Death Has a Shadow
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"Death Has a Shadow" is the series premiere and the first episode of the first season of the American animated television series Family Guy. Written by series creator Seth MacFarlane and directed by P
The Griffin family watches television together in their first appearance. The top image is from MacFarlane’s hand-drawn pilot, while the bottom image is from the completed episode.
Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane wrote the episode.
Peter Griffin
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Peter Löwenbräu Griffin Sr. is a fictional character and the protagonist of the American animated sitcom Family Guy. He is voiced by series creator Seth MacFarlane, and first appeared on television, a
Death Has a Shadow
…directed by Peter Shin, the episode aired as a sneak peek on Fox in the United States on January 31, 1999, following Super Bowl XXXIII. In the episode, Peter loses his job after drinking too much at a stag party and falling asleep at work. He signs up for welfare to keep his wife, Lois, from finding out, but…
MacFarlane based Peter's voice on the voices of security guards he heard while he was attending the Rhode Island School of Design.