I recently read an article on an entertainment website that featured a list for the "Top 100 Animated Shows." Ranked in the top 10 of that list was the show Family Guy. I found it surprising that such a newer show was so high, but after thinking about it, it makes sense. The show has set some standards for new animated shows, especially those with adult themes. So, now that my mind pondered the things that make Family Guy a good show, I came up with my new Top 5 list of characters from Family Guy.
#5- Adam West
The most powerful moron on the show seen on a regular basis (they have featured George W. Bush a couple of times), Mayor of Quahog Adam West is great for those pop-in moments to lighten up some serious situations. Although you question his leadership abilities, you realize that he might be better to deal with than a real politician. Probably the best part about this character is that he's actually voiced by Adam West. How cool is that?
#4- Mort Goldman
For the best one-liners in the show, look no further than pharmacist and resident Jew Mort Goldman. He's had some of the funniest moments on the show, and says some of the most outrageous lines that somehow don't cross any lines, and you can't help but laugh at. Add in his neurotic personality and nervousness when under pressure, and you get some laugh-out-loud scenes that stand out after the episode is over.
#3- Peter and Stewie Griffin
I had to tie these two because although they're drastically different, they serve the same purpose. Both are masterminds when it comes to many of the shows stories, both fail miserably most of the time, and both are there to make viewers uncomfortably laugh at many points of an episode. Peter's stupidity helps propel the pace of the show, while Stewie's insights into particular scenes helps set the tone enough to keep you entertained.
#2- Joe Swanson
Joe was a character who came out of nowhere to provide some great laughs. After a start as the local heroic cop on the show, he's been developed very well into an aggressive, no-nonsense authority figure in every situation, even when he's not in uniform. He also seems to be the main source of some violent content, yet it appears in the right moments where it's enjoyable to watch (I mean that more like watching a boxing or UFC match, or even an action-movie shoot-out......don't think I meant something far worse). He's become what George Constanza became in Seinfeld, where you see his anger, and you have to laugh.
#1- Glenn Quagmire
Find it odd that a non-Griffin topped the list? I have some good reasons why. For the best source of taking a small scene to an extreme, look no further than Quagmire. He'll pop in with a sex joke or pun easily related to what you're watching, and deep down inside us all our low-brow sense of humor bursts out laughing. And thanks to his character, he can continue to be original thanks to the endless source of humor that the idea of sex provides us with. The biggest reason that he's here at #1 is that he's basically there to express what we're pretty much thinking watching something in particular. You hear someone say something that could be considered sexual, and before that thought completes itself, Quagmire is already one step ahead of you. Makes you feel a little less guilty about laughing then.
That's my Top 5 for the day. Tomorrow will be our TV Wrap-up, then after will be my look at UFC 94: St. Pierre vs. Penn II. Also, if there's anyone who seriously reads this, I welcome any suggestions for my Top 5 lists (as long as it's something I find entertaining). Good way to keep my brain functioning with some actual thought. For now though, I think it would be a good idea for us slow down our brain activity, and find something a little more appealing. Maybe something enjoyable. How else can I put it?........I know. Let's all find something entertaining. Sound good to you?
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