These have been the subject of some excellent verbal gags over the years, which make for a far more enjoyable news programme than is generally found in real-life. ![]() Jillian stands out from other supporting characters not just because of various gags revolving around her lack of intelligence, but because of how innocent, warm and sincere a person she is (a marked contrast to most other Quahog residents), and because the fact that Brian has never truly moved on from her reveals that, deep down, he is not completely shallow after all.Īnchor of Quahog Channel 5 News, when on air Tom Tucker comes across as cynical, even pessimistic at times, while also trading regular insults with the female co-anchors whom he bitterly dislikes. However, after the pair split up Brian realises that he genuinely loves her, a fact that is revisited on several occasions in later seasons. Highly unintelligent, it becomes clear early on that the Griffin family dog is dating her based on her physical attractiveness. Although the Evil Monkey gag ended after the animal helped Chris and Peter repair their relationship, his signature menacing pose has made him one of the more memorable and iconic supporting characters, featured prominently on merchandise such as posters and t-shirts, while the character himself is one of the few running gags to ever take a noticeable shift in direction.Ī stereotypical dumb blonde voiced with real ditzy charm by Drew Barrymore, recurring character Jillian served as Brian’s love interest in Season 5. However, subsequent cameos in Seasons 4-5 strongly indicated that there was more to this animal than a figment of Chris’s imagination, a fact that was confirmed in Season 8 when the teen captured and confronted him. While initially making occasional cameos in Seasons 2-3, the Evil Monkey lived in Chris’s closet, regularly leaving the middle Griffin child terrified, and the audience assuming that he was a figment of Chris’s imagination that represented the teen’s emotional immaturity. Death’s subsequent reappearances have been few and somewhat far between, but regularly lead to a variety of gags, while his acquaintanceship with Peter has served as a catalyst for several episodes, with the Reaper giving the Griffin patriarch some sincere, important life lessons in both ‘Meet the Quagmires’ and ‘Friends of Peter G’. ![]() All manner of absurd humour ensues when Death knacks his ankle while chasing Peter, meaning that nobody can die anymore. One of the earliest examples of a genuinely absurd supporting character in the series, Death is literally the Grim Reaper himself, first appearing in Season 2 when Peter declares himself dead to get out of paying a hospital bill. Whatever the reason, these are the ten supporting characters who’ve stood out the most in the past two decades. ![]() They may be more well rounded than others, they may be at the centre of running gags, or they may have simply been featured more prominently. However, as any television series with an ensemble of supporting characters proves, some are bound to stand out from the crowd for one reason or another. Some have made occasional cameos here and there during the series’ run to date, others have taken centre-stage in numerous episodes and one even got his own (not so successful) spin-off series. ![]() Over the last twenty years, the creators of Family Guy have created an enormous ensemble of supporting characters for the shamelessly un-PC cartoon sitcom.
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