Movie connections for
"Family Guy" (1999) More at IMDbPro »

Followed by

Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005) (V)

Spin off from

The Life of Larry (1995)
 -  same characters--but different names
"The What a Cartoon Show" (1996)
Larry & Steve (1996)

Spin off

Family Guy (2006) (VG)
"The Cleveland Show" (2009)

Referenced in

"Clerks: The Last Episode Ever (#1.6)" (2001)
 -  A comedy writer consults a book called "How to Write Cartoons by Seth MacFarlane" (Seth being Family Guy's creator/writer/star) and then suggests a Family Guy-style pop-culture cut-away gag.
"The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror XIII (#14.1)" (2002)
 -  Peter Griffin from Family Guy can be seen standing in a field full of Homer Simpsons clones.
Retarded Animal Babies (2003) (V)
 -  Includes a scene directly from Family Guy
The 100 Greatest Cartoons (2005) (TV)
 -  Talked about.
"Arrested Development: Sword of Destiny (#2.15)" (2005)
 -  The website TonyWonder.com has pop-up ads for "Family Guy"
"Dinner for Five: (#4.9)" (2005)
 -  MacFarlane discusses the show
"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Charlie Wants an Abortion (#1.2)" (2005)
 -  a stuffed doll of Stewie is shown in the toy shop
"The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror XVI (#17.4)" (2005)
 -  Al Jean's onscreen Halloween credit is "Al 'Family Guy' Jean"
"The Simpsons: The Italian Bob (#17.8)" (2005)
 -  Peter Griffin from Family Guy's picture is in a book.
"Drawn Together: The Lemon AIDS Walk (#2.12)" (2006)
 -  When Wooldoor is lying in an alley as a bum Peter and Lois make a cameo giving him some change and they comment on how he should do something with his life, Alex Borstein reprises her role as Lois.
Taint of Greatness: The Journey of Beavis and Butt-Head, Part 2 (2006) (V)
 -  The writing style is compared to Family Guy's.
"Robot Chicken: Suck It (#2.1)" (2006)
 -  Peter Griffin appears
"South Park: Cartoon Wars: Part 1 (#10.3)" (2006)
 -  the plot of the episode centers around family guy showing the prophet muhammad in cartoon form in an episode
"South Park: Cartoon Wars: Part 2 (#10.4)" (2006)
 -  The plot is about Cartman trying to get Family Guy cancelled.
"Will & Grace: Whatever Happened to Baby Gin? (#8.22)" (2006)
 -  Gin wants to watch it
"Saturday Night Live: Drew Barrymore/Lily Allen (#32.12)" (2007)
 -  mentioned on 'the Dakota Flanning Show'
The Simpsons Game (2007) (VG)
 -  Matt Groening mentioned that he should of been the one making Family Guy.
'Futurama' Returns (2007) (V)
 -  Peter Griffin appears
Futurama: Bender's Big Score (2007) (V)
 -  When Fry moves into the apartment in Pannuci's, there is a New Year's calendar featuring Peter and Stewie.
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
 -  Some characters discuss the tv show
Drillbit Taylor (2008)
 -  Stewie Poster in Ryan's Room
The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
 -  Jason mentions the "Green Monster" and the series.
"Kureyon Shin-chan: Shin Wars (#2.1)" (2008)
 -  The name of the series was listed during the Long Time Ago title card.
Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
 -  Sean says he wants to drink Mountain Dew and watch "Family Guy".
"Family Guy: Tales of a Third Grade Nothing (#7.6)" (2008)
 -  A self-reference is made by the judge as to "Family Guy's" regularly schedule airtime and date ("next Sunday at 9 o'clock").
The Supermarket (2009)
 -  Peter Griffin vs. Chicken toys in scene
Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy (2009) (TV)
 -  Larry the Cable Guy mentions that one of the roasters look like Peter Griffin
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler (2009) (TV)
 -  Reggie mentions it in "The Dakota Fanning Show" segment.
"Bones: The Critic in the Cabernet (#4.24)" (2009)
 -  The Stewie Griffin character appears in the episode as a hallucination of Booth's.

Featured in

Score! The Music of 'Family Guy' (2005) (V)
 -  clips shown
The 100 Greatest Cartoons (2005) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown
World Domination: The 'Family Guy' Phenomenon (2005) (V)
 -  clips shown from season 4
The Ringer (2005)
 -  One of the scenes, early on in the movie, shows Steve watching "Family Guy" on his TV.
"Cinemania: Oi thryloi tou erotikou cinema" (2008)
 -  footage from this show
Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)
 -  A random clip of the show can be seen on a TV set.
RTS Huw Wheldon Lecture: Wit's End? British Comedy at the Crossroads (2009) (TV)
 -  Star Wars/Microsoft spoof clip shown

Spoofed in

"The Simpsons: Missionary: Impossible (#11.15)" (2000)
 -  a Family Guy logo is shown and called a "crude, lowbrow program"
"South Park: Cartoon Wars: Part 1 (#10.3)" (2006)
 -  there is a scene where they are watching family guy on tv and they make all these random pop culture references just like family guy does
"South Park: Cartoon Wars: Part 2 (#10.4)" (2006)
 -  The whole episode pokes fun at Family Guy
"MADtv: (#12.5)" (2006)
 -  Have a live action episode of Family guy
"South Park: Canada on Strike (#12.4)" (2008)
 -  a scence from the show is recreated

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