SATIRICAL ANALYSIS OF FAMILY GUY BY STEWART FORD

WHAT IS FAMILY GUY? • An American satirical adult animated sitcom created by Seth Mac. Farlane

CHARACTERS • • Peter Lois Stewie Joe Cleveland Quagmire Meg

PETER • • Worker of the family Fat Stupid Always getting the family into trouble

LOIS • • Mother of the family Sits on the extremes of housewife and seductress Smart Saves the family from catastrophes • http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=sd. TOba. Lq_vg

STEWIE • • Baby Smarter than everyone else Role reversal Homosexual

JOE • “Tough guy” in the show • Ironic because he has a disability

CLEVELAND • African American counterpart to Peter’s family • Shows how much the families are the same even though they have a different culture

QUAGMIRE • “Player” in the show • Ironic because throughout the series you find out that he has feelings

MEG • “Not attractive” daughter in the show • Ironic because her voice is Mila Kunis • Goes on a lot of dates even though she is considered “not attractive” and “annoying” by everyone in the show

ETHOS, PATHOS, LOGOS • The characters Brian and Lois use ethos • “This can involve "moral competence" only; Aristotle however broadens the concept to include expertise and knowledge. ” [Wikipedia] • Brian and Lois have the most credibility because they are the most knowledgable

ETHOS, PATHOS, LOGOS • “Pathos represents an appeal to the audience's emotions” [Wikipedia] • The show appeals to pathos by placing current events and past events into the shows to have people respond with an emotional appeal.

ETHOS, PATHOS, LOGOS • “The use of logos is called a "logical appeal. “” [Dr. Williams, USC] • There are not many logical appeals throughout the show • Occasionally characters come to a conclusion at the end of an episode that everyone already knew

SOURCES • http: //georgehwilliams. pbworks. com/w/page/14266873/E thos-Pathos-Logos-The-3 -Rhetorical-Appeals • http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Pathos • http: //www. fanpop. com/clubs/familyguy/images/29507418/title/stewie-photo • http: //collider. com/comic-con-family-guy/ • http: //www. nydailynews. com/entertainment/gossip/sethmacfarlane-outs-baby-stewie-family-guy-gay-macfarlaneplayboy-interview-article-1. 395390