Family Guy is a show of artistic genius. It's one of the greatest TV shows of all time, animated or otherwise.
It shows what can be done when character is patiently developed over time and brilliant voice actors are allowed to grow into their roles. The seasons just get better and better as they go along.
Peter and Stewie are two of the greatest comic characters in the history of art. Peter -- the greatest character, of course -- is the most
traditional comic character of all, a Falstaffian picaresque figure larger than life in every way. And it is one of the very greatest figures in that canon. Stewie, who is a very close second to Peter, is a completely
new comic character and it is amazing that something so fresh and so great has been
added to the canon.
There are so many great moments in Family Guy that I could post a hundred videos here and just be getting started. But this is my favorite one of all: