The first indecency complaint was reported following the January 2005 rebroadcast of ' And the Wiener Is.'.

The PTC, which has generated most of the indecency complaints received by the United States Federal Communications Commission, has filed formal FCC complaints against Family Guy episodes. Additionally, the Council has asked Family Guy sponsors such as Wrigley Company and Burger King to stop advertising during the show as their products appeal to kids. In order to prevent child viewing, the PTC has objected to Fox scheduling Family Guy during early prime time hours. The Council has cautioned parents that due to the animation style, children might get attracted to the adult show. The PTC has targeted Fox, criticizing the network for failing to include 'S' (sexual content) and 'V' (violence) descriptors in content ratings for some Family Guy episodes. In addition, a live-action special hosted by series creator Seth MacFarlane and fellow voice actress Alex Borstein titled Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show also was named 'Worst TV Show of the Week' by the PTC due to what it said was 'disgusting sex jokes, crass Holocaust humor, cruel impersonations of deaf people, and loads of bleeped profanity.' The series was also named the worst show of the 2006–2007 season by the PTC. This was due to profanity, animated nudity, and violence. Family Guy made the PTC's 2000, 2005, and 2006 lists of 'worst prime-time shows for family viewing', with over forty Family Guy episodes listed as 'Worst TV Show of the Week'. This followed the show's return from a long hiatus in its second season, due to what the PTC claimed were 'strong advertiser resistance and low ratings'. In May 2000, in an email, the PTC launched a letter-writing campaign to the Fox network to persuade the network to cancel Family Guy. The Parents Television Council, a conservative non-profit watchdog group, has published critical views of Family Guy. Lane described Family Guy as among several television sitcoms that he believed were 'aimed at the darker side of family life.' Parents Television Council In his 2006 book The Decency Wars: The Campaign to Cleanse American Culture, author Frederick S. This cutaway angered audience members and led to protests by several AIDS service organizations. The airing of this episode led to immediate backlash.

For example, in the episode ' The Cleveland-Loretta Quagmire', Peter and a barbershop quartet sing and dance around the bed of a man with end-stage AIDS. The jokes that receive controversy are often found in the cutaway gags. Brent Bozell III, founder of the Parents Television Council, has frequently criticized Family Guy for its content and has accused it of anti-Christian themes.įamily Guy 's frequent use of offensive jokes and satire has led to controversy.

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