10 Things You Didn’t Know About Family Guy

1. Mila Kunis was brought in to voice Meg, after original Lacy Chabert dropped out after Season One.

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2. It has been cancelled twice and brought back due to popular demand.

Once in 2000 and then once again in 2002.

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3. The cast all earn $225,000 each per episode.

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4. There are always two versions of each episode made.

One suitable for television and one not so much (for DVD viewers).

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5. The show was sued three times in 2007, mainly for distasteful parodies.

By Carol Burnett, Art Metrano and The Bourne Company Music Publishers. Only one of which ended up having to be paid out.

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6. Glen Quagmire’s character is based on comedian Bob Hope…

…As an homage to the American icon.

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7. Quagmire is actually 66 years old – according to his driver’s license.

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8. The show is based on Seth Macfarlane’s college thesis.

If only we all made that kind of money from our education!

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9. Following on from this, Seth Macfarlane was named the youngest man to ever Executive Produce a network television show at age 24.

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10. The entire franchise is worth over $2 billion.

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