Talk:Family Guy/Archive 1

message: Isn't it just called Family Guy? If so, does it need the word "The" before it? Just checking. -- Oliver P. 19:08 May 5, 2003 (UTC)
:You're right, it's just called 'Family Guy' Grunners 13:13, 7 Sep 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Name

message: I changed  "incompetent toymaker" to "incompetent production line worker at a toy factory." It might seem verbose, but I think it's more accurate.
To me, "toymaker" implies a craftsman who designs toys and builds them by hand, one by one. We've seen Peter pitch toy ideas to Mr. Weed, but the actual building of the toys is all clearly done by assembly line.
What exactly Peter's job on the assembly line is, is something that has not been consistent. In the first episode, he appeared to be some sort of safety inspector (pace Homer Simpson). Mr. Weed something like "Your job is to make sure no toys pass that might be harmful to children." Peter fell asleep and unsafe toys passed to toy stores. In the episode "Holy Crap," Peter is a production worker, contributing one small detail to each toy on a repetitive basis ("You have to put this little cigarrette in his pocket," he says, holding a doll of a criminal convict). Robert Happelberg 14:49, 21 Sep 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Peter's job description 

message: The article says that the Osama scene in Road to Rhode Island was cut from all DVD versions and is entirely unavailable except on videotape recordings of the episode. However, it later goes on to say that a DVD was released with that episode "uncut/restored", suggesting that the Osama scene was restored.
Which is it?
:I have the Zone 4 DVDs and it is not included in the discs. Can't speak for the other zones. Evil Monkey → Talk  04:59, Jan 5, 2005 (UTC)
::My region 2 copy doesnt have it. My region 1 copy does.  ALKIVAR™ 05:12, 5 Jan 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Road to Rhode Island - Osama scene uncut? 

message: I'm guessing this is now the Bank of America Building, assuming they haven't moved all their staff from RI to Bangalore or something.   Can someone from PVD confirm? - PhilipR 22:40, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fleet Building? 

message: Sorry, I just realized I'm an idiot for overlooking the wiki link hence my comment on that edit.   I still think the more generic BDSM is probably equally good -- especially since the reference made is to femdom which would strictly speaking a subset of Domination & submission more than Sadism and masochism, right? -- but since I haven't seen the episode I'll change it back. - PhilipR 23:24, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  BDSM edit 

message: I fixed in the opening lyrics where it says:
Stewie:
Fucking Cry!
to:
Stewie:
Laugh and Cry!
In the earlier episodes the line while remaining Laugh and Cry sounded like Fucking cry... after I believe the 2nd season, that portion of the intro was re-dubbed to make the lines more clear as to clear up any possibility of it being misheard. Jtkiefer 21:33, Jun 19, 2005 (UTC)
:Agreed:
::Seth has stated that it was always "Laugh and Cry;" however there is an obvious change from the first few episode openings to the ones later in the season. Perhaps it was, at one point, "f'in cry" and Seth had it changed (FOX orders). Another theory is that it was always "laugh and cry," but since there was a dispute about it, Seth had it changed to sound more like "laugh and cry," which would explain the change from the beginning episodes. 
::— http://www.quahog5news.com/index.php?p=faq
:violet/riga (t) 21:34, 19 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  opening lyrics 

message: Can anyone find a decent picture of the station wagon? I'm a bit of an AMC nut, and I'm trying to figure out if he drives an AMC Ambassador, which is what it looks like. -Litefantastic 23:59, 12 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Peter Griffin's car

message: Is the theme song "man who'll; positively tell you" or "man who; positively can do"? The subtitles on the DVD says it's "man who'll; positively tell you".- B-101 23:45, 15 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Theme song

message: It appears to me that someone using the IP address 24.41.48.25 has been making bad edits that are very subtle. Take a look at the contributions page http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&target=24.41.48.25  One of the edits that have been made have said the Cleveland Jr is dead, I checked the episode that the edit claims this information comes from and I could not find anything of the sort. The edits also claim that Brian was previously the Smith's from American Dad dog. Can someone else check the edits from this IP to the Family Guy/American Dad pages and confirm that they are wrong so that we can revert? Qutezuce 08:30, July 20, 2005 (UTC)
:I've not heard of any of the things he added being true, and can't back them up anywhere.  I've reverted those edits.  violet/riga (t) 08:56, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bad Edits By 24.41.48.25 

message: It’s completely untrue that Family Guy is banned in Poland. In fact, it was aired in TV4 (one of our non-paid television) for quite a long time. FG also has many fans in Poland despite the fact that its emission ended a dozen or so month ago. I must say that I feel sorry for people living in USA (because of all this censorship in here).
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Exactly, in Poland it's not possible to "ban" a show. Programs "not suitable for children" have restrictions at which hours they can be shown on broadcast tv, and the KRRiT often fights with TV stations on what is suitable for children, and what isn't. It's very likely the "Family Guy" had to be moved to late-evening hours because of that, however it could not have been "banned". It also doesn't apply to other media, like DVDs, satellite (which are often registered abroad, to get around tax, decency and other laws of both countries) or non-broadcast TV.
I'm speaking a bit theoretically, because I only know that exactly such thing happened in case of Futurama (also on TV4), and I don't know the Family Guy case. On the other hand, I think I've seen it in normal hours, so maybe the entry was completely wrong (or as a third possibility, they could have aired it in normal hours, and lost a lawsuit against KRRiT because of it). Taw 16:05, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  No banned in Poland! 

message: We cannot legally reprint the entire Famiy Guy theme song. I will revise this so that it still reads clearly. --FuriousFreddy 14:35, 27 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copyvio?