Peter Griffin is an inferior character to Homer Simpson

"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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am guessing this happened in one episode. Since he didn't remain huge, he is not superior to Peter in terms of obesity. "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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Indeed, I apologize for doing injustice to Santa's Little Helper, but overall I believe Brian Griffin is by far a superior dog. Hence Peter Griffin owns a more superior dog than Homer. "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) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We know much more of Cleaveland, Quagmire, and Joe than Carl and Lenny. We know Cleaveland's and Joe's family. Cleaveland's son has a unique hyper personality contrary to his father. We know that Cleaveland's wife is the ‘hard' woman. We know that Joe's wife, his atheletic son, and so forth. I have watched a fair amount of Simpson's episodes and I have yet to hear of Lenny's or Carl's family. Lenny and Carl have weak personalities because 1. episodes are rarely focused on them. 2. Not much about them is known besides the fact that they are Homer's co-workers. Ned, I agree is a well-made character, but is hardly Homer's friend. And Quagmire, alone serves as a very interesting character. Peter Griffin has superior friends. 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The same could be said about Peter. He has met numerous celebrities and ex-presidents. He even had the opportunity to get high with Bill Clinton. He also shipped James Woods to another country. http://www.youtube.com... http://www.youtube.com... "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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Experience doesn't necessarily mean he will win the fight. Arguably Homer has been involved in more fights, but this is because simposons had more episodes. In terms of fighting skills Peter is superior. Anyone who watches the chicken fights will see that Peter is superior than Homer in combat. http://www.youtube.com... http://video.adultswim.com... http://video.adultswim.com... http://www.youtube.com... "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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ While I agree that Maggie is a genius, Stewie is still superior in intellect. He has built machines to enter Peter's testicles to destroy sperm, and has also taken over the world in a simulation. He has built time machines, and has a secret room with weapons of mass destruction. As well as a device to go to parallel universes. Peter has the superior baby. http://www.youtube.com... http://www.youtube.com... http://www.youtube.com... 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a good point, but I still believe Peter is the superior character. But to be fair, we have to give Family Guy and Peter Griffin time to spread. The Simpsons have been around since December 17, 1989. Family guy was first aired January 31, 1999. A near 10 year gap, and furthermore Simpsons has 464 episodes, while family guy has 146. It is only fair to give Peter time to get known. http://en.wikipedia.org... http://en.wikipedia.org... 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 would have to disagree with my opponent's remark that stupider and fatter does not make him funnier. What makes Homer Simpson funny, if not his stupidity and the fat stereotype? I agree Peter may not be an original character, but what I see is that as everything else in this world, things evolve. I believe that Peter Griffin is an evolved version of Homer Simpson, and that he is also superior. He does not need to improve the "fat, blue-collar moron" to be superior to Homer. Peter Griffin illustrates superior combat skills, superior family and friends, and humor. Conclusion: Peter Griffin > Homer Simpson