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Sick, twisted, politcially incorrect and freakin’ sweet, the animated series features the adventures of the Griffin family. Peter and Lois have three kids - the youngest is a brilliant, sadistic baby bent on killing his mother and destroying the world. Their talking dog Brian keeps baby Stewie in check while sipping martinis and sorting through his own life issues. 

The show revolves around the adventures of Peter Griffin, a bumbling but well-intentioned blue-collar worker.Peter is Irish-American and is also directly descended from an African-American slave owned by his wife’s ancestors. His wife, Lois, a stay-at-home mom and piano teacher, is a member of the Pewterschmidts, a wealthy socialite family. Peter and Lois have three children: daughter Meg Griffin, who is frequently the butt of jokes for her apparent ugliness; teenage Chris Griffin, in many respects a younger version of his father; and a diabolically evil infant son, Stewie Griffin bent on world domination. The family lives with an intellectual talking dog, Brian Griffin, who has repeatedly expressed romantic interest in Lois.

 Even though Brian has been completely anthropomorphized by the show’s creators (he walks on two legs, drinks martinis, owns his own car, and engages in normal conversation with the Griffins), the Griffins still consider him a pet in many respects. Occasionally, Brian will act in a stereotypically canine matter, usually for comedic effect (such as his inability to stand up in the back of a car, or his need to chomp at the air coming from a blow-drier), but he objects to any overly submissive domestic behavior.