The first season of the animated comedy series Family Guy aired on Fox
from January 31 to May 16, 1999, and consisted of seven episodes. The
series follows the dysfunctional Griffin familyâ€"father Peter, mother
Lois, daughter Meg, son Chris, son Stewie and their anthropomorphic
dog Brian, all of whom reside in their hometown of Quahog. The show
features the voices of series creator Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein,
Seth Green, and Lacey Chabert in the roles of the Griffin family. The
executive producers for the first season were David Zuckerman and
MacFarlane.The series premiere, "Death Has a Shadow", was broadcast
directly after Super Bowl XXXIII and was watched by 22.01 million
viewers. The series received praise from most critics, particularly "I
Never Met the Dead Man" and "Brian: Portrait of a Dog", however some
critics disliked the themes of the episodes. The Volume One DVD box
set, including all seven episodes and the second season, was released
in Region 1 on April 15, 2003, Region 2 on November 12, 2001, and
Region 4 on October 20, 2003. The series has since been released in
syndication.MacFarlane conceived the idea for Family Guy in 1995,
while studying animation at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD).
There, he created his thesis film The Life of Larry, which his
professor at RISD later submitted to Hanna-Barbera; this led to
MacFarlane being hired by the company. Executives at Fox saw the Larry
shorts and contracted MacFarlane to create a series based on the
characters entitled Family Guy. While working on the series, Larry and
his dog Steve slowly evolved into Peter and Brian; the rest of the
series characters were added later. Family Guy (season 1) Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter