To the ranks of shows too brilliant and outrageous for prime time (The Ben Stiller Show, Andy Richter Controls the Universe), add Seth McFarland's Family Guy. This animated series, which debuted after the 1999 Super Bowl, simply sparked too much controversy and offended too many sensibilities to survive (Entertainment Weekly dubbed it "the Awful Show They Just Keep Putting on the Air"). That the Fox network also played hackysack with its schedule, ensuring viewers would not be able to find it, sealed its fate (it was cancelled in 2002). This boxed set containing all 28 episodes from the first two seasons is payback for the show's devoted cult following, who may be moved to echo the words of infant Stewie Griffin, the megalomaniacal 1-year-old bent on matricide and world domination: "Victory is mine!"

This is a 4, but its the worst family guy gets...

and its hilarious! Of course, even if it was only ok youd have to buy it because family guy is turning into a classic TV series. This volume of family guy and 28 total episodes, seven from the cut-short first season, all of which are surprisingly funny. But then it really gets histarical when the second season (discs 2-4) come in.

I really dont need to say much. Its family guy, so you know its going to be funny

Awesome!

I really enjoy this DVD set and the show all together. This show is for people who love to have fun, people that actually have humor in them, people who don't get offended easily, and those who don't mind parody. Some people may say it's wrong to make fun of celebrities, but that's stuff that all celebrities are prepared for when welcoming themselves to that world, so unless it's something very serious, you shouldn't feel sorry for them.

There was a joke about Mark Wahlberg or "Marky Mark" when he stared in the movie Boogie Nights on the episode "If I'm Dyin', I'm Lyin'" and I am a huge fan of Mark Wahlberg, but I was just like, "Hey, they mentioned Mark!" and I laughed. You just can't be uptight when watching this show, and even though the thought of a cartoon series rated 14+ (18 in some stores) with a talking baby bent on world domination and killing his mother, and a talking dog who loves martinis, an unpopular complaining daughter, a smart, beautiful wife and a stupid drinking father, might sound stupid to you, you got to open your mind to it, and when you do things will seem funnier.

I wouldn't reccomend this show to anyone under 14/13 because it can be very sexual and just have that humor that only older people would get, and when you don't get the joke it kinda ruins the show because it makes you think it sucks.

What kinda throws me off though is because Seth MacFarlane doesn't seem to write any of the shows, even in the Stewie Griffin movie he doesn't write any parts, so why would he have his name plastered everywhere? Sure, he's the one who created and draws them, and does alot of the voices (sounds like a self-operated business to me), he still doesn't write them, so I think they need to make the writers known a little bit more instead of just seeing his name everywhere. But don't get me wrong, I think Seth is an awesome guy.

Anyway, that's my review.

Excellent Collection

Family Guy Vol. 1 was actually my first introduction into the Family Guy series. I have since viewed all episodes through volume 3 and also The Stewie Movie. Volume 1 is definitely a worthwhile purchase. First, it includes two seasons of shows, which is excellent. Second, the quality of the first season is very high. The shows are entertaining and hilarious, which is something that I felt Vol. 2 included and Vol. 3 lacked. It's clear that many Family Guy ideas were already done on the TV program, "The Simpsons," but nevertheless, it is a very enjoyable show and I highly recommend it.