The third and final season of Seth MacFarlane's late, lamented Family Guy finds television's most dysfunctional cartoon family even more animated than usual. As MacFarlane notes in a bonus segment about the controversial series' censorship battles, he was inspired to go for broke, thinking that the series, already juggled like a hot potato in the schedule (at one point, it aired opposite the mighty Friends), had been cancelled. Just as Spinal Tap walked the fine line between "clever and stupid," so did Family Guy gleefully mock the line between "edgy and offensive." Case in point is this set's holy grail: "When You Wish Upon a Weinstein," not aired during the series' original run, in which clueless Rhode Island patriarch Peter Griffin is convinced that if his lumpen son is to be rich and successful, he must become Jewish.

The best TV show on TV

TV's most disfunctional cartoon family is all here, and their final season (until they got picked up in 2005 by Fox again--a rarity in the entertainment industry) sparkles with the typical one-line, flatulent-heavy humor that Family Guy became famous for during its first three season run. The genius behind the show, mainly due in part of creator and star Seth McFarlane, has hardly been as appreciated as it should have been, largely due in part to the usage of cruel humor and hurtful celebrity-bashing the show bases much of its plotlines on; but people need to look past the crude fart jokes to see Family Guy is truly a freakin' sweet (thanks, Peter) piece of TV magic. This show doesn't require any insider, delve-in-deep intelligence or insight to enjoy the show, and that's part of the reason Family Guy rocks so hard. Like the best of SNL, Fox's born-again Family Guy is one of the best shows out there, regardless what conservative extremists may say.

Just not funny to me anymore.

I used to love Family Guy. I watched the new episodes and was just disapointed. It just was not funny anymore. Episodes are extremely boring and were hard to get through. Jokes are re-used. I think they need to have new characters. How this family stays together is a mystery as they have become hateful towards eachother and even more seriously dysfunctional.

I totally agree with J. N. Mohlman , how was this show cancelled?

This is the best volume of family guy, 3rd volume and stewie movie included, hands down. Although volume 1 has the three funniest episodes in my opinion, not every episode is good. Meanwhile, in this volume, every episode is solid and watching the 21 episodes in the third season is incredibly enjoyable and funny.

Think abut it like this: This box set is so good that im rating it better than other family guy titles.

Buy it!!!!