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== The Griffin Family ==
Voiced by [[Seth MacFarlane]], using a voice that sounds like [[All in The Family|Archie Bunker]]'s, only whinier.
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* [[Abusive Parents|Abusive Dad]]: He wasn't always like this in early seasons, although now he's a lot worse than the Jerkass version of [[The Simpsons (animation)|Homer Simpson]]. However, he didn't become a full on abusive dad until [[Seth MacFarlane]] left as the showrunner, whereas in seasons 4 and 5, his abuse towards Meg could be considered joking around with her(even if Meg didn't think so).
* [[Adult Child]]
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** This trope is played straight when he gains the approval of his biological father.
{{quote|A woman from the richer side of Rhode Island that teaches piano lessons to children. Voiced by Alex Borstein, she has a very nasally voice that can rival both [[SpongeBob SquarePants|Sandy Cheeks]] and Fran Drescher's.}}
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* [[Alpha Bitch]]: Acted like one in high school.
* [[Amazingly Embarrassing Parents]]: Same evolution as Peter albeit to a slightly lesser extent.
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*** Even with her own flawed moments and [[Took a Level in Jerkass|Taking Several Levels In Jerkass]], Peter has only had moral ground over her ''once'' in twenty years. He savored it well.
{{quote|An average teenager with average teen problems. Probably the only normal one of the family. Although lately, she's so psychologically screwed up that she's basically Walking [[Dead Baby Comedy]]. Voiced by [[Mila Kunis]].}}
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* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: Meg Griffin has been described by Brian as "far sweeter and kinder than the typical American girl" and has put up with a lot of abuse these past couple of years. However under the right circumstances, Meg could unleash [[Unstoppable Rage|her repressed rage]] on anyone that [[Not So Harmless|pisses her off enough]] or have prison life [[Took a Level in Badass|turn her into]] [[Tranquil Fury|hardened badass]] [[Who's Laughing Now?|that her whole family]] [[From Nobody to Nightmare|is DEATHLY afraid of]].
* [[Bi the Way]]: Asking Connie if she can think about her while taking a shower.
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* [["Well Done, Son" Guy|"Well Done Daughter" Girl]]
* [[Wolverine Claws]]: During the events of ''Super Griffins''. Actually, her fingernails only grow a few inches.
* [[
{{quote|A lax and lazy teen that's childish for his age. Voiced by [[Seth Green]].}}
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* [[A Date with Rosie Palms]]: It is implied Chris frequently masturbates and he even goes as far as openly talking about it in conversations that just doesn't need it. In the "Road to the Multiverse" episode, the introduction of dog Chris shows him licking himself under the table.
** His frequent masturbation is taken [[Up to Eleven]] in the "German Guy" episode where it is shown that Chris masturbates so much that his entire blanket became hard as a rock and then shattered to pieces when Lois drops it on the floor. Lois also comments that because she washes Chris clothes so often from his masturbation habits that the washing machine gotten pregnant somehow.
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* [[Playing with Fire]]: During the events of ''Super Griffins''.
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* [[Affably Evil]]
* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type IV]]. Was originally a [[Villain Protagonist]], but became an [[Anti-Hero]] as the series progressed.
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'''Stewie:''' ... it most certainly does not. }}
* [[Word of Gay]]
* [[
{{quote|Talking dog. A cynical, world weary [[Deadpan Snarker]] and a foil for Stewie and Peter. Voiced by [[Seth MacFarlane]] using his natural speaking voice.}}
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* [[Aesop Amnesia]]: Season 2'a "Brian in Love" resolves his feelings for Lois with their deciding to stay friends in a fashion that one reviewer called "a perfectly believable and somewhat heartfelt earnest manner". Compare this to Season 6's "Play It Again, Brian", where he tries to force himself on Lois and, when confronted by a rightfully angry Peter, defends his actions and says Peter doesn't deserve her.
* [[Author Avatar]]: [[Seth MacFarlane]] himself admitted that Brian reflects most of his political views. This was extremely prominent in season 7.
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* [[Like a Weasel]]: His most common method of picking up women in later seasons. In "Peter's Got Woods" he meets a beautiful black woman and tries to curry her favor by getting Chris' school renamed for Martin Luther King Jr. In another episode, when a woman says magicians turn her on, he ''immediately'' blurts out "I'm a magician!"
* [[Mommy Issues]]: Possible explains his weakness for women.
* [[Motive Decay]]: In early seasons Brian wants to date a woman of depth and substance, having gotten tired of [[Brainless Beauty|Brainless Beauties]] who have no idea what he's talking about when he wants to have meaningful conversations. Later on, the Griffins (Lois especially) make fun of him for dating nothing but said Brainless Beauties and Quagmire even calls him out on this in his [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]] from "Jerome Is The New Black" (with Quagmire pointing out his hypocrisy by stating, "Yeah, I date women for their bodies, but at least I'm honest about it...") Not to say that he still end up in dates with women of depth that end badly, most notably Carolyn and Ida, the former who Cleveland snagged, and the latter who turned out to be Quagmire's dad [[
* [[My Instincts Are Showing]]: Brian acts like a human for most of the time, but sometimes he shows dog traits; for example, he will chase balls, is attracted to the sound of dog food in a bag, and is terrified of the vacuum cleaner.
* [[Off the Wagon]] (but occasionally ends up back on it)
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== The Neighbors ==
{{quote|A sexaholic navy vet that flirts with every hot woman (even teens) in rather disturbing ways. Voiced by [[Seth MacFarlane]].}}
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* [[Acquired Poison Immunity]]: He's been maced/pepper sprayed so many times he's developed an immunity.
* [[Anything That Moves]]: Well, anything female. He'd apparently do a
** Lampshaded by himself when he was about to fuck the corpse of a hooker Stewie sniped only to stop and ask himself if he actually was mentally ill.
** Revealed in "Jerome is the New Black," to because when {{spoiler|Quagmire reveals that his sex addiction was the result of his true love -- Cheryl Tiegs -- breaking up with him}}. See [[Cerebus Retcon]] below.
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* [[Took a Level in Badass]]: When he took on his sister's abusive boyfriend in "Screams of Silence: The Story of Brenda Q", and {{spoiler|[[Car Fu|rammed him into a tree with his car]]}}!
{{quote|A caving guy that talks slow due to a head trauma. Is now divorced from his wife for being too nice. Voiced by Mike Henry.}}
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* [[Extreme Doormat]]
* [[The Generic Guy]]: Cleveland doesn't have much of a personality to being with, but this is more prominent when we compare him to the [[Psychopathic Manchild]] Peter, the [[Lovable Sex Maniac]] Quagmire or the [[Handicapped Badass]] with [[Large Ham]] tendencies Joe. Since becoming a [[The Cleveland Show|lead character]], he has gained [[Denser and Wackier|brasher wackier tendancies]] but still seems toned down in comparison.
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* [[Took a Level in Badass]]: He used to be a [[Extreme Doormat]] but after he found out Loretta had slept with Quagmire and Peter then [[Teach Him Anger|taught him anger]], he has become very confident and unafraid to stand up for himself.
{{quote|A paraplegic cop that lost the ability to walk after falling off of an orphanage roof during a pursuit. Has a wife, Bonnie, who was pregnant for almost ten years. Voiced by [[Patrick Warburton]].}}
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* [[The Artifact]]: The 9th season premiere is the first time in ''years'' we've seen him actually do cop stuff. For the most part it's been dropped in favor of him being the Angry Wheelchair Dude.
* [[Butt Monkey]]
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** In the Season 10 episode "Thanksgiving", we learn that several years ago Joe let a thief go when it turned out the man was homeless and had stolen food in order to feed his family.
{{quote|Joe's wife. Has been pregnant for almost ten years. Later gave birth in Series 7. Voiced by [[Jennifer Tilly]].}}
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* [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]]: A recent episode showed she was gonna leave Joe and have an affair with a Frenchman, because she was "bored of Joe". A ''handicapped'' Frenchman at that. {{spoiler|Joe convinced her to stay of course.}}
* [[Hot Mom]]: Even while she was pregnant, she was noted for having a nice body.
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'''Peter Griffin:''' Okay, first off, Bonnie, you've been pregnant for, what, six years? Either have the baby or don't! Second of all, Quagmire's a nice guy, he's just a little [[Anything That Moves|messed up]]! }}
=== Extended family ===
==== Carter Pewterschmidt ====▼
{{quote|Lois's wealthy father who hates Peter. Voiced by [[Seth MacFarlane]].}}
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* [[Grumpy Old Man]]: Carter speaks in gruff voice and he is usually very mean and sometimes angry when provoked.
* [[Jerkass]]: Especially to Peter.
* [[Laughably Evil]]: There's little, if any, redeeming qualities about him. That doesn't stop him being hilarious.
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* [[Took a Level In Dumbass]]: Carter grew more childlike as the seasons went on in nearly the same way as Peter. While some of his actions are somewhat understandable (not knowing how to have fun at a strip club due to being married for so long for example), but he also resorts to childish actions when it comes to making Peter upset, such as getting heavy machinery to destroy a park bench because he thought it would make Peter upset after Peter said he kind of liked it.
==== Francis Griffin ====
{{quote|Peter's devout Catholic stepfather. Voiced by Charles Durning.}}
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* [[The Fundamentalist]]
* [[Jerkass]]
* [[Killed Off for Real]]
* [[Obnoxious In-Laws|Obnoxious In Law]]
==== Jasper ====
{{quote|Brian's gay cousin. Like him, he's also an
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* [[Camp Gay]]: Doesn't even start to describe him
* [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]]: Disappeared after the gay marriage episode.
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{{quote|Brian's girlfriend during season 5. Voiced by [[Drew Barrymore]].}}
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* [[Ascended Extra]]: She was supposed to be a one shot character, however, they liked her character so much that they decided to make her a regular.
* [[Brainless Beauty]]
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* [[You Look Familiar|You Sound Familiar]]: Drew Barrymore had previously voiced Mrs. Lockhart in "Fast Times at Buddy Cianci Jr. High".
=== Quahog 5 News ===
==== Tom Tucker ====
{{quote|One of the anchors for the local Quahog TV station. He is an egotistical man obsessed with his mustache. His son suffers from having an upside-down face {{spoiler|and is currently{{when}} being terrorized by the Evil Monkey.}} Meg briefly had a crush on him. Voiced by [[Seth MacFarlane]].}}
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* [[Jerkass]]
* [[Karma Houdini]]: {{spoiler|Even though he was innocent of the murders, his attempt to get Diane fired was still a bit of an asshole move. He was briefly sent to jail, but has recently been released and is back in his old position.}}
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==== Diane Simmons ====
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▲{{quote|The other anchor for Quahog News and the host of the trashy talk show ''Diane.'' She and Tom frequently argue with one another on air, sometimes resorting to physical violence. Early in the show, she played the role of Anna in Peter Griffin's [[In Name Only|"production"]] of ''The King and I.'' {{spoiler|She served as the primary antagonist of the ninth season premiere. Having been dumped by her lover James Woods, she planned on murdering him and framing Tom Tucker, who successfully had her replaced with a younger anchor. Her plan nearly succeeded, but she unintentionally revealed herself to Lois. She was shot by Stewie before she could silence her and plummeted off a cliff to her presumed death. Her replacement is a new blonde anchor named Joyce.}} Voiced by Lori Alan.}}
* [[Actor Allusion]]: This isn't the first time [[Lori Alan]] played [[Metal Gear|a woman]] who ended up murdering her lover. Unlike The Boss, however, her reasons were more petty and far less sympathetic. Also qualifies as [[Harsher in Hindsight]].
* {{spoiler|[[Big Bad]]: of the Season 9 premier}}
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The newest team member of the Quahog 5 News {{spoiler|and Dianne's replacement after her failed murder plot}}
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* {{spoiler|[[Blondes Are Evil]]}}
* [[Everyone Went to School Together]]: Revealed to have went to the same high school as Lois
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{{quote|The Asian reporter. Voiced by Alex Borstein.}}
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* [[Token Minority]]
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{{quote|Weatherman for the local news station. Voiced by [[Phil LaMarr]], he has a loud and quick voice.}}
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* [[Beige Prose]]
* [[No Indoor Voice]]
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* [[Token Minority]]
=== Other recurring characters ===
==== Mr. Weed ====
{{quote|Previous owner of the toy factory where Peter used to work at before he died. Voiced by Carlos Alazraqui.}}
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* [[Ambiguously Gay]]
* [[Killed Off for Real]]
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{{quote|Recurring character with many jobs. Voiced by Mike Henry.}}
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* [[Ambiguously Brown]]
* [[Camp Gay]]
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{{quote|A recurring gag character who shows up to fight Peter in a usually five minute brawl. Voiced by Danny Smith.}}
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* [[Cloning Blues]]: One episode hints that he was the failed result of a cloning project.
* [[Disproportionate Retribution]]: This whole fight started because Ernie gave Peter a bad coupon.
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{{quote|The Griffins family doctor. Voiced by [[Seth MacFarlane]].}}
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* [[Talking to Himself]]: Lampshaded when he and Carter talked about how their voices sound the same.
* [[Running Gag]]: He'll say something that sounds like it's bad news for his patient, then immediately reveal he was talking about an unrelated matter ("That liver's got to come out...of the microwave, or it'll dry out!").
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{{quote|[[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|The]] [[Captain Obvious|Grim]] [[The Grim Reaper|Reaper]].}}
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* [[Ambiguously Jewish]]: He's got a [[Jewish Mother]], anyway.
* [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]]: Wasn't seen again after season 5. [[Subverted Trope|Took part in a later episode]], but it remains to be seen if he becomes a recurring character again.
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{{quote|The eccent mayor of Quahog. Voiced by [[Adam West]].}}
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* [[Actor Allusion]]: In one episode, it's shown that he's afraid of zombies. This is likely a reference to ''[[Zombie Nightmare]]'', a cheesy Canadian movie where West's character gets killed by zombies.
** Also averted: The creators wanted to avoid any Batman references in regards to Adam West because he is supposed to be a different person.
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{{quote|The popular girl at Meg's high school, who often teases and torments Meg.}}
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* [[Alpha Bitch]]
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Yeah, she's a complete bitch, but so far, Brian has [[Hannibal Lecture|brutally deconstructed her to her face]], Chris has publicly [[Break the Haughty|humiliated her]], Peter has [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown|repeatedly bashed her face into a fire extinguisher]], and Meg [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|beat the living hell out of her]] for all the shit she's done to her. Oh, and [[Wounded Gazelle Gambit|Stewie got her arrested for pedophilia]]. And after she and her friends humiliated Meg, Lois got Quagmire to molest them all.
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{{quote|The school nerd and classmate of Meg, whom he has a crush on. Son of Mort. Voiced by [[Seth Green]].}}
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* [[Abhorrent Admirer]]: To Meg
* [[Demoted to Extra]]: Used to appear a lot in the first three seasons. However, after the show was brought back, he only gets occasional cameos, and spends entire seasons without being even mentioned.
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{{quote|A monkey with a menacing glare and pointing finger who lives in Chris's closet. Voiced by Danny Smith.}}
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* [[Cerebus Retcon]]: Originally a purely comedic character, he was given a backstory, reasons of why he acted that way and the ability to speak
* [[Not So Different]]: When the Evil Monkey was introduced to the family, they discover that he isn't that much different from the rest of them having suffered a cheating wife and being sacked from his job. Chris doesn't buy the story but he learns to trust him over time and even considers the monkey to be a better father than Peter when it comes to life's problems or help with homework.
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{{quote|The owner of Goldman's pharmacy. A walking Jewish sterotype. Voiced by John G. Brennan.}}
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* [[All Jews Are Cheapskates]]
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: He may act nerdy but he's ''not'' afraid to stand up for himself.
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{{quote|The local pedophile who lusts after Chris. Voiced by Mike Henry.}}
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* [[Guile Hero]]: Occasionally
* [[Shotacon]]: Usually with Chris.
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{{quote|Peter's mentally challenged co-worker at the brewery.}}
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* [[A Date with Rosie Palms]]: Was fired when it was discovered he was constantly masturbating behind his desk.
* [[The Ditz]]
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{{quote|Stewie's "soulmate", who {{spoiler|demands him to kill Brian.}}}}
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* [[Badass Adorable]]
* [[Combat Pragmatist]]
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* [[Karma Houdini]]: Big time.
* [[Lady Macbeth]]
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* [[Yandere]]
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