Family Guy started off as a show with a distinct tone and its own unique qualities. However, after the show was cancelled and subsequently renewed, a few changes began to develop. Nowadays Family Guy is considered a very different show from how it started, and this video explores the very beginnings of that change.

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00:00 Season 4
02:15 Is it Funnier?
06:52 Plot Structures
11:30 Politics
15:08 2ndary Characters
18:35 Brian & Stewie
22:08 The Griffins
26:05 Conclusion