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Francis Griffin
Family Guy Character

Frances Griffin
Character Information
Full Name Frances Griffin
Hometown Quahog, Rhode Island
Age 80
Gender Male
Hair Colour Grey
General Characteristics
Political Leaning Conservative
Religion Traditional Irish Catholic
Heritage Irish
Show Information
First Episode "Holy Crap"
Voice actor Charles Durning
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Francis Griffin is a fictional character on the animated television series Family Guy (b. circa 1926).

Francis is the father of Peter Griffin. He is skinny, and very cantankerous, in contrast to his son, who is fat and good-natured. He worked at the mill for about 60 years and is 80 years old. He is one of the oldest persons to appear on the show; though his wife is said to be 82. He visited Peter and his family upon retiring, despite Lois’ misgivings, and criticized their various habits, which he considered sinful (examples: makes Chris ashamed to go to the bathroom, as he actually thought Chris was masturbating], warns Meg against holding hands with a neighbor boy, among others).

At the Happy-Go-Lucky Toy Factory (where Peter worked), Francis shows proficiency and is hired as a foreman, later firing Peter in the process. A hardline stereotype Traditional Irish Catholic who has devoted his whole life to work and not his son, he began working for the pope after being introduced to him. He hates Peter’s wife Lois because she isn’t Catholic; he even went so far as pinning a big sign on her wedding car reading "Just Married--To A Protestant Whore."

Francis has been known to frown upon everyone in general, including his son and his son's family for allegedly "succumbing to sin". However, his wife, and Peter's mother, Thelma, has been known to go on gambling sprees in Las Vegas. The Roman Catholic Church does not consider gambling itself a sin unless it is excessive or leads to scandal, so this could be consistent with his beliefs.[1] However "gambling sprees" likely implies excess and yet he seems not to care that his wife is excessive on this matter. This possibly implies that his dislike for Peter is more out of spite than anything else. Recently, he has been divorced, but we have yet to see his reaction to the incident.

Although he seems gruff and strict on the exterior, Francis cares for Peter deep down. He attended his son’s funeral, after Peter was believed to have died in the ocean. He also cares for his grandchildren. He kissed Meg, saying that it's great to see the kids, read Stewie to sleep (with a Bible story involving death), and attended Chris' wedding in the future. He also appears at Jasper's wedding, although they are not related and he seems to dislike Brian. It has recently been revealed that he may have become a follower of Peter’s ill-fated Church of The Fonz. At the very least, he respect its values.

He is voiced by Charles Durning.

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[edit] Quotes

Francis: "You’re a good woman, Lois. Perhaps you won’t burn in Hell after all. Maybe you’ll just go to Purgatory with all the un-baptized babies."
Peter: There you go, Lois. You love kids!
-- from "Holy Crap"
Peter: "We all enjoy the bible in this house."
Francis: "Really. What’s your favorite book of the Bible?"
Peter: Uh... the one where Jesus swallows a puzzle piece and the man in the big yellow hat has to take him to the emergency room?
-- from "Holy Crap"
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