Template talk:Family Guy

Herbert (Family Guy)
This character has had their own page for a while, but with the episode "The Courtship of Stewie's Father", he has achieved a level of notability at least equal to that of Jonathan Weed (Peter's dead boss, who we'll never see again.)

Herbert's rendition of "Somewhere That's Green" from Little Shop of Horrors (while dressed as Audrey during a dream sequence), and finally going on a date with Chris Griffin, imply that he's going to be around for a while.

I'll leave it to Some Other Editor to delete Jonathan Weed from the template, preferably to be replaced by Some Other Character when they become more notable. &mdash;72.75.93.205 (talk | contribs) 06:52, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

New England Patriots
Some sports fan (according to their contributions) added a link to the article for this football team to Family Guy because they appeared in one episode of the show ... by doing that, every article that included this template was listed under What links here for the Patriots article (including all of the characters who had nothing whatsoever to do with the team or that episode) ... perhaps this post will disuade other WikiNewbies from adding fancruft to other Templates.  &mdash; 08:14, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Eh, some people just get overzealous at times. Jmlk17 08:58, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Perhaps a Patriots fan even? :) Jmlk17 08:58, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

Brown Family
Given how little there is on the Loretta Brown and Cleveland Brown, Jr. articles, and the fact that both have effectively left the show, I think that they should be combined like the Swanson family and Pewterschmidt family as Brown family and simply listed that way in the template ... Cleveland Brown would still have his own article, like Joe Swanson ... some editor who is more of a fan than I am can make the magic happen. &mdash;72.75.105.165 20:44, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

Tom Tucker (Family Guy)
There should definitely be an article for this character. He appears in lots of episodes, and had major roles in episodes like "The Kiss Seen Around the World", "Mother Tucker" and "Stewie B. Goode". —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 206.66.217.142 (talk) 22:01, 2 January 2007 (UTC).


 * Someone created a page for Tom Tucker (Family Guy), so I am going to replace Jonathan Weed in the template. --72.75.126.37 08:45, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Good work. Jmlk17 08:56, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

Swanson
Why on earth isn't the swanson family given a family section on this template, when they are far more important than the goldmans? 124.189.227.80 01:22, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
 * They are on the now...Jmlk17 08:56, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

Kathy Griffin
I have removed this actress from the template ... she was only mentioned in one episode, and the "What links here" for her article listed every article in which this template appears (see "New England Patriots" comment above) ... I'll just cite Biographies of living persons if you want a policy reason for the removal. --72.75.126.37 10:08, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Look
I don't know, maybe it's just me, but the whole look of the template is just, well, unappealing to me. I know looks aren't everything, but couldn't it be spruced up with some color or something? Jmlk17 08:55, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

The Character Page
I have thoroughly cleaned up the character page and I believe we can add it back on the Family Guy template. You can take a look at it here. Let me know what you all think. Saget53 00:41, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

Why was the previous format abandoned?
Centering this list makes it really ugly and harder to read. Why was it changed from this style? I don't see any advantage, and AFAIK no comment was made explaining this change. / edg ☺ ★ 12:16, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Centered-text reversions
The only advantage I can see to the centered-text version is that is doesn't include several characters that should have articles, and instead includes information on notable topics like some of the actors.

My suggestion would be to make those content changes on this template and reoganize accordingly, but keep the existing format for readability. That is a change I would support. / edg ☺ ★ 20:12, 16 October 2007 (UTC)


 * a version with the center-text content, but in Navbox Television format. It's a bit long. We could:
 * Remove the voice actors, since Voice Actors is linked at the bottom.
 * Default to hidden.
 * Keep it long.
 * Any preferences? / edg ☺ ★ 20:41, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

Should we add "Blue Harvest" to the DVD section?
As many of you may or may not know, there was a DVD release for the Star Wars parody episode "Blue Harvest." That being the case, you should probably consider adding it to the template under "DVDs and CDs," with a link to the episode itself. Immblueversion (talk) 22:36, 1 February 2008 (UTC)


 * I think of "Blue Harvest" as just another episode, released early to DVD. The Simpsons have had mix-and-match DVD releases for a while, so it is not unusual for episodes to have a DVD releases outside the Seasonal box sets. Episodes so release remain made-for-TV productions in part of the series. / edg ☺ ☭ 23:11, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Voice Actors
I believe that the list of voice actors should be formatted to have just the main actors, and then have a link to the page with all the other recurring voice actors. Immblueversion (talk) 16:24, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

Added "Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy"
With all due respect, by the time this section is posted, the article "Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Comedy" does not exist. But that show has just been released today (on the Internet), and I believe there should be an article on it. As such, I have added a section to the template, even though the article doesn't yet exist (as I said before, by the time this article is posted). Immblueversion 11:35, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

Life of Larry
Should the Larry shorts be included in the template, since it was a sort of Family Guy prototype? A lot of the jokes that McFarlane created for Life of Larry (such as the drive-by arguments and many others) were later re-used fo Family Guy. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.148.250.87 (talk) 18:09, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I'd say no, since it is only indirectly related, unlike the Cleveland Show, which is directly related.  C T J F 8 3 Talk 19:40, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
 * It is kind of directly related, since McFarlane re-used pretty much every single joke from Life Of Larry in Family Guy, and used the same voices for Larry and Steve as he did for Peter and Brian. It may be worth putting in, for the sake of information. It is related, even if not as directly as Cleveland's spin-off. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.17.162.35 (talk) 15:08, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

American Dad!
As opposed to the Larry shorts, which had a direct impact upon the creation and style of Family Guy, American Dad! has nothing to do with the show, other than two throw-away cross-over gags. It's not a spin off. Just because it was created by MacFarlane does not mean that it is related to Family Guy. There is a reason why Futurama and other Groening works are not a part of the Simpsons template, and that is because, other than being created by the same man, they are not related. And why is Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy here? Even taking a huge stretch, it is not related. Same goes for the American Dad! template. And why is Family Guy a part of the Family Guy template? The template already links to the show... in the title. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.148.231.228 (talk) 23:32, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Episodes list
Just curious as to where the selection of episodes listed came from. Seems to be only 'special' episodes (some unreleased though). Should the link be renamed to 'special episodes' instead? DP 76764 (Talk) 16:15, 14 December 2009 (UTC)


 * I changed it. Do you think this is better? BOVINEBOY 2008 ) 16:40, 14 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Makes much more sense now, thanks! DP 76764  (Talk) 18:10, 14 December 2009 (UTC)

WikiBooks in Nav
Apparently, there is some disagreement over the linking of the WikiBooks version of each article in the Navbox (especially when there is a WikiBooks link in the Toolbox on the left side of every page. See discussion here: Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Wikipedia-Books.   BIGNOLE     (Contact me)  15:27, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Template style
I think the template has better style with blue color and white lettering.--ToonsFan (talk) 21:52, 14 March 2011 (UTC)
 * unfortunately, the guidelines are for the default styling per WP:DEVIATIONS and WP:CONTRAST. Frietjes (talk) 21:53, 29 May 2016 (UTC)
 * The color is in the shows logo, that has to count for something.107.72.98.225 (talk) 00:02, 30 May 2016 (UTC)
 * which is why the logo is on the article page. there is no need to excessive brand the navbox. a navigation box is for navigation. Frietjes (talk) 13:41, 30 May 2016 (UTC)
 * There are shows with colors in the templates. South Park's is green, there's nothing in the show that has any green has a major stand-out. 107.77.229.115 (talk) 17:04, 30 May 2016 (UTC)
 * WP:OTHERSTUFF. Frietjes (talk) 17:14, 30 May 2016 (UTC)
 * I agree, we should just use the default color scheme. Thanks! Plastikspork ―Œ (talk)  21:49, 30 May 2016 (UTC)
 * The usage of the color isn't even bad. It's visible for readers to see the links and the color matches the show. I would like to understand why this is such a big issue. 107.77.229.115 (talk) 22:00, 30 May 2016 (UTC)
 * no, it's not sufficiently visible for unvisited links, and if this isn't "such a big issue", it seems strange that you are so adamant to have it changed. Frietjes (talk) 14:33, 31 May 2016 (UTC)

Seth MacFarlane
Given that he is the creator of Family Guy, should Seth MacFarlane be added to the template under production? Dunarc (talk) 13:40, 26 September 2016 (UTC)