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Family Guy and American Dad named worst for families

Posted by Rob on Thursday, October 20, 2005

The Parents Television Council has declared that Family Guy and American Dad as two of the worst shows for families, along with The War at Home.

The group’s president, L. Brent Bozell, said, “The top three worst shows all contain crude and raunchy dialogue with sex-themed jokes and foul language. Even worse is the fact that Hollywood is peddling its filth to families with cartoons.”

It would seem that the PTC are missing the point that these are adult shows, and that cartoons are not just for children.

The O.C., another Fox show, also made it to the list.

You can read more about this over at the CNN website: ‘4 Fox shows named worst for families’.

Related link: http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBI…index.html

37 comments

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Comments

  1. Peter (Thu 20 October 2005)

    Fuck yeah there missing the point!! But its just another way for people to complain

  2. Hollo (Thu 20 October 2005)

    its not for "familys" thats just the name of the comedy... its acctually for adults & mature teens..

  3. your bassist (Thu 20 October 2005)

    I hate stupid people who don't find humor in those shows...except for The War at Home. That show isn't funny.

  4. neo2001 (Thu 20 October 2005)

    Family Guy is THE BEST SHOW ever made.
    http://art-xtreme.com

  5. eagles8132 (Thu 20 October 2005)

    again people dont have to watch these shows if they think they are bad

  6. Chris (Thu 20 October 2005)

    That makes me laugh very hard. It is entertaining when big groups open mouth and insert foot when it comes to cartoons. Adults in this world have the narrow-minded thinking that cartoons are made and are directed at kids when in fact most of them today are for adults. I can name five off the top of my head: Simpsons, Baby Blues, Mission Hill, ATHF, Futurama, Harvey Birdman Attourney at Law. I could go on for a long time.

  7. Kacy (Thu 20 October 2005)

    Well, then, the PTC are a bunch of idiots!

  8. Tyler (Thu 20 October 2005)

    I could care less what anyone says about family guy, i still think it's the best :)

  9. the french guy (Fri 21 October 2005)

    It's a good thing I guess! That's a proof that's a very good show! Stewie Griffin rockssssss

  10. techie775 (Fri 21 October 2005)

    Well my opinion of PTC when down. If they think FG is for kids they aren't doing good enough research about things to bitch about.

  11. Nuss (Fri 21 October 2005)

    Why do I believe that the PTC is right-wing? Why do I believe that they're critisising shows that make fun of right wing christian talibans? 'Cause the PTC are right wing christian talibans maybe!

  12. shimmy (Fri 21 October 2005)

    PTC needs to stick to PBS if they are offended. Wonder what they think about Adult Swim. ATHF kicks ass!!

  13. Eric (Fri 21 October 2005)

    They make a point that it is advertised to familes. That being said it is a great show and as an adult I love it, own it on dvd, and will show it to my kids when they're old enough. And in our society parents don't control their kids enough and some are stupid enough to think that cartoons = kids. I watch everything with my kids when I'm home and they don't have tvs in their rooms.

  14. edward (Fri 21 October 2005)

    group hug everyone? i think that will solve all of this banter.

  15. ian (Fri 21 October 2005)

    quick question where does south park rank on this or how about barney that reaches in to his "magic bag" and pulls out goodies for all the children. hmm kinda sounds like JACKO

  16. Parker (Sat 22 October 2005)

    I don't think this is a bad thing at all :P

  17. Kevin (Sat 22 October 2005)

    I agree with most what has been said here but in New Zealand the show is on at 7PM and this is still a family/kids viewing time

  18. Nick (Sat 22 October 2005)

    What a bunch of losers! Seen there best/worst of list
    If we all watched what they wanted us to we'd be so BORED!!! TV is bad enough these days...bring on more gems like FG and AD!!!

  19. Advocate-4-05 (Sun 23 October 2005)

    this is dumb once again stop relying and whinning to the goverment to solve you problems be parents if u think the show is questionable watch it, then if it is, don't let your children do it, definition-parent: one who plays the role of a guardian, and who helps grow and nurture child...do your job or don't have children

  20. Matt (Sun 23 October 2005)

    All TV's and cable/sat. boxes today have v-chips. All shows are rated and if you don't want your children to watch you have options to censor it. It's just that easy! So why would people still complain? It's because they think it's immoral and thats fine there entitled to there opinion but forcing there opinion on others is what there goals are. They call it morality I call it facism!

  21. CAS- STL (Sun 23 October 2005)

    those right-wing religious freaks just don't get it: not every show on TV needs to be sanitized so that's it's appropriate for kids. if that were the case, then every station would show Sesame Street 24/7. Family Guy rocks because adults needs to laugh too (shows with Charlie Sheen and Jim Belushi don't cut it!)

  22. paulo (Tue 25 October 2005)

    this is awesome news lol. everyone in the ptc should just quit their useless job.

  23. ken (Tue 25 October 2005)

    as much as i love family guy, there is one thing that is hard to ignore. kids DO look at family guy and say "oh look a cartoon!". i used to work at circuit city and i would see little 3-6 year old kids grab a family guy dvd and ask an uknowing parent if he/she would get it for them.

  24. ken (Tue 25 October 2005)

    but on the flip side, it is the resposibility of the parent to monitor and filter what their children are watching so having this PTC organization is a complete joke in my opinion. i pity every one of these people for their ignorance.

  25. Griffin (Tue 25 October 2005)

    That is stupid im 15 years old and i think the cartoons are just funny it shouldn't be on that list

  26. Griffin (Tue 25 October 2005)

    I think there should be more cartoons like those!That PTC just Sucks.

  27. FCC SUCK (Tue 25 October 2005)

    They can all just blow me! I mean it is becauses of them that family guy got canceled in the first place.You gotta believe me

  28. unholy st. vee (Wed 26 October 2005)

    if somebody doesn't like it, then they can find something else to watch and leave us the hell alone. why should we change our views cause they're intolerant and close minded? to all of you people trying to bring down Family Guy, Go suck yourselves!

  29. AC (Wed 26 October 2005)

    Having read through the comments posted here I get the impression that many didn't even bother actually looking at what the PTC said about Family Guy. They are not dictating what should be on TV or what we should watch. They are merely pointing out that FG and AD are not suitable for children, and shouldn't be promoted as such. This seems reasonable to me. The jokes in these shows are aimed at adults, and I wouldn't show a kid these shows, even though I find them hilarious..

  30. jady (Thu 27 October 2005)

    I am a parent of 4, me and my husband watch these shows and Adult Swim that comes on late at night. They all have disclaimers that come up and state they may not be suitable for all audiences due to sex, language, or violence. Our kids are either put to bed, allowed to catch up on school reading or able to watch appropriate cartoons for their ages. Like others have said before me parents please be responsible parents and pay attention to what your kids are watching.

  31. barca till i die (Thu 27 October 2005)

    well i am 13 it has no nagitive affact on me. any way half the people my age and younger dont really understand most of the jokes

  32. FCC SUCKS ASS (Fri 28 October 2005)

    They just do that because they want more people to watch That DAMM PBS.I mean every good series has been canceled because of the DUMB ASS FCC.Come do your worst.Ha HA HA HA HA HAA.

  33. HOBO (Thu 03 November 2005)

    YOU KNOW ALOT OF PEOPLE IN MY SCHOOL WATCH IT. STUDENTS TEACHERS. IT REALLY ISNT THAT BAD. STEWIE IS MY PERSONAL FAVORITE BUT EVEN THOUGH HE SAYS CURSE WORDS DOESNT MEAN HE SAY FUC EVERY SECOND. I UNDERSTAND WHY PARENTS DONT WANT KIDS TO WATCH IT SO TELL THEM NOT TO IF THEY DONT WANT THEM TO. 3-11 YEAR OLDS DONT CONTROL THEIR PARENTS.PLUS IF THEY GOT RID OF IT ID BE DISAPPOINTED. I REALLY JUST STARTED WATCHING LIKE 1 YEAR AGO. MY FATHER DOESNT MIND ME WATCHING IT. IT WILL REALLY BUBM ME IF YOU GET RID OF THE SHOW.

    FROM A REALLY CONCERNED VIEWER. FIGHT FOR THE SHOW

  34. Sienna (Sat 05 November 2005)

    I love family guy it's so funny and i don't know anyone who doesn't like it

  35. Neil B. formy (Wed 30 November 2005)

    fcc burn in hell family guy rocks you blow

  36. kristen (Tue 20 December 2005)

    i agree with ever1, except for the loser who r against the best show eva! argh! stop dissing family guy! family guy is an adult show! build a bridge and get over it!

  37. joe (Sat 07 January 2006)

    Please stop dissing every organization that makes a comment. Just as one should be free to watch family guy, one should also be free to say why they don't find it appropriate. Stop saying the PTC is the only intolerant one and get over it. Don't let an opinion hurt your feelings so much.
    I love family guy and I love that not everyone loves it. Why would I want everyone to be like me? Then I would just be intolerant.

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