The Griffin Family is the central family of Family Guy. The series focuses on the six immediate family members, Peter Griffin, Lois Griffin, Chris Griffin, Meg Griffin, Stewie Griffin, and Brian Griffin, the father, mother, son, daughter, baby, and pet dog of the family, respectively. In "Life of Brian", Brian was killed off and his role was filled by Vinny Griffin, making him one of the main family members, until the events of "Christmas Guy", which reset all of these events.
Members[]
Peter Griffin[]
Peter is a stereotypical obese, blue collar worker. He is mentally retarded and usually says whatever is on his mind, often in the wrong place, and at the wrong time. Peter is a larger than life caricature of middle America. He is epitomized by complete social ineptitude and an exceptionally low I.Q.. He has no personal identity of his own and is swept away by the whims of whatever comes to mind, be it patriotism, racism, anti-racism, homosexuality, family values, etc. His character is a dig on how debase American society has become.
Lois Griffin[]
Lois is the heiress to the Pewterschmidt family fortune and is a typical housewife. She is also Peter's wife and the mother of Chris, Meg and Stewie . Lois is an atypical housewife that goes along with whatever her very inept husband says or does. While she tries to present a voice of reason, we are made to see that as a female, she is powerless to overcome his stupid antics. Occasionally, she indulges in debauchery herself, but for the most part she attempts to "do the right thing." However, the "right thing" is taken to the extreme when she reveals in "Peterotica" she refused a $10 million gift from her father, "because money isn't as important as our love for each other." Lois sets herself and her family up for failure constantly and sabotages any attempt Peter makes to get the family out of the race.
Chris Griffin[]
Chris is a mirror image of his father and has a hidden talent for drawing. Chris is characterized as the stereotypical dumb child. He never does well in school or sports, but he is generally more liked than his sister Meg for some reason. He too is unpopular at school, but at home he is liked by his family. Chris seems to be the only human in the family that can understand Stewie most of the time. This might be a reflection of how simple his brain is. Chris constantly seeks the approval of his father, Peter, but normally fails. Peter is constantly reminded to do the right thing and recognize his son's efforts. Peter does recognize his efforts and a "happy ending" ensues. Chris has spurts of insanely tremendous popularity such as in "Stew-Roids", unlike his sister Meg, who generally brings people down to her level.
Meg Griffin[]
The lightning rod for the other family members to unleash their faults on. Meg is an eighteen year old drama queen who is widely unpopular among her peers. She is embarrassed by her family, especially Peter. Meg has shown dark feelings, such as cutting herself, mentioning it in "Sibling Rivalry" and actually showing the scars in "Stew-Roids". Meg is a caricature of teen angst. She is made to appear unlikeable and unpopular both by her peers and her family, and anyone that meets her. She is reacted to negatively by all who see her, implying that she is unattractive. She is portrayed as having no identity of her own and seeks to "fit in" with any crowd she can find, including a lesbian group in "Brian Sings and Swings", a flag girl in "And the Wiener is...", and even prison in "Dial Meg for Murder". She is constantly abused by both "friends" and family alike.
Stewie Griffin[]
Stewie is a diabolical two-year old that at one time had an obsession for World Domination and killing Lois. There is a running gag in the show regarding who can understand Stewie. He is completely oblivious to the fact that people apparently cannot understand him, for the most part. Occasionally, he will meet someone that can understand him. Normally the more removed someone is from the family circle, the more likely they will understand Stewie (though sometimes there were exceptions). Stewie is indeed a super-genius. The family dog, Brian, understands him perfectly.
Brian Griffin[]
Brian is the family dog. He enjoys drinking and is deeply in love with Lois. Brian, although a dog can talk. He is not a Griffin, but was taken in by Peter in a fit of sympathy. He since has become Peter's "best friend." Brian is characterized as the social outcast that thinks he intellectual, well educated and deep which Glenn Quagmire brought to his attention while pointing out his faults in "Jerome Is the New Black". He is none of these. He failed out of school, never read any books of worth and has no opinion that is not couched in populist viewpoints. He is extremely liberal. The juxtaposition of him being a dog is sometimes blurred when he dates human women. He is the partner in crime to Stewie, the baby of the family. Stewie is the only character that constantly keeps Brian in check. He disappoints Peter constantly with his infatuation with Lois.
Extended Family[]
Griffin Family[]
- Thelma Griffin - Peter's mother.
- Francis Griffin - Peter's adoptive father.
- Mickey McFinnigan - Peter's biological father.
- O'Brien McFinnigan - Mickey's pet dog.
- Karen Griffin - Peter's sister.
- Heather Griffin - Karen's wife.
- Nate Griffin - Peter's African-American ancestor.
- Chip Griffin - Peter's vestigial twin.
Pewterschmidt Family[]
- Carter Pewterschmidt - Lois' father.
- Babs Pewterschmidt - Lois' mother.
- Carol West - Lois' sister.
- Patrick Pewterschmidt - Lois' brother.
- Mayor Adam West - Carol's husband.
- Robin West - Carol and Adam's child.
- Benjamin Pewterschmidt - Lois' great grandfather.
- Estrella Pewterschmidt - Lois' great grandmother.
- Olav I - Carter's 50x great grandfather.
Other[]
- Jasper - Brian's gay brother.
- Ricardo - Jasper's husband.
- Bertram - A baby of Peter's sperm donation.
- Vinny Filipeli - Brian's Season 11 replacement.
- Todd Griffin - The dog before Brian.
Joke Family Members[]
- Peter Griffin Jr. - Peter's deceased baby son. One night, Peter wanted him to stop crying, so he shook him, hoping it would work. It ended up killing him, but Peter looked on the bright side, and stated that it did, in fact, make him stop crying, by technicality.
- Other Sister - Meg's sister, who she grew envious of, urging her to kill her.
- Other Brother - Chris' brother, who was abandoned at a movie theater, after getting his fat self stuck in between the arm rests of the chairs.
- Dave Griffin - Stewie's retarded twin brother, who didn't get enough air in the womb.
- Thaddeus Griffin - Peter's evil twin brother.
- Peter's Civil War Ancestors - Siamese twins that fought for opposing sides of the Civil War.
- Legs Go All The Way Up Griffin - Peter's ancestor, and a woman with long legs.
- Peter's Hairless Twin - Peter's hairless twin.