black Knight – Once saved Peter's life, then later became his nemesis. He shaves without taking off his black helmet.
- Maid Madeleine – The Black Knight's wench.
Schools
James Woods Memorial High School
- Connie D'Amico – Most Popular girl in school and evil wench
- Doug – Friend of Connie
- unknown boy – Friend of Connie
- unknown girl – Friend of Connie
- Toad Girl – Classmate of Meg's with green skin.
- Jennifer – Briefly Meg's friend before committing suicide as part of the Heaven's Helper's Cult. (deceased).
- Mr Berler – When asked how Meg acquired the answers to his next test, she responds, "I spent the night with Mr. Berler..." A cut-away reveals that she spent the night by his bed-side with garlic and a wooden stake in her hands to protect him from vampires.
- Mr Lassenbee – Teacher once arrested for teaching crackpot theories.
- Principal Shepherd – School Principal
Buddy Cianci Junior High
- Randall Fargus – Teacher. Made to take medication to control his hyperactive tendencies. Briefly convinced by Peter to go off his medication, Mr. Fargus was fired after destroying several California condor eggs. Peter rehired him after becoming school board president. Possibly killed by Hall Monitor Robot.
- Mr McCloud – Teacher.
- Jake Tucker – Classmate of Chris Griffin. Known as Upside-down-head-boy as his head is upside down (which, for some reason, also means he has no sphincter). Son of news anchorman Tom Tucker.
- Jeremy – Terminally ill boy.
- Paul Lewis – Classmate of Chris Griffin. Chris once helped raise money for an organ transplant for Paul.
- Barbara – Chris' first crush
- Cindi – Lead cheerleader
- Janine – Cheerleader
- Lisa – Cheerleader
- unknown names of other cheerleaders
School of Performing Arts
Stewie's Playschool
- Janet – Stewie's first love.
- Leonard – Stewie's friend from playschool.
- Melinda – Stewie's friend from playschool.
Lois' Piano Lessons
- Jimmy – One of Lois' most talented students.
- Jonas – One of Lois' students. He isn't very talented.
- Alexis Radcliffe – Rival piano teacher.
Peter's School Friends
- Angie – An old school friend of Peter's. She is obsessed with him, a la Wuthering Heights.
- Bob Funland – Went to school with Peter. Owner "Bob's Funland", a successful theme park.
- Brenda – An old school friend of Peter's. The years have not been kind to her.
- Patty – An old school friend of Peter's. Drawn just like Pepperment Patty from the Peanuts cartoon.
- Marcie – Patty's life partner. Drawn just like Marcie from the Peanuts cartoon.
- Phoebe Diamond – Peter's first crush. Fate unknown after Peter punched her accidentally into a locker because of a "nervous twitch" he developed trying to ask her to the prom .
Lois' School Friends
- Ross Fishman – Former boyfriend from college.
- Coco – Lois' childhood friend.
- Jonathan – Coco's husband.
Network 5
- Diane Simmons – News Anchor and talk show hostess. Real name Diane Seidelman.
- Tom Tucker – News Anchor. Also sometimes appearing is his son, whose face is, inexplicably, upside down.
- Tricia Takanawa – Asian News Reporter.
- Maria Jimenez – Hispanic News Reporter.
- Steven C. Callaghan – Station Manager.
- Ollie Williams – an African American with the Blackuweather forecast
- Greg – Network 5 weather mime.
- Jay Mohr-lookalike – Producer who creates the Griffin TV show.
- unknown female – Network 5 Secretary.
Hospital
- Dr Hartman – Griffin family doctor.
- Dr Kaplan – Brian's psychiatrist.
- Dr Ling – A specialist in acupuncture. He is Chinese, but speaks with an Irish brogue. Rejected by Brian as a quack.
- Dr Gary Miller – Lois' Gynocologist. He shares his medical practice with Dr. Fred Rubin.
- Dr Fred Rubin – Gynocologist who shares his medical practice with Dr. Gary Miller. One his patients includes Alexis Radcliffe.
Criminals
- The Don – Mafia Boss on Rhode Island.
- Big Fat Paulie – Nephew of the Don, Paulie is an incredibly annoying and obnoxious man. He is eventually riddled with bullets in a drive-by-shooting. (deceased)
- Larry – Mafia Hitman, hired by Paulie to kill Lois. Larry is son-in-law to the Don.
- unknown female – The Don's Daughter. She is married to Larry.
- unknown male – Introduces Peter to the Mafia.
- Steve Bellows – Murderer, arrested by Joe Swanson. Once shot a man for snoring. Often says, "You're dead!" Threatens to kill Peter and his friends when they are jailed. Turns over a new leaf (maybe) when he stabs himself and says "Is this what I've been doing to people?? God...I belong in here."
- unknown criminal – A small-time thief, identified by Chris in a line-up, who eventually pursues the Griffin family due to FBI incompetence at concealing their location, and is killed in a standoff in the fictional town of Bumblescum. (deceased)
Supernatural Characters
- God – Takes an active interest in the goings-on of Quahog. Invented Shrinky Dinks. A proficient sniper.
- Jesus – Performs miracles around Quahog. Likes to party. His portrayal in Family Guy seems to be intentionally comically sacriligious.
- Death – Collects the spirits of the dead. Peter Griffin once stood in for him, having to kill the kids from Dawson's Creek.
- Death's Dog – Collects the spirits of dead dogs.
- Death's Mom – Nagging mother to Death.
- Shiva – Hindu deity, appeared briefly when Peter erroneously thanked Jesus on one occasion, but deferred credit for the miracle, telling Jesus, "No no. I'm used to it."
Other Characters
- Adam West – Mayor of Quahog. He is extremely incompetent, and eccentric, with hints of delusional mental illness. He is married to his own hand. (see Adam West for information on the real life actor, also named Adam West, who does the mayor's voice)
- Amy – Works in a pet shop. Death had a crush on her, but killed her when she turned out to be irritating. (deceased).
- Antonio Monatti – An Art Dealer, he becomes Chris Griffin's mentor.
- Barnaby – Strong man, partner of Phineas.
- Bernie – Manager of Quahog Shady Oaks Retirement Home.
- Carrot Scalp – An awful comedian who works at the Native American run casino, Geronimo's Palace Casino. A parody of the comedian Carrot Top.
- Change For A Buck - Employee at the Geronimo's Palace Casino.
- Charlie – Exotic Entertainments shop assistant. Reappeared in "Mr Saturday Knight" atop his obese donkey (or fat ass), since it was his only means of conveyance.
- Charlie the Bully – Once stole Stewie's tricycle.
- Dora – Prostitute. Once hired by Peter to pose as an old girlfriend to make Lois jealous.
- Doug – Con man, goes under many other names. Many of his cons are directed at Peter, as he is so easy to fool.
- Erica – Appeared on Diane's talk show. Her boyfriend is Mario.
- Felicia – Works at dog pound.
- Flappy Jack – Runs a pancake house. Once hired Meg.
- Frank – A Native American elder who works at the Geronimo's Palace Casino.
- Gloria Eirenbachs (pronounced "ironbox") – Renowned feminist lawyer and campaigner, represented Sarah Bennett in sexual harassment lawsuit against Peter. Lesbian (or so Peter thinks).
- Henry – Security guard at Quahog Airport.
- Herbert – An old and crippled pedophile who lusts impotently after Chris and later Jeff Campbell.
- Horace – Runs the Drunken Clam pub. Frequently has very interesting stories but always refuses to tell for fear of boring his patrons.
- Jack – Runs local National Gun Association branch. Has an extremely tiny penis.
- Jolene – Works at Airport check-in.
- Leonard Cornfeathers – Runs the Geronimo's Palace Casino.
- Logan – Works for Quahog Pest Control.
- Mario – Appeared on Diane's Chat Show. Boyfriend of Erica. Admitted to actually be a woman, then a horse, then a broom.
- Mark Hentemann – Local Comedian.
- Max Weinstein – Jewish Accountant. Helps Peter with his taxes.
- Michael Eisner – Friend of Carter Pewterschmidt
- Miles Musket – Nicknamed Chatterbox because he never stopped talking. Miles and his magic clam founded Quahog.
- Miss Stratford – IRS worker.
- Miss Watson – Director of Quahog women's retreat.
- Misty – Appears at many parties on Spooner Street. Once lent Stewie a Barney pen.
- Mr Hanson – business man who attended a sensitivity training course with Peter.
- Mr Giraffe – One of Stewie's favorite toys.
- Paddy Tanninger – Manager of Quahog golf course.
- Pawtucket Pat – Runs the Pawtucket Patriot Brewery. He is rarely seen in public. An obvious parody of Willy Wonka.
- Phineas – Strong man, partner of Barnaby.
- Rabbi Goldberg – Quahog's Rabbi, voiced by Ben Stein.
- Rupert – Stewie's favorite teddy bear. Stewie treats Rupert as if he were real, and even assigns him a sexual orientation.
- Sam – Bumblescum inhabitant. Chris' first girlfriend. Chris originally believed Sam was a boy.
- Steve – Works for a cleaning company. Has a hairlip.
- Warren Fredericks – Runs Quahog beautiful people's club.
- Watches You Pee – Bathroom Attendant at the Geronimo's Palace Casino.
Other Characters (Names unknown)
- Evil Monkey who lives in Chris' closet and frequently threatens to kill him. However, no-one in Chris' family believes him when he tries to explain this. Evil Monkey turned evil after coming home early to tell his wife he'd made partner only to find her in bed with another monkey.
- German Tour Guide
- Giant Chicken who has a surprisingly long and complicated fight scene with Peter in a cutaway in one episode. Gave Peter a bad coupon.
- Gym owner
- Irish Constable
- Pawtucket Mill Owner (Francis Griffin's former Boss)
- Job center guy
- Judge
- Marriage guidance counsellor
- Mass media murderer; attempted to murder Hugh Downs
- Scout Leader
- Medieval Fair knight coach
- Postwoman
- Woman Peter hits at soccer game
- Son of woman Peter hits at soccer game
- unknown names of 3 other pest control employees.
- unknown names of other Bumblescum inhabitants.
Famous guest characters
Many famous names have made an appearance in Family Guy, some voiced by the actual person. Guest characters include Paul Stanley, William Shatner (run over and possibly killed by Meg), Optimus Prime (featured as a Jew), Adolf Hitler (jealous of Jewish Bodybuilder and as having his own talk show Adolf!), Albert Einstein (who is appairently the only person who can sneak up on and attack God), Bill Clinton, KISS (Peter's fav band), Arthur Fonzarelli, Stephen Hawking, Jennifer Love Hewitt (who was once an eskimo), and George W. Bush.
Actor Adam West, famous for playing Batman, voices Mayor Adam West, a recurring character.
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