Stories from the set

The show is banned from airing in Indonesia, Vietnam, Iran, Taiwan, South Korea, South Africa, and Malaysia.

A big fan of the series, George Lucas officially gave the show's creators permission to use jokes about the Star Wars franchise in it.

Seth MacFarlane admitted that the rest of the family's mistreatment of Meg was the result of "a bunch of guys – the writers – having no idea how to write about girls or for girls."

For Peter Griffin's voice, Seth MacFarlane tried to imitate the voice of a security guard at his college during his own student years.

Meg's friends thought her name was short for "Megan", but her official name was Megatron Griffin.

When voicing Brian, Seth MacFarlane simply used his normal voice. Moreover, MacFarlane shares both Brian's political views and his atheistic outlook.