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[[Image:Coventry cathedral.jpg|thumb|225px|right|The old and new cathedrals]]
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'''Coventry Cathedral''', also known as '''St. Michael's Cathedral''', is the seat of the [[Bishop of Coventry]] and the [[Diocese of Coventry]], in [[Coventry]], [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]], [[England]].
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The city has had three [[cathedral]]s. The first was St. Mary's, a [[monastery|monastic]] building, only a few [[ruins]] of which remain. The second was St Michael's, a [[Church of England]] church, later designated Cathedral, that remains a ruined shell after its bombing during the [[Second World War]]. The third is the new St Michael's Cathedral, built after the destruction of the former and a celebration of [[20th century]] architecture.
These are characters from the animated TV series ''[[Family Guy]]''.


== St Mary's Priory ==
Characters are only listed once, normally under the first applicable subsection in the list; very minor characters are listed with a more regular character they are associated with.
The first cathedral in Coventry was '''St Mary's Priory and Cathedral''', which held such status from a date between [[1095]] and [[1102]], when the infamous Bishop [[Robert de Limesey]] moved the Bishop's see from [[Lichfield]] to Coventry, until [[1539]] when it fell victim to King [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]]'s [[Dissolution of the Monasteries]]. Prior to 1095, it had been a small Benedictine monastery (endowed by Earl [[Leofric]] and [[Lady Godiva]] in [[1043]]), but shortly after this time rebuilding began and by the middle of the [[13th century]] it was a cathedral of 425 feet in length and included many large outbuildings. Leofric was probably buried within the original [[Saxons|Saxon]] church in Coventry. However, records suggest that Godiva was buried at [[Evesham]] Abbey, alongside her father confessor, Prior Aefic.


==St Michael's Cathedral==
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===First structure===
[[Image:Coventry Cathedral ruins.jpg|thumb|225px|thumb|The roofless ruins of the old cathedral.]]
St Michael's church was largely constructed between the late [[14th century]] and early [[15th century]]. It was the largest parish church in England when, in [[1918]], it was elevated to cathedral status on the creation of Coventry Diocese. This St Michael's Cathedral now stands ruined, bombed almost to destruction on [[November 14]], [[1940]] by the [[Germany|German]] [[Luftwaffe]]. Only the tower and spire and the outer wall survived. The ruins of this older cathedral remain [[Consecration|hallowed ground]].


A cross made of nails from the old cathedral was donated to the [[Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church]] in [[Berlin]], which was destroyed by [[Allied]] bomb attacks and is also kept as a ruin alongside a newer building. A copy of the [[Stalingrad Madonna]] by [[Kurt Reuber]] that was drawn in 1942 in [[Stalingrad]] (now [[Volgograd]]) is shown in the cathedrals of all three cities as a sign of the reconciliation of the three countries that were once enemies. The cross has also been carried on board all British Warships to subsequently bear the name HMS Coventry.
==Griffin Family==
[[Image:Family guy promo pic.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Griffin Family. From left to right: Chris, Peter, Brian, Stewie, Lois, Meg.]]


===Present structure===
*'''[[Peter Lowenbrau Griffin]]''' – Peter is 42 years old, born in the month of July. He is of mainly Irish heritage, with some black ancestors. Peter is a large, extremely idiotic man, who often gets into bad situations, which are only made worse as he tries to get out of them. Husband to Lois, father to Meg, Chris, Stewie and Bertram, and technically the owner of Brian.
[[Image:Cathedral_St_Michaels_Victory.jpg|left|thumb|200px|''[[Michael (archangel)|St Michael's]] Victory over the Devil'', a sculpture by Sir [[Jacob Epstein]].]]
*'''[[Lois Griffin|Lois Pewterschmidt Griffin]]''' – Lois is 40 years old. Born into the wealthy Pewterschmidt family, Lois gave up her inheritance in order to marry Peter, but she is still careful about keeping up appearances in front of others and often gets miffed at Peter's lack of cultural sophistication, as well as his idiotic but well-meaning schemes. Lois teaches [[piano]] in order to supplement the family's income, although she spends most of her time caring for her family.


The new St Michael's Cathedral, built next to the remains of the old, was designed by [[Basil Spence]] and is a Grade I [[listed building]].
*'''[[Meg Griffin|Megan "Meg" Griffin]]''' – A sixteen (seventeen by the fourth season) -year-old daughter of Peter and Lois (although, according to [[Brian]], Meg's real father is a man named Stan Thompson). Meg spends her time worrying about fitting in with others her age at her school ([[James Woods]] Regional High School), where she is a junior until the 4th season, in which she is a senior, and tries hard to find acceptance. Meg has become a scapegoat for many cruel jokes about her looks, mannerisms, and general existence. In the 4th season episode "[[Don't Make Me Over (Family Guy)|Don't Make Me Over]]" she lost her virginity to [[Jimmy Fallon]] while co-hosting a live broadcast of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''.


Basil Spence (later knighted for this work) insisted that instead of re-building the old cathedral it should be kept in ruins as a garden of remembrance and that the new cathedral should be built alongside, the two buildings together effectively forming one church. The selection of Spence for the work was a result of a competition held in [[1950]] to find an architect for the new Coventry Cathedral; his design was chosen from over two hundred submitted.
*'''[[Chris Griffin|Christopher Cross "Chris" Griffin]]''' – thirteen (fourteen by the fourth season) -year-old [[idiot savant]] son of Peter and Lois. He is not very intelligent, and is overweight like his father, although he has a tremendous talent for drawing. He may have inherited his father's stupidity. He seems to be the only character dumber than his father. He is the only child whose paternity has never been questioned (though he was born due to a broken condom, according to his baby book). Some viewers mistakenly think that Chris is older than Meg because he is slightly taller.


The foundation stone of the new cathedral was laid by the [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen]] on [[March 23]], [[1956]]. It was consecrated on [[May 25]], [[1962]], on the same day as the new Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, and [[Benjamin Britten]]'s ''[[War Requiem]]'', composed for the occasion, was premiered in the new cathedral on [[May 30]] to mark its consecration.
*'''[[Stewie Griffin|Stewart Gilligan "Stewie" Griffin]]''' - One-year-old son of Peter and Lois, who inexplicably has an [[English people|English]] accent. Stewie is an incredibly intelligent person, and harbors ambitions to take over the world, but more importantly to kill Lois. Thus far his plans have been foiled by those around him who don't take him seriously. Brian (the dog) is the only one in the show who can hear him 100% of the time and actually takes him seriously, so they often end up pairing off comedically.
[[Image:New Coventry Cathedral outside.jpg|thumb|150px|right|The exterior of the new cathedral]]
Like its German counterpart in Berlin, its modern design caused much controversy. The unconventional [[spire]] (known as a ''[[flèche]]'') was lowered onto the flat roof by helicopter. The interior is notable for a large [[tapestry]] of Christ, designed by [[Graham Sutherland]], and for the Baptistry window designed by [[John Piper (artist)|John Piper]], a [[stained glass]] window of abstract design that occupies the full height of one wall. It is compounded from 195 elemental panes of startlingly bright primary colours. Also worthy of note is the Great West Window known as the ''Screen of Saints and Angels'', engraved by [[John Hutton (Artist)|John Hutton]]. (Although referred to as the West Window, this is the 'ecclesiastical west' as it lies at the opposite end from the altar which is traditionally at the east end of a church; due to the unorthodox orientation of this cathedral, the altar is actually at the north end.)


==Cross Of Nails==
*'''[[Brian Griffin]]''' - Brian may be described as the Griffin family's [[anthropomorphism|talking dog]], but he is more accurately described as a dog who chooses to live with them. He is called Brian Griffin only because he lives with and was adopted by the Griffin family. His real name is simply "Brian". While he exhibits some "typical" dog behaviors, he can speak intelligently, drive a car, walk [[Biped|bipedally]], and has a sharp [[wit]]. Peter is his best friend, despite Brian being much more intelligent than him. For the first 2 seasons, he was apparently the only member of the family who understood Stewie when he spoke.
The [[Cross Of Nails]] was a cross made out of nails from the old Cathedral. It is now used as a symbol of peace and reconciliation, and there are Cross of Nails Centres across the world, including [[The Coventry Blue Coat Church Of England School]].


===Relatives===
==Other images==
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====Peter's family====
Image:New Coventry Cathedral 500.jpg|<center>An alternative view of the outside of the new cathedral.</center>
*'''[[Francis Griffin]]''' – Peter's hardline [[Irish Catholic]] father. He was formerly an employee of the Pawtucket Mill, and never had time for his son, because he believed that not working was a sin. He was finally forced to retire after 60 years of hard-working service, but refused to accept retirement, and ended up as a bodyguard for the Pope. He hates Lois (and possibly other non-Catholic people) because she isn't Catholic. Although he seems gruff and strict on the exterior, Francis cares for Peter deep down. Voiced by [[Charles Durning]].
Image:Coventry Cathedral Baptistry window.jpg|<center>The Baptistry window from inside the cathedral.</center>
Image:Coventry Cathedral font.jpg|<center>The font, a boulder from [[Bethlehem]].</center>
Image:Coventry Cathedral burnt cross.jpg|<center>The cross in the apse of the old cathedral, made from burnt wood from the destroyed roof.</center>
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== Miscellaneous ==
*'''[[Thelma Griffin]]''' – Wife to Francis and mother to Peter. An alcoholic who spends most of her time [[gambling]] in Vegas. The Griffins have a rocket powered [[escape pod]] installed in the side of their home for a quick escape when Thelma visits. Voiced by [[Florence Stanley]] and later by [[Phyllis Diller]].


A television documentary on Coventry Cathedral, narrated by [[Leo Genn]], was broadcast on British television in the 1960s.
*'''[[Bertram Griffin]]''' – Stewie's half-brother and archnemesis, he was originally the unconceived son of Peter and Lois referred to as "Stewie's sperm-brother." In the episode "[[Emission Impossible]]" he fought a miniaturized Stewie to a standstill inside Peter's body, and shared Stewie's hatred of Lois and [[Jason Patric]]. In the episode "[[Sibling Rivalry (Family Guy)|Sibling Rivalry]]", he was born to a lesbian couple after Peter donated his sperm. After meeting Bertram, Stewie at first looked forward to having a new partner in his [[Matricide|matricidal]] efforts but later changed his mind, fearing that Bertram would someday become a threat. (He believes Bertram to be "too clever.") Voiced by [[Wallace Shawn]].


==Trivia==
*'''Thaddeus Griffin''' – Peter's Evil Twin Brother. Has a long twisty moustache and top hat, likes to wear black and laugh maniacally. Thaddeus is an homage to classic pantomime villains such as [[Snidely Whiplash]] and Crumden.'''


''[[To Say Nothing of the Dog]]'' (1997), a [[Hugo Award]]-winning novel by [[Connie Willis]], centres around an effort to rebuild the second cathedral in 2057.
*'''Nathaniel "Nate" Griffin''' – Black ancestor to Peter, who lived during the [[American Civil War]]. His master was an ancestor of Lois' father, Carter Pewterschimdt. The book entitled “Griffin Genealogy” featured in the episode “[[Peter Griffin: Husband, Father...Brother?]]” says that in 1840, Nate used to groom horses. He fell in love with his owner's daughter, and they had three children. After he escaped to the North, he started the [[Department of Motor Vehicles]] to spite the white man. ''(deceased)''


==External links==
*'''Osais Griffin''' – Peter's great grandfather, who owned one of the first dozen telephones; his phone number was 3. In the episode “Peter Griffin: Husband, Father...Brother?” Peter and Chris went to the Quahog Public Library to learn about the Griffin family history. Chris found a book entitled “Griffin Genealogy”, and Peter read the excerpts for Osais, Thomas, and Nate. ''(deceased)''
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*[http://www.coventrycathedral.org.uk/ The cathedral's official website]
*[http://www.historiccoventry.co.uk/cathedrals/cathedrals.php Further reading about Coventry's three Cathedrals]
*[http://www.coventrycathedraltour.org.uk/ Virtual tour of both the new cathedral and the ruins]
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*'''Thomas Griffin''' – Osais' great great grandfather, who was a great philosopher. In the episode "Peter Griffin: Husband, Father...Brother?" his wife asked him, “Thomas, would you please go look for a job!” After a comically long pause he responded, "Why?" ''(deceased)''


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====Lois' family====
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*'''[[Carter Pewterschmidt]]''' – Billionaire [[industry|industrialist]], and owner of [[U.S. Steel]]. Husband to Barbara, father to Lois, Carol, Patrick, and apparently a mulatto shoe-shine boy. He loathes Peter intensely, insulting and demeaning him every chance he gets, calling him names such as "fat bastard" or "fathead". He pushed Peter into a fire on one occasion, and offered Peter one million dollars to "never see my daughter again". He and his wife Barbara once got a divorce, but they were quickly remarried. Though he reviles Peter, Carter does love his grandchildren Meg, Chris, and Stewie. He is voiced by [[Edward Fox (actor)|Edward Fox]].
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*'''[[Barbara Pewterschmidt]]''' – Wife to Carter, mother to Lois, Carol, and Patrick. Once had an affair with [[Jackie Gleason]], and possibly several other men, but her husband doesn't seem to know or care since they only married for business reasons, and they don't love each other. She once divorced Carter and married Ted Turner, but quickly divorced him, taking half of CNN's and TNT's ownership and remarrying Carter. Shares her husband's dislike of Peter and love of their grandchildren. She is voiced by [[Alex Borstein]].
[[Category:Anglican cathedrals in England|Coventry]]
*'''[[Carol Pewterschmidt]]''' – Sister to Lois Griffin and Patrick Pewtershmidt, daughter of Carter and Barbara. Carol has eight ex-husbands, with a son by the most recent one. Unlike her parents, she doesn't dislike Peter.
[[Category:Grade I listed buildings]]
*'''[[Patrick Pewterschmidt]]''' - Lois's brother, who was locked away in a mental institution by their parents Carter and Barbara after he walked in on his mother having sex with [[Jackie Gleason]]. He had a nervous breakdown as a result and harbors an intense hatred for fat men to this day. During his temporary release from the mental institution, he became "The Quahog Fat Guy Strangler" and nearly killed Peter. He has an invisible/imaginary wife named Marian.
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*'''Marguerite Pewterschmidt'''– Great-aunt to Lois Griffin. She owned the palatial Cherrywood Manor in Newport (now known to be "America's first presidential whorehouse"), which Lois inherited after her death while paying the Griffins a visit. She shared Barbara and Carter's dislike of Peter. ''(deceased)''

====Brian's family====
*'''Biscuit''' ''(deceased)'' – Brian's mother. When she died, her owners had her stuffed and turned into an end table. Biscuit has since been given a proper burial by Brian and Stewie.
*'''Coco''' – Brian's father. In the episode where Brian substitute teaches for Chris's class, Brian made the joke, "Call me Brian. Mr. Griffin was my father." Chris replied, "I thought your dad was named Coco and he got run over by a milk truck." ''(presumed deceased)''
[[Image:Jasper.png|right|thumb|90px|Jasper]]
*'''Jasper''' – Brian's flamboyant homosexual cousin, known for constantly telling dirty jokes. Self-described "[[Asian fetish|rice queen]]". Brian roomed with Jasper when he moved to Hollywood to direct porn movies. He teaches a dance class at [[Club Med]]. He's the only other living [[anthropomorphism|anthropomorphic]] dog that has been seen on the show besides Brian and Todd.

====Others====
*'''Todd''' ''(deceased)'' - The dog that the Griffin family had before he died and they got Brian. Like Brian, he was [[anthropomorphism|anthropomorphic]]. He lived to the age of fifteen.
*'''Fluffy''' - Fluffy is the cat Peter bought to replace Brian after he moved out of the Griffin household. Fluffy later turned out to be a mean and violent cat who threw firecrackers at the Griffins, and about whom Peter said, "God, I hate this freakin' cat."
*'''Stan Thompson''' - Meg's real father, according to Brian in "[[Screwed the Pooch]]".
*'''Cousin Janeen''' – The cousin who is mocked by the Griffins, Peter and Chris specifically, behind her back because of her [[diabetes]].
*'''Seabreeze''' - The Pewterschmidt family dog, a prize-winning [[greyhound]]. Had an affair with Brian in "Screwed the Pooch", but was already pregnant by [[Ted Turner]].

===Fictional relatives===

Peter's active imagination has led to cutaway and flashback references to a varied list of alleged ancestors and relatives, mostly parodies of historical figures.

*'''[[Kathy Griffin]]''' - Peter's cousin, a real-life comedian who is considered by many to be as annoying in the show as she is in real life.
*'''Huck Griffin''' – Peter's great-great uncle, who sailed down the [[Mississippi River]] with a slave. A parody of [[Huckleberry Finn]]. Huck's use of the word "[[Nigger]]" is implied, as the cutaway begins with Jim being angry at him for using "our word" to which he responds by asking, "Could you pass me the oar, N-word Jim?" ''(deceased)''
*'''Peter's Grandfather''' – Grandfather to Peter and father to Francis Griffin. He was among the men at [[Warner Brothers]] who created [[Bugs Bunny]], but he wanted the character to be named "Ephraim the Retarded Rabbit." ''(deceased)''
*'''Angus Griffin''' – A Scottish ancestor of Peter Griffin. He was among the men who first invented golf, with a "no Jews and no Blacks" rule.
*'''Juarez Griffin''' – A Spanish ancestor of Peter Griffin who took part in several [[cockfight]]s. He was roughly the size of a chicken.
*'''Jabba the Griffin''' – A distant relative of Peter's with an uncanny resemblance to [[Jabba the Hutt]] who speaks with a pseudo-Huttese accent. Jabba The Griffin's only recognizable words are "[[wookiee]] [[nipple]] [[pinch]]ie".
*'''Ulysses S. Griffin''' – Peter's great-great grandfather who fought for the [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] in the [[American Civil War]]. A parody of [[Ulysses S. Grant]]. In the cutaway, he is shown beating [[Robert E. Lee]] in a beer drinking contest.
*'''Peter's other Civil War participant ancestors''' were [[conjoined twins]] who chose opposing sides in the war. The one who fought for the Union killed the other, who continued decomposing until he was a skeleton. "Nope ... did ''not'' think that one through," he said.
*'''[[King Arthur]] Griffin''' – An ancient medieval ancestor of Peter. An obvious parody of King Arthur. When [[Guinevere]] offered to make love to him if he could pull [[Excalibur]] from the stone, he asked her, "What if I can just move it an inch? Will you touch me?" ''(deceased)''
*'''[[Ella Fitzgerald]] Griffin''' – Great-aunt of Peter Griffin, who was a [[Jazz|jazz singer]]. An obvious parody of Ella Fitzgerald and her commercials for [[Memorex]]. The cutaway shows her performing in a jazz club accompanied on piano by a young [[Ray Charles]]. When she sustains a high note during a [[scat singing|scat]] solo, the champagne glass on the piano shatters, sending shards of glass into his eyes and (by implication) causing his blindness.
*'''[[Juan Ponce de León|Ponce de Leon]] Griffin''' - Peter's explorer ancestor, who searched for the [[Fountain of Youth]]. Once he found it, he waded in it, and emerged from the water with the body of a baby, but his head (the only part of his body that didn't touch the water) stayed fully mature and grown. "That was worth the eight and a half year boat ride," he said. ''(deceased)''
*'''Rufus Griffin''' - Peter's black cousin, who starred in many [[blaxploitation]] films, namely "Black to the Future", a parody of ''[[Back to the Future]]'', "Caddyblack", a parody of [[Caddyshack]], and "Black Kramer Vs. Kramer", a parody of [[Kramer Vs. Kramer]].
*'''[[Quark (Star Trek)|Quark]] Griffin''' - Referred to by Stewie as his cousin, Quark is an alien famous for being the bartender on ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''.
*'''Stewie Cruise''' - Stewie's hyperactive cousin, a parody of [[Tom Cruise]] who appears on ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'', yelling "I'm in love with [[Katie Holmes]]! I'm not gay! Go see my new movie!"
*'''Ur-Peter''' - Peter's caveman ancestor. Invented the wheel, as well as the practice of putting [[Promotional model]]s next to cars in order to attract customers.
*'''[[Moses]] Griffin''' - Led the Jews out of Egypt. An obvious parody of Moses.
*'''Peter Hitler''' - [[Adolf Hitler]]'s favorite brother. Interrupted one of Hitler's speeches several times, and got more applause from the crowd.
*'''Willy "Black-Eye" Griffin''' - Peters great grandfather who was the greatest silent movie star of the [[1920s]]. His jokes involved eye injuries. However, due to his [[Bobcat Goldthwait]]-esque voice, he did not transition well into talkies.
*'''Chief [[Jeep Grand Cherokee|Grand Cherokee]]''' – Indian ancestor of Peter, a [[rain maker]] who fought at [[Wounded Knee Massacre|Wounded Knee]] and liked the [[Neutron Dance]]. Peter told an Indian casino owner about this (fictional) ancestor in his attempt to reclaim the family car after Lois lost it while gambling. ''(deceased)''
*'''Puss''' - According to Peter, Puss was a cat owned by the family "when we were shorts on the ''[[Tracey Ullman Show]]''". This utterance is followed by a poorly drawn, poorly animated, and poorly voiced cut-away parody of ''[[The Tracey Ullman Show shorts]]'' in which the family is shown burying Puss and commenting on his life. Despite this appearance, there is no real proof of Puss's actual existence. ''(deceased)''

==Other Families==

===Browns===
*'''[[Cleveland Brown]]''' - One of [[Peter Griffin]]'s neighbors and best friends as well as one of the few recurring African American characters on the show. Cleveland owns his own deli. His name is an obvious parody of the [[Cleveland Browns]] professional football team. Cleveland and Peter met one night, presumably in the early/mid 70's, when Peter was attempting to hitchhike a ride back to Rhode Island.

*'''[[Loretta Brown]]''' - Ex-wife of [[Cleveland Brown]] and mother of [[Cleveland Brown, Jr.]]. Loretta is strong-willed and somewhat controlling. Loretta dominated her ex-husband, and in several episodes Cleveland alludes to the fact that she placed high demands on him in the bedroom. She is keen on promoting black culture and doesn't allow white literature in her house. Is divorced from Cleveland after he finds out she is having an affair with [[Glen Quagmire]] in "[[The Cleveland-Loretta Quagmire]]". (''removed from show'')

*'''[[Cleveland Brown, Jr.]]''' - Son of [[Cleveland Brown]] and [[Loretta Brown]]. Cleveland, Jr. is a hyperactive young adult(most likely 12 or 13 years old) with a very short attention span, in direct contrast to his extremely calm father. He has [[ADHD]].

*'''Broderick Brown''' - Brother of [[Cleveland Brown]], he's a [[plastic surgeon]].

===Campbells===
From "[[From Method to Madness]]"
*'''Dave Campbell''' – [[Nudist]]. Dave was saved from drowning by Peter and his fishing crew. He is the husband of Dotty, and is father of Jeff. Member of the [[KISS (band)|KISS Army]]. Voiced by [[Fred Willard]].
*'''Dotty Campbell''' – Nudist. Wife of Dave, and mother of Jeff.
*'''Jeff Campbell''' – 16-year-old son of Dave and Dotty. Jeff is also a nudist, and once dated Meg Griffin. It is implied that he is well-endowed.
*'''(Un-named toddler) Campbell''' - Seen when the Griffins arrive for dinner. "Look at you, you little jaybird." Not seen again.

===Goldmans===
*'''[[Mort Goldman]]''' - A Jewish pharmacist, and one of Peter's friends. He is not very confident in himself, and often sings soppy songs. Peter once sold Meg to Mort in order to pay an outstanding tab at his pharmacy.
*'''[[Muriel Goldman]]''' - Mort's wife. She met him on a video dating service. Strangely enough, she finds him attractive and charming.
*'''[[Neil Goldman]]''' - Mort and Muriel's son. Unlike his father, he is very confident in himself. He is always asking Meg out ("like once a day") and she always rejects him. He may be even ''too'' confident for his own good, as he doesn't seem to realise that Meg dislikes him. Although, he once had (and possibly still has) a true girlfriend named Cicelia. They were both somewhat 'nerds', and she thought his [[psoriasis]] was sexy. He has a speech impediment due to the retainer he wears, although when he removes the retainer, he suddenly speaks with a smooth, mature, and dignified voice. He is named after one of the shows staff.{{fact}}
*'''[[Jennifer Love Hewitt]]''' - According to the show, is the niece of Mort and Muriel, and cousin of Neil. She once went on a date with Peter. She apparently was also a former Eskimo boy.

===Jack's Family (surname unknown)===
From "[[Love Thy Trophy]]"
*'''Jack''' – Loving man who has adopted many children from various races in order to create the beginnings of racial harmony. He briefly adopted Stewie after [[Child Protective Services]] thought the baby was addicted to crack.
*'''Sarah''' – Married to Jack, she refused to return Stewie to the Griffins until they bribed her with a [[Prada]] bag.
*'''Li''' – One of the adopted babies, of [[Han Chinese]] heritage.
*'''Pablo''' – One of the adopted babies, of [[Hispanic]] heritage.
*'''Ura''' – One of the adopted babies, of [[African]] heritage, possibly a [[Khoisan]].
*'''Unnamed babies''' - The other three babies, who appear to be [[Republic of India|Indian]], [[Incan]] and [[Inuit]].

===Nelsons===
From "[[Wasted Talent]]"
*'''Jerry Nelson''' – Local [[ninja]], husband of Janey. One of the finders of the Pawtucket Patriot's Silver Scrolls.
*'''Janey Nelson''' – Wife of Jerry.

===Pinchleys===
From "[[One If by Clam, Two If by Sea]]"
*'''Nigel Pinchley''' – Father to Eliza. Briefly owner of the Drunken Clam before attempting to claim [[insurance]] by burning it down and framing Peter. Lois discovered his fraud. He was eventually deported back to England, where he was hanged. Voiced by [[Michael Caine]].
*'''Eliza Pinchley''' – Daughter of Nigel Pinchley. Before arriving in Quahog, she speaks in a thick [[Cockney]] accent, but Stewie trains her to speak "[[Queen's English]]", in a parody of the musical ''[[My Fair Lady]]''. ([[Rex Harrison]], the lead actor in the Broadway and movie versions of ''My Fair Lady'', provided the inspiration for Stewie's voice.) Since her father's hanging, she has lived in an orphanage, but plots [[revenge]] against Lois, whom she blames for her father's death, much to the delight of Stewie and the Arsonist Bug. She is voiced by [[Michelle Horn]].

===Quagmires===
*'''[[Glenn Quagmire]]''' - The Griffin's next-door neighbor and Peter's oldest friend; they met sometime in the late 1970s or early 1980s when Quagmire, then a Naval officer, fished a drowning Peter from the ocean. He is a total [[hedonist]] with a raging libido who uses his job as an airline pilot to help satisfy his perverse desires. It has been implied various times that he is a convicted [[sex offender]], [[date rape|date rapist]], and [[ephebophile]] with a [[foot fetish]]. His manner of dress and the interior design of his home are modeled after 1960s swingers, such as those found in [[Rock Hudson]]/[[Doris Day]] movies and [[Beach Blanket Bingo]]. He has a love for many women, particularly Lois, and even got married (to Joan ''deceased'') in the episode "[[I Take Thee Quagmire]]". Almost everything in his house folds out into a bed, as revealed in "[[The Cleveland-Loretta Quagmire]]" when Cleveland hits a significant amount of the house's furniture and walls with a [[baseball bat]], causing it all to shift to bed mode. Quagmire's catch phrase is "giggidy giggidy goo"
*'''Joan Quagmire'''- Formerly Peter's maid for a week, but became Quagmire's love interest on her last day as a maid. She is [[suicide|suicidal]], and said she would kill Quagmire, and herself, if he left her. She died after touching Death. (''deceased''.)
*'''Quagmire's Mother''' - Quagmire once mentioned that he did not know his father, and that his mother was single. Whether or not she is widowed, divorced or a lifelong spinster, is unknown. She also triggered his perverse ways, if he didn't have them already (as suggested by a deleted scene of him in the womb), by [[breastfeeding]] him. Their relationship becomes even more questionable in the episode "[[Brian the Bachelor]]". When Quagmire takes The Bachelorette home to meet his family, he tells his mother to stop screaming at him, adding 'If you want this three-way to happen you'd better change your tone!' In her older years, she is cranky and seems to love the cat Mittens more than her son, maybe because Quagmire hasn't fathered any (legitimate) children.

===Stevensons===
From "[[A Fish out of Water (Family Guy)|A Fish out of Water]]"
*'''Jim Stevenson''' – Bought the Griffins' house briefly when Peter was unable to pay a loan back to the [[bank]]. He is a very cultured man, and is married to Abby. Stewie was angered by his inability to play [[Pictionary]] well, as evidenced by his repeated shouts of "[[Jackal]]! It's a jackal! Is it a jackal? A jackal!" during a round in which they were paired as partners.
*'''Abby Stevenson''' – Wife of Jim who treats Peter like her child and apparently has some appreciation of art.

===Swansons===
*'''[[Joe Swanson]]'''-The Griffins' [[paraplegic]] neighbor, who, despite his injury, is extremely enthusiastic (except around Christmas) and has even made his family stand still. He got his injury after the [[Grinch]] pushed him off the roof of a house with a [[roller skate]] on Christmas Eve, and to this day, Joe has held a grudge against Christmas.
*'''[[Bonnie Swanson]]''' - Joe's timid wife, who has been pregnant since her first appearance. She has not yet managed to deliver her baby, which is hardly surprising, as none of the characters age (except maybe Meg and Chris)have changed. Peter has even commented on it ("First of all, Bonnie, you've been pregnant for, like, six years. Either have the baby or don't.")
*'''[[Kevin Swanson]]''' - Joe and Bonnie's teenage son of whom Meg has a crush on. Like his dad, Kevin has an intense nature and love of challenges.
===The Evil Monkey===
[[Image:Evilmonkey.jpg|right|frame|The Evil Monkey that lives in Chris's closet]]
* '''The Evil [[Monkey]]''' – Lives in Chris' closet and frequently gestures toward him in a threatening manner (see picture). Despite this, the monkey seems fond of Chris, as he was saddened when Chris joined the [[Peace Corps]]. When Doug the Pimple was giving him trouble, Chris snarled "I'm in no mood!!" when The Evil Monkey came to do his gesture, and this seemed to disappoint the monkey. No one in Chris' family except Stewie believes him when he tries to tell them of the existence of the Evil Monkey. The Evil Monkey turned evil after coming home early to tell his wife he had gotten a promotion only to find her in bed with another monkey. When not menacing Chris, the Evil Monkey likes to relax, listen to [[Foghat]], and smoke [[marijuana]] (a parody of the closing scene of the movie ''[[Dazed and Confused (film)|Dazed and Confused]]''). The Evil Monkey appears in ''Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story'' as a guest coming into the theatre in the opening sequence. He is also in the newer episode on fox shown on September 10th,''[[Stewie Loves Lois]]'', in which Peter is sad and Evil Monkey does his look and point at him, to which he responds "Stop it Meg!".
* '''The Evil Monkey's wife''' – Cheated on her husband with another monkey, maybe because he had a mediocre job at first.
* '''The Cheating Monkey''' – Not actually part of the same monkey family as the previous two, only listed here because he had [[sex]] with the Evil Monkey's wife, causing him to become evil.
* '''The Evil Asian Monkey''' – may just be the "normal" Evil Monkey with a wig on. If not, the Evil Asian Monkey lives in Asiantown and has black hair. This monkey is seen only once (in [[Breaking out Is Hard to Do]] from Season 4) when the Griffins are running from the police.

===Tuckers===
*'''Tom Tucker''' - The local newscaster, who works at Channel 5. (In the pilot episode, his name was Mike.) He has had several extramarital affairs with [[prostitute]]s, as referenced to in the episodes "[[Petarded]]" and "[[Screwed the Pooch]]". In the episode "[[The Kiss Seen Around the World]]", Neil Goldman was angry at Tom Tucker for "stealing his woman"(Meg), and brought him a cup of coffee with [[Sweet'N Low]], to which Tom spat it out and demanded a cup with cat urine, like he asked. In the movie ''[[Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story]]'', it is revealed that his moustache is fake, and is studio property so he turns it in after being fired, although he gets it back after firing Peter and regainining his job. He is extremely sarcastic, and apparently has nothing better to do than wind everybody up, particularly his co-anchor Diane Simmons. He dislikes his co-anchor and frequently trades insults with her on-air. Typical quote: "Some breaking news: we now go live to Diane being a bitch. Diane?"
*'''Stacy Tucker''' - Tom's second wife, and Jake's stepmother. She appears to strongly dislike Tom, which may have contributed to his extramarital affairs. Tom called her a "frigid old cow" in the episode "[[I Never Met the Dead Man]]." It was revealed in "[[Mother Tucker]]" the two had gotten divorced.
*'''Jake Tucker''' - Tom Tucker's son. He has an upside-down face. He is told that he doesn't have a bottom, and it is implied that his penis is in the wrong place. In one episode, Tom took Jake to the psychiatrist, and told him, "I know Stacy isn't your mother, but upside-down face or not, you'll have to learn to respect her!"

==Peter's work colleagues==
===Happy-Go-Lucky Toy Company===
*'''[[Jonathan Weed]]''' – Owner of the toy factory where Peter worked for a living during the first few seasons. He has a [[Spain|Spanish]] accent and is also [[homosexual]]; often appoints male employees based on their physical appearance. His family's name was "Bermuda Grass," but it was changed to "Weed" when they immigrated through [[Ellis Island]]. In the episode "[[Mr. Saturday Knight]]", he choked on a dinner roll and died. In his video will, he stated that the factory would be destroyed, and so it was before the tape had finished playing. (''deceased'')
*'''Guillermo''' – Handsome [[Hispanic]] employee hired as a ringer for the company [[softball]] team. Came with Weed to the opening night of Peter's play. ''(removed from show)''
*'''Johnson''' – Employee who developed the [[G.I. Joe|"G.I. Jew" dolls]] and exclaimed, "Whoa! Glad he's on our side!" Johnson also finished second to Peter during Mr. Weed's hunting contest to see who would win a week's paid vacation. ''(removed from show)''
*'''Leonard Hayle''' – Mr. Weed's lawyer; handled the affairs of Mr. Weed's death. Also Mr. Weed's lover. ''(removed from show)''
*'''Harrison''' – Replaced Mr. Weed during the brief time the toy company was owned by El Dorado Cigarettes. Enjoys shooting dogs. ''(removed from show)''
*'''Jerry''' – Executive of El Dorado Cigarettes. Appears in [[subliminal message]]s in old TV programs such as ''[[Lassie (1954 TV series)|Lassie]]'', encouraging people to smoke by randomly popping in and saying "Smoke". ''(removed from show)''

===Fishermen===
*'''Pasqual''' and '''Santos''' – [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] [[immigrant]]s who work as [[fisherman|fishermen]] with Peter. One was a [[cardiologist]] in Portugal. Eventually, Peter couldn't afford them, so he decides to shoot them. Thankfully, they swam away in time. In another episode, the fishermen offered to babysit Stewie, until Stewie informed them that no Portuguese were allowed. They also saved Joe Swanson's life in the episode "[[The Cleveland-Loretta Quagmire]]".
*'''Henessy''' – Rival fisherman who dislikes Peter. Despite the fact that he is known to insult Peter's obesity, he is about the same physical build. Voiced by [[Michael Chiklis]].
*'''Salty''' – Fisherman who faked his own death at the hands of Daggermouth in order to gain money from the subsequent [[merchandising]]. Voiced by [[Brian Doyle-Murray]].
*'''Seamus''' – Fisherman with wooden limbs. When asked whether he has the limbs because of an accident, he responds, "No, me father was a tree." Based on the nature of ''Family Guy'', it is debatable whether or not he was sarcastic. Claims to have gotten a splinter when he was at the sperm bank.
*''name unknown'' – Fisherman eaten alive by a shark at a fair. Ironically, the proceeds of the fair were going to the families of shark attack victims.{{episode}}
*'''Daggermouth''' – Talking fish robot created by Salty.
*'''Boom Boom''' – effeminate cartoon cat, friend of Daggermouth. Created as a parody of [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon's]] programming.

===Renaissance Fair===
From "[[Mr. Saturday Knight]]"
*'''Black Knight''' – Once saved Peter's life, then later became his nemesis. Voiced by [[Will Ferrell]].
*'''Maid Madeleine''' – The Black Knight's [[Trophy wife|trophy wench]]. Every man who sees her gets an [[erection]] that makes a "''ding''" sound against their armor, except for [[Mort Goldman]], who tries to cover his lack of arousal (or small genitals) by saying the word "ding!"
*'''[[Drill sergeant]] (unnamed)''' – Trainer of the [[jousting|jousters]]. Voiced by [[R. Lee Ermey]].

===Pawtucket Brewery===
*'''Peter's boss''' ''(unnamed)'' - Tells Peter that employees are welcome to free Pawtucket ale, but since Peter can't control his drinking, he demotes Peter to the shipping department.
*'''Angela''' - Peter's supervisor, in charge of the shipping department. Thinks Opie is more competent than Peter. Voiced by [[Carrie Fisher]].
*'''Opie''' - Peter's former co-worker, who has been promoted ahead of Peter. Like Peter, he is mentally retarded, but more severely. Opie has a bad haircut, speaks unintelligibly, and enjoys biting people's fingers.
*'''[[Soundwave (Transformers)|Soundwave]]''' - The [[Decepticon]] Transformer, who is also Peter's co-worker. Soundwave was promoted to Opie's job ahead of Peter his first day on the job.

==Schools==
===[[James Woods]] Regional High School===
*'''Connie D'Amico''' – Most popular girl in school.Often appears conceited. Does not like Meg.
*'''Doug''' – Friend of Connie.
*'''Ted''' – Friend of Connie.
*'''Marsha''' – Friend of Connie.
*'''Toad Girl''' – Classmate of Meg's, who resembles a toad.
*'''Jennifer''' – Briefly Meg's friend before committing [[suicide]] (accidentally) as part of the Heaven's Helpers Cult mass suicide party. (''deceased'')
*'''Rob Berler''' – Meg's teacher. He thinks that Meg shouldn't hang out with the "popular clique", and when he catches her with them, he tells her to play alone somewhere. He also says that having Meg as a lab partner is irresponsible, because he says Meg is awful at [[Science]]. He has also accidentally taped over an episode of ''[[NOVA (TV series)|NOVA]]'' with a sex tape he made with his wife, portraying him as a [[cross-dressing|transvestite]].
*'''Mr. Lazenby''' – Teacher once arrested for teaching [[crackpot (person)|crackpot]] theories involving [[Gil Gerard]] traveling back in time and [[ejaculating]] into the [[primordial ooze]].
*'''Mrs. Canner''' – A teacher of Meg's who fell into the "cool crowd" at school because she owned a [[Prada]] bag, much to Meg's chagrin.
*'''Principal Shepherd''' – [[School Principal]]. Has been seen wearing a shirt with the word "Principal" on it. He is also Jewish.
*'''Craig Hoffman''' – A rebel who Meg tries to go out with at first. He lives by his own rules and nobody else's, not even his own.
*'''Sarah''' - [[Lesbian]] classmate of Meg and member (or president) of Lesbian Alliance Club. Briefly attracted to Meg.
*''unknown gym teacher'' - Thought to be a [[Ephebophilia|ephebophile]], as she once told a group of girls to "Take it off, get in the shower and bounce around for me". In another episode, it is confirmed that she is a [[lesbian]], as she appeared at a [[sperm bank]] with her partner. She is now one of the parents (as her partner gave birth) of Stewie's half-brother Bertram.
*'''Cecilia''' - A girl who dated Neil Goldman for a time before he dated Meg. After he broke up with Meg he called her back asking to hook up again. It is unknown whether or not she accepted.
*'''Alyssa''' - A right-wing girl Chris has a crush on; offered to let him touch her "boobies" in exchange his help sabotaging Brian's petition to allow [[gay marriage]].
*'''Shauna Parks''' - 11th grade History teacher. Dated Brian in [[Peter's Got Woods]] and prompted to have the school's name changed to [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]]

===Buddy Cianci Junior High===
''Note: Chris and most of his classmates have recently become freshmen at James Woods Regional High School''
*'''Principal Sloane''' - Principal, who reassigns Brian to remedial English, but doesn't want to negotiate because he is on holiday in the [[Bahamas]], and instructing his [[masseur]] to massage his [[testicles]].
*'''Randall Fargus''' ("[[Running Mates]]") – Long-time teacher. Taught Peter when he attended school. Considered a [[hippie]], he was made to take [[medication]] to control his [[Hyperactivity|hyperactive]] tendencies. Briefly convinced by Peter to go off his medication, Mr. Fargus was fired after destroying several [[California condor]] eggs. Peter rehired him after becoming school board president. Presumably killed by a Hall Monitor Robot resembling [[ED-209]] from [[Robocop]].
*'''Ms. Clifton''' ("[[Fast Times at Buddy Cianci Jr. High]]") – Teacher. She quits after winning the lottery. Ms. Clifton could possibly be a reference to [[Lucille Clifton]], a renowned African-American author of "The Lucky Stone."
*'''Mr. McCloud''' – Teacher. Believes Steinberg's Jewish holidays are simply excuses, but he believes "[[tumor]][[syphilis]]itisosis" is a real (and fatal) disease.
*'''Jake Tucker''' – Classmate of Chris Griffin. (See [[List of characters from Family Guy#Tuckers|Other Families: Tuckers]] for details.)
*'''Jeremy''' – Terminally ill boy. Presumably has cancer, as he always appears gravely ill.
*'''Paul Lewis''' ("[[Ready, Willing, and Disabled]]") – Classmate of Chris Griffin. Chris helped raise money for an [[organ transplant]] for Paul.
*'''Mrs. Lana Lockhart''' ("[[Fast Times at Buddy Cianci Jr. High]]") – A sexy substitute English teacher that Chris fell in love with at school. She has a [[Hammerspace]] ability to pull and store things (such as an entire classroom's worth of test papers) in the always-displayed cleavage of her large breasts. In a reference to [[To Die For]], attempted to seduce Chris into killing her husband, and left him when he wouldn't help. Is portrayed as an [[ephebophilia|ephebophile]] and a [[zoophilia|zoophile]]. Later killed her husband herself by putting a bear in his oatmeal... and ran off with the bear. Voiced by [[Drew Barrymore]].
*'''Barbara''' – Chris's first crush.
*'''Cindi''' – Lead cheerleader with the long pigtails. Yells at her cheerleading team.
*'''Steinberg''' – Jewish, classmate of Chris, frequently told to take off his [[yarmulke]] (or "damn hat") by Mr. McCloud, after which he always puts it back on right away.{{episode}}
====Brian's Remedial English Students====
In the episode "[[Fast Times at Buddy Cianci Jr. High]]" [[Brian Griffin|Brian]] takes a job teaching Remedial English. Near the end of the episode, Brian's students get up on their desks and recite [[Walt Whitman]]'s ''O Captain! My Captain!'', as the students do in ''[[Dead Poets Society]]''.
*'''Carlos''' - Beneath his tough exterior is a boy aching to learn. And beneath that is a rapist. Aspires to be a ditch-digger.
*'''Tim''' - A 28 year young student. Addicted to [[Cannabis (drug)|weed]]. Like Carlos, aspires to be a ditch-digger
*'''Amanda''' - Frequently pregnant. Brian recommends her to get her cash up front when she becomes an aspiring hooker.
*'''unknown black girl''' - Wants a child because her mother keeps giving hers away. Like Amanda, she aspires to be a hooker.
*'''unknown white boy''' - Cannot speak and lives in a cage, wearing only a diaper.

===School of Performing Arts===
From "[[From Method to Madness]]"
*'''Simon''' – [[Drama]] Teacher. A homosexual. It is implied (via an improv that he guided Stewie through) that his sexual orientation was a flashpoint in his relationship with his father, who had introduced Simon at Simon's sister's wedding as his "other daughter."
*'''Unknown female''' – [[Dance]] teacher.
*'''Olivia''' – Child star and briefly part of a successful [[duet]] with Stewie. Was last seen on her way to Hollywood to act in a movie. Voiced by [[Rachael MacFarlane]].

===Hugs and Kisses (The Good Kind) Playschool===
From "[[Dammit Janet!]]"
*'''Janet''' – Stewie's first love, who used him for his "[[cookie]]s", the most prominent word in her vocabulary, and the real reason why she liked him.
*'''Leonard''' – Stewie's friend from playschool.
*'''Melinda''' – Stewie's friend from playschool.
*'''Brad''' – Stewie's friend from playschool. Not to be confused with a student named Brad in Stewie's swim lessons in ''[[Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story]]''.{{fact}}
(Other children in the show are often voiced by [[Haley Joel Osment]])

===Lois's Piano Lessons===
Lois teaches [[piano]] in order to supplement the family's income. In "[[Wasted Talent]]", she desperately searches for one piano student who can beat Alexis's student in competition. Lois chained Meg to the piano while trying to teach her, then she discovered Peter's hidden talent, but he can only play while intoxicated.
*'''Jimmy''' – One of Lois's most talented students, beaten up by Stewie because Stewie was trying to watch [[The History Channel]] while Jimmy practiced.
*'''Jonas''' – One of Lois's piano students; not very skillful.
*'''Reuben''' – One of Lois's piano student; plays [[lullaby]] to Stewie when he has his teething.
*'''Alexis Radcliffe''' – Rival [[piano]] teacher.

===Peter's School Friends===
*'''Angie''' – An old school friend of Peter's. She is obsessed with him, à la ''[[Wuthering Heights]]'' Voiced by comedienne [[Kathy Griffin]].
*'''Bob Funland''' – Went to school with Peter. Owner of "Bob's Funland", a successful [[theme park]]. Peter made fun of him when, as a child, he was mourning the death of his mother ("Bob misses his mommy!").
*'''Brenda''' – An old school friend of Peter's. Extraordinarily overweight, she did not realize that she was pregnant until she suddenly gave birth on her front porch. She is a chain smoker, and smokes through her [[tracheotomy]] incision. She appears to have only gotten this way since graduating high school.
*'''Phoebe Diamond''' – Peter's first crush. Fate unknown after Peter punched her accidentally into a locker because of a "nervous twitch" he developed trying to ask her to the [[prom]], though likely survived. Peter mentions when he is trying to speed things up in bed, he thinks of Phoebe.
*'''[[Peppermint Patty|Patty]]''' - An obvious parody of The Peanuts character. She is a [[lesbian]] with Marcie.
*'''Mr. Fargus''' - Peter's favorite teacher. He taught Peter how to dance. He lost his job because he had students breaking eggs of the [[California Condor]]. He was given his job back at the end of the same episode [[Running Mates]].

===Lois's School Friends===
*'''Ross Fishman''' – Former boyfriend from [[college]].
*'''Coco''' – Lois's childhood friend. Jonathan thinks she's "a little bit of terrific".
*'''Jonathan''' – Coco's husband.
*'''Chaim Witz ([[Gene Simmons]])''' - slept with Lois in high school

==Channel 5==
*'''Diane Simmons''' – [[news presenter|News Anchor]] and [[talk show]] hostess. (Birth name: Diane Seidelman). Has been quoted (on-air) to say, "I just plain don't like [[African American|black people]]." She and fellow anchor Tom Tucker have a hate-hate relationship with each other, often trading insults live on the air, although it maybe to hide their love for one another. On one occasion, Tom said "didn't your first husband blow his brains out?", causing her to break down and cry on the air, possibly revealing that she has finally stopped tolerating his insults, or because it actually happened. Typical quote: "Tom, you're so deep in the closet, you're finding Christmas presents." She has been known to have male prostitutes delivered to her dressing room. She also has her own talk show, and was going to star in Peter's version of "The King and I" before resigning in disgust.
*'''Tom Tucker''' – News Anchor. (See [[List of characters from Family Guy#Tuckers|Other Families: Tuckers]] for details.)
*'''Asian Reporter Tricia Takanawa''' – [[Asian]] News Reporter. She is always described as "Asian Reporter Tricia Takanawa," even in conversation between the various members of the Griffin family. A parody of [[Connie Chung]], other characters occasionally call her Connie. She may also be based on Fox News Reporter Jane Yamamoto, whom Tricia Takanawa is closer in appearance to. Other evidence is that Jane and Tricia are both Japanese (unlike the Chinese Chung) and both Field Reporters while Connie Chung was an Anchor a the time of the show's inception. In the episode "[[Da Boom]]" Tricia was eaten by Tom Tucker and Diane Simmons, and Peter remarked that they would be hungry in another hour (as a reference to the well-known tendency in Asian food). In the Stewie Griffin movie, Diane confirmed that she is [[Ethnic Japanese|Japanese]] — Takanawa is a Japanese name — after Tom was confused about what heritage she is ([[Han Chinese|Chinese]] or Japanese). However, [[Brian in Love|in one episode]] Quagmire sleeps with her and he thinks she's [[Spanish people|Spanish]] (although Quagmire is not known to be overly intelligent or culturally sensitive). She really has a thing for [[David Bowie]] and has [[frottage|dry humped]] his leg at least once. Interestingly and unlike her fellow newspeople, Tricia often displays an especially [[stoic]] attitude, even during sex, perhaps to contrast the fact that she's most often live in the field.
*'''Steven C. Callaghan''' – [[television station|Station]] Manager. Named after one of the Family Guy crew members.
*'''Hispanic Reporter Maria Jimenez''' – [[Hispanic]] News Reporter; rarely featured, usually only if Asian Reporter Tricia Takanawa is already somewhere else. Tom Tucker cannot pronounce her name. Unlike Asian Reporter Tricia Takanawa, she doesn't have an accent.
*'''Ollie Williams''' – An [[African American]] with the BlaccuWeather [http://www.blaccuweather.com] [[meteorology|forecast]] (name taken from [[AccuWeather]]). Like Asian Reporter Tricia Takanawa, Ollie Williams is a parody of racial tokenism within television news. Ollie speaks only in short, booming phrases, such as, "ISS GON' RAIN!" Ollie also reported on Jake Tucker's punishment (in a special "punishment forecast"), to which he yelled "HE GON' GIT IT!" In the Family Guy Movie, after Ollie asks "WHO WANTS THIS DOG???" for the 'Adopt-a-Pet of the Week' feature, Tom visits the station and intrudes upon the news broadcast (having been previously fired) and complains on-air about not being able to check his email from home. Ollie gives him assorted computer advice such as "DID YOU CHECK THE TCP/IP SETTINGS?", "ENABLE COOKIES?" and afterwards asks "YOU WANT THIS DOG?". In the episode "Perfect Castaway", reporting on a hurricane, Ollie carries out an extensive dialogue with Tom Tucker, appraising the storm with the simple lines, "IT'S RAININ' SIDEWAYS!" and "BRING ME SOME SOUP!" "CHUNKY!". Ollie has apparently received a slight promotion, having performed at least one traffic report, in [[The Courtship of Stewie's Father]], in which he stated, "EVERYBODY LOOK LIKE ANTS!" In a more recent episode (that tells of Peter's family tree) on a slaveboat he says "I SAW A FISH!" In [[Hell Comes to Quahog]], when he is asked how he is dealing with the heat, he has a pool and says, "SWIMMIN' HOLE!" He is possibly a spoof of [[Al Roker]]. Voiced by [[Phil LaMarr]].
*'''[[Jay Mohr]]-lookalike''' – [[Television producer|Producer]] who creates the Griffin [[television series|TV show]]. Voiced by Jay Mohr.
*'''Greg the Weather Mime''' – A [[mime artist|mime]], who Tom Tucker presents to do the weather. He uses body language and hand gestures to convey the weather, while Tom Tucker interprets it as "people's angry parents throwing feces at them". He has only appeared once as a weather forecaster, presumably because he was fired for being unintelligible, or he quit because of Tom Tucker's interpretations of his body language. Either way, it is likely Ollie Williams has replaced him as a weather forecaster. According to the Official Family Guy Episode Guide for Seasons 1-3, Seth MacFarlane claims to have a script entitled "Greg the Weather Mime Has a Baby," which he plans to use as an actual episode to burn off if Family Guy reaches a 17th season.
*'''[[Meg Griffin]]''' – Intern at the Weather station; a junior anchorwoman.
*'''[[Neil Goldman]]''' – Intern at the Weather station; a junior anchorman.
*'''[[Peter Griffin]]''' - Had a segment on the Channel 5 News titled, "Grinds My Gears" in the movie [[Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story]]. His trademark line was, "You know what really grinds my gears...?" followed by rambling, such as "When I can't find the [[droid]]s I'm looking for!" This segment parodies [[John Stossel]]'s "Give Me a Break" feature on [[20/20]]. After being fired from the station while on the air, Peter stated, "You know what really grinds my gears? You, America. [[Fuck]] you."
*'''Dirk Bandit''' - Sports Anchor. He only appeared in one episode ([[If I'm Dyin', I'm Lyin']]). He did a feature on Johnny Gobraun, a terminally ill 8-yr old, who dreamed of playing quarterback. This eventually lead Peter to lie about Chris's sickness to get "Gumbel to Gumbel" back on the air.

==Criminals==
*'''[[Don (honorific)|The Don]]''' ("[[There's Something About Paulie]]") – [[Mafia]] Boss of [[Rhode Island]].
*'''Big Fat Paulie''' – Nephew of the Don (voiced by [[Michael Chiklis]]), he was an incredibly annoying and obnoxious man. He was eventually riddled with bullets in a [[drive-by shooting]]. (''deceased'')
*'''Larry''' – Mafia Hitman, hired by Big Fat Paulie to kill Lois. Larry is son-in-law to The Don.
*'''The Don's Daughter''' – She is married to Larry.
*'''Steve Bellows''' ("[[One If by Clam, Two If by Sea]]") – [[Murder]]er, arrested by Joe Swanson. Once shot a man for snoring. Threatened to kill Peter and his friends when they are jailed. Turned over a new leaf (maybe) when he stabbed himself and discovered that it hurts. "Is this what I've been doing to people? God ... I belong in here!" he said.
*'''Car Wash Thief''' ("[[Ready, Willing, and Disabled]]") – A thief shown wearing a [[Jimmy Carter]] mask. After stealing collected [[car wash]] money to help a boy at Chris's school who has an [[iron lung]], Joe chased after him. While he managed to retrieve the money, he didn't catch the crook, which soon lead him into a state of depression. When someone finally arrived to claim the money clip that Chris, Meg and Stewie found, Joe recognized him as the car wash thief. Joe chased him again, this time leading to the thief's spprehension and his death, due to Joe accidentally rupturing his spine. This entire segment was a parody of a scene from the 1991 [[Keanu Reeves]] police-and-surfing movie ''[[Point Break]]'', in which the gang of bank robbers, "The Ex-Presidents," wear similar rubber masks. (''deceased'')
*'''Unknown male''' ("[[To Love and Die in Dixie]]") – Chris picked him out of a [[police lineup]] after witnessing him hold up a convenience store and steal his bike. He later escaped from jail and sought revenge on Chris (whose name he got from Peter, along with a photo of Chris, his school schedule, and a list of his fears). The Griffin family was then forced into the [[Witness Protection Program]] and temporarily relocated to the town of Bumblescum, in the [[Deep South]]. Thanks to incompetent FBI agents, he found Chris by telling them that he had a package for Chris's sister. He was shot dead by Sam's father before he ccould get his revenge. (''deceased'')

==Geronimo's Palace Casino Indian Casino==
From "[[The Son Also Draws]]"
*'''Leonard Cornfeathers''' – Runs the ''[[Geronimo]]'s Palace [[Casino]]''. He is voiced by [[Seth Green]].
*'''Frank''' – A [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] [[elder]] who works at the casino.
*'''Carrot Scalp''' – A parody of the comedian [[Carrot Top]]. An awful prop [[comedy|comedian]] who works at the casino.
*'''Change For A Buck''' – Employee at the casino.
*'''Deals With His Wrist''' – Card Dealer at the casino.
*'''Watches You Pee''' – Bathroom attendant at the casino.

==Hospital==
*'''Dr. Elmer Hartman''' – First seen as Stewie's [[Pediatrician]]. Has been sued by every patient he ever had due to the fact he's not very good with his job. Dr. Hartman is, however, the most commonly seen physician on the show. He is known for stalling by means of various schtick. He is played by [[Seth MacFarlane]]. In "[[Stewie Loves Lois]]", Peter got his license revoked as revenge for him reaching into Peter's butt during a [[prostate]] examination, but by the end of the episode they work things out and get it restored. Also known for messing with Peter and Lois' minds in episodes like "[[Blind Ambition]]" and "[[The Fat Guy Strangler]]".
*'''Dr. Kaplan''' – Brian's [[psychiatrist]]. Voiced by [[Sam Waterston]] and later by [[Wally Wingert]].
*'''Dr. Greg Ryan'''{{episode}} – Brian's [[veterinarian]].
*'''Dr. Ling'''{{episode}} – A specialist in [[acupuncture]]. He is [[Chinese race|Chinese]], but speaks with an [[Irish brogue]]. Rejected by Brian as a [[quackery|quack]]. Stores his "acupuncture needles" box next to his "poison tipped needles". Is apparently either [[illiterate]], cannot read English, or farsighted.
*'''Dr. Gary Miller''' ("[[Wasted Talent]]") – Lois' [[Gynecologist]]. He shares his medical practice with Dr. Fred Rubin.
*'''Dr. Fred Rubin''' – Gynecologist who shares his medical practice with Dr. Gary Miller. One of his patients is [[List of characters from Family Guy#Lois's Piano Lessons|Alexis Radcliffe]].
*'''Meg's Gynecologist'''{{episode}} – Meg's unnamed gynecologist. Meg was upset when she found out that he did not finish medical school, in fact pronouncing [[vagina]] as "bergina".
*'''Peter's [[Barbershop music|Barber Shop Quintet]]''' ("[[The Cleveland-Loretta Quagmire]]") – Appear in order to break the bad news to terminally ill patients, who have full-blown AIDS, with a catchy song and dance routine.

==[[Supernatural]] characters==
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*'''[[God]]''' – Takes an active interest in the goings-on of Quahog and is often involved in humorous situations. Gets really embarrassed when anybody tells the story of [[Job (Biblical figure)|Job]]. Has been portrayed on more than one occasion as a [[wikt:lady's man|lady's man]]. Has a [[girlfriend]], Janet, who makes Him wear [[condom]]s. (He has another girlfriend named Karen.) He and Jesus have been known to ride in a [[Cadillac Escalade]], and He accidentally started a fire in the [[Drunken Clam]] after [[vaporizing]] a woman with a bolt of lightning, whilst flirting with her. Apparently started the [[Big Bang]] by lighting one of His [[farts]]. Was beaten up by [[Albert Einstein]] after inventing [[Shrinky Dinks]]. He owns a [[sniper rifle]] with a [[red dot sight]], with which He intended to kill Meg after she moaned "Oh, God, kill me now!" Does not find [[American Beauty (film)|a plastic bag blowing in the wind]] impressive.
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*'''[[Jesus]]''' – Performs miracles around Quahog. His portrayal in ''Family Guy'' seems to be intentionally comically [[Sacrilege|sacrilegious]]. In the movie, Stu once went back in time to visit Him, but he finds out all He really did do was dance, sing, and perform phony magic finger tricks, all at the same time. In modern times, however, He is able to turn water into [[Disco|funk]]. Stewie also said that when he was on the other side, he learned that Jesus was [[China|Chinese]], that His last name is really "[[Hong]]", and that He has no idea where people are getting [[Christ]]. (This may be a reference to [[Hong Xiuquan]], a Chinese revolutionary who claimed to be the brother of Jesus.)
*'''[[Satan]]''' - Appears when Peter said he would sell his soul to be famous. Satan was about to make his claim, when his secretary told him that Peter had already sold his soul for [[Bee Gees]] tickets, and again for half of a [[Mallomar]]. Satan asks for a [[lawyer]], and everyone in [[Hell]] raises their hand.
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*'''[[Death (personification)|Death]]''' – Harvests the [[soul]]s of the dead. Portrayed as a "[[loser (person)|loser]]" who still lives with his mom and has never had a successful date. He doesn't seem to be very good at his job, as he is easily fooled by faked deaths. Peter Griffin once stood in for him, tasked with killing the kids from ''[[Dawson's Creek]]''. Peter failed in this endeavor, accidentally killing the pilot and co-pilot of the plane, which was safely landed by [[Karen Black]]. Voiced by [[Norm MacDonald]] in "[[Death is a Bitch]]", then [[Adam Carolla]] in all subsequent episodes, including (but not limited to) "[[Death Lives]]", "[[Mr. Saturday Knight]]", and "[[The Perfect Castaway]]." Is not above [[necrophilia]], although his romantic interests focus mainly on the living. He has also lost his [[gag reflex]], due to [[Gay porn|films he is not proud of]].
**'''Death's Mom''' – Death's nagging mom. Voiced by [[Estelle Harris]].
**'''Death's Dog''' – Harvests the souls of dead [[dog]]s. Similar to the [[Death of Rats]] from [[Discworld]]. Voiced by [[Jimmy Kimmel]].
*'''[[Krishna]]''' – [[Hindu]] deity, appeared briefly when Peter erroneously thanked Jesus on one occasion, but deferred credit for the miracle, telling Jesus, "No, it's all right. I'm used to it."
*'''[[Poseidon|Neptune]]''' – Greco-Roman god of the sea. Peter attempted to pass himself off as Neptune, only to be confronted seconds later by the real Neptune, telling Peter, "No you're not, I am! And you know nothing of my work." (A possible reference to a sketch in the [[Woody Allen]] movie [[Annie Hall]], in which a man in a movie theater line makes a reference to the work of [[Marshall McLuhan]] to which Woody Allen's frustrated character responds by introducing him to Marshall McLuhan, whom he brings out from behind a sign, who replies "You know nothing of my work.")
*'''A [[griffin]]''' – Appears flying around the room in one episode, when Peter was asked to give his name at a rehab center (where he enrolled for a free vacation). He was looking around for objects to help him make up a name and he saw a [[pea]], a [[Tears|tear]] and a gryphon. Needless to say, the name he came up with was [[Peter Griffin]].

==Other characters==
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*'''[[Adam West (Family Guy)|Adam West]]''' – Mayor of Quahog. He is extremely incompetent and eccentric, with more than a few traits of [[delusion]]al [[mental illness]]. This is probably a play on all of the head injuries West may (or may not) have had while playing [[Batman]]. He once used $150,000 of taxpayers' money to find the person who was stealing his [[water]], when naturally it was only being absorbed by a plant and going down drains. Ended up sleeping with [[Luke Perry]] because he thought it would make the water-stealing stop. He also offered a Pawtucket Patriot [[beer]] a job as the Head of Sanitation Services in exchange for a Silver Scroll when a promotion was taking place. He has every grave in Quahog covered in cement in case of zombie attacks. He was quite literally married to his own right hand in one episode and is addicted to [[Taffy (candy)|Taffy]]. He also likes [[Lite-Brite]], and the song "Don't Stop Believing" by [[Journey (band)|Journey]] (especially when amateurs sing the lyrics), hates [[baseball cards]] and is willing to participate in a screaming contest with the town. In "[[You May Now Kiss The...Uh...Guy Who Receives]]" he almost signed a bill preventing gay marriage to distract the town from the gold statue of "[[Dig 'em]]" he built using the tax payers' money. Voiced by the actor [[Adam West]]. He is by now famous for his line "I love this job more than I love taffy. And I'm a man who enjoys his taffy (Begins to chew taffy in a creepy manner)". He keeps an open mind to the idea that his real name might be "Adam We", as he ran out of pegs while spelling his name on his Lite-Brite and thus couldn't spell the last two letters out. He considers himself a tomato due to the fact that "red fluid" came out of his nose when he got hit. Adam West doesn't like the popcorn at the movie theaters because "it's too crunchy" so he brings his own bag of creamed corn. {{episode}}
*'''Al Harrington''' - A salesman who sells Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Men. He states that they can "Attract customers to your business, make a splash at your next presentation, keep grandma company, protect your crops, confuse your neighbors, African-American? hail a cab, testify in church, or just raise the roof." It is stated that his store, "Al Harrington's Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man Emporium and Warehouse", is located on [[Rhode Island Route 2|Route 2]] in Weekapaug.
*'''Amy''' – Works in a pet shop. Death had a crush on her, but killed her when she turned out to be irritating. (''deceased'')
*'''Antonio Monatti''' – An Art Dealer, he becomes Chris Griffin's mentor.
*'''Arsonist Bug'''- A giant fire-breathing [[cockroach]] that was a suspect in the burning of the Clam's Head Pub. He is now conspiring with Stewie and Eliza to kill Lois. His only spoken word is "Gooooood..."
*'''Barnaby''' – Turn of the Century-style Strongman, partner of Phineas. Possesses near-inhuman strength, and likes to ride on a gigantic [[penny-farthing]] bicycle. Their names are a reference to [[Phineas T. Barnum]] founder of [[Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus]].
*'''Bernie''' – Manager of Quahog Shady Oaks Retirement Home.
*'''Brad''' - A toddler who upstaged Stewie at swimming lessons.
*'''Candy Tree''' - A talking tree that resides in the Griffin's back yard. As the name implies, candy hangs from the tree's branches like fruit. Peter warned Chris and Meg not to go near it, and it responded with "He's right to caution you. I feed on children." just before eating a passing girl on a long sticky tongue.
*'''Charlie the Bully''' – Once stole Stewie's [[tricycle]].
*'''Chief Uleke''' - The chief of the village in [[Jungle Love]]
*'''Dora''' – [[Prostitute]]. Once hired by Peter to pose as an old girlfriend to make Lois jealous.
*'''Doug the Pimple''' – A zit on Chris' face. His voice and dialogue with Chris are a parody of the 1980s musical film ''[[Little Shop of Horrors (1986 film)|Little Shop of Horrors]]''. Eventually was killed by a [[cortisone]] injection. Also had many short-lived pimple friends. (''deceased'')
*'''Dr. Diddy''' - His name is a cross between [[Dr. Dre]] and [[P. Diddy]]. In the episode ''[[Don't Make Me Over]]'', he was a manager for the Griffins, but Brian used ferocious barking around him to freak him out. After he left the first time, Brian said, "You guys know I have no problem with black people, right?" Has a degree in optometry.
*'''Erica''' – Appeared on Diane's [[talk show]]. Her boyfriend is Mario. She also witnessed Quagmire save a woman's life.
*'''Felicia''' – Works at [[animal shelter|dog pound]]. Helped Brian study law and prepare his case before the City Council when he was wrongfully imprisoned at the pound. She had a penchant for calling him "sugar" and "sweetness".
*'''Flappy Jack''' – Runs a [[pancake]] house. Once hired Meg, as he thought she was the single, teenage mother of Stewie.
*'''Fran''' – Woman who works at the Quahog Circuit Shack with Stu (the adult Stewie) in ''[[Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story]]''. Stu loses his virginity to her, but he ends up crying for 40 minutes after only eight seconds of sex and loses his job as a result.
*'''Gary the No-Trash Cougar''' – A character Peter dressed up as to teach kids not to litter in an attempt to be remembered. Uses a gun to scare them and force them to pick up their trash. His meaningless catchphrase is "Give a larbage, throw out your garbage."
*'''Gerald the happy and [[sexual abstinence|abstinent]] police clown''' – A happy and abstinent police clown. Why is he happy? Because he is free of S...T... D's!
*'''The Ghost that Never Lies''' – Peter's surprise witness during a court case. Only Peter can see and hear the ghost, but when he asks the ghost to point out the culprit, he shouts "Don't point at me, you jackass!," which implies the Ghost may actually be real, or it may be yet another reference to Peter's stupidity.
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*'''The Giant Chicken''' - A Chicken who holds a grudge against Peter. He first appears in a flashback during the episode ''[[Da Boom]]'', where he sold expired coupons, infuriating Peter. This led to a very long fight between them. Eventually, Peter knocks him out by repeatedly slamming his head into a [[photocopier]], but the chicken recovers and fights back. Peter and the chicken end up falling out of a window from the top floor of a skyscraper, with the chicken hitting the ground first and Peter landing on top of him. Peter walks away thinking he's dead, but a close up shows the chicken's eye opening. The chicken makes his second appearance in the episode ''[[Blind Ambition]]'', unexpectedly attacking Peter. Once again, they have a protracted fight that ends when the chicken is struck by the [[propeller]] of an [[airplane]], ''à la'' ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]''. Once again, Peter thinks he's dead, but the chicken's foot moves, implying he may still be alive. Possibly related to the chicken that fought Peter's ancestor, Juarez Griffin.
*'''Gloria Ironbachs''' – Renowned [[feminist]] lawyer and campaigner, represented Sarah Bennett in sexual harassment lawsuit against Peter. Presumed a lesbian by many, the character is voiced by [[Candice Bergen]]. A parody of [[Gloria Allred]]. According to a line in ''[[I Am Peter, Hear Me Roar]]'', she has a penis.
*'''Harelip Steve''' – Works for a cleaning company. Has a [[harelip]].
*'''Henry''' – [[Security guard]] at Quahog Airport. Was frozen in [[carbonite]] by Stewie.
*'''Herbert the Old Pedophile''' – An old and crippled gay [[ephebophilia|ephebophile]], (as opposed to a [[pedophile]]; see articles for distinction), who [[impotent]]ly lusts after Chris from time to time. He resides just down the street from the Griffins and has tried on several occasions &mdash; unsuccessfully &mdash; to seduce Chris, with such gems as "Hey, muscley-arm [[paperboy]], why the long face?" and "You like popsicles?" In a later episode, we see him atop a ladder outside of Chris's window peeping in (like Bluto in ''[[Animal House]]'', complete with music and [[John Belushi|Belushi's]] eyebrow twinkle). He uses a walker for support and often speaks in a high-pitched, comedically drawn out tone, and also speaks with a lisp. Has a dog named Jessie that moves by dragging itself on the ground. He is voiced by [[Mike Henry (actor)|Mike Henry]], who also voices [[Cleveland Brown]]. {{episode}}
*'''Hidalgo''' - Chief Uleke's son
*'''Horace''' – Runs the Drunken Clam [[pub]]. Frequently has very interesting stories, but always refuses to tell for fear of boring his patrons.
*'''Jack''' – Runs local National Gun Association branch. Has an extremely tiny penis. Voiced by [[Patrick Duffy (actor)|Patrick Duffy]].)
*'''Jeremy''' – Liddane's boyfriend.{{episode}} Locked in Brian's car trunk for two weeks. Stewie believes he likes playing [[hackey sack]], has [[Teva Sport Sandals|Teva sandals]], [[Skoal]] Bandits, an [[Abercrombie and Fitch]] long sleeved, open stitched, crew neck Henley, smokes [[Sticky Buds]] out of a soda can, watches downloaded episodes of [[the Simpsons]] every night, his favorite episode being [[Mr. Plow]], and he likes to listen to [[the Strokes]]. (deceased)
*'''Jillian''' - A woman Brian dated in "[[Whistle While Your Wife Works]]" who is not very intelligent, but physically quite attractive. Believes the sun and the moon are the same person, and has female friends who are equally unintelligent and love gloss.
*'''Jim Kaplan''' – Con man, goes under many other names. Many of his cons are directed at Peter, as he is so easy to fool. Has sold Peter a car with a steering wheel made out of cardboard and no engine, but allegedly owned by [[James Bond]]; [[volcano]] [[insurance]]; a loan in exchange for Peter's house; and a [[TiVo]]. He also works as a tattoo artist and once drew a picture of [[Kermit the Frog]] on a biker's thigh, despite the fact that the biker wanted a skull. {{episode}}
*'''Jolene''' – Works at [[Airport]] check-in.
*'''Kimmy''' - The check-out girl from the Korean market. Was one of Peter's wives when he became a [[Mormon]].
*'''Liddane''' – Pronounced "La Dawn". Babysitter that Stewie had a crush on.{{episode}} Presumably named for production controller Liddane Sanders.{{fact}}
*'''Lance''' - Works at the Drunken Clam, has one leg shorter than the other.
*''' Loca''' - Seen in "[[Jungle Love]]". Chief Uleke's daughter and Chris's wife. She is the daughter of a tribal chieftain in South America. When Chris joins the Peace Corps, he is sent to live at their village. During his stay, he moves the entire tribe to dance, which, according to a tribal custom, said Chris and Loca were married. Chris actually seemed very happy with Loca. According to Lois, God doesn't care about Loca. She stays in South America with her father after the tribe attempted to kill Chris for being a freshman.
*'''Logan''' – Works for Quahog [[pest control|Pest Control]]. His family was carried away by red ants.
*'''Mario''' – Appeared on Diane's talk show. Boyfriend of Erica. Admitted to actually being a woman, then a horse, then a broom.
*'''Mark Hentemann''' – Local [[Comedy|Comedian]]. All his impressions sound the same, but only because everybody in his life did.
*'''Max Weinstein''' – [[Jew]]ish Accountant. Helps Peter with his taxes. He was the Jewish character in the episode "[[When You Wish upon a Weinstein]]", a controversial episode often linked with the show's initial cancellation. {{Verify source}}
*'''Miles "Chatterbox" Musket''' – Nicknamed Chatterbox because he never stopped talking. Miles and his magic [[clam]] founded Quahog. Said by [[Adam West]] to have died of a combination of [[tuberculosis]] and a [[tomahawk (axe)|tomahawk]] to the head. (deceased) {{episode}}
*'''Miss Stratford''' – [[Internal Revenue Service|IRS]] worker.
*'''Miss Watson''' – Director of Quahog women's retreat.
*'''Misty''' – Appears at many parties on Spooner Street. Once lent Stewie a [[Barney & Friends|Barney]] pen.
*'''Mr. Hanson''' – Business man who attended a sensitivity training course with Peter.
*'''Mr. Giraffe''' – One of Stewie's favorite toys.
*'''Mr. Oinkbaum''' - Stewie's [[piggy bank|piggybank]], smashed during "Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story" for money for a plane ticket to San Francisco. (''deceased'')
*'''Nancy''' – The Griffins' mail carrier. Was one of Peter's wives when he became a Mormon.
*'''Officer Reeses'''- A Police officer in one of Peters Flash backs that finds a car wreck with two cars smashed into each other and one person was in each car and one person had been eating chocolate and the other had been eating peanut butter and both their foods got mixed. When the officer came he saw the horrible wreck and also saw the mixture. He takes a bite and tastes it. His eyes widen and then he pulls out his gun and shoots both of them. {{episode}}
*'''Opie''' – A ward of the state who is severely retarded (much more so than Peter), but for some reason he is much more respected, and is even promoted ahead of Peter.
*'''Paddy Tanninger (the Caddy Manager)''' – Manager of Quahog [[golf course]]. Hired Chris as a 'ball shagger', which immediately doubled his business because everyone wanted to "nail the fat kid". Wants to fight over practically everything. His catch phrase is "Big whoop, wanna fight about it?" He gets ran over in "Hell Comes to Quahog" and is assumed to be dead. ((''deceased'')).
*'''Pawtucket Pat''' – Ran the Pawtucket Patriot [[Brewery]] until he sold it sometime before the episode "Jungle Love". He is rarely seen in public. An obvious parody of [[Willy Wonka]].
*'''Pearl Burton''' – A jingle singer from the early 40's and 50's; also an accomplished [[mezzo-soprano]]. She sang jingles for Dan's Dippity Do and [[Gold Bond]] Powder, among many others. Became a recluse out of shame when she tried to attempted to cross over into opera by singing ''[[Carmen]]'' at [[Carnegie Hall]] but the audience only wanted to hear her sing her jingles. Brian was ordered to bring her meals as part of Community Service for a DUI. They ended up falling in love, but she was run over by a truck after stepping out of her house for the first time in 30 years to have dinner with Brian ((''deceased'')).
*'''Phineas''' – Strong man, partner of Barnaby. Their names are a reference to [[Phineas T. Barnum]] founder of [[Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus]].
*'''Rabbi Goldberg''' – Quahog's [[Rabbi]], voiced by [[Ben Stein]].
*'''Reginald B. Stifworth''' – A young upstart chap who's been touting the merits of a united European commonwealth. He is the victim of a drive-by argument.
*'''Rupert''' – Stewie's favorite [[teddy bear]]. Stewie treats Rupert as if he were real, and Stewie thinks he is gay. He was once left in charge of watching the bags when waiting to board a plane, which got stolen because, according to Stewie, he was "looking at the boys again", including one who looked like [[Tab Hunter]]. Apparently, Stewie sees him as an athletic man with a teddy bear's head.
*'''Sam''' – Bumblescum inhabitant. Chris' first girlfriend. Chris originally believed Sam was a boy.
*'''Sandy''' - One of Death's first girlfriends, and who he most likely lost his virginity with. Died in sexual intercourse with Death, and later had [[necrophilia]] committed on her by Death. (''deceased'').
*'''Tiffany''' - Filthy homeless woman who screams at traffic. Was one of Peter's wives when he became a Mormon.
*'''Vanessa''' – Chris's wife in the future in ''[[Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story]]'' Very foul-mouthed. Before Stewie returns from the future to the present time, he is asked by Lois to prevent Vanessa from marrying Chris. He does so by blowing her up on the altar with a [[shoulder-launched missile weapon]]. (''deceased'')
*'''Vinny''' - Chief Uleke's cousin, a [[caricature]] of [[Joe Pesci]] in the movie ''[[My Cousin Vinny]]''. ([[Jungle Love (Family Guy)|Jungle Love]])
*'''Warren Fredericks''' – Runs Quahog Beautiful People's Club. Believes the doors in [[supermarkets]] would open for him because he's beautiful, even if they weren't designed to open automatically

====New Yorker employees====
In the episode "[[Brian Goes Back to College]]", Brian has a brief stint working at [[The New Yorker]]. These were the his (identified) co-workers in that episode.
*'''Amelia Bedford-Furthington-Chesterhill''' - Apparently the only female employee.
*'''Fielding Wellingtonsworth''' - Offers Brian [[tea]].
*'''James-William Bottomtooth''' - Has a severe underbite, and therefore, speaks unintelligibly. Is Christian and plays the piano, and refused to sign a Gay marriage rights petition being circulated by Brian.{{episode}}
*'''Livingstone Winsterford''' - Unremarkable employee. (Has no dialog, but his name sounds pompous and funny.)
*'''Welsley Shephardson''' - The editor at [[The New Yorker]] who employs Brian, but fires him when Brian reveals that he is a [[college dropout]]. He has no [[anus]] ("Oh, ''nobody'' at The New Yorker has an anus."), and has an extremely strange laugh.

===Nameless characters===
*'''Cheesie Charlie's Manager''' - He is the manager of Cheesie Charlie's. He is played by [[Seth Green]].
*'''Clouds''' - Sentient clouds (one of whom is named "Bill") who plan to attack Quahog. They frequently procrastinate, and never get around to actually attacking. Luckily, Peter Griffin has cloud insurance.
*'''Cow''' – Talks about how she goes to [[Baskin Robbins]] every night and buys herself a little treat. Has a mincing male voice, but since she has udders, she is obviously a female. Also known to eat steaks. She also enjoys being milked, as it sexually gratifies her.
*'''The Man In White''' – A cult leader who tries to get teens to commit suicide. (An obvious reference to [[Heaven's Gate (cult)|Heaven's Gate]] cult leader [[Marshall Applewhite]].) Killed by Stewie, who thought that he was trying to put him back in Lois' womb. (''deceased'') Voiced by [[John O'Hurley]].
*'''Dead guy''' – Chris was shown the Dead guy by Sam, his friend from Bumblescum. They poked him with a stick, with Chris remarking, "the best things in life really are free!" (''obviously deceased'')
*'''The other dead guy''' - Meg found him in the woods, and believing him to still be alive (or at least pretending), brings him food every day. He is seen lying face down in the grass, surrounded by the food Meg has brought him. She talks to him, and believes he doesn't reply because he is "such a good listener". He then has his arm ripped off by a wolf, and Meg then says how good he is with animals. (''Deceased'')
*'''The Deer''' – A sentient deer who can drive cars and snowmobiles. First appeared when he and Peter were involved in an auto accident, and again when Peter and Chris went hunting, following his snowmobile tracks. Who appears again when Peter was trying to find someone to take Chris, to teach him to be a better person, the deer volunteers but is gunned down before he can take Chris. (''deceased'')
*'''[[Electrician]]''' - The electrician who Peter draws naked thinking he is "art" so to speak.
*'''German Tour Guide''' – Suspiciously in denial of German history between [[1939]] and [[1945]] stating, "Nothing happened; everyone was on vacation." Then yelled in German, "You will sit down, you will be quiet you will not insult Germany!" all while doing the [[nazi salute]].
*'''Greased Up Deaf Guy''' – Has been featured in several cameos since his first appearance in the 3rd season episode, "[[The Thin White Line]]". He can speak well, but somewhat out of tone, accentuating his parody of the [[hearing-impaired]]. He asks only that people "Don't judge me, I'm just doing my thing!"
**First appeared as part of Happy-Go-Lucky Toy Company picnic competition called "Catch the Greased Up Deaf Guy".
**Appeared in "[[North by North Quahog]]" claiming, "I used to be a lawyer." He hints at his law career ending due to a coke addiction.
**In "[[Fast Times at Buddy Cianci, Jr. High]]", he was in the [[opening credits]] when they did the ''[[Law & Order]]'' parody.
**He also seems to be giving Mort Goldman trouble at his pharmacy.{{fact}}
**In ''[[Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story]]'', he appears at the red carpet of the movie premiere, apparently now a folk legend and "ward of the state."
*'''[[Ireland|Irish]] [[Constable]]''' – His vocabulary seems to consist only of "Awww, look at the little baby. Aren't you cute? Where's your Mommy?".
*'''[[Judge]]''' - Presides over most, if not, all of the trials in Quahog, including those with the Griffins.
*'''The [[Performance Artist]]''' – First appeared in "[[Chitty Chitty Death Bang]]" and reappeared in "[[Mr. Saturday Knight]]" atop his [[obese]] [[donkey]] ("fat ass"), since it was his only means of conveyance. He teaches a CPR course, and appears on the school board committee of James Woods Regional High School. He brings [[coffee]] and [[Oreos]] to his CPR classes, but nobody eats any, so he brings them home for his [[cat]]s.{{episode}} In the movie, it was strongly implied that he is a [[homosexual]] ("If I wanted to hear eighty-one minutes of [[homophobia|gay-bashing]], I would have gone to my father's house."). He was shown in a grocery store express lane, with one too many items.{{episode}} He did not want to cheat the system, even though he would be allowed to buy an extra item, and go in the express lane. He is also a spiritual medium who assisted the Griffins when they angered Native American spirits by desecrating their sacred burial ground.{{episode}} In "[[Untitled Griffin Family History]]", his African-American ancestor who is whipped is named "Tobi."
*'''The Quahog Pest Control''' Quahog's exterminator patrol. They once cleared out the Griffins' flea infestation, but did so with laser-guided semi-automatic guns and grenades, a totally unnecessary treatment for such small creatures. They act like a SWAT team and seem to be scared of fleas, since they backed away from a single flea with no ideas whatsoever. One member, Logan, had his family taken away by fire ants. {{episode}}
*'''Man with long arms''' - Appears in the episode "[[Stuck Together, Torn Apart]]". Has very long arms. Tickled a midget in a tree (seemingly because an old woman told him to: "he's just helping that old woman tickle a midget in a tree"). He then tickles the midget and his wife when they jumped down a well.
*'''Woman Peter hits at [[soccer]] game''' – Obese woman who makes herself up and sounds very much like a man. Because of this, Peter believed she was one and punched her for insulting Chris. She was pregnant at the time and went into labor immediately after, giving birth to a girl. Peter gave her a black eye, but while under house arrest he sent her a jack-in-the-box as a peace offering which just ended up giving her a ''second'' black eye after it popped out. Strangely enough, Peter has been the only person to mistake her for a man. {{episode}}
*'''Son of woman Peter hits at soccer game''' – Plays on the opposing team of Chris Griffin.
*'''The Giant Squid''' – A giant squid which the Griffins pretend does not exist. In one scene, the Giant Squid clears everything on the dinner table with a swipe from a tentacle, to which Lois and Peter reply "Uh... earthquake", "Yeah, a truck goin' by".
*'''Trees''' - Around Quahog are many trees with the ability to talk, usually through a knot in their trunk. The Candy Tree, a deadly variant native to Quahog, lures children in by growing what look to be large lollipops on its branches. When the children get close enough, they are eaten. This is a reference to the Kite-Eating Tree from [[Peanuts]], which does the same thing to kites flown too close to it.
*'''Vern and Johnny'''– A [[vaudeville]] duo who usually shows up in random places for no apparent reason. In one episode {{episode}}, it is given that the performer/singer's name is Vern, who (when something they say or do usually fails) always says to the pianist, "Play me off, Johnny!", which means that the pianist's name is Johnny. They appeared in the Quahog Talent Show with a dog performing tricks. Were killed off by Stewie in "[[Saving Private Brian]]". ''(deceased)''
*'''Guy on the Elevator'''- A guy in '''The Untold Story''' movie who was being annoying on the elevator because he was losing his call on the phone and kept saying "Do you want to pick me up?". The scene stops, the elevator opens, and Stewie walks out whistling with the guy bleeding and twitching, then stops twitching. (McFarlane notes in the commentary that while it was the writers' intention for Stewie to kill the man, censors told him that the man must not die.)

==Real and fictional guest characters==
Many famous names have made a guest appearance in ''Family Guy'', often voiced by the actual person in the case of living celebrities.

Living, historical, and fictional character guest appearances include:
*'''[[Abraham Lincoln]]''' - Seen in various [[Cutaway (film)|cutaway]] and [[flashback]] scenes, notably in the episode "[[Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater]]" when Peter's wife inherits the [[19th century]] "Cherrywood" estate. Lincoln appears in photographic evidence showing him as a patron of what turns out to have been the oldest Presidential [[whore house]]. In another cutaway, "God told Abraham to kill Isaac," so Lincoln kills [[Ted Lange|the bartender]] from ''[[The Love Boat]]''.
*'''[[Adam and Eve]]''' - In the episode "[[Model Misbehavior]]" we see them after God has just completed the [[Garden of Eden]]. God warns them not to go near a specific tree, not because it has [[forbidden fruit]] on it (as in the real story), but because it is where God hides His [[pornographic magazine]]s. Adam asks if they can sit under the tree, and God replies, "In fact, just don't go near it at all."
*'''[[Adolf Hitler]]''' – Has made numerous appearances{{episode}}:
**In "[[Death Has a Shadow]]", his extreme jealousy of a Jewish bodybuilder was presented as the cause of his [[anti-semitism]].
**In another flashback, he was parodied as having his own [[talk show]], ''Hitler!'', where he asked Christian Slater if in his next movie, he'd be showing his butt. Hitler then asks if he could see Slater's butt now, to which Slater consents as Hitler excitedly exclaims "He's going to do it!!!"
**Another cutaway shows him with [[Eva Braun]], during which they repeatedly wimp out of committing [[suicide]].
**In one cutaway, Peter fantasized about being in [[Hell]], and he saw Hitler there.
**In "[[I Never Met the Dead Man]]", Hitler, while running a German food tent, [[Invasion of Poland (1939)|annexed his Polish neighbor]], and then [[German occupation of Czechoslovakia|looked threateningly at the Czech kiosk]].
**In "[[Untitled Griffin Family History]]", Peter claimed that he is descended from Adolf Hitler's favorite brother.
*'''[[Albert Einstein]]''' – Apparently the only person who can sneak up on and attack God, seen when he steals the secret of [[Shrinky Dinks]] from Him. He also stole his [[Theory of Relativity]] from "Smith" while working at the patent office.{{episode}}
*'''[[Alex Trebek]]''' - Seen in a cutaway{{episode}} when Adam West appeared on ''[[Jeopardy!]]''. West makes Trebek return to the 5th Dimension by getting him to say his own name backwards (a reference to [[Mister Mxyzptlk]]). He wrote "Kebert Xela" as his answer during the Final Jeopardy round.
*'''[[Alfred Hitchcock]]''' - Shadow seen in a hotel window while the classic theme of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" plays while Peter and Lois are having an affair, due to her marriage to Brian.
*'''[[Alyssa Milano]]''' - Featured in original live-action footage{{episode}} watching an episode of Family Guy in which Peter makes a joke about her. She angrily turns and calls out to her lawyer (he's is in the same room), who quickly replies, "I'm on it, I'm on it! I'm suing, I'm suing!"
*'''[[Ann B. Davis]]''' - During the "[[Petoria]]" episode, she appears in the center square of a [[The Brady Bunch|Brady Bunch]] mock-up featuring news reporters arguing.
*'''[[Apache Chief]]''' - Is seen helping Peter put up a satellite dish by using his trademark growth.{{episode}}
*'''[[Ashton Kutcher]]''' - Seen as a victim on Peter's version of ''[[Punk'd]]'', called ''Tomahawk'd'', where he merely throws a [[Tomahawk (axe)|tomahawk]] at him.{{episode}}
*'''Arthur Fonzarelli ([[Fonzie|The Fonz]])''' – This ''[[Happy Days]]'' character has appeared in several episodes:
**Interacts with Peter in "[[The Son Also Draws]]" during a [[vision quest]] in the forest, which concludes with him claiming to have gotten [[herpes]] and [[gonorrhea]] from girls he met at [[Arnold's Drive-In]].
**In "[[The Father, the Son, and the Holy Fonz]]", Peter starts a religion that worships The Fonz.
*'''[[Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield]]''' – A Prime Minister of [[Great Britain]]. In "[[One If by Clam, Two If by Sea]]" Lois says that all British men are charming, and Peter replies, "That's what they said about Benjamin Disraeli." The scene cuts to Disraeli writing at a desk in a Victorian study. He looks up and says, "You don't even know who I am," then continues writing.
*'''[[Bill Clinton]]''' – The former U.S. President has appeared in numerous cutaway scenes{{episode}}:
**... giving orders to the army completely naked.
**... fondling [[Hillary Clinton]] when he believes the world is about to end. ("[[Da Boom]]")
**... insulting a reporter while completely drunk. ("[[Death Has a Shadow]]")
**... singing a song about nudity, then Chris runs up and eggs him. "Well, if you can't laugh at yourself." ("[[You May Now Kiss the...Uh...Guy Who Receives]]")
*'''[[Bill Cosby]]''' – Appears in "[[Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater]]," rambling on about something completely unrelated to the current topic. Stewie was once on ''[[Kids Say the Darndest Things]]'' while it was hosted by Cosby. He took Stewie's hypnosis glasses and accidentally hypnotized the world into thinking he's funny, and Stewie into thinking ''[[Ghost Dad]]'' was the best movie he'd seen since ''[[Leonard Part 6]]''.
*'''[[Bill Gates]]''' – Head of [[Microsoft]] and friend of Carter Pewterschmidt, Peter's [[father-in-law]].
*'''[[Bill Lumbergh]]''' – The fictional boss of Initech from ''[[Office Space]]''. Near the beginning of "[[The Father, the Son, and the Holy Fonz]]," he was summoned by Peter to tell Lois, "Yeah ... I'm gonna need you to go ahead and not complain about this. And if you could go ahead and sit at the kids' table, that'd be great."
*'''[[Bing Crosby]]''' – Encourages beating children with a sack of [[Valencia orange]]s, then whips Peter with his own belt.
*'''[[Bob Barker]]''' - This [[game show]] host has appeared twice{{episode}}.
**In a flashback when Peter was on ''[[Survivor (TV series)|Survivor]]'', he runs through the backdrop of the set, which rips down and ends up being next door to the set of ''[[The Price Is Right]]'', during the [[Showcase Showdown (The Price Is Right)|Showcase Showdown]].
**In another cutaway, Brian is watching the end of ''The Price Is Right''. After the "Keep your pets spayed or neutered" spiel, Brian responds, "Oh, just die already."
*'''[[Bono]]''' - Appears in ''[[Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story]]'' on a desert island with Peter and forbids him to eat food for the "starving children of the world." Either killed, or just very much unconscious after Peter throws a rock at his face after catching him eating the food. Peter eats all the food, presumably.
*'''[[The Brady Bunch#Cast|The Brady Bunch Kids]]''' - They have been referenced and parodied in several episodes:
**Appeared as the first sketch in "[[Death Has a Shadow]]", the very first episode of Family Guy. Marcia tattles on Greg for owning and smoking cigarettes, for which he is sentenced to time in a snake pit by the father. Marcia is then also punished harshly for tattling.
**In the episode "[[Holy Crap]]", Peter hires musicians to play music when he and his dad hug. He asks the musicians if they can "do that fluttery thing, like when the Brady Kids run down the stairs." The Brady Kids are then seen running down the Griffins' stairs.
*'''[[Britney Spears]]''' - Appears in ''[[Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story]]'', when Stewie goes to the future with his future self, and Peter and Lois are old and grey-headed. Peter is watching Britney Spears' come-back concert which informs us she is fat, and is not sexy anymore. She claims she might have eaten a foot today, but she is still sexy, starts to dance while in a wheelchair, then falls off the stage and the place catches fire, and she burns to death supposedly.
*'''[[Chewbacca]], [[C-3PO]], and [[R2-D2]]''' – Appear in a recreation of the ending of ''[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope]]'' The episode even ended like Star Wars with the credits.{{episode}}
*'''[[Christina Aguilera]]''' - Used to be managed by Peter but he quit because she was so physically disgusting to all five senses.{{episode}}
*'''[[Cobra Commander]]''' - In "[[PTV (Family Guy)]]", as President of the [[FCC]], he makes the decision to censor television heavily after a mishap at the [[Emmy awards]], then hops into a Cobra Trubble Bubble and flies off.
*'''[[Cookie Monster]]''' – Appears to have a severe dependency on cookie dough and is seen [[free-basing]] in a women's restroom after rehab{{episode}}; referred to the people at his rehab clinic as [[Nazis]].
*'''[[Dan Rather]]''' - Appears in a [[CBS]] news segment being shown on TV at the Griffin household; begins whistling and steaming over.
*'''[[Darth Vader]]''' – Appears in "[[Mother Tucker]]" working as a [[meter maid]], issuing a parking ticket. After being accosted and talking it over with his wife, Karen, Vader goes to the bank to apply for a loan to build the [[Death Star]].
*'''[[David Bowie]]''' - Appears in ''[[Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story]]''. When seen by Asian Reporter Trisha Takanawa he replies "Just you shut your mouth." (This is a line from Bowie's song, "[[China Girl]]".) She then proceeds to hump his leg and speak in a stereotypical [[Asian]] manner calling him [[Ziggy Stardust]] and begging to make him "[[Fishball]] Soup ... Fishball!!".
*'''[[David Hyde Pierce]]''' - Has cameoed both as himself and as a charcter he plays on TV. In a cutaway during "[[Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater]]", he appeared as [[Niles Crane]] on ''[[Fraiser]]''. In "[[PTV (Family Guy)]]", he accidentally exposed his [[testicle]]s at the [[Emmy]] awards.
*'''[[Dean Koontz]]''' – Brian strikes him while driving a car. Brian asks him if he's [[Stephen King]], and when Koontz responds with a negative, Brian proceeds to drive over him repeatedly.{{episode}}
*'''[[Dennis Miller]]''' – Seen during the opening of "[[Peter Griffin: Husband, Father...Brother?]]". (Miller: "I don't want to go on a [[rant]] here, but America's [[foreign policy]] makes about as much sense as [[Beowulf]] having sex with [[Robert Fulton]] at the first [[Battle of Antietam]]. When a [[neo-conservative]] [[defenestrate]]s, it's like [[Raskolnikov]] [[filibuster]] deoxymonohydroxinate." Peter: "What the hell does ''rant'' mean?")
*'''[[Dick Cheney]]''' – Appears on [[Capitol Hill]] when Peter encourages Congress to declare [[2003 invasion of Iraq|war on Iraq]] "because anyone who doesn't go to war is gay." Cheney claims to be "the first one who wanted to go to war."{{episode}} In another episode, he "accidentally" shoots Peter while hunting.
*'''[[ED-209]]''' - In "[[Running Mates]]", this police robot from the movie ''[[RoboCop]]'' appears as the "XL-K" hall pass enforcement robot, purchased by Peter during his tenure as School Board President. It is implied that the robot kills Mr. Fargus in a parody of an infamous scene from the movie.
*'''[[Emeril Lagasse]]''' - Appears in a bar scene in "[[The Cleveland-Loretta Quagmire]]".
*'''[[Endo]]''' - Character from ''[[Lethal Weapon]]'' who shocks Chris when he fails to list the four women of ''[[Sex and the City]]''.
*'''[[Ernest Hemingway]]''' - Seen in heaven with Brian, [[Kurt Cobain]] and [[Vincent Van Gogh]].
*'''[[Ernie]] & [[Bert]] ([[Sesame Street]])''' – Apparently living together in a run-down apartment. Bert, a police officer, is a drunk and sleeps naked in the same bed with Ernie, who is uncomfortable with Bert's drinking and shouting.
*'''[[Palpatine|Emperor Palpatine]]''' – Encourages Cleveland to kill Quagmire before Lois knocks him over, claiming that he's not helping the situation.
*'''[[Frank Sinatra, Jr.]]''' - Encourages Brian to live life to the fullest and, with Stewie, they form the new [[Rat Pack]].{{episode}}
*'''[[Gene Shalit]]''' - Peter describes him as dreadful. In another episode, Peter transforms into him, playing a practical joke. He has also been known to mug Peter.
*'''[[George W. Bush]]''' – The U.S. President has appeared numerous times{{episode}}:
**Shows up in [[1981]] for the [[Vietnam War]], only to find out the war ended.
**Was found hiding in his treehouse by Brian following [[Hurricane Katrina]], but refused to come down; begged Brian not to make him "do stuff."
**In one cutaway, had Peter, wearing a clown nose, perform for him.
**Peter also took him and [[Al Gore]] to a strip club.
*'''[[The Great Gazoo]]''' – Calls Peter a "dumb-dumb" in "[[Wasted Talent]]". [A reference to the [[Flintstones]].]
*'''[[Gregory Peck]]''' - Has three children who look and sound exactly like him.{{episode}}
*'''[[The Grinch]]''' – He slid a [[rollerskate]] under Joe Swanson causing him to fall from the roof of an ophanage, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down. He attempted to murder Joe, whose name he cursed before his execution.{{episode}}
*'''[[Helen Keller]]''' – Seen playing a very tedious game of [[Marco Polo (game)|Marco Polo]] with Stewie.
*'''[[Holden Caulfield]]''' – Appears in "[[The Kiss Seen Around the World]]" and sees Peter pretending to play on a [[Keyboard instrument|keyboard]], but when he realizes it's fake, he makes an extremely big deal about Peter being a phony. His name is a reference to the main character of [[J.D. Salinger|J.D. Salinger's]] novel [[Catcher in the Rye]] as well as the character's hatred of "phonies".
*'''[[Homer Simpson]]''' – Run over by Stewie on his tricycle in the Griffin's garage.
*'''[[Hugh Downs]]''' - Subdues a criminal during a hostage situation involving Neil Goldman and Meg. Has special powers.{{episode}}
*'''[[Jennifer Love Hewitt]]''' – Was once an [[Inuit]] boy and was also Mort Goldman's niece. Went on a date with Peter.{{episode}}
*'''[[James Carville]]''' – Hired by Glenn Quagmire to do damage control on Peter's Porn Magazine Scandal as School Board President.
*'''[[Jackie Chan]]''' – Peter refers to him as the "foreign guy".{{episode}} While the Griffin family is on the lamb (due to Lois' [[shoplifting]] spree) Peter says "Oh my God, it's Jackie Chan" every time he sees an [[Asian (people)|Asian person]] in Asiantown. Eventually one person who really is Jackie Chan thanks Peter for recognizing him. And then points at Peter and Chris in turn, exclaiming "Oh my God, you're [[Ethan Hawke]]!" before mistaking Meg for "[[Malcom in the Middle|Malcolm in Middle]]!" Not long after that when Peter signed up for [[Sumo|Sumo-Wrestling]], he mistook his opponent for being Jackie Chan after gaining a lot of weight.
*'''[[Jackie Gleason]]''' - This deceased comedian has appeared several times:
**Had an affair with Barbara Pewterschmidt, mother of Lois Griffin. In a flashback during "[[The Fat Guy Strangler]]" we see Lois' brother, Patrick, walk in on them in a compromising position, and Gleason tells him to beat it. As the view remains on the look of horror on Patrick's face, we hear Gleason yell, "Pow! Right in the kisser!" implying that Barbara was performing [[oral sex]] on him.
**In "[[North by North Quahog]]", Jackie's character [[Ralph Kramden]] was parodied actually hitting his wife after shouting his famous [[catchphrase]], "One of these days, Alice. Bang, zoom, to the moon!".
*'''[[James Woods]]''' - Seen in the episode "[[Peter's Got Woods]]". He becomes Peter's best friend for most of the episode. Being a native of [[Rhode Island]], several places around Quahog are named after him, notably "James Woods Regional High School", and the local forest "James Woods".
*'''[[Jay Leno]]''' - Referenced by [[Tom Brady]] in the episode "[[Patriot Games (Family Guy)|Patriot Games]]", when Peter calls him with a challenge for a football game. Jay Leno later calls, saying, "Hey, Brady! What kinda suit you wanna be buried in!". He then appears at the [[New England Patriots]] versus Sillynannies game, throwing a knife at Brady's neck, laughing, then running off.
*'''[[Jeff Foxworthy]]''' - When the Griffins move to the [[Deep South]]{{episode}}, Chris opens one of the closets and sees a someone inside. It turns out to be Foxworthy, who gives one of his "You Might Be a [[Redneck]]" jokes, to which Stewie replies, "You suck."
*'''[[Jenna Jameson]]''' - Starring in one of Brian's porn films. Was later kidnapped by Peter and flown back to [[Rhode Island]] while tied and gagged.
*'''[[John Williams]]''' - Musician. Was nominated for a Woody Award for best music in a porno at the [[AVN]].
*'''[[Joan Cusack]]''' - Seen in "[[Blind Ambition]]" when Peter falls off a roof top landing on Joan Cusack. When she doesn't wake up, Peter stuffs her in a nearby mailbox.
*'''[[Jodie Foster]]''' - Present at a boat race, claiming that maybe she was "wrong about all men".
*'''[[Joe Pesci]]''' - Apparently Loca's father's cousin. He will say any word in a funny voice if you give him a nickel.{{episode}}
*'''[[John Goodman]]''' - Seen in an cutaway eating all of the food at his family's dinner table.{{episode}}
*'''[[Judd Hirsch]]''' – Seen building weapons for the [[Keebler Elves]], which they use against the [[Snap, Crackle and Pop|Rice Krispies]] Elves (killing Snap).
*'''[[Julia Roberts]]''' - Shown in a gag saying how much she loves herself.
*'''[[Julie Andrews]]''' - Parodied for the opening scene from [[The Sound of Music (film)|The Sound of Music]] after Stewie runs her over with his tricycle.
*'''[[Kate Moss]]''' – Chris' paper-thin date at the art show who was completely at the whims of passing breezes and cracks in the floor. Chris thinks he's seeing the [[The Matrix]], a spoof on ''Matrix'' star [[Carrie-Anne Moss]], who shares a last name with Kate.
*'''[[Kelly Ripa]]'''- In "[[Family Guy Viewer Mail #1]]", the mini episode "No Bones About It" begins as Peter opens a can of Pawtucket Patriot Ale and a magic [[genie]] comes out. His first wish is, "to see what Kelly Ripa is ''really'' like off the set." The scene cuts to show her entering her dressing room, then ripping off her face (which was a mask), revealing an [[alien]] face. She goes up to a man tied to a chair, and rips out his heart and eats it, just as [[Regis Philbin|Regis]] calls to her. She replies immediately, saying, "Just a minute Reg, I just have to put on my face." The scene cuts back to the Griffin family, and Lois remarks, "Did you see the ''size'' of that dressing room?"
*'''[[Kermit the Frog]]''' - This familiar [[The Muppets|Muppet]] character has appeared several times.
**In the episode "[[Deep Throats]]", Brian and Stewie met an informant who wished to keep his identity a secret, and so he stayed in the shadows. After giving Brian and Stewie the information, Brian squints and asks incredulously, "Kermit the Frog?" Kermit yells, "Somebody talked!", runs toward the elevator waving his hands in the air with his characteristic "YAAAAAAAAY!" from ''[[The Muppet Show]]''.
**In "[[Stewie Loves Lois]]", Kermit appears in a cutaway parody of the "[[The Rainbow Connection]]" sequence of ''[[The Muppet Movie]]''; after a black man approached him and asked for directions back to town, Kermit grabbed a shotgun and told him that it was "back where you came from!"
**In a "[[Mother Tucker]]" cutaway, Kermit was a guest on ''[[Round Table (disambiguation)|Round Table]]'' along with [[Ray Romano]], [[Harold Ramis]], and [[Al Michaels]].
*'''[[KISS (band)|KISS]]''' – Peter's favorite band, and at one time, Lois dated [[Gene Simmons]]. They also appeared in the Christmas movie ''KISS Saves Santa'', a parody of ''[[KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park]]''.{{episode}}
*'''[[Kool-Aid Man]]''' – This advertising icon has made several appearances:
**In the episode "[[Death Has a Shadow]]", he crashed through the courtroom wall during a scene where Peter was being sentenced to 24 months in prison.
**Appears as [[Drew Barrymore]]'s boyfriend on the red carpet in ''[[Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story]]''.
**In "[[Peterotica]]", a car crashes through the Kool-Aid Man's house, and he remarks "Wow! You know, from the other side, that's kind of annoying."
*'''[[Kobe Bryant]]''' – Shown being interrogated by two police men and easily distracting them by spinning a basketball on his finger tips.
*'''[[Kurt Cobain]]''' - Shown telling an audience to "say no to drugs", if he quit. In the movie, he is seen in heaven with Brian, [[Ernest Hemingway]], and [[Vincent Van Gogh]]. He says he committed suicide because he hated the idea of his music becoming part of some bland corporate mechanism.
*'''[[La Toya Jackson]]''' – In the episode "[[Petoria]]", she filled in for [[Jesse Jackson]] when he couldn't show up for an opening prayer at the peace conference. Her "very innapropriate" prayer was, "Rubba-dub-dub, thanks for the grub ... Yea, God!"
*'''[[Leslie Uggams]]''' – Peter dated and dumped her during a flashback in the episode "[[Mind over Murder]]". However, he thought she was [[Lola Falana]] the whole time.
*'''[[Lindsay Lohan]]''' – Did a naked crabwalk in "[[The Father, the Son, and the Holy Fonz]]". She was also the subject of a rant in Peter's "Grinds My Gears" segment in ''[[Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story]]''.
*'''[[Lola Falana]]''' – Peter dated and dumped her in a flashback in the episode "[[Mind over Murder]]". It turned out he was actually dating [[Leslie Uggams]] (Peter just didn't know the difference).
*'''[[Lou Gehrig]]''' - In an attempt to take over the world, he accidentally spilled a bottle of liquid on his legs leaving him with [[Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis|Lou Gehrig's disease]].
*'''[[Marcie]]''' – The very same Marcie Johnson of [[Peanuts]] fame, she is portrayed as [[Peppermint Patty]]'s life partner and both are portrayed as older (perhaps in early thirties) than their comic forms.
*'''[[Margot Kidder]]''' – Appears in a flashback where she is at the Griffin's for dinner, has a psychotic episode, and jumps out the window. She returns briefly near the end of the episode, claiming she forgot her purse.
*'''[[Marilyn Manson]]''' - Appeared in "[[Saving Private Brian]]". Peter and Lois blame him for Chris disrespecting them when he became a [[goth]]. Manson came to their house and advised them that kids need structured activities and quality time with their parents. When Peter and Chris decide to go fishing, he gives them two fishing rods.
*'''[[Martha Stewart]]''' – Hired by the [[Tobacco industry|cigarette company]] to clean the Griffin house when Peter is made President. When the family leaves to go to Washington, she shows signs of relief and farts.
*'''[[Matthew McConaughey]]''' - His private plane crashed into the ocean after Stewie took over an [[air traffic control tower]]. When he came to find Stewie at the Griffin's house, Stewie shot him in the head with a [[crossbow]] and put his body in a car trunk.
*'''[[Mel Gibson]]''' – Appeared in the episode "[[North by North Quahog]]", that parodied the [[Alfred Hitchcock]] classic ''[[North by Northwest]]''.
*'''[[Michael Eisner]]''' – Head of the [[Disney]] Corporation and friend of Carter Pewterschmidt. Peter pushes him in the water and Michael is eaten by crocodiles in a parody of [[Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom]].
*'''[[Michael Jackson]]''' - A boy, attending the [[Captain EO]] show at [[Disney World]], remarks how Michael is so real. Michael then comes off stage, grabs the boy and runs off.
*'''[[Michael Moore]]''' – Competed with Peter in a farting competition in a bathroom-stall take on [[Dueling Banjos]].
*'''[[MADtv recurring characters#Bunny Swan|Miss Swan]]''' – A [[MadTV|Mad TV]] Character (played by [[Alex Borstein]]) makes a cameo touring with the Griffins.
*'''[[Morgan Freeman]]''' - Appears in a cutaway on a show called 'The Narrator', in which he talks about peoples' enjoyment of the sound of his voice and describes the room he is in while reading a script and drinking a cup of tea.
*'''[[Muddy Waters]]''' - In "[[Saving Private Brian]]", he is shown recording a blues song in a bathroom; the clip attributes his singing style to his passing of [[kidney stone]]s.
*'''[[Neptune]]''' - Peter claimed to be Neptune the God of the Sea then the real Neptune appeared and said, "No you're not, I am. And you know nothing of my work."
*'''[[Nikita Kruschev]]''' – Appeared saying "Did someone say Kruschev?" and danced in the TV-show called "the [[Communists]]".{{episode}}
*'''[[The Noid]]''' - In "[[Deep Throats]]", Mayor [[Adam West (Family Guy)|Adam West]] told Meg to "watch out for The Noid", because he was trying to ruin his pizza's freshness. When The Noid later appeared, West killed him in a graphic fight sequence, took a bite of his pizza, and remarked, "Perhaps it is The Noid who should have avoided me."
*'''[[O.J. Simpson]]''' - Seen in a bar talking to Stewie, who accidentally convinces him to murder his wife.
*'''[[Optimus Prime]]''' – Featured as [[Jewish]].
*'''[[Osama bin Laden]]''' - Fails to film his movie of [[Videos of Osama bin Laden|threat against America]] at the beginning of one episode.
*'''[[Ozzy Osbourne]]''' - Appeared in the episode "[[PTV (Family Guy)|PTV]]" when the [[FCC]] claimed that they censored him for bitting live bats on stage. This is a gag on a real incident; he did bite the head off a bat during a concert. The real bat was thrown on the stage by a fan, and (as Ozzy declared later) he thought it was a fake bat.
*'''[[Patrick Duffy]]''' - Featured in original live-action footage at the end of "[[Da Boom]]" to explain away the entire episode as a bad dream. The clip is clearly a spoof on the [[Dallas (TV series)|Dallas]] tenth season premiere episode "Return to Camelot" in which Bobby emerged from the shower and viewers learned that the entire ninth season of the show had been a dream.
*'''[[Paula Abdul]]''' - One of a handful of people to appear on the show in live-action footage, in this case from her video "[[Opposites Attract]]", during a cutaway scene in "[[The Father, the Son, and the Holy Fonz]]".
*'''[[Pee-Wee's Playhouse]]''' - Puppets from the playhouse have turned up with Peter playing Pee-Wee.
*'''[[Peppermint Patty]]''' – An old friend and former love interest of Peter's. She is apparently a [[Marcie|Marcie Johnson]]'s life partner. They're seen as adults in "[[Stuck Together, Torn Apart]]".
*'''[[Peter Frampton]]''' – Played "Baby I Love Your Way" as a favor to Peter on his wedding anniversary.
*'''The [[Pope]]''' – The Pope occasionally appears, and once visited Quahog. He vaguely resembles a bald [[John Paul II]], but he has not been explicitly referred to as such. Unlike John Paul II, he appears to be Italian. He doesn't like wearing his episcopal [[mitre]]. "It's a stupid hat," he said.
*'''[[Randy Newman]]''' - Seen at one of the few houses to survive the [[Nuclear Holocaust]] following [[New Year's Eve]], 1999, (also known as [[Y2K]]) in "[[Da Boom]]", he made a song about everything he saw: from the Griffin's eating the unlimited apple supply available to them, to the family walking away in disgust and taking their chances in the post-[[Apocalypse|Apocalyptic]] [[Northeastern United States|Northeast]], just so they could rid of him and his annoying songs. (Peter threw an apple at his head as they left to shut him up.) He also sang songs for a [[Disney]] Movie preview in [[Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story]].
*'''[[Randy Savage]]''' - Played the wrestler when Peter taught Cleveland to be macho. He said, "I must be in Quahog, because I see a bunch of hicks".
*'''[[Regis Philbin]]''' - Appeared briefly in the episode "[[Petoria]]" in a spoof of [[MC Hammer]]'s "[[U Can't Touch This]]".
*'''[[The Rock (entertainer)|The Rock]]''' - Used to hang out with Stewie. Questioned by the announcer of his heritage.
*'''[[Rod Serling]]''' - Seen in the episode "[[Love Thy Trophy]]" where he is attacked by Peter and the neighbors in accusation of stealing their [[trophy]]. Later, he is slammed in the back of the head by [[Brian Griffin|Brian]] with a [[shovel]]. In both appearances, he is seen doing a spoof of his narration of the [[Twilight Zone]] episode "[[The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street]]", complete with a black and white background.
*'''[[Ron Jeremy]]'''-Presenting the best music at the [[AVN]]. Voiced by Ron Jeremy himself.
*'''[[Ronald McDonald]]'''- When the Griffens house was haunted, Chris asks himself "When will this scary clown go away?" It turned out to be Ronald McDonald. He made the McDonalds symbol with his hands, scaring Chris.{{episode}}
*'''[[Roseanne]]''' - Flashback shows when Peter (instead of [[John Goodman]]) was cast as her husband and can't understand a word she is saying.{{episode}}
*'''[[Roy L. Dennis|Roy L. "Rocky" Dennis]]''' – In a spoof of the 1985 film ''[[Mask (movie)|Mask]]'', [[Laura Dern|Diana Adams]] asks Rocky why his face has a [[pelvis]].
*'''[[Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer]]'''- Appears on television in a doctor's office, only to find out that his famous glowing nose is caused by a malignant, untreatable brain tumor.{{episode}}
*'''[[Samuel L. Jackson]]''' - Starring opposite of [[Jenna Jameson]] in one of Brian's porn films.
*'''[[Sean Penn]]''' – Former weatherman at Channel 5, his violent character wasn't suited for his position.
*'''[[Slobodan Milošević]]''', '''[[Saddam Hussein]]''', '''[[Muammar al-Qaddafi]]''', '''[[Fidel Castro]]''', '''[[Kim Jong Il]]''' – In "[[Petoria]]", they all attended Peter's barbecue to lend their support after Peter declared his house to be the independent country of "Petoria" and annexed his neighbor's pool, renaming it "Joe-hio".
*'''[[Soundwave (Transformers)]]''' - Featured as a Christian who works at the Pawtucket Patriot Brewery.
*'''[[Spider-Man]]''' – Uses his webs to save Peter from a fatal fall, claiming that "everybody gets one."
*'''[[Stephen Hawking]]''' – ''Main article: [[Stephen Hawking in popular culture#Appeared in cartoon form|Stephen Hawking in popular culture]]''
*'''[[Stephen King]]''' – Suggests a novel featuring a lamp monster, as if to imply his creativity has dried up.{{episode}}
*'''[[Steve Allen (comedian)|Steve Allen]]''' – Seen in ''[[Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story]]'' when Stewie briefly dies and goes to Hell. Damned to watch ''[[Who's the Boss?]]'' for eternity.
*'''[[Steven Seagal]]''' – Seen on TV beating up [[Pinniped|seal]]s in a parody of his films.{{episode}}
*'''[[Superman]]''' – Seen briefly when Peter believes that he's going to [[Hell]]. Explains that he's in Hell because he killed a hooker after she made a crack about him being "faster than a speeding bullet."{{episode}} In a later episode, Peter also recalls a time when he lived with Superman and the [[Justice League]]. Pulls the "S" off of his chest to throw it at villains in a highly ineffective attack.{{episode}}
*'''[[Susan Sarandon]]''' - Is shown holding Stewie while filming an anti-hunger commercial in the episode "[[Petoria]]". Featured at the beginning of "[[Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story]]" in a movie trailer spoof with [[Vince Vaughn]] mocking their naturally drooping eyelids.
*'''[[Ted Danson]]''' and '''[[Mary Steenbergen]]''' - Once, Peter met them. Ted appeared with an odd-shaped head, which he used as an umbrella for Mary, because she forgot hers. Unfortunately, his strange head prevents him from sleeping with her.{{episode}}
*'''[[Ted Turner]]''' – Head of [[Turner Broadcasting]], plays poker with Carter Pewterschmidt, despite no one liking him. Impregnated Carter's [[greyhound]] Seabreeze, implying that he is a [[zoophile]]. In "[[Peterotica]]", Barbara Pewterschmidt married Ted for a short time.
*'''[[Thundercats]]''' – Seen in "[[Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story]]" as Stewie remembers watching "Living Together". [[Lion-O]], [[Cheetara]] and [[Snarf]] are in Cats' Lair, as Lion-O uses the Sword of Omens to watch Cheetara in the washroom urinating. Lion-O and Cheetara are voiced by the real actors from [[Thundercats]]. ([[Larry Kenney]] as "Lion-O" and [[Lynne Lipton]] as "Cheetara")
*'''[[Tom Brady]]''' - A [[quarterback]] from the [[National Football League]]'s [[New England Patriots]], who lets Peter play for the Patriots.{{episode}}
*'''[[Tony Robbins]]''' - Famed motivational speaker, shown swallowing Peter whole.{{episode}}
*'''The [[Trix (cereal)|Trix]] Rabbit''' – Seen in an Asian Trix commercial. When the children state, "Silly rabbit, Trix are for kids," he remarks, "You share!", kills them with [[martial arts]]-style attacks, and runs away with the cereal. In the DVD commentary for this episode, [[Seth MacFarlane]] says he believes that this is every child's fantasy and voices his disdain for the children that would always take the rabbit's cereal. Also caught by Peter in the episode "[[Da Boom]]", accusing him of "trying to take [[Easter]] away from [[Jesus]]".
*'''[[United States Supreme Court]] [[Justices]]''' – The Justices tell [[David Souter]] if he wants to be a [[Supreme Court]] Justice he must pick up a [[cherry]] with his buttocks and drop it in a mug of beer after traveling through an obstacle course. The only person who has a speaking line in the entire cut-away is [[Sandra Day O'Connor]].
*'''[[Victoria Principal]]''' - Featured in original live-action footage at the end of "[[Da Boom]]."
*'''[[Vincent Van Gogh]]''' - It is revealed that he apparently cut off his ear as a gift for his girlfriend, but when she says it'll be a funny story to tell their children, he reveals that he has cut off his penis as well. On another episode, seen in [[Heaven]] with Brian, [[Ernest Hemingway]] and [[Kurt Cobain]].{{episode}}
*'''[[Vince Vaughn]]''' - Featured at the beginning of "[[Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story]]" in a movie trailer for ''Two People who look like They Never Get Any Sleep'' with [[Susan Sarandon]].
*'''[[Wile E. Coyote]]''' - From [[Looney Tunes]], appears in a flashback on the episode "[[PTV (Family Guy)|PTV]]" when Peter claims he had a mail-order operation. He offers a credit store when Wile E. Coyote claims a refund.
*'''[[William Shatner]]''' – Has appeared in several cameo roles{{episode}}:
**Often parodied using a distinctive acting style similar to that of [[Captain Kirk]], speaking as if "''Every. Word. Is. Its. Own. Sentence.''"
**Seen performing the opening monologue from ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'' in the style from [[William Shatner's musical career|his musical career]] and ending with a scream of "Khan! Khan!", spoofing his scream from ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]''.
**Formed a brief friendship with Peter before being run over and presumably killed by Meg. Later reappeared in a crowd, non-speaking.
*'''[[Wilford Brimley]]''' - During a commercial viewed by the Griffins, he explains how tedious diabetes is and claims that he struck his wife after he ran out of Vanilla Ice Cream, only to later find that she has been dead for six years.{{episode}}
*'''[[Will Ferrell]]''' – After watching a particularly unfunny joke in the film version of ''[[Bewitched (movie)|Bewitched]]'', Stewie travels to Will Ferrell's house in [[Hollywood]] to punch him in the face.{{episode}}
*'''The [[Wonder Twins]]''' – Peter recalled that he was once a Wonder Twin. In the flashback, he assumes the shape of Jayna's [[tampon]], jumps into her purse, and plays "the waiting game."{{episode}}
*'''[[Wonder Woman]]''' – Seen in ''[[Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story]]'' when [[Superman]] flies by her invisible plane while she is using the lavatory. In another episode, when Peter recalled playing strip poker with the [[Super Friends]], she loses a hand to Peter and has to remove her Wonder Bra; while the rest of the Super Friends stare at her, [[Robin]] is staring at Peter.{{episode}}

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The old and new cathedrals

Coventry Cathedral, also known as St. Michael's Cathedral, is the seat of the Bishop of Coventry and the Diocese of Coventry, in Coventry, West Midlands, England.

The city has had three cathedrals. The first was St. Mary's, a monastic building, only a few ruins of which remain. The second was St Michael's, a Church of England church, later designated Cathedral, that remains a ruined shell after its bombing during the Second World War. The third is the new St Michael's Cathedral, built after the destruction of the former and a celebration of 20th century architecture.

St Mary's Priory

The first cathedral in Coventry was St Mary's Priory and Cathedral, which held such status from a date between 1095 and 1102, when the infamous Bishop Robert de Limesey moved the Bishop's see from Lichfield to Coventry, until 1539 when it fell victim to King Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries. Prior to 1095, it had been a small Benedictine monastery (endowed by Earl Leofric and Lady Godiva in 1043), but shortly after this time rebuilding began and by the middle of the 13th century it was a cathedral of 425 feet in length and included many large outbuildings. Leofric was probably buried within the original Saxon church in Coventry. However, records suggest that Godiva was buried at Evesham Abbey, alongside her father confessor, Prior Aefic.

St Michael's Cathedral

First structure

The roofless ruins of the old cathedral.

St Michael's church was largely constructed between the late 14th century and early 15th century. It was the largest parish church in England when, in 1918, it was elevated to cathedral status on the creation of Coventry Diocese. This St Michael's Cathedral now stands ruined, bombed almost to destruction on November 14, 1940 by the German Luftwaffe. Only the tower and spire and the outer wall survived. The ruins of this older cathedral remain hallowed ground.

A cross made of nails from the old cathedral was donated to the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in Berlin, which was destroyed by Allied bomb attacks and is also kept as a ruin alongside a newer building. A copy of the Stalingrad Madonna by Kurt Reuber that was drawn in 1942 in Stalingrad (now Volgograd) is shown in the cathedrals of all three cities as a sign of the reconciliation of the three countries that were once enemies. The cross has also been carried on board all British Warships to subsequently bear the name HMS Coventry.

Present structure

St Michael's Victory over the Devil, a sculpture by Sir Jacob Epstein.

The new St Michael's Cathedral, built next to the remains of the old, was designed by Basil Spence and is a Grade I listed building.

Basil Spence (later knighted for this work) insisted that instead of re-building the old cathedral it should be kept in ruins as a garden of remembrance and that the new cathedral should be built alongside, the two buildings together effectively forming one church. The selection of Spence for the work was a result of a competition held in 1950 to find an architect for the new Coventry Cathedral; his design was chosen from over two hundred submitted.

The foundation stone of the new cathedral was laid by the Queen on March 23, 1956. It was consecrated on May 25, 1962, on the same day as the new Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, and Benjamin Britten's War Requiem, composed for the occasion, was premiered in the new cathedral on May 30 to mark its consecration.

The exterior of the new cathedral

Like its German counterpart in Berlin, its modern design caused much controversy. The unconventional spire (known as a flèche) was lowered onto the flat roof by helicopter. The interior is notable for a large tapestry of Christ, designed by Graham Sutherland, and for the Baptistry window designed by John Piper, a stained glass window of abstract design that occupies the full height of one wall. It is compounded from 195 elemental panes of startlingly bright primary colours. Also worthy of note is the Great West Window known as the Screen of Saints and Angels, engraved by John Hutton. (Although referred to as the West Window, this is the 'ecclesiastical west' as it lies at the opposite end from the altar which is traditionally at the east end of a church; due to the unorthodox orientation of this cathedral, the altar is actually at the north end.)

Cross Of Nails

The Cross Of Nails was a cross made out of nails from the old Cathedral. It is now used as a symbol of peace and reconciliation, and there are Cross of Nails Centres across the world, including The Coventry Blue Coat Church Of England School.

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Miscellaneous

A television documentary on Coventry Cathedral, narrated by Leo Genn, was broadcast on British television in the 1960s.

Trivia

To Say Nothing of the Dog (1997), a Hugo Award-winning novel by Connie Willis, centres around an effort to rebuild the second cathedral in 2057.

External links

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