Peter Griffin is an inferior character to Homer Simpson

I'll address my opponents opening arguments and then pose my own. "Peter Griffin is arguably more obese. " A side by side comparison of the two certainly shows that Peter is indeed the fatter of the two. However, Homer once ate a piece of "The Blob" and became so huge he was as big as a building and absorbed recurring characters whole. "Peter Griffin also has a talking dog, that writes books, bangs real woman, and drive. Homer has a mutt. " Yes, these things are all true of Brian Griffin. He is a much more likable character than Peter. Santa's Little Helper isn't a mutt though. He is an ex-racing greyhound. The 25 pups that he sired all became champion racing dogs. Homer also has a cat who once saved him from a fire. "Peter befriends a man with a speaking disorder, a crippled cop, and a perverted pedophile. He has more varied and interesting friends than Homer. " Apart from Ned Flanders, Moe, Barney, Carl and Lenny (Who are complex and varied characters in themselves) Homer has befriended (and made enemies with) a massive catalogue of real celebrities including ex-Presidents, rock stars, sporting stars and actors; and even more fabricated characters who fit every stereotype from all over the world. "Peter's wife does not have 5 foot clown hair. " Although this debate isn't about Lois Griffin or Marge Simpson, the latter recently did a "photo" shoot in Playboy magazine. You won't find many cartoon characters who that can be said about. "Peter arguably has better fighting skills, if you recall his fights with the chicken. " These fights are very epic, but in terms of battle experience Homer Simpson is far superior. He has been involved in more fist fights, explosions, crossfire, riots and vendettas than any other character in any cartoon. He has also suffered every kind of injury one can imagine and always recovers unscathed. "Peter has an evil genius talking baby, while Homer has a mute baby. " I was under the impression that only Brian could understand Stewie, but I might be wrong. Maggie is not mute. She spoke the word "Daddy". She was voiced by none other than Elizabeth Taylor. Maggie can drive a car, change her own nappy, shoot billionaires, plan complex schemes and has saved Homers life on several occasions. Maggie has an IQ of 167, also making her a genius. Here are my counter points Homer Simpson was only beaten by Bugs Bunny in a TV Guide vote for the Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time and was cited as one of the top 25 most influential people of the past 25 years by USA Today. Homer Simpson's catch cry "D'oh! " has become so well known it can be found in the Oxford Dictionary Homer Simpson has travelled to every continent on Earth except Antarctica. He has also travelled into space. He has had a hundred different humorous jobs, including a sideshow freak, a Krusty the Clown impersonator, the Beer Baron, the Mayor of "New Springfield", an inventor and a food critic. Homer Simpson is an integral part of a cartoon classic. Without him, the shows appeal would be significantly lessened. I cannot imagine the show without him. Peter Griffin is very similar to Homer Simpson, but being stupider and fatter does not make him funnier. While all of the other members of the family are original and funny, Peter is not. He has not improved the "fat, blue-collar moron" character. His laugh is just annoying. I look forward to my opponents retort and the closing arguments.