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[edit] Dave Campbell

In the list, it says that Dave is played by Fred Willard. At this webpage, it says that he is played by Carlos Alazraqui. Is it Carlos or Fred?? --S-MAN

[edit] Carter and US Steel

When Peter was playing poker with Carter, Eisner, Bill Gates and Ted Turner, Carter offered US Steel at one point to see a large raise. -DynSkeet (talk) 11:43, August 18, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Ollie Williams

Ollie Williams' catch phrase "Iss Gon' rain" seems to be very similar to a piece by the American minimalist composer Steve Reich entitled "It's Gonna Rain". In 1965, Reich made a recording and subsequently created tape loops of an apocalyptic preacher talking, in his words "very forcefully about the flood [referring to the biblical story of Noah and the Ark]". The piece is in two parts. The piece is just a repeating tape loop of the preacher saying "it's gonna rain" over and over again. Although, this is probably too much though for an episode of Family Guy

[edit] Tom Tucker

Shouldn't he have his own page? And how come characters such as Muriel Goldman which are never going to have that much info have their own pages?

[edit] Quagmire's Mother

Quagmire's Mother - Quagmire once mentioned that he only grew up with his mother, meaning she was either a prostitute before he was born Where the hell does this comment come from? It's pure speculation. Edit (from random guy on street): actually, I have heard that somewhere, not on the internet... I seem to remember watching it on TV, and I realized why he's messed up (no offense to other people with prostitute mothers/who are prostitutes).

[edit] Regarding the Grinch's "death"

How do you know it was the Grinch who was executed? It was never even mentioned who the person that was executed was, other than the fact that he was, well, executed.- Lord Lonic

[edit] Kim Cattrall and Andrew McCarthy

Both Kim Cattrall and Andrew McCarthy should be on the list of real and fictional characters, as the show has parodied Mannequin. Additionally Kim Catrall has been parodied about old people having a lot to offer society in a cutaway in The Courtship of Stewie's Father. I think there is a third reference to her, but I am not certain.

[edit] Jonathan Weed

This is a detail, but I edited the part about Jonathan Weed's accent and replaced 'French accent' by 'Italian accent', however someone edited it back to 'French accent'. I'm not 100% sure Weed's accent is Italian, but what I know is that his accent sounds more Spanish or Italian than French. --Tanynep

  • I'm pretty sure his accent is actually Latin. Then again, maybe I'm not sure. Immblueversion (talk) 21:35, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Francis Griffin article

Per Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Francis Griffin, the Francis Griffin article has been redirected here. Please use the article history of that article to merge the content into this article. Thank you. ···日本穣? · Talk to Nihonjoe 04:07, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Bottomtooth could be added

Bottomtooth is not a one-off character. He has appeared in several episodes. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.72.8.45 (talk) 15:36, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Yes, that's true. He was in the episode when Brian writes for the 'New Yorker' magazine, in the episode in which Brian is collecting signatures for a gay marriage petition (afterwards accompanies himself at the piano singing "Amazing Grace'), and also in an episode as a student when Chris attends his grandfather's prep school. That's 3 appearances that I can think of.

[edit] A (potentially) recurring character named RJ?

In the episode "Boys Do Cry," there is a character who claims to have seen Bigfoot, and reappears again in the episode "Blue Harvest." I'm not sure, but I've seen pages on the Internet that say his name is RJ. Seeing as how he is beginning to appear in more than one episode, should we put him on the list under "Other Characters" or should we wait for him to appear in one or two more episodes to call him a recurring character? In case you're wondering who I'm talking about, he's also the guy who talks about (dare I say it) "boning his girlfriend." Immblueversion (talk) 21:33, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

I just watched the commentary of "Blue Harvest," which talks about this character and confirms that his name is indeed RJ. Because he has appeared in more than one episode (with the non-canon Star Wars episode acknowledging his existence), I have taken the liberty of adding him to the list under "Other characters." Immblueversion (talk) 02:47, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Bruce

There's nothing here on Bruce. Someone should make an article of him, as he's shown up several times.Sposato (talk) 02:14, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Bruce is here. He's listed under "Other characters" and is between Paddy Tanninger and Phineas & Barnaby. The list is arranged alphabetically, though for these people it's by title instead of name, so that doesn't make much sense. Immblueversion (talk) 04:21, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
I just rearranged the list of other characters in alphabetical order of their names like it logically should be. Immblueversion (talk) 22:22, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] No One-off policy?

Somebody has been deleting alleged one-off (single appearance) characters, but many are still listed. Shouldn't there be a consistent policy? And what exactly is wrong with one-offs, except that somebody just doesn't happen to like them? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.72.123.80 (talk) 01:57, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

The policy is supposed to be consistent, tho some editors keep adding them anyway. Which one-offs have you spotted? / edg ☺ ☭ 04:54, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
The one-off characters, as they like to call them, are considered padding in Wikipedia, (trnslt: fancruft), and are usually therefore not considered worth noting. Family Guy has a wikia, though. Any information you want to give on the one-offs, just go there and see if it's not been already added, and if it isn't, then put it in. Just don't here. Wilhelmina Will (talk) 23:27, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Is Soundwave a necessary addition to the list of Pawtucket employees?

Soundwave working as Peter's supervisor seems to have only been a one-time gag, being that he's an actual figure in popular culture. Should we still keep him up? Immblueversion (talk) 01:47, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

Soundwave should be removed as a one-off. / edg ☺ ☭ 04:48, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Bertram.png

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BetacommandBot (talk) 04:11, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Just a suggestion...

Why not make an article about Peter's family like we have about his wife's? Pewterschmidt Family TheBlazikenMaster (talk) 16:45, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

I don't think that could work, personally. If you look at Pewterschmidt Family, it lacks several references. In all fairness, Wikipedia's coverage of Family Guy isn't the best, so introducing a new article with original research in would make it even harder work to bring them up to decent articles. But by all means, if you (or others, for that matter) can find decent references for the article, It could definitely work. Qst (talk) 17:00, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Hi

I'm part of Wiki Project Family Guy, and I would like to create some articles about major characters and places, but whenever I try to make them, they always go to this page!!!!!!!So, help is needed!!!!!!!Mertozoro (talk) 17:04, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

See Qst's answer in the previous section. (Extra credit reading: WP:FICT, WP:WAF.) Minor characters such as Nigel Pinchley, Bruce the Performance Artist (Family Guy), and Olivia Fuller would make good articles on Family Guy Wiki, but lack sufficient notability for their own Wikipedia articles. / edg ☺ ☭ 05:42, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Pope

No Pope?! 141.166.227.101 (talk) 04:10, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

No Pope, daddy-o! Family Guy has hundreds of one-shot characters (especially counting cutaway gags). If they are worth mentioning at all, they go in their episode articles. The Pope's is "Holy Crap". Inform the Vatican. / edg ☺ ☭ 05:42, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Looking for a character

I probably just missed it on the page but theres a guy in the show, some ppl say his name is jasper but i cant find it anywhere, thanks for any help. Portillo (talk) 05:49, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Proposal to split article into separate articles

  • Approve - I propose to split the page into separate articles, like a "recurring characters" list, or a "one-time" characters list. The page has begun to get "crufty", breaking guidelines like WP:CRUFT. If we split to a "list of recurring characters" (similar to list of The Simpsons recurring characters), then we could elaborate on the characters, source it, and have a separate list of one-time characters! - Yours truly, [ S ] υ ρ є r ı o r reply! 23:09, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Approve: yes, a list of characters should be a list of characters, not a list of characters with biographies. bonnie doesnt have her own page, at least give her a section.Phyzik 19:31, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Approve: I agree that there are too many characters to be efficiently mentioned on one page. The question is how and when we should get it done. By the way, Bonnie USED to have her own page. Immblueversion (talk) 19:46, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
Thank you two for replying! We should wait for like a while to get replies, and then begin the split.- Yours truly, [ S ] υ ρ є r ı o r reply! 23:09, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Weak Approve: I suppose a list of one-off characters makes sense, but we will have to set guidelines on what is and what isn't a one-off characters. I'll get to work on a proposal and let me know what any of you think. Saget53 (talk) 16:58, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] One-off character guidelines

1. 99% of all celebrity appearances are non-canon and should not be inlcuded in the recurring character article. (Possible exceptions: James Woods, Michael Eisner)

2. All unnamed characters should not be included in recurring article. (Possible Exceptions: Judge)

3. All characters appearing in cutaway jokes should not be included in the recurring articles. (Exceptions: The Evil Monkey rule: Any cutaway character who makes three appearances or more can be safely counted as a character)

4. All characters who are central characters in the storyline of a single episode but do not make anymore appearances should not be inlcuded in the recurring character article. (Examples: Nigel the British pub owner, Ronaldo Peter's Mexican friend)

5. All characters who are central characters in the storyline of two or more episodes should be included in the recurring character article.

6. All one-time family members who have an episode or are a central part of a storyline devoted to them should be considered characters. (Examples: Mickey McFinnigan, Lois Laura Bush Lynne Cheney Pewterschmidt)

7. All cutaway joke family members should be considered non-canon and should not be included in the main article. (Examples: Peter's many "ancestors", Thaddeus Griffin, Stan Thompson)

Let me know what any of you think about this (changes, etc.) Saget53 (talk) 17:15, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

I agree with all those, 100%. That's exactly what I would have written, those are great guidlines, thanks! I doubt there would be anyone to disagree; these are fair and correct guildlines. Thanks! - Yours truly, [ S ] υ ρ є r ı o r reply! 23:09, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
I like the first three particularily! But perhaps 7 is the best, because people often try to put Peter's many family members on the list. There was a long useless debate about Stan Thompson, which was obviously a joke. Five is very good. Four makes a lot of sense. These are great guidlines, thanks for taking the time! - Yours truly, [ S ] υ ρ є r ı o r reply! 23:09, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
Thanks alot! Saget53 (talk) 02:43, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
It appears this one question remains: When will this thing be ready? Immblueversion (talk) 21:08, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
Those all seem like good guidelines. One suggestion: canon is usually an in-universe property, and emphasizing a canon standard may encourage trivial, in-universe disputes (cf. Meg's parentage). Perhaps we should find another term. Significant? / edg ☺ ☭ 02:37, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
Significant is fine. Saget53 (talk) 04:49, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Which characters go on the list?

Now, following the guidlines (above) we have to create the recurring and one-time characters lists. Characters to be added to recurring should follow an alphabetical order. Characters to be added (in my opinion) are Tom Tucker, Diane Simmons, Ollie Williams, and Tricia Takanawa. - Yours truly, [ S ] υ ρ є r ı o r reply! 23:09, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

This is how I plan on Tricia's section to look like.
Tricia Takanawa (Alex Borstein) is the main correspondent for Quahog Channel 5 News.[1] Unlike her fellow news people, Tricia displays a strong, stoic attitude. Whenever Tucker or Simmons would switch the scene to Takanawa, either of the two would always say "Asian Correspondent Tricia Takanawa", or "Asian Reporter Tricia Takanawa".[1] She is known for her flat, nasal voice and dead-pan attitude, even when laughing[2] and during sex.[3] On one occasion, however, she completely loses control while meeting David Bowie.[4] Diane confirms her as being Japanese.[4] Tricia is often made to do dirty jobs, such has covering a flu segment (prompting her to throw up),[5] and to be abused in a hurricane report.[6] In an uncanonical episode, she is grilled and eaten by Tom and Diane.[1] Her explosion when she met David Bowie was publicised after she started to hump his left leg like a dog.[4] In "North by North Quahog", she is not allowed into a hotel because of her ethnicity.[7] - Yours truly, [ S ] υ ρ є r ı o r reply! 23:43, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

This looks good, but a bit long. Suggestion:

In "North by North Quahog", she is not allowed into a hotel because of her ethnicity.

... is by itself excessive plot detail, but move it to after "Asian Reporter Tricia Takanawa" and it makes a statement about the jokes this show makes about her ethnicity. Also, lose the Bowie sentence, which is again plot recap, and is probably a case of deliberately breaking the character's normal behavior to make a joke. Being eaten can probably go as well.
In general, recapping a character's many appearances is discouraged in WP:PLOT and WP:WAF. Real world information (such as critics saying "yeah that's obviously Connie Chung", or young asian women avoiding careers in news reporting citing Takanawa's influence) is much needed. / edg ☺ ☭ 05:36, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
What everyone needs to be careful about is not just recapping everything each character did in each episode (In Episode X, he did this, then in Episode Y he did this, then in Episode Z he did this etc.). People are persistently trying to add every single character Bruce's voice has been on or every short phrase Ollie has yelled. Summarize their personalities and mannerisms and only use episodes as examples if necessary. Saget53 (talk) 04:49, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Jillian's Necklace?

Am I the only one who notices that Jillian's necklace looke strickingly similar to Brian's collar?--BrianGriffin-FG (talk) 19:14, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Surname for Brian's son?

It has been established that the full name of Brian's old girlfriend is Tracy Flannigan, so I assume that is Dylan's surname as well. Immblueversion (talk) 22:02, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] missing character

I feel that there is a character missing.

i dont know his name, but he is a recurring character.

he is the aristocrat with the exaggerated chin. his doesnt realy speak, but makes a mumbling type sound. anthoughts of his name? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zebra91 (talk • contribs) 03:07, 31 May 2008 (UTC)