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''[[Family Guy]]''{{'s}} eighth season first aired on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] network in twenty-one episodes from September 27, 2009 to May 23, 2010 before being released as two DVD box sets and in syndication. It ran on Sunday nights between May and July 2010 on [[BBC Three]] in the UK. The [[animated cartoon|animated]] [[television comedy|television series]] ''[[Family Guy]]'' follows the dysfunctional [[Griffin family]]—father [[Peter Griffin|Peter]], mother [[Lois Griffin|Lois]], daughter [[Meg Griffin|Meg]], son [[Chris Griffin|Chris]], baby [[Stewie Griffin|Stewie]] and dog [[Brian Griffin|Brian]], all of whom reside in their hometown of [[Quahog (Family Guy)|Quahog]]. The eighth season, which premiered with the episode "[[Road to the Multiverse]]" and ended with "[[Something, Something, Something, Dark Side]]", was executive produced by [[Chris Sheridan (writer)|Chris Sheridan]], [[David A. Goodman|David Goodman]], [[Danny Smith (writer)|Danny Smith]], [[Mark Hentemann]], [[Steve Callaghan]] and series creator [[Seth MacFarlane]]. The season's [[showrunner]]s were Hentemann and Callaghan.
''[[Family Guy]]''{{'s}} eighth season first aired on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] network in twenty-one episodes from September 27, 2009 to May 23, 2010 before being released as two DVD box sets and in syndication. It ran on Sunday nights between May and July 2010 on [[BBC Three]] in the UK. The [[animated cartoon|animated]] [[television comedy|television series]] ''[[Family Guy]]'' follows the dysfunctional [[Griffin family]]—father [[Peter Griffin|Peter]], mother [[Lois Griffin|Lois]], daughter [[Meg Griffin|Meg]], son [[Chris Griffin|Chris]], baby [[Stewie Griffin|Stewie]] and dog [[Brian Griffin|Brian]], all of whom reside in their hometown of [[Quahog (Family Guy)|Quahog]]. The eighth season, which premiered with the episode "[[Road to the Multiverse]]" and ended with "[[Something, Something, Something, Dark Side]]", was executive produced by [[Chris Sheridan (writer)|Chris Sheridan]], [[David A. Goodman|David Goodman]], [[Danny Smith (writer)|Danny Smith]], [[Mark Hentemann]], [[Steve Callaghan]] and series creator [[Seth MacFarlane]]. The season's [[showrunner]]s were Hentemann and Callaghan.


The season received a [[#Reception|mixed reception]] from critics, who cited a lack of original writing.<ref name="seasonreview">{{cite web |url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/109/1093953p1.html |title=Family Guy: Season 8 Review |publisher=''[[IGN]]'' |last=Isler |first=Ramsey |date=2010-06-02 |accessdate=2010-07-02}}</ref> More positive assessments revolved around the "tail end of the season," which "threw out all its old conventions and tried something remarkably different."<ref name="seasonreview"/> Season eight contains some of the series' most acclaimed episodes, including "Road to the Multiverse",<ref name="coltonemmy"/> "Something, Something, Something, Dark Side"<ref name="seasonreview"/> and "[[Dog Gone]]",<ref name="genesis">{{cite web |url=http://www.humanesociety.org/about/events/genesis_awards/nominees.html |title=The Genesis Awards&nbsp;– Winners and Nominees |publisher=The Humane Society of the United States |date=2010-04-24 |accessdate=2010-07-02}}</ref> as well as some of the most controversial episodes, including "[[Extra Large Medium]]", "[[Brian & Stewie]]", "[[Quagmire's Dad]]" and "Partial Terms of Endearment," which was banned from being aired on American TV, but has been released on DVD (as both a standalone episode and as part of the complete season set) and saw broadcast in the UK on BBC3.<ref name="controversial1">{{cite web |first=Dan |last=Abramson|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/15/family-guy-trig-palin-vid_n_462522.html |title='Family Guy' Mocks Sarah Palin's Son Trig For Having Down Syndrome |publisher=The Huffington Post |date=2010-02-15 |accessdate=2010-06-20}}</ref><ref name="controversial2">{{cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2010/05/05/2010-05-05_family_guy_creator_seth_macfarlane_slammed_by_parents_television_council_for_fec.html |title='Family Guy' creator Seth MacFarlane slammed by Parents Television Council for 'feces-eating' show |publisher=New York Daily News |date=2010-05-05 |accessdate=2010-06-20 |author=Roberts, Soraya}}</ref><ref name="controversial3">{{cite web |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-08-13/the-banned-family-guy-episode/ |title=The Banned 'Family Guy' Episode |author=Cullum, Paul |publisher=The Daily Beast |date=2009-08-13 |accessdate=2010-06-20}}</ref> It was the recipient of a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation and a [[Genesis Awards|Genesis Award]] for television comedy, and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics.
The season received a [[#Reception|mixed reception]] from critics, who cited a lack of original writing.<ref name="seasonreview">{{cite web |url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/109/1093953p1.html |title=Family Guy: Season 8 Review |publisher=''[[IGN]]'' |last=Isler |first=Ramsey |date=2010-06-02 |accessdate=2010-07-02}}</ref> More positive assessments revolved around the "tail end of the season," which "threw out all its old conventions and tried something remarkably different."<ref name="seasonreview"/> Season eight contains some of the series' most acclaimed episodes, including "Road to the Multiverse",<ref name="coltonemmy"/> "Something, Something, Something, Dark Side"<ref name="seasonreview"/> and "[[Dog Gone]]",<ref name="genesis">{{cite web|url=http://www.humanesociety.org/about/events/genesis_awards/nominees.html |title=The Genesis Awards&nbsp;– Winners and Nominees |publisher=The Humane Society of the United States |date=2010-04-24 |accessdate=2010-07-02 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307122122/http://www.humanesociety.org/about/events/genesis_awards/nominees.html |archivedate=2012-03-07 |df= }}</ref> as well as some of the most controversial episodes, including "[[Extra Large Medium]]", "[[Brian & Stewie]]", "[[Quagmire's Dad]]" and "Partial Terms of Endearment," which was banned from being aired on American TV, but has been released on DVD (as both a standalone episode and as part of the complete season set) and saw broadcast in the UK on BBC3.<ref name="controversial1">{{cite web |first=Dan |last=Abramson|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/15/family-guy-trig-palin-vid_n_462522.html |title='Family Guy' Mocks Sarah Palin's Son Trig For Having Down Syndrome |publisher=The Huffington Post |date=2010-02-15 |accessdate=2010-06-20}}</ref><ref name="controversial2">{{cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2010/05/05/2010-05-05_family_guy_creator_seth_macfarlane_slammed_by_parents_television_council_for_fec.html |title='Family Guy' creator Seth MacFarlane slammed by Parents Television Council for 'feces-eating' show |publisher=New York Daily News |date=2010-05-05 |accessdate=2010-06-20 |author=Roberts, Soraya}}</ref><ref name="controversial3">{{cite web |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-08-13/the-banned-family-guy-episode/ |title=The Banned 'Family Guy' Episode |author=Cullum, Paul |publisher=The Daily Beast |date=2009-08-13 |accessdate=2010-06-20}}</ref> It was the recipient of a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation and a [[Genesis Awards|Genesis Award]] for television comedy, and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics.


The [[Family Guy DVDs|Volume Eight DVD box set]] was released in Region 1 on June 15, 2010, Region 2 on November 1, 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;0;-1;-1;-1&sku=2700 |title=Family Guy: Season 9: 3dvd (2010): DVD |publisher=hmv.com |date=2011-01-03 |accessdate=2012-08-14}}</ref> and Region 4 on August 17, 2010. Eight of the twenty-one episodes are included in the volume. The remaining eleven episodes of the season were released on the Volume Nine DVD box set in Region 1 on December 13, 2011, and was released in Region 2 on May 9, 2011 and Region 4 on June 15, 2011. Two other episodes were released independently on DVD.
The [[Family Guy DVDs|Volume Eight DVD box set]] was released in Region 1 on June 15, 2010, Region 2 on November 1, 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;0;-1;-1;-1&sku=2700 |title=Family Guy: Season 9: 3dvd (2010): DVD |publisher=hmv.com |date=2011-01-03 |accessdate=2012-08-14}}</ref> and Region 4 on August 17, 2010. Eight of the twenty-one episodes are included in the volume. The remaining eleven episodes of the season were released on the Volume Nine DVD box set in Region 1 on December 13, 2011, and was released in Region 2 on May 9, 2011 and Region 4 on June 15, 2011. Two other episodes were released independently on DVD.
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==Reception==
==Reception==
The eighth season premiere received a 5.2 rating share in the Nielsen ratings among viewers age 18 to 49, attracting 10.17 million viewers overall, the highest rated episode of the season.<ref name="ratings1">{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/09/28/tv-ratings-nbc-sunday-night-football-wins-cleveland-show-opens-large-desperate-housewives-down/28617|last=Gorman |first=Bill |date=2009-09-28 |title=TV Ratings: Sunday Night Football Wins; Cleveland Show Large; Housewives Down |publisher=TV by the Numbers |accessdate=2009-12-15}}</ref> Both of these figures were significantly higher than those of the [[Peter's Progress|seventh season finale]].<ref name="ratings2">{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/05/18/sunday-ratings-abc-wins-desperate-housewives-still-down/18861|last=Gorman |first=Bill |date=2009-05-18 |title=Sunday Ratings: ABC Wins; Desperate Housewives, Survivor Finales Hit Lows |publisher=TV by the Numbers |accessdate=2010-07-02}}</ref> In the weeks following "Road to the Multiverse", viewership ratings hovered around 7 million. Aside from the premiere, "[[Family Goy]]", the second episode for the season, garnered the most views with 9.66 million, a high for the remainder of the eighth season.<ref name="ratings3">{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/10/05/tv-ratings-sunday-night-football-wins-three-rivers-runs-dry/29463 |title=TV Ratings: Sunday Night Football Wins; Three Rivers Runs Dry |publisher=TV by the Numbers |date=2009-10-05 |last=Gorman |first=Bill |accessdate=2009-12-15}}</ref> The episode "[[Dial Meg for Murder]]" received the fewest viewers for the season with 6.21 million viewers.<ref name="ratings11">{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/02/01/tv-ratings-sunday-grammy-awards-drown-out-the-competition/40619|title=TV Ratings Sunday: Grammy Awards Drown Out The Competition|last=Gorman |first=Bill|date=2010-02-01|accessdate=2010-02-01|publisher=TV by the Numbers}}</ref>
The eighth season premiere received a 5.2 rating share in the Nielsen ratings among viewers age 18 to 49, attracting 10.17 million viewers overall, the highest rated episode of the season.<ref name="ratings1">{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/09/28/tv-ratings-nbc-sunday-night-football-wins-cleveland-show-opens-large-desperate-housewives-down/28617 |last=Gorman |first=Bill |date=2009-09-28 |title=TV Ratings: Sunday Night Football Wins; Cleveland Show Large; Housewives Down |publisher=TV by the Numbers |accessdate=2009-12-15 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091004223911/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/09/28/tv-ratings-nbc-sunday-night-football-wins-cleveland-show-opens-large-desperate-housewives-down/28617 |archivedate=2009-10-04 |df= }}</ref> Both of these figures were significantly higher than those of the [[Peter's Progress|seventh season finale]].<ref name="ratings2">{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/05/18/sunday-ratings-abc-wins-desperate-housewives-still-down/18861|last=Gorman |first=Bill |date=2009-05-18 |title=Sunday Ratings: ABC Wins; Desperate Housewives, Survivor Finales Hit Lows |publisher=TV by the Numbers |accessdate=2010-07-02}}</ref> In the weeks following "Road to the Multiverse", viewership ratings hovered around 7 million. Aside from the premiere, "[[Family Goy]]", the second episode for the season, garnered the most views with 9.66 million, a high for the remainder of the eighth season.<ref name="ratings3">{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/10/05/tv-ratings-sunday-night-football-wins-three-rivers-runs-dry/29463 |title=TV Ratings: Sunday Night Football Wins; Three Rivers Runs Dry |publisher=TV by the Numbers |date=2009-10-05 |last=Gorman |first=Bill |accessdate=2009-12-15}}</ref> The episode "[[Dial Meg for Murder]]" received the fewest viewers for the season with 6.21 million viewers.<ref name="ratings11">{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/02/01/tv-ratings-sunday-grammy-awards-drown-out-the-competition/40619|title=TV Ratings Sunday: Grammy Awards Drown Out The Competition|last=Gorman |first=Bill|date=2010-02-01|accessdate=2010-02-01|publisher=TV by the Numbers}}</ref>


Episodes of the eighth season were nominated for and won several awards. On July 8, 2010, the song entitled "Down Syndrome Girl" from "[[Extra Large Medium]]" was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music and Lyrics at the [[62nd Primetime Emmy Awards]]. Series creator Seth MacFarlane and composer [[Walter Murphy]] were nominated for their work on the song's lyrics and music.<ref name="emmys">{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/sites/emmys.com/files/62ndemmys_noms.pdf |format=PDF |title=62nd Primetime Emmy Awars nominations |publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |date=2010-07-08 |accessdate=2010-07-08}}</ref> On July 24, 2010, MacFarlane gave a live performance of the song at the [[San Diego Comic-Con International]],<ref name="latimes">{{cite web |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/07/comiccon-2010-seth-macfarlane-does-family-guy-live-.html |title=Comic-Con 2010: Seth MacFarlane does 'Family Guy' live |publisher=''Los Angeles Times'' |accessdate=2010-08-09 |date=2010-07-24 |last=Collins |first=Scott}}</ref> to an audience of nearly 4,200 attendees.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.comic-con.org/common/assets/ccmag_09spring.pdf |title=Comic-Con Magazine |publisher=San Diego Comic-Con International |format=PDF |accessdate=2010-08-21}}</ref> At the Creative Arts Awards on August 21, 2010, "Down Syndrome Girl" lost to the [[USA Network]] series ''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2010/08/emmys-creative-arts-winners-list.html |title=Emmys Creative Arts: Winners list |publisher=''Los Angeles Times'' |accessdate=2010-08-21 |date=2010-08-21 |last=O'Neil |first=Tom}}</ref> Greg Colton, director of "Road to the Multiverse", was awarded the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation for storyboarding the episode.<ref name="coltonemmy">{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/sites/emmys.com/files/CRTV2010winners_pressrel.pdf |title=2010 Creative Arts Emmy Winners Press Release |format=PDF |accessdate=2010-08-22 |date=2010-08-22 |publisher= Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences}}</ref> In February 2010, "[[Dog Gone]]" won the Sid Caesar Comedy Award, at the annual [[Genesis Awards]], for television comedy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.humanesociety.org/about/events/genesis_awards/nominees.html|publisher=The Humane Society of the United States|title=Nominees for the Genesis Awards|accessdate= 2010-03-26}}</ref>
Episodes of the eighth season were nominated for and won several awards. On July 8, 2010, the song entitled "Down Syndrome Girl" from "[[Extra Large Medium]]" was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music and Lyrics at the [[62nd Primetime Emmy Awards]]. Series creator Seth MacFarlane and composer [[Walter Murphy]] were nominated for their work on the song's lyrics and music.<ref name="emmys">{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/sites/emmys.com/files/62ndemmys_noms.pdf |format=PDF |title=62nd Primetime Emmy Awars nominations |publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |date=2010-07-08 |accessdate=2010-07-08}}</ref> On July 24, 2010, MacFarlane gave a live performance of the song at the [[San Diego Comic-Con International]],<ref name="latimes">{{cite web |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/07/comiccon-2010-seth-macfarlane-does-family-guy-live-.html |title=Comic-Con 2010: Seth MacFarlane does 'Family Guy' live |publisher=''Los Angeles Times'' |accessdate=2010-08-09 |date=2010-07-24 |last=Collins |first=Scott}}</ref> to an audience of nearly 4,200 attendees.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.comic-con.org/common/assets/ccmag_09spring.pdf |title=Comic-Con Magazine |publisher=San Diego Comic-Con International |format=PDF |accessdate=2010-08-21}}</ref> At the Creative Arts Awards on August 21, 2010, "Down Syndrome Girl" lost to the [[USA Network]] series ''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2010/08/emmys-creative-arts-winners-list.html |title=Emmys Creative Arts: Winners list |publisher=''Los Angeles Times'' |accessdate=2010-08-21 |date=2010-08-21 |last=O'Neil |first=Tom}}</ref> Greg Colton, director of "Road to the Multiverse", was awarded the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation for storyboarding the episode.<ref name="coltonemmy">{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/sites/emmys.com/files/CRTV2010winners_pressrel.pdf |title=2010 Creative Arts Emmy Winners Press Release |format=PDF |accessdate=2010-08-22 |date=2010-08-22 |publisher= Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences}}</ref> In February 2010, "[[Dog Gone]]" won the Sid Caesar Comedy Award, at the annual [[Genesis Awards]], for television comedy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.humanesociety.org/about/events/genesis_awards/nominees.html |publisher=The Humane Society of the United States |title=Nominees for the Genesis Awards |accessdate=2010-03-26 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307122122/http://www.humanesociety.org/about/events/genesis_awards/nominees.html |archivedate=2012-03-07 |df= }}</ref>


[[File:David A. Goodman by Gage Skidmore 3.jpg|right|upright|150px|thumb|alt=A man with black hair and glasses speaks into a microphone.|Executive producer [[David A. Goodman]] responded to criticism by the [[Parents Television Council|PTC]].]]
[[File:David A. Goodman by Gage Skidmore 3.jpg|right|upright|150px|thumb|alt=A man with black hair and glasses speaks into a microphone.|Executive producer [[David A. Goodman]] responded to criticism by the [[Parents Television Council|PTC]].]]
The [[Parents Television Council]], a frequent [[Criticism of Family Guy|critic]] of ''Family Guy'', branded "Family Goy",<ref>{{cite web|title="Family Guy" on Fox|url=http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/publications/bw/2009/1009worst.asp|work=Worst TV Show of the Week|publisher=Parents Television Council|date=2009-10-09|accessdate=2009-10-09}}</ref> "Dial Meg for Murder",<ref>{{cite web|title="Family Guy" on Fox|url=http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/publications/bw/2010/0205worst.asp|work=Worst TV Show of the Week|publisher=Parents Television Council|date=2010-02-05|accessdate=2010-02-05}}</ref> "Extra Large Medium",<ref>{{cite web|title=Family Guy on Fox|url=http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/publications/bw/2010/0226worst.asp|work=Worst TV Show of the Week|date=2010-02-26|publisher=Parents Television Council|accessdate=2010-02-26}}</ref> "[[Go Stewie Go]]",<ref>{{cite web|title=Family Guy on Fox|url=http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/publications/bw/2010/0319worst.asp|work=Worst TV Show of the Week|publisher=Parents Television Council|date=2010-03-19|accessdate=2010-03-19}}</ref> "Brian & Stewie"<ref>{{cite web|title=Family Guy on Fox|url=http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/publications/bw/2010/0507worst.asp|work=Worst TV Show of the Week|publisher=Parents Television Council|date=2010-05-07|accessdate=2010-05-07}}</ref> and "[[Quagmire's Dad]]"<ref>{{cite web|title=Family Guy on Fox|url=http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/publications/bw/2010/0514worst.asp|work=Worst TV Show of the Week|publisher=Parents Television Council|date=2010-05-14|accessdate=2010-05-14}}</ref> as the "worst show of the week," a title frequently given to the series by the group. In response to the group's criticism, executive producer [[David A. Goodman|David Goodman]] claimed that ''Family Guy'' is "absolutely for adults", and that he does not allow his own children to watch the show.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2005-07-11-cartoons_x.htm | title = Younger viewers tune in to 'toons aimed at adults | accessdate = 2010-11-26| publisher = ''USA Today'' |date=2005-07-11 |last=Oldenburg |first=Ann}}</ref>
The [[Parents Television Council]], a frequent [[Criticism of Family Guy|critic]] of ''Family Guy'', branded "Family Goy",<ref>{{cite web|title="Family Guy" on Fox |url=http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/publications/bw/2009/1009worst.asp |work=Worst TV Show of the Week |publisher=Parents Television Council |date=2009-10-09 |accessdate=2009-10-09 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106235838/http://www.parentstv.org/ptc/publications/bw/2009/1009worst.asp |archivedate=2010-01-06 |df= }}</ref> "Dial Meg for Murder",<ref>{{cite web|title="Family Guy" on Fox|url=http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/publications/bw/2010/0205worst.asp|work=Worst TV Show of the Week|publisher=Parents Television Council|date=2010-02-05|accessdate=2010-02-05}}</ref> "Extra Large Medium",<ref>{{cite web|title=Family Guy on Fox|url=http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/publications/bw/2010/0226worst.asp|work=Worst TV Show of the Week|date=2010-02-26|publisher=Parents Television Council|accessdate=2010-02-26}}</ref> "[[Go Stewie Go]]",<ref>{{cite web|title=Family Guy on Fox|url=http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/publications/bw/2010/0319worst.asp|work=Worst TV Show of the Week|publisher=Parents Television Council|date=2010-03-19|accessdate=2010-03-19}}</ref> "Brian & Stewie"<ref>{{cite web|title=Family Guy on Fox|url=http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/publications/bw/2010/0507worst.asp|work=Worst TV Show of the Week|publisher=Parents Television Council|date=2010-05-07|accessdate=2010-05-07}}</ref> and "[[Quagmire's Dad]]"<ref>{{cite web|title=Family Guy on Fox |url=http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/publications/bw/2010/0514worst.asp |work=Worst TV Show of the Week |publisher=Parents Television Council |date=2010-05-14 |accessdate=2010-05-14 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613001530/http://parentstv.org/PTC/publications/bw/2010/0514worst.asp |archivedate=2010-06-13 |df= }}</ref> as the "worst show of the week," a title frequently given to the series by the group. In response to the group's criticism, executive producer [[David A. Goodman|David Goodman]] claimed that ''Family Guy'' is "absolutely for adults", and that he does not allow his own children to watch the show.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2005-07-11-cartoons_x.htm | title = Younger viewers tune in to 'toons aimed at adults | accessdate = 2010-11-26| publisher = ''USA Today'' |date=2005-07-11 |last=Oldenburg |first=Ann}}</ref>


The season received varied reviews from critics. Ramsey Isler of [[IGN]] wrote mixed comments about the season, saying, "There was a time when {{interp|''Family Guy''}} was one of the funniest shows on TV; it was comedy gold. But somewhere along the line, the show's shine faded, its image was tarnished, and the magic disappeared", but added, "That's not to say that ''FG'' hasn't been good at all lately. Season 8 certainly had a few good episodes including the season opener, "Road to the Multiverse", which had a clever premise that was executed well. But after the first episode, the quality of the stories started to decline".<ref name="s8ign">{{cite web |url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/109/1093953p1.html |title=Family Guy: Season 8 Review |publisher=''[[IGN]]'' |last=Isler |first=Ramsey |accessdate=2010-08-21 |date=2010-06-02}}</ref> He listed "[[Brian's Got a Brand New Bag]]", "[[Jerome Is the New Black]]", "Go Stewie Go", "[[Peter-assment]]" and "[[April in Quahog]]" as the worst episodes of the season.<ref name="s8ign"/> Isler praised the "tail end of the season", however, citing "Brian & Stewie" as "one of the better efforts the show has ever put out."<ref name="s8ign"/> In his review for the ''Family Guy'' volume eight DVD, Frank Rizzo of [[DVD Talk]] said, "The episodes stand on their own, whether you care about the dependence on easy gags and gimmicky concepts or not, because they are simply funny." Rizzo commented on the DVD release: "Fans of ''Family Guy'', or any of MacFarlane's series for that matter, have to be concerned that the very reason the series continues to air, the DVDs the fans buy, are getting diluted and weakened, especially when you're getting less extras, less MacFarlane, and, for the first time, less of the commentaries that give you a peek into the show's creation."<ref name="dvdv8">{{cite web |url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/43187/family-guy-vol-8/ |title=Family Guy, Vol. 8 |last=Rizzo |first=Francis III |publisher=DVD Talk |date=2010-06-15 |accessdate=2010-08-21}}</ref>
The season received varied reviews from critics. Ramsey Isler of [[IGN]] wrote mixed comments about the season, saying, "There was a time when {{interp|''Family Guy''}} was one of the funniest shows on TV; it was comedy gold. But somewhere along the line, the show's shine faded, its image was tarnished, and the magic disappeared", but added, "That's not to say that ''FG'' hasn't been good at all lately. Season 8 certainly had a few good episodes including the season opener, "Road to the Multiverse", which had a clever premise that was executed well. But after the first episode, the quality of the stories started to decline".<ref name="s8ign">{{cite web |url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/109/1093953p1.html |title=Family Guy: Season 8 Review |publisher=''[[IGN]]'' |last=Isler |first=Ramsey |accessdate=2010-08-21 |date=2010-06-02}}</ref> He listed "[[Brian's Got a Brand New Bag]]", "[[Jerome Is the New Black]]", "Go Stewie Go", "[[Peter-assment]]" and "[[April in Quahog]]" as the worst episodes of the season.<ref name="s8ign"/> Isler praised the "tail end of the season", however, citing "Brian & Stewie" as "one of the better efforts the show has ever put out."<ref name="s8ign"/> In his review for the ''Family Guy'' volume eight DVD, Frank Rizzo of [[DVD Talk]] said, "The episodes stand on their own, whether you care about the dependence on easy gags and gimmicky concepts or not, because they are simply funny." Rizzo commented on the DVD release: "Fans of ''Family Guy'', or any of MacFarlane's series for that matter, have to be concerned that the very reason the series continues to air, the DVDs the fans buy, are getting diluted and weakened, especially when you're getting less extras, less MacFarlane, and, for the first time, less of the commentaries that give you a peek into the show's creation."<ref name="dvdv8">{{cite web |url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/43187/family-guy-vol-8/ |title=Family Guy, Vol. 8 |last=Rizzo |first=Francis III |publisher=DVD Talk |date=2010-06-15 |accessdate=2010-08-21}}</ref>
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Family Guy (season 8)
Season 8
Region 1 DVD cover art for Volumes 8 and 9
No. of episodes21
Release
Original networkFox
BBC Three (episode 21)
Original releaseSeptember 27, 2009 (2009-09-27) –
June 20, 2010 (2010-06-20) (UK)
Season chronology
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Season 7
Next →
Season 9
List of episodes

Family Guy's eighth season first aired on the Fox network in twenty-one episodes from September 27, 2009 to May 23, 2010 before being released as two DVD box sets and in syndication. It ran on Sunday nights between May and July 2010 on BBC Three in the UK. The animated television series Family Guy follows the dysfunctional Griffin family—father Peter, mother Lois, daughter Meg, son Chris, baby Stewie and dog Brian, all of whom reside in their hometown of Quahog. The eighth season, which premiered with the episode "Road to the Multiverse" and ended with "Something, Something, Something, Dark Side", was executive produced by Chris Sheridan, David Goodman, Danny Smith, Mark Hentemann, Steve Callaghan and series creator Seth MacFarlane. The season's showrunners were Hentemann and Callaghan.

The season received a mixed reception from critics, who cited a lack of original writing.[1] More positive assessments revolved around the "tail end of the season," which "threw out all its old conventions and tried something remarkably different."[1] Season eight contains some of the series' most acclaimed episodes, including "Road to the Multiverse",[2] "Something, Something, Something, Dark Side"[1] and "Dog Gone",[3] as well as some of the most controversial episodes, including "Extra Large Medium", "Brian & Stewie", "Quagmire's Dad" and "Partial Terms of Endearment," which was banned from being aired on American TV, but has been released on DVD (as both a standalone episode and as part of the complete season set) and saw broadcast in the UK on BBC3.[4][5][6] It was the recipient of a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation and a Genesis Award for television comedy, and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics.

The Volume Eight DVD box set was released in Region 1 on June 15, 2010, Region 2 on November 1, 2010[7] and Region 4 on August 17, 2010. Eight of the twenty-one episodes are included in the volume. The remaining eleven episodes of the season were released on the Volume Nine DVD box set in Region 1 on December 13, 2011, and was released in Region 2 on May 9, 2011 and Region 4 on June 15, 2011. Two other episodes were released independently on DVD.

Production

A man with black hair and a black shirt leans forward slightly to speak into a microphone.
Seth MacFarlane served as executive producer for the season, along with several other writers for the series.

Production for the eighth season began in 2008, during the airing of the seventh season. The season was executive produced by series regulars Chris Sheridan, David Goodman, Danny Smith, Mark Hentemann and Steve Callaghan, along with series creator Seth MacFarlane. The showrunners for the eighth season were Hentemann and Callaghan, who replaced Goodman and Sheridan, following the conclusion of the seventh production season.[8]

As production began, Callaghan, Andrew Goldberg, Mark Hentemann, Patrick Meighan, Brian Scully, Chris Sheridan, Danny Smith, Alec Sulkin, John Viener and Wellesley Wild all stayed on from the previous season. Spencer Porter received his first writing credit for the series. Former recurring writers Kirker Butler and Gary Janetti returned to the series, with Butler leaving immediately afterward to work on The Cleveland Show. Matt Fleckenstein, who wrote two episodes for the show, left the series before the beginning of the eighth season.[9][10]

Joseph Lee received his first directing credit for the series. Dominic Bianchi, Greg Colton, John Holmquist, Brian Iles, Jerry Langford, Pete Michels, James Purdum, Cyndi Tang and Julius Wu all stayed with the show from the previous season. "Blue Harvest" director Dominic Polcino briefly returned to the series to direct the episode's sequel, entitled "Something, Something, Something, Dark Side". Former recurring director Mike Kim left the series.[9][10]

The main cast consisted of Seth MacFarlane (Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin, Quagmire and Tom Tucker, among others), Alex Borstein (Lois Griffin, Loretta Brown, Tricia Takanawa and Barbara Pewterschmidt, among others), Mila Kunis (Meg Griffin), Seth Green (Chris Griffin and Neil Goldman, among others) and Mike Henry (Cleveland Brown and Herbert, among others).[11]

An African-American man with a bald head and a prominent goatee looking straight forward and sitting behind a microphone
Kevin Michael Richardson provided the voice for Jerome.

Several new characters were introduced in season eight. The character of Jerome—Peter, Joe and Quagmire's official, yet temporary replacement for Cleveland Brown, who left the series to star in his own spin-off entitled The Cleveland Show—was introduced in the episode "Jerome is the New Black".[12] He was voiced by The Cleveland Show cast member Kevin Michael Richardson. Quagmire's dad, Dan Quagmire, later renamed Ida after undergoing sex reassignment surgery, was also introduced, and voiced by series creator Seth MacFarlane,[13] as well as Quagmire's daughter, named Anna Lee, voiced by Mae Whitman.[14] Other guest stars who made multiple appearances as recurring characters from previous seasons were Carrie Fisher as Peter's boss Angela[15] and Mike Henry as Cleveland Brown, who briefly returned in "The Splendid Source".[16]

During the sixth season, episodes of Family Guy were delayed from regular broadcast due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike. Series creator and executive producer Seth MacFarlane sided with the Writers Guild and participated in the strike until its conclusion.[17][18] Because of this the seventh season consisted entirely of hold-overs.[18] "Road to the Multiverse" was the first episode to be produced and aired after the strike ended. The season featured the series' 150th official episode, entitled "Brian & Stewie", which broke from the show's usual reliance on cutaways and cultural references and featured only Brian and Stewie trapped together in a vault.[19] The season included a banned episode, entitled "Partial Terms of Endearment" for the first time since season three's "When You Wish Upon a Weinstein." The episode centered on Lois becoming a surrogate mother and being conflicted over whether or not to abort her best friend's baby, after her best friend dies. The episode was independently released on DVD on September 28, 2010, shortly after the ninth season premiere of Family Guy.[20]

Reception

The eighth season premiere received a 5.2 rating share in the Nielsen ratings among viewers age 18 to 49, attracting 10.17 million viewers overall, the highest rated episode of the season.[21] Both of these figures were significantly higher than those of the seventh season finale.[22] In the weeks following "Road to the Multiverse", viewership ratings hovered around 7 million. Aside from the premiere, "Family Goy", the second episode for the season, garnered the most views with 9.66 million, a high for the remainder of the eighth season.[23] The episode "Dial Meg for Murder" received the fewest viewers for the season with 6.21 million viewers.[24]

Episodes of the eighth season were nominated for and won several awards. On July 8, 2010, the song entitled "Down Syndrome Girl" from "Extra Large Medium" was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music and Lyrics at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards. Series creator Seth MacFarlane and composer Walter Murphy were nominated for their work on the song's lyrics and music.[25] On July 24, 2010, MacFarlane gave a live performance of the song at the San Diego Comic-Con International,[26] to an audience of nearly 4,200 attendees.[27] At the Creative Arts Awards on August 21, 2010, "Down Syndrome Girl" lost to the USA Network series Monk.[28] Greg Colton, director of "Road to the Multiverse", was awarded the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation for storyboarding the episode.[2] In February 2010, "Dog Gone" won the Sid Caesar Comedy Award, at the annual Genesis Awards, for television comedy.[29]

A man with black hair and glasses speaks into a microphone.
Executive producer David A. Goodman responded to criticism by the PTC.

The Parents Television Council, a frequent critic of Family Guy, branded "Family Goy",[30] "Dial Meg for Murder",[31] "Extra Large Medium",[32] "Go Stewie Go",[33] "Brian & Stewie"[34] and "Quagmire's Dad"[35] as the "worst show of the week," a title frequently given to the series by the group. In response to the group's criticism, executive producer David Goodman claimed that Family Guy is "absolutely for adults", and that he does not allow his own children to watch the show.[36]

The season received varied reviews from critics. Ramsey Isler of IGN wrote mixed comments about the season, saying, "There was a time when [Family Guy] was one of the funniest shows on TV; it was comedy gold. But somewhere along the line, the show's shine faded, its image was tarnished, and the magic disappeared", but added, "That's not to say that FG hasn't been good at all lately. Season 8 certainly had a few good episodes including the season opener, "Road to the Multiverse", which had a clever premise that was executed well. But after the first episode, the quality of the stories started to decline".[37] He listed "Brian's Got a Brand New Bag", "Jerome Is the New Black", "Go Stewie Go", "Peter-assment" and "April in Quahog" as the worst episodes of the season.[37] Isler praised the "tail end of the season", however, citing "Brian & Stewie" as "one of the better efforts the show has ever put out."[37] In his review for the Family Guy volume eight DVD, Frank Rizzo of DVD Talk said, "The episodes stand on their own, whether you care about the dependence on easy gags and gimmicky concepts or not, because they are simply funny." Rizzo commented on the DVD release: "Fans of Family Guy, or any of MacFarlane's series for that matter, have to be concerned that the very reason the series continues to air, the DVDs the fans buy, are getting diluted and weakened, especially when you're getting less extras, less MacFarlane, and, for the first time, less of the commentaries that give you a peek into the show's creation."[38]

Episodes

See also: List of Family Guy episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProduction
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1271"Road to the Multiverse"Greg ColtonWellesley WildSeptember 27, 2009 (2009-09-27)7ACX0610.17[39]
1282"Family Goy"James PurdumMark HentemannOctober 4, 2009 (2009-10-04)7ACX019.66[40]
1293"Spies Reminiscent of Us"Cyndi TangAlec SulkinOctober 11, 2009 (2009-10-11)7ACX038.88[41]
1304"Brian's Got a Brand New Bag"Pete MichelsTom DevanneyNovember 8, 2009 (2009-11-08)7ACX027.38[42]
1315"Hannah Banana"John HolmquistCherry ChevapravatdumrongNovember 8, 2009 (2009-11-08)7ACX057.73[43]
1326"Quagmire's Baby"Jerry LangfordPatrick MeighanNovember 15, 2009 (2009-11-15)7ACX048.28[44]
1337"Jerome Is the New Black"Brian IlesJohn VienerNovember 22, 2009 (2009-11-22)7ACX087.38[45]
1348"Dog Gone"Julius WuSteve CallaghanNovember 29, 2009 (2009-11-29)7ACX078.48[46]
1359"Business Guy"Pete MichelsAndrew Goldberg & Alex CarterDecember 13, 2009 (2009-12-13)7ACX117.67[47]
13610"Big Man on Hippocampus"Dominic BianchiBrian ScullyJanuary 3, 2010 (2010-01-03)7ACX098.10[48]
13711"Dial Meg for Murder"Cyndi TangAlex Carter & Andrew GoldbergJanuary 31, 2010 (2010-01-31)7ACX126.21[49]
13812"Extra Large Medium"John HolmquistSteve CallaghanFebruary 14, 2010 (2010-02-14)7ACX146.42[50]
13913"Go, Stewie, Go!"Greg ColtonGary JanettiMarch 14, 2010 (2010-03-14)7ACX156.72[51]
14014"Peter-assment"Julius WuChris SheridanMarch 21, 2010 (2010-03-21)7ACX166.65[52]
14115"Brian Griffin's House of Payne"Jerry LangfordSpencer PorterMarch 28, 2010 (2010-03-28)7ACX137.27[53]
14216"April in Quahog"Joseph LeeJohn VienerApril 11, 2010 (2010-04-11)7ACX186.93[54]
14317"Brian & Stewie"Dominic BianchiGary JanettiMay 2, 2010 (2010-05-02)7ACX207.68[55]
14418"Quagmire's Dad"Pete MichelsTom DevanneyMay 9, 2010 (2010-05-09)7ACX197.22[56]
14519"The Splendid Source"Brian IlesTeleplay: Mark Hentemann
Based on a short story by: Richard Matheson		May 16, 2010 (2010-05-16)7ACX177.59[57]
14620"Something, Something, Something, Dark Side"Dominic PolcinoKirker ButlerMay 23, 2010 (2010-05-23)6ACX21
6ACX22		6.13[58]
14721"Partial Terms of Endearment"Joseph LeeDanny SmithJune 20, 2010 (2010-06-20) (BBC Three)[a]7ACX10N/A

Notes

  • a Fox has stated the episode "Partial Terms of Endearment" has been refused airtime on their network.[59] However, it premiered on British television on June 20, 2010 on BBC Three. The episode was later aired on Australian television on April 11, 2011 on 7mate, and on Dutch television on August 7, 2011 on Comedy Central Netherlands. An airdate has not been given for the United States (if the episode will air at all), but it was released on DVD on September 28, 2010.

DVD release

The remaining episodes of the seventh season and the first eight episodes of the eighth season were released on DVD by 20th Century Fox in the United States and Canada on June 15, 2010. The DVD release features bonus material including two featurettes, "Road to "Road to the Multiverse"" and "Family Guy Sings-A-Long Karaoke", along with audio commentaries and deleted scenes.[60]

Family Guy Volume Eight / Season 7 & 8
Set details[60] Special features[60]
  • Optional commentary
  • Deleted/extended scenes
  • "Road to the Multiverse" featurette
  • Family Guy Karaoke
Release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
June 15, 2010[60] November 1, 2010[61]
August 17, 2010[62]
Family Guy Volume Nine / Season 8 & 9
Set details[60] Special features[60]
  • 14 episodes
  • 3-disc set
  • 1.33:1 aspect ratio (first 11 episodes)/Widescreen: 1.78:1 ratio video (last 3 episodes)
  • Languages:
    • English (Dolby Digital 5.1, with subtitles)[60]
    • Spanish (Dolby Digital, with subtitles)[60]
    • French (Dolby Digital, with subtitles)[60]
  • Optional commentary
  • Deleted/extended scenes
  • Animatics for three episodes
  • "And Then There Were Fewer" featurette
  • "Brian & Stewie: The Lost Phone Call" featurette
  • "The History of the World According to Family Guy" featurette
  • Family Guy panel at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International
Release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
December 13, 2011[63] May 9, 2011[64]
June 15, 2011[65]


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