Does anyone else really get Family Guy?

Question

I'm 14 but I watch a lot of news and I'm up to date on a lot of things, Family Guy contains a lot of cultural references old and new, some very subtle and others not so subtle, I think some people don't seem to get the show because they don't get the joke beyond the joke. I notice some not so subtle ones like when Chris gets kicked out of school, that episode had a few Full Metal Jacket references but other things that don't seem like jokes tend to be funny, like how some people can be so outrageously stuck up or rude, just a whole ton of things pretty much making fun of humanity in general and how stupid we are. Does any one agree?

Answer 1

i think its the best show ever so *** off and leave them alone and dont watch it!!!! >:<

Answer 2

nooo...are you asking me to rethink my life...

Answer 3

Yes! I am 14 too. I feel exactly the same way. I think you need to (as stupid as this seems) be ejucated to appreciate family guy. You need to watch the news and be familiar with famous events in history.

Answer 4

i do.if you really think about it. that show makes more sense than life itself.

Answer 5

Seth MacFarland and Seth Green are both incredibly intelligent and seriously talented men. If you watch the older, first season Family Guy episodes, it wasn't nearly as funny or as deep.. and it didn't have the sort of response that it does now. They've really tapped into their creative genius and made this show appealing to all ages. I see references to the British Sci-Fi series that I watch called "Dr. Who" which is a pretty obscure thing to notice plus it's so political and racial.. but the people that don't notice that type of stuff or appreciate it because of that, still like it because it's just freakin hilarious! 100% agree.

Answer 6

I normally hate cartoon oriented shows, but even though I "get" all the references, I don't think all of them are all that funny.  As a whole, the show is clever as all h**l!  The writing is genius!  I especially LOVE when Peter makes fun of celebrities...like when he said "Sarah Jessica Parker's allowed on TV and her face looks like a foot"...classic!I also don't think it has much to do with being educated, I think it has to do with life experience.  I'm 35 and a lot of references they make go back to when I was young, so at 14 I don't think you're supposed to know stuff being talked about from when I was 14.  

Answer 7

i just think it is a funny show.  

Answer 8

definitely. that's the whole point of that show.

Answer 9

It is FREAKING funny!!!!!!!!

Answer 10

haha i totally agree. its  a hilarious show!!

Answer 11

my fiance and I certainly find it entertaining sometimes.

Answer 12

I do get it, quite honestly, and I'm 40.  I try to keep up on popular culture, and sadly have even had Family Guy point me to some trends I'd missed.

Much of his humor resonates with me a lot.  And I love musical theater, so that also makes me laugh.

What really gets me is that Seth seems to be one of those guys that will go for the laugh, without flinching.  Rude?  Inappropriate?  Sick?  Go ahead.  The laugh is worth it.

Answer 13

yea its sooo hilarious!!!

Answer 14

giddi giddi goo!

Answer 15

I don't think Family Guy is supposed to make a whole lot of sense anyway.  I think it is so funny, but it's like a stupid kind of funny because they make fun of how stupid humanity can be.  Besides it doesn't have to make sense to be funny.

Answer 16

some of the jokes confuse but i just laugh anyway

Answer 17

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