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'''''Family Guy''''' is an animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane that premiered on January 31, 1999. Before it's premiere, there was an unaired pilot made sometime in 1998. This pilot would eventually become the series premiere, ''Death Has a Shadow''. Many differences from the final version can be seen throughout this pilot, such as different clothing, different character designs, and multiple scenes that were eventually cut. Aside from that, there's not much that's different from the final.
''Family Guy'' is an animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane that premiered on January 31, 1999. Before its premiere, there was a 15-minute '''''unaired pilot''''' made sometime in 1998. This pilot would eventually become the series premiere, ''Death Has a Shadow''. Many differences from the final version can be seen throughout this pilot, such as different clothing, different character designs, and multiple scenes that were eventually cut. Aside from that, there's not much that's different from the final.
 
==History==
FOX gave Seth MacFarlane a fairly small budget to create the pilot, namely $50,000, while most half-hour animated pilots cost about $1 million. Seth spent six months animating the pilot out of his house and co-created the pilot with Jim Keeshen Productions. Jim Keeshen reportedly took all credit for making the pilot, and filed a lawsuit against FOX and Seth MacFarlane on June 1, 1999 (which was quickly dismissed on December 28, 2000).


==Availability==
==Availability==
The first 7 minutes of the pilot can be found online, but the rest of the pilot is replaced with a "Coming Soon" bumper. The rest of the pilot remains lost, and the only proof of it's existence is through low-quality images from Tripod, and from a few images on the official IMDb page. How long the pilot originally was remains a mystery.
[[File:VICTORY WAV.wav|thumb|Audio clip of Stewie from the pilot from a screensaver (1/2)]]
[[File:DAM WAV.wav|thumb|Audio clip of Stewie from the pilot from a screensaver (2/2)]]
The first 7 minutes of the pilot can be found in the ''Family Guy'' Volume 2 DVD set that was released on September 9th, 2003<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Family-Guy-2-Seth-MacFarlane/dp/B00008YGRV Amazon link to the DVD set] Retrieved 25 Apr '22</ref> but eventually made its way online. The rest of the pilot is replaced with a "Coming Soon" bumper and remains lost. The only proof of its existence is low-quality images from a fan's Tripod site, a few images on the official IMDb page and a few articles on Blogspot. However, some short snippets of the pilot can be found in an interview with Seth MacFarlane and an early commercial for the show. An edited image of the "chicken fajitas" gag from the pilot was also used for the landing page to the official shop page for the show, dated circa 1999.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19990508201607/http://www1.prsn.com/foxstores/scripts/FamilyGuyJS.asp Official page on Fox's online store] Retrieved 3 Feb '24</ref>
 
Seven QuickTime Player clips of the full 15-minute pilot were previously available for download on another fan's Tripod site, circa 2002. These clips were in the same lower quality as other found images, but are no longer accessible. It can be presumed that the full pilot was once shared online, but further details are currently unknown.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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  |description3 =Commercial for ''Family Guy'' containing footage of the pilot ([https://youtu.be/iJ4O7qCtNls?t=3925 1:05:25]-[https://youtu.be/iJ4O7qCtNls?t=3938 1:05:38]).
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  |description4 =Lost commercial of the show containing some lost frames from the pilot (1998?)
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0da40f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot. (1/25)
===Images===
0db40f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot. (2/25)
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0dc40f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot. (3/25)
File:HNI 0048.JPG|Low-quality image of the pilot (1/31).
0dd40f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot. (4/25)
File:0da40f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot (2/31).
0de40f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot. (5/25)
File:HNI 0043.JPG|Low-quality image of the pilot (3/31).
0df40f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot. (6/25)
File:HNI 0044.JPG|Low-quality image of the pilot (4/31).
0e040f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot. (7/25)
File:HNI 0046.JPG|Low-quality image of the pilot (5/31).
0e140f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot. (8/25)
File:HNI 0047.JPG|Low-quality image of the pilot (6/31).
0e240f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot. (9/25)
File:0db40f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot (7/31).
0e340f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot. (10/25)
File:0dc40f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot (8/31).
0e440f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot. (11/25)
File:0dd40f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot (9/31).
0e540f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot. (12/25)
File:0de40f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot (10/31).
0e640f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot. (13/25)
File:0df40f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot (11/31).
0e740f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot. (14/25)
File:0e040f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot (12/31).
0e840f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot. (15/25)
File:0e140f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot (13/31).
0e940f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot. (16/25)
File:0e240f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot (14/31).
0ea40f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot. (17/25)
File:0e340f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot (15/31).
0eb40f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot. (18/25)
File:0e440f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot (16/31).
0ee40f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot. (19/25)
File:0e540f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot (17/31).
0ef40f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot. (20/25)
File:0e640f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot (18/31).
0f040f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot. (21/25)
File:0e740f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot (19/31).
0f140f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot. (22/25)
File:0e840f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot (20/31).
0f240f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot. (23/25)
File:0e940f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot (21/31).
0f340f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot. (24/25)
File:0ea40f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot (22/31).
0f440f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot. (25/25)
File:0eb40f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot (23/31).
FGPilot1.jpg|Image of the pilot. (1/2)
File:0ee40f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot (24/31).
FGPilot2.jpg|Image of the pilot. (2/2)
File:0ef40f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot (25/31).
File:0f040f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot (26/31).
File:0f140f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot (27/31).
File:0f240f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot (28/31).
File:HNI 0045.JPG|Low-quality image of the pilot (29/31).
File:0f340f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot (30/31).
File:0f440f00.jpg|Low-quality image of the pilot (31/31).
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="120">
File:FGPilot1.jpg|Image of the pilot (Sourced from IMDb) (1/2).
File:FGPilot2.jpg|Image of the pilot (Sourced from IMDb) (2/2).
File:ALL1 BMP.jpg|Image from the pilot from a screensaver
File:FGPilotShopPage.gif|An image from the pilot edited for use on Fox's online store.
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Sources==
==See Also==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy Wikipedia article for ''Family Guy''.]
*[[Family Guy Online (partially found massively multiplayer online role-playing game based on Fox animated sitcom; 2012-2013)]]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Has_a_Shadow Wikipedia article for ''Death Has a Shadow'', the series' pilot.]
*[[Samsung Doorways (lost Family Guy AR game; 2018)]]
* [http://members.tripod.com/chuck_los_birds8930/id35.htm Tripod web page containing low-quality images of the pilot.]
*[[Family Guy: Road To Death (partially found prototype build of third-person shooter based on Fox animated sticom; 2010-2011)]]
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5009240/mediaindex?ref_=tt_mv_close IMDb page of the pilot.]
 
==External Links==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy Wikipedia article for ''Family Guy''.]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Has_a_Shadow Wikipedia article for ''Death Has a Shadow'', the series' pilot.]
*[http://members.tripod.com/chuck_los_birds8930/id35.htm Tripod web page containing low-quality images of the pilot.]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20020208092141/http://fguniverse0.tripod.com/pilot.htm Tripod web page containing broken direct downloads to clips of the pilot.]
*[https://imdb.com/title/tt5009240/mediaindex?ref_=tt_mv_close IMDb page of the pilot.]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Griffin Wikipedia article on Brian Griffin.]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20141021020846/https://www.phoenixgenesis.com/savesmc/blog/2005/11/family-guy-pilot-credits.html Credits for the pilot.]
*[http://savesmc.blogspot.com/2005/11/family-guy-pilot-pitch.html Article on the remaining 8 minutes of the pilot.]
*[http://phoenixgenesis.com/savesmc/jfkprod/familyguy/keeshen_fox_lawsuit.pdf The lawsuit between Jim Keeshen and FOX.]
 
==References==
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Latest revision as of 04:16, 9 February 2024

FamilyGuyPilotLogo.png

Original logo as seen in the pilot.

Status: Partially Lost

Family Guy is an animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane that premiered on January 31, 1999. Before its premiere, there was a 15-minute unaired pilot made sometime in 1998. This pilot would eventually become the series premiere, Death Has a Shadow. Many differences from the final version can be seen throughout this pilot, such as different clothing, different character designs, and multiple scenes that were eventually cut. Aside from that, there's not much that's different from the final.

History

FOX gave Seth MacFarlane a fairly small budget to create the pilot, namely $50,000, while most half-hour animated pilots cost about $1 million. Seth spent six months animating the pilot out of his house and co-created the pilot with Jim Keeshen Productions. Jim Keeshen reportedly took all credit for making the pilot, and filed a lawsuit against FOX and Seth MacFarlane on June 1, 1999 (which was quickly dismissed on December 28, 2000).

Availability

Audio clip of Stewie from the pilot from a screensaver (1/2)
Audio clip of Stewie from the pilot from a screensaver (2/2)

The first 7 minutes of the pilot can be found in the Family Guy Volume 2 DVD set that was released on September 9th, 2003[1] but eventually made its way online. The rest of the pilot is replaced with a "Coming Soon" bumper and remains lost. The only proof of its existence is low-quality images from a fan's Tripod site, a few images on the official IMDb page and a few articles on Blogspot. However, some short snippets of the pilot can be found in an interview with Seth MacFarlane and an early commercial for the show. An edited image of the "chicken fajitas" gag from the pilot was also used for the landing page to the official shop page for the show, dated circa 1999.[2]

Seven QuickTime Player clips of the full 15-minute pilot were previously available for download on another fan's Tripod site, circa 2002. These clips were in the same lower quality as other found images, but are no longer accessible. It can be presumed that the full pilot was once shared online, but further details are currently unknown.

Gallery

Footage

The first 7 minutes of the pilot.

1999 interview with Seth MacFarlane, containing footage from the pilot.

Commercial for Family Guy containing footage of the pilot (1:05:25-1:05:38).

Lost commercial of the show containing some lost frames from the pilot (1998?)

Images

See Also

External Links

References

  1. Amazon link to the DVD set Retrieved 25 Apr '22
  2. Official page on Fox's online store Retrieved 3 Feb '24