Dates of Note

As many of you probably know, this Sunday (July 24th for those of you who are hard of reading), will be the last all-new episode of Family Guy until September 11th. Realizing this, I made some phone calls and was able to get you guys and gals the following episodes packed in between Sunday the 24th and Sunday, September 11th:

7/31/05: Don’t Make Me Over
8/07/05: Blind Ambition
8/14/05: Petarded & The Cleveland-Loretta Quagmire
8/21/05: 8 Simple Rules... & Brian The Bachelor
8/28/05: Model Misbehavior & Breaking Out Is Hard To Do
9/04/05: Blind Ambition & Fast Times At Buddy Cianci Jr. High
9/11/05: RETURN OF NEW EPS. – Peter's Got Woods

Your Dog Wants An Emmy

Congrats to the cast and crew of Family Guy for their 2005 Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour)."

You have to respect the one-two punch of being UNCANCELLED and then nominated for an Emmy, all within twelve sweet episodes.

Put on Your Dress Sweatpants

Sunday night's episode, "Brian the Bachelor" features special guest, Jessica Biel.

And even though she's only doing the voice of an animated character, just pretend she can see you. You should probably clean the potato chips off the couch, throw away the soda cans, and PLEASE move that rancid pair of gym socks.

Just treat her like you would any other gorgeous celebrity woman.

You say "MOO," I say "VEE!"

Sometimes, and only sometimes, a HUGE piece of delicious info will slide its way across the goal line without me noticing.

BUT ONLY SOMETIMES! Don't be a jerk about it.

I'm sure many of you are out there, sighing and squirming in your chairs, about how you already knew about this. And then I'll egotistically point out that it was ME and NOT YOU who interviewed the cast in New York and have THE ACTUAL Mike Henry sitting on my shelf at home as a collectible...blah, blah, blah.

So here. Straight from the sweet girl over in Home Entertainment:

CENTURY CITY, Calif. – Things are guaranteed to get wilder, raunchier and funnier in Quahog when Fox Home Entertainment releases Seth MacFarlane’s first full-length unrated DVD feature in “FAMILY GUY PRESENTS STEWIE GRIFFIN: THE UNTOLD STORY!” on September 27.

In this exclusive, side-splittingly funny DVD premiere, Stewie, the maniacal baby genius, is distracted from his plans for world domination when he has a near-death experience. A great deal of booze and major drama follows, as Peter gets fired from his personal-opinion segment on the local news for being a lousy parent and Stewie takes a road trip to find his real dad.

Shattering TV DVD sales records “Family Guy” sold over 4 million combined units with the release of its first two DVD volumes and Family Guy: The Freakin’ Sweet Collection, and returned to FOX this year as part of the network’s Sunday night “Animation Domination” line-up. Available for the suggested retail price of $29.98 U.S./$43.98 Canada, the single-disc DVD features over 80 minutes of new never-before-seen “Family Guy” content. The new feature will also be available on UMD for a price of $29.98.

The “FAMILY GUY PRESENTS STEWIE GRIFFIN: THE UNTOLD STORY!” DVD includes commentary, deleted scenes, still galleries, animatics and more. Prebook is August 31, 2005.

Man, do I feel sorry for Canada. They have to pay like, a million more dollars than we do.

Vote Your Brains Out

It's that time again. You have the power to change the way history will forever be remembered.

That's right...the 2005 Teen Choice Awards are upon us! And wouldn't you know it, but our favorite family has been nominated in TWO categories. "Choice TV Show: Comedy" and "Choice TV Actor: Comedy - Stewie Griffin."

Now CLICK HERE and get your fingers voting!

A Little Bit You, A Little Bit Me

Today, I'd like to share with you a little video that we've had sitting on the shelves. For those of you who are SUPER intense about looking into every corner of the Official Family Guy site, you may have seen this. But for those of you out there who have jobs, lives, pets, here's a sweet video we put together from the New York Live! event. CLICK ME!

And The Baron seems to be checking in on a regular basis now. I'm still not entirely sure all this travel, sun and fresh air is good for him. But what the hell, gotta stretch those wisdom legs out every now and then, right?

SHADE!! Awake and standing! Awake and standing IN shade!

However, like his mortal self, Peter Griffin, the omnipotent being, is equally lazy and what I had hoped would be a long reprieve from the harsh rays of Helios, the weak clouds, not even cumulus, just some scattered cirrus, cleared away and I was browning again. Still, I had to thank the guy, for he has enough problems in having a wife the entire neighborhood wants to sleep with and a son trying to take over the world, without me joining the fray. Not to mention the mental battle that goes with having an ugly daughter. Sure you don’t look at her in that way, but who wants to be affiliated with an ugly teenage girl. The values of middle school attraction and popularity hold evident through adulthood it seems. But I digress.

Around me was vast desert, sand turning glass in the distance, reaching to the east where, bursting out like Quagmire’s sexuality, were mountains, green and brown and white, too tall to scale, yet too magnificent not to attempt. The idea that I might actually be able to use the knowledge I gained from a rock climbing course I took one summer in middle school just after seeing Sly Stallone’s “Cliffhanger” was inspiring and I rushed towards the mountains at an ill-advised pace yelling knot after knot aloud.

“Bowline, clove hitch, Kleimheist,” and my favorite, “Prusik.”
It was overwhelming to realize that somehow I had remembered the information given to me by a woman who wore Tevas and tank tops exclusively. She was from Peru. Huge lungs. Could hold her breath for over two minutes and somehow my adolescent self retained what she was saying even though my eyes and thoughts were filled entirely by her chest and thighs.

The inspiration did not last long.

There were no new clouds and I was out of breath and no closer to the mountains than I was moments prior. How long did I just run for? Was I really this out of shape? What was the point of that gym membership? And did I really sign up for a three year contract just so I could get a complimentary fanny pack and head band? If Joe were here he’d yell at me to, “buck up and be a man.” Then again, Joe is handicapped and suffers from a serious case of “walkers envy” making him almost impossible to deal with outside of an extreme sports environment. Peter? Stewie? Anybody?

Where are all the people at? I was under the impression that Africa was overpopulated, that only Antarctica was deserted. Damn you Sally Struthers! There’s no one here starving, no one except me that is.

The air is so dry, but I must stay strong, for out there, out there in the wild are millions that have no idea what Family Guy is, no idea what “freakin’ sweet” means, no idea that dreams, like mine and millions of others for the return of Family Guy, do come true. I can do this. The Baron can do this.

Then, breathing heavily and wishing for water, sand and sun all around, I couldn’t help but have a burning desire to wear khaki.

I...umm...I think..........................................The Baron!

Screws Just Fall Out All the Time...

...the world is an imperfect place.

First I'd like to address the gentleman who somehow tracked down my boss's extension this weekend to complain about how Family Guy and American Dad were preempted two weekends in a row.

We're sorry. Please accept this generous eHug. [HUG]

There. That wasn't so bad, was it? Anyway, for that guy as well as everyone else, Family Guy and American Dad are back on the air Sunday night at their usual times. And in case you haven't noticed them yet, take a look over there on the right in that top box. I made that for you so that every Monday you can check back and see when the next episode is airing (to avoid futher phone calls) and what the episode is about.

I bleed for you people.

B-A-N-A-N-A-S

I ain't no Hollaback Girl. Nope. No way. Not now, not ever. Whatever, I don't even have a clue what that means. I'm twenty-seven years-old and so far out of the "cool" loop that I just found out this weekend that Creed broke up.

I finally got around to cleaning off the ol' office workspace and I found another communiqué from The Baron. This time he had seemingly fashioned a crude envelope from deer pelts and sealed it with golden bee's wax.

My shirt was torn open and my chest had been scorched a native. Not since my ancestors of long ago had someone from my line been so dark, and was that a tattoo? Though in another language, I had the eerie feeling it had something to do with my intangible liking of pastel colored tube tops, however, my Sanskrit knowledge had fallen off a bit since my “Learn to Read Sanskrit in Traffic” tapes, a birthday present for myself during a lonely time in my life, had been ruined by the southern California sun, forever melting the four easy payments of $29.95 to the dashboard. Still, I thought, there was something about a squiggly black line next to a straight thicker black line that screamed, TUBE TOP! Nevertheless, the journey must go on.

I attempted to stand, and though aching and weak, muscle striations evident from lack of nutrients, I was able to get to my feet. The sand burned my soles and I danced in place trying to cool my aching appendages, and though known for my dance floor tearing abilities I quickly realized that I would not be able to gyrate forever, and even if I could, there was no music and the silent drone of the sun and stale air did nothing for my rhythm. So, alone in a vast desert plain, half naked and dancing like a maniac, I decided on the western version of Godly interaction and prayed for rain, thereby abandoning my tribal bounding.

Using my shirt to safeguard my knees, I knelt, closed my eyes, and prayed, but to whom I did not know. I had grown up in a mixed house where beliefs changed as frequently as I dreamed of dating a woman with an accent – always. My mother practiced Islam when the moon was waning crescent and Judaism when it was full. My father prayed to Buddha on the days you turn your clocks back and to Jesus when you turn them forward. All other days of the year were judged using an arbitrary scale that included such variables as: skin condition, state of arousal, and whether or not either had received any mail the previous day. Therefore, on my knees, heat creeping through the thin fabric barrier to the sand, I prayed to the only thing left that was pure – Peter Griffin.

Assuming he would be a casual omnipotent being, I prayed as such. I spoke of how I missed the his daily antics and how much I looked forward to having a TV where I could once again sit and watch him get away with just about anything he wanted and all with the indifference of a man rollerblading in spandex and painter’s cap. And while I was at it, down on my knees and all, I threw in a quick request for some shade. I rapped up my prayer with a reference to the first episode of Family Guy that I had ever seen. Peter had committed tax fraud and with the extra money decided to build a moat to protect his family from the black knight, and so, on my knees, hands callused and cracked, I asked of him to do the same for me. “Protect me great one, protect me and give me strength – oh, and the tree, don’t forget the tree – for shade and all.”

I breathed deep and let the light in, but around me the sand was dark.

Hey, at least he sounds healthy, right?

Party Like It's 2006!

So this afternoon, FOX held what we call in the biz, Upfronts. These Upfronts are a festival of new shows, old shows, celebs and more e-mails that are titled, "2005-2006 SCHEDULE" than I could put in my "delete items" bin.

But buried underneath all our new pretty ponies galloping to our TV's in the future was a secret and wonderful truth. Both Family Guy and American Dad will be sitting pretty on Sunday nights.

You can't stop the FG/AD Super Power Hour!

Jet Setter

We're ALMOST there. Can you believe it? The season premiere of Family Guy is only days away. I feel like it's been about a billion months since The Baron hatched this little online egg and now the big dance is here. I shouldn't have to say this, but I'm going to anyway:

THIS SUNDAY
9/8c ON FOX!

Got it? Wait... wait...

THIS SUNDAY
9/8c ON FOX!

No? You're sure you didn't get that? Okay, last try...

THIS SUNDAY
9/8c ON FOX!

There... that should do.

AND don't forget that immediately following is the second episode of AMERICAN DAD! And when that's done, you can finally leave your home and once again enjoy the green grass and sunlight.

I'm off to New York City tomorrow to cover the Family Guy Live events at Town Hall. I'll be the idiot with the digital camera blocking your view. And before I go, here are the rest of the photos I promised you from the Los Angeles live event.

Friday With the Family - Part 1 of 2

Oh man, The Baron has no idea what he missed last Friday. Although he's probably somewhere, halfway across this great floating orb, hands covered in the dust of some yet-to-be-named ancient civilization saying, "I bet they would have LOVED Family Guy... and The Goat has no idea what he's missing..."

The first event of the day was the Stewie Sound-Alike contest that took place underneath the sweltering Los Angeles sun within the gorgeous confines of The Grove shopping center. Camera crews were set up doing interviews with the super-trio of Seth Mc, Mike H. and Mila K. while people lingered about grabbing handfuls of sweet Family Guy schwag and waiting for the contest to begin. I bumbled about with my inconspicuous digital camera taking photos and working on my sweet farmer's tan.

When the contest got underway, there were many excellent and hilarious impressions of our little diaper clad conquerer-to-be, and three lucky winners walked away with some pretty ridiculous cash prizes, as well as tickets to the Family Guy Live show at the Wiltern that night. I found out that some of the fans had been waiting since 8AM to be selected for this. Most of you out there may not know this, but 8AM in Southern California is like... 4AM anywhere else. No one wakes up at 8AM out here.

Alright, I'll shut up now and let you enjoy some of the sights from the day. And check back for part 2 where we explore the festival of Family Guy Live!

Quahog Idol

So if your friends are anything like mine, they've probably told you once, if not one hundred times, that being able to impersonate an animated, talking baby will get you nowhere in life. But now, you can officially wear a t-shirt that says, "MY FRIENDS DON'T SUPPORT MY TALENT!"

THIS FRIDAY, APRIL 15, there's going to be an event of epic scale being held at The Grove in Los Angeles (my apologies to the other 99.8% of America) where Family Guy fans will put their amazing Stewie-sound-alike talents to the test. Memorize the following facts!

WHAT: First the Grove, then the World! Stewie Griffin from FOX’s FAMILY GUY is taking over the Grove on FRIDAY, APRIL 15 at the “Freakin’ Sweet Stewie Sound-a-like Contest!” Starting at 1:00 PM you can register for the chance to do your best Stewie impersonation for FAMILY GUY creator Seth MacFarlane and cast members (including Mila Kunis and Mike Henry) who will be there to judge and award thousands of dollars in cash and FAMILY GUY prizes, including tickets to FAMILY GUY LIVE, FAMILY GUY DVDs, CDs, books and autographed scripts. Also, be one of the first 500 fans to register for the contest and receive a free FAMILY GUY tee-shirt and limited edition poster! 25 fans will then be selected to participate from a random drawing of the first 500 eligible fans registered. Don’t miss the premiere of FAMILY GUY Sunday, May 1 at 9:00 PM on FOX! All contestants must be 18 years of age and residents of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Other restrictions may apply. Click here for complete rules and details.

WHERE: The Grove (in the center next to the water fountain)
189 The Grove Dr.
Los Angeles, 90036

WHEN: Friday, April 15, 2005
1:00 PM Registration begins
2:30 PM 25 contestant numbers are randomly selected and announced
3:00 PM Contest begins

PRIZE GIVEAWAY:

1st prize:

$2,000 Cash
$100 Gift certificate to the Grove
$100 Two tickets to FAMILY GUY LIVE in Los Angeles on 4/15/05
$200 FAMILY GUY prize package (autographed FAMILY GUY script, “Family Guy The Freakin’ Sweet Collection” DVD, “Stewie’s Guide to World Domination” book, “Family Guy Live in Vegas” CD)

TOTAL PRIZE VALUE: $2400

$1,000 Cash
$50 Gift certificate to the Grove
$200 FAMILY GUY prize package (autographed FAMILY GUY script, “Family Guy The Freakin’ Sweet Collection” DVD, “Stewie’s Guide to World Domination” book, “Family Guy Live in Vegas” CD)

TOTAL PRIZE VALUE: $1250

$500 Cash
$25 Gift certificate to the Grove
$200 FAMILY GUY prize package (autographed FAMILY GUY script, “Family Guy The Freakin’ Sweet Collection” DVD, “Stewie’s Guide to World Domination” book, “Family Guy Live in Vegas” CD)

TOTAL PRIZE VALUE: $725

Do You Like American Music?

If you're like me, you find yourself on your huge leather sofa at night, looking right passed your 62-inch plasma screen TV, around the legally-can't-be-mentioned actress asking you to wash her laundry, and RIGHT at the shelf packed full of Family Guy merch and conquerings.

DVDs, action figures, autographed what-nots, Mike Henry, more DVDs, coffee mugs, magnets, etc. But then you have a feeling that there's something missing, something that could bring the whole shelf-of-glory to a beautiful crescendo (please note that I had to spell check "crescendo" and I'm not entirely sure what it means, but it sounds SWEET).

But then it happened. The keystone was delivered. Get a pen, you're going to need this info...

April 26th, the "Family Guy Live In Las Vegas" CD/DVD package is hitting stores. The CD will feature tracks such as "Puberty's Gonna Get You," "Quahog Holiday," and "Dear Booze." Now, wipe that foam off your mouth and head over to familyguyliveinvegas.com and check it out. It's all there and plenty more about the CD.

And be sure to play the slot machine to catch a sneak peak of an exclusive "Sexy Party" video clip! Three monkeys is ALWAYS a winner.

Now if you'll excuse me, legally-can't-be-mentioned actress wants Chinese take out.

Look What the Winds Blew In

This morning I arrived at my desk, and to my surprise, there’s a hawk, perched upon my computer monitor with a broken arrow clasped in its beak. Tied to the arrow was a folded piece of weathered, yellow paper. When I carefully unfolded the paper, the following was revealed:

My dearest Goat,

I awoke to the gnawing of bones. Possibly reptiles. Snakes shedding their skin. I could only make out the back of my eyelids; there was a settlement of dust that seemed to have been there for ages. How long had I been out I thought? Long enough to be surrounded by reptiles and rocks it seems. I was a long ways from Los Angeles. I was a long ways from home.

The dust in my eyes cast shadows, red as Indian clay, but it was only the burning of the sun that made it so, for the dust was mere dust, light brown particles, nothing as pure and red as the Indians. I had dated an Indian once, an Apache, or was it Arapahoe; I always have trouble separating the two. She had a scar, a long black one that went the length of her forearm. She had taken down a bull as it charged her younger sister and as the beast fell to the earth, one of its giant horns opened her arm, spilling the blue turned red turned black blood over the sand. The first time I heard the story I laughed, thinking she spoke in jest, but as she finished the tale, the scar darkened and I knew she spoke the truth. Lila, yes, Lila was her name. She spoke in tongues. French and Spanish and Greek, one word here and another there, but never sentences. I wonder where she speaks now; I wonder where she is now.

Still, lying there, thinking of her and thinking of the scar, thinking of the bull and thinking of the blood, the circling reptiles, the skin and bones and rocks of the world I had yet to witness, the world I’d yet to walk upon, I couldn’t help but think of home. I couldn’t help but think of the Griffins: Peter’s scheming, Stewie’s plotting, Chris’ giant member, Lois’ sultry singing, Meg’s pink hat, and Brian’s martinis. Yes, all of them. All of them are here with me. And like me, they are about to embark on a whole new journey, an adventure to cross the oceans and span the continents; to traverse the desserts and explore the deepest of caves, under water, and above. Then, staring into the back of my eyelids, I dreamt of space, the cold and the warm, the light and the dark, the end and the beginning. Anything was possible.

The dust cleared and I opened my eyes.

More to come,

The Baron

Apparently, living in a cave off in the desert has made The Baron quite wordy.

The Torch

Alright, first things first. St. Patty's Day had its Irish way with me and if anyone finds my liver, please contact me here at the office. It was last seen boarding a bus headed to Atlanta. Thank you.

So down to business. I have some bad news and some good news. Because of who I am, you'll get the bad news first.

This morning I got to work and found a fourteen page, handwritten letter from The Baron. Now, I'm not going to retype all fourteen pages so I'll give you the highlights. There was something in there about "seeing the world" and some more about, "brining joy to those across the globe." And I really kinda think there was something about being the rightful heir to a small unknown country in Europe, but I don't know, I didn't read it that well. I mean...come on...fourteen pages...hand written...

Anyway, our boy has left to spread the word of Family Guy throughout this wonderful mostly-blue-with-a-little-green orb of ours and the good news is that he left me the keys. My name, for all intensive purposes is, The Goat. Yeah, it's not as regal as The Baron, but I'm not as regal as The Baron. And don't worry about The Baron, he'll be checking in periodically during his travels and I'll be posting excerpts from his letter here.

So wipe those tears away and let's talk Family Guy.

Today, Family Guy LIVE! tickets go on sale for EVERYONE. And by EVERYONE, I mean EVERYONE. If you haven't bought your tickets yet, you'd BETTER do it soon. You do NOT want to disappoint The Goat.

LOS ANGELES tickets available here.

NEW YORK tickets available here.

Good luck!

Sans Animation

This is probably the biggest pre-show marketing idea to ever come to fruition in this century…albeit we’re only about five years into it.

So here we go. The good people at Just For Laughs are throwing a little concert...sort of. Is it a concert if it's spoken word? Oh whatever, who cares.

Los Angeles and New York will be playing home to live table reads featuring cast members Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Mila Kunis, Seth Green and Mike Henry!

That's right. Check the dates below to see if you'll even be lucky enough to be around the venue...

Friday, April 15
Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern LG
8:00 PM
11:00 PM

Friday, April 29
New York, NY - Town Hall
7:00 PM
10:00 PM

Saturday, April 30
New York, NY - Town Hall
7:00 PM
10:00 PM

And now, if you ARE lucky enough, below are the links to purchase the tickets. Tickets will go on sale in THIS FRIDAY (3/11) at 10am in the respective timezones.

LOS ANGELES tickets available here.

NEW YORK tickets available here.

And finally, the key to your golden treasure, the password to access the advance sale tickets is "FREAKINSWEET," no spaces and all caps. NO SPACES AND ALL CAPS. The first person to ask me what the password is gets NO new video clips. EVER. Got it?

Literary Sweetness

The Family Guy Empire is expanding into the world of the written word. On Tuesday, April 26th Family Guy: Stewie's Guide to World Domination will be hitting bookstores near you. The book will have a retail price of $14.95 and is brought to us under the guiding eye of Steve Callaghan, one of Family Guy’s head writers and the mind behind some the show’s best episodes.

Here’s the official synopsis from the back cover:
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With episodes of FAMILY GUY now running on Fox, Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, and TBS, the Griffins are taking over the airwaves. Discover how you too can rule your world with this handbook from one of the show's most popular characters!

Stewie Griffin is a maniacal one-year-old baby genius who sees clearly what's wrong with the world and is hell-bent on staging a coup-d'etat that would turn absolute power over to him! The first tyrannical leader on his hit list is his mother, Lois— the leader of the ‘gynocracy’ making his young life totally insufferable. There are others, too.

Hell, if it weren't for his lack of muscle tone, toilet training, and his need for parentally provided sustenance, Stewie would have already gained control over most of the third world.

But even as a toddler, Stewie knows that in order to rule the world you must first understand it. So, he has compiled a book of his own musings on a wide variety of subjects: work, politics, religion, family, love, childhood, parenting, education and more. What results is an anarchist's delight.

Helped into print by Steve Callaghan, one of the television show's lead writers, Stewie's Guide to World Domination features articulate young Stewie at his acerbic best.
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Now, you can actually enjoy Mom telling you to turn off those awful cartoons and read a book. And, what’s even better, there are more Family Guy books coming down the pipeline. In Fall 2005, we can expect Family Guy: The Ultimate Episode Guide to help us all wade through the endless sea of hilarity that is Family Guy.

Make sure you don't miss Family Guy: Stewie's Guide to World Domination coming this April, or Family Guy: The Ultimate Episode Guide coming in Fall 2005! To receive notice of author events and new Family Guy books by Steve Callaghan, sign up at www.authortracker.com.

Video Sweetness

So The Baron has got his act together and secured some video clips from this Sunday’s episode of Family Guy. Enjoy the following from “Fish Out of Water” and make sure to tune-in this Sunday at 9/8c on FOX. Enjoy!

The Planet Closet To The Sun
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Ah, Very Good Then
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Daggermouth

Another classic Family Guy episode on FOX. This week we are treated to “Fish Out of Water” from season 3. Tune-in Sunday at 9/8c when Peter sets out to catch a mythical man-eating fish while Meg and Lois take a revealing spring break.

Another Classic

Catch another classic episode of Family Guy this Sunday at 9:30/8:30c on FOX. Don't miss "Peter Griffin: Husband, Father…Brother?" and show your support for interracial relations.

The Mistress

The first episode of American Dad will preview on FOX this Sunday at approximately 10:30 pm ET / 7:30pm PT after Super Bowl XXXIX and a new episode of The Simpsons. We say “approximately” because who doesn’t like triple overtime?

American Dad comes to us from Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane, as well as Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman, writers of some of the most memorable Family Guy episodes. The series revolves around Stan Smith, a CIA agent based in Langley Falls, VA, who is an undisputed weapons expert and proud family man. If you haven’t figured it out yet… this is a sly marketing ploy to get all you Family Guy fans to watch American Dad. As if you don’t plan on it already. But seriously, the talented Seth MacFarlane voices two of the main characters, Carmen Electra is guest starring, and the show, while distinct from Family Guy, is extremely funny.

So, check out the American Dad website for tons of video and behind-the-scenes goodies and tune-in this Sunday to show your support for the Family Guy Empire.

Blockbuster?

This Sunday marks yet another Family Guy classic! Tune-in to FOX this Sunday night at 9/8c to catch "Mr. Saturday Knight" with Will Ferrell as the infamous Black Knight.

Now, I know the old Baron has been spoiling you all with video clips from each Sunday's episode but I can explain the lack of visual stimulation this week. I eagerly sat down to pick out a couple clips of glorious humor only to realize that the wrong tape was delivered… it wasn’t even animated… or a television series. What was The Baron left with? A telecast of The 2000 Blockbuster Awards… seriously. 2000. So, unless you all want some clips of Helen Hunt you’re s*&% out of luck.

However, The Baron has released some special content over at the American Dad site. Make sure to check that out and get an inside look at the new show from Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane before it premieres next Sunday on FOX after the Superbowl.

The Reading Of The Table - EXTENDED!

Behind-the-scenes thunder strikes again! Before the voices are recorded for each episode, the cast gets together for a live table read of the script and Team Baron™ was lucky enough to have the handy DV camera rolling. Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green and Mila Kunis… they’re all here!

You may have seen a shorter version of this clip elsewhere but the extra footage found in this EXTENDED special can be found nowhere else. These excerpts are taken from the upcoming season 4 episode #4ACX01 “North by North Quahog.” Enjoy... as if you needed to be told.

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Who Is A What Now?

Don’t forget to tune-in this Sunday at 9/8c for Stewie’s favorite house guest in “Death is a Bitch” on FOX. Here are a couple clips to get you in the mood…

It Doesn't Look A Thing Like Me
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Where Are Your Manners?
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Premiere Date Confirmed

The premiere date for the new season of Family Guy has finally been confirmed. No more “FOX 2005” for us. Oh no, we have a date AND a time. The season premiere of Family Guy season 4 will take place on Sunday, May 1st 9/8c on FOX. Mark your calendars and buckle up… only 104 days to go!

Start Your Engines

This Sunday marks the first of five weeks of Family Guy encores on FOX during January and February. Catch back-to-back classics starting at 9/8c this Sunday. The hour block starts off with the Griffin’s reality TV Show in "Fifteen Minutes of Shame" and is followed by Chris as the man of the house on "And the Wiener Is...

Upgrade This…

Apparently some of the top bloggers on this information super highway have found our little House-O-Guy and pointed out that we’re slightly behind the curve in this digital age of time efficiency. So The Baron has done what any good blogmaster does and kissed their @$$*$ by adding a RSS Feed and permanent links at the bottom of each post for quick reference. Because, really, who would want to actually visit and read through sites? May your worn hands be set free from the unwarranted tyranny of repeated clicking...

Opps

We previously announced some January episodes of Family Guy on FOX. Some schedule changes have taken place and the episodes are now airing in both January and February. Here are the days, times, and episodes as they now stand.

Sunday, January 16th
9:00pm/8:00c - "Fifteen Minutes of Shame"
9:30pm/8:30c - "And the Wiener Is..."

Sunday, January 23rd
9:00pm/8:00c - "Death is a Bitch"

Sunday, January 30th
9:00pm/8:00c - "Mr. Saturday Knight"

Sunday, February 13th
9:00pm/8:00c - TBD

Sunday, February 20th
9:00pm/8:00c - TBD

Post Holiday De-Depression

Who ever said there's nothing to look forward to after the holidays? As we announced earlier, FOX will be ringing in the New Year with back-to-back encore episodes of Family Guy on three consecutive Sundays in January. We now have the episode titles and they picked some classics... Stewie reality show confessionals, Peter not smiling, Will Ferrell as the Black Knight, and Adam West as... well, umm... Adam West. Here are the days, times and episodes.

Sunday, January 16th
9:00pm/8:00c - "Fifteen Minutes of Shame"
9:30pm/8:30c - "And the Wiener Is..."

Sunday, January 23rd
9:00pm/8:00c - "Death is a Bitch"
9:30pm/8:30c - "Peter Griffin: Husband, Father... Brother?" - see schedule change

Sunday, January 30th
9:00pm/8:00c - "Mr. Saturday Knight"
9:30pm/8:30c - "Fish Out of Water" - see schedule change

Year Of The Guy

Looks like 2005 is shaping up to be quite a year in the world of Family Guy. In anticipation of the show’s return to the schedule this spring, FOX will be airing back-to-back encore episodes of Family Guy on three consecutive Sundays in January. Tune-in to FOX on January 16th, 23rd and 30th at 9/8c to catch 6 classic episodes of Family Guy and kick off the new year in style.

Digital Video Disc

The Freakin' Sweet Collection is available today at purveyors of high quality DVDs. Just in time for the holidays, this disc will include 5 episodes picked by Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane and a stocking full of extras. The episodes are When You Wish Upon a Weinstein, Road to Rhode Island (uncensored), To Love and Die in Dixie, I Am Peter Hear Me Roar, and Lethal Weapons.

While these episodes have been on DVD before, the extras on this disc are well worth the price tag. In addition to an uncensored version of Road to Rhode Island, we’ll get to hear commentaries from Brian and Stewie themselves, as well as new commentaries by Seth MacFarlane and various show producers and writers. You’ll also get an inside look at the new animated comedy, American Dad and hear Seth talk about the new season of Family Guy.

(Un)Banned on FOX

Well, well, well… the 10th of December is finally here and that can only mean one thing. The broadcast television premiere of “When You Wish Upon a Weinstein” right after a special holiday airing of “A Very Special Family Guy Freakin’ Christmas.” That’s two special episodes of Family Guy tonight starting at 9/8c on FOX.

You know what else that means? Christmas and New Years are only a few glasses of eggnog and champagne away. It’ll be 2005 in the blink of an eye. And we all know that 2005 will mark the glorious return of new episodes of Family Guy along with the premiere of American Dad. I know, I know… this is kind of like the cable guy showing up sometime between 8-5 but at least we know it’ll be back on the air sometime in the next 12 months.

As you know, the boys here at fox.com have been getting an inside peak at the new season and as new episodes approach we’ll have a lot more goodies for you. In the meantime, take a look in case you missed them or just can’t get enough behind-the-scenes goodness: Games with Green, Stewie Revealed, and Back in Production.

So cheer up, enjoy the episodes tonight and look towards the shining beacon of comedy that is the future.