My family does not allow me to watch much TV. Therefore, I must be selective about what I watch. While I could waste a lot of time watching Duck Dynasty, when it comes to choosing a quality show guaranteed to make me laugh, Family Guy is my top selection.
Among currently running animated sitcoms, there are a few that have current connections to people and events. Most famous of this genre of shows are South Park and Family Guy. Unlike South Park, which follows a group of friends at school, Family Guy revolves around a family and its patriarch. This show is similar to the Simpsons, but funnier. The Griffin family consists of parents Peter and Lois, their children Chris, Meg, Stewie, as well as the family dog, Brian. Instead of showcasing the …show more content…
Not only is every episode contains sexual innuendo and references to drug use, but the humor is often politically incorrect, and includes many vulgar and crude jokes. The show features several multicultural minor characters, yet they are often an unflattering representation of these minorities. For example, one of Peter’s friends is a black man named Cleveland Brown. Ever since Cleveland sustained a traumatic brain injury, he has spoken very slowly and not proven himself to be smart. The show also openly criticizes aspects of different cultures, making fun of Korean soap operas and K pop, parodying Indian poverty and religions. Family Guy portrays society in a humorous way that allows one to simultaneously understand and laugh at the ironies and complexities of some of the “hard” issues in our culture, such as racism, sexism, and …show more content…
The offbeat humor in the show allows me to laugh at topics that are difficult to discuss yet also help me understand such topics. By making it less serious, one can think about topics in a way unaffected by worry for how this will play out in real life. I also understand every person on this Earth has flaws, and although I may look up to someone, they surely have made mistakes and thus, it shouldn’t surprise me to know what mistakes they did indeed make. Although I would not watch it with my grandparents, I believe this show set of characters, the humor, and smart writers, makes for the top smart comedy show on
Among currently running animated sitcoms, there are a few that have current connections to people and events. Most famous of this genre of shows are South Park and Family Guy. Unlike South Park, which follows a group of friends at school, Family Guy revolves around a family and its patriarch. This show is similar to the Simpsons, but funnier. The Griffin family consists of parents Peter and Lois, their children Chris, Meg, Stewie, as well as the family dog, Brian. Instead of showcasing the …show more content…
Not only is every episode contains sexual innuendo and references to drug use, but the humor is often politically incorrect, and includes many vulgar and crude jokes. The show features several multicultural minor characters, yet they are often an unflattering representation of these minorities. For example, one of Peter’s friends is a black man named Cleveland Brown. Ever since Cleveland sustained a traumatic brain injury, he has spoken very slowly and not proven himself to be smart. The show also openly criticizes aspects of different cultures, making fun of Korean soap operas and K pop, parodying Indian poverty and religions. Family Guy portrays society in a humorous way that allows one to simultaneously understand and laugh at the ironies and complexities of some of the “hard” issues in our culture, such as racism, sexism, and …show more content…
The offbeat humor in the show allows me to laugh at topics that are difficult to discuss yet also help me understand such topics. By making it less serious, one can think about topics in a way unaffected by worry for how this will play out in real life. I also understand every person on this Earth has flaws, and although I may look up to someone, they surely have made mistakes and thus, it shouldn’t surprise me to know what mistakes they did indeed make. Although I would not watch it with my grandparents, I believe this show set of characters, the humor, and smart writers, makes for the top smart comedy show on