The Internet's Family Guy Obsession

#videoessay #2000s

Family Guy, created by Seth MacFarlane in 1999, is often viewed as a dumb, obnoxious show with stale jokes that feel like a relic of a bygone era. Yet, the internet remains fixated on it, as seen by the flood of Family Guy TikToks and reaction videos produced en masse. In this video, we explore the specific qualities of this 2000’s show that make it ahead of its time and how these seem to parallel what was going on in the internet.

0:00 In the Name of the Family Guy
7:17 Cutaways (Love or Hate)
13:45 Pop Culture Brain Rot
22:05 3edgy5me (problematic)
29:56 LMAO RANDOOOOM
37:17 Conclusions (2020’s update)

SOURCES
Number of Cutaways count:   / average_family_guy_cutaways_per_episode  
Jeremy Conrad IGN review: https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/03/...
ToonrifiqTariq video (What Is Family Guy about):    • What is FAMILY GUY About?  
Seth MacFarlane and cast interview:    • Seth MacFarlane and the 'Family Guy' ...  

MEME VIDEOS FEATURED
I might kill my petah:    • I might kill my petah (ANIMATED)  
Family Guy Analog Horror:    • Family Guy Analog Horror  
Petah the Horse is Here:    • Peter, the Horse is Here... [MEME ANI...  
Sidemen Reacts:    • FAMILY GUY'S MOST OFFENSIVE JOKES  
90's Grunge Dreams (90's home videos I used as B-Roll):    • 90's Nostalgia: A Day in High School ...      • 90's: Hanging Out on a Tuesday Night ...  
Watching sssniperwolf:    • Watching sssniperwolf until I laugh  
chip:    • chip  

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