Family Guy (Fox, 1999-present, streaming Hulu) is an adult animated comedy created by Seth MacFarlane following the Griffin family in Quahog, Rhode Island. It has run 22+ seasons and is available on Hulu. Content: frequent blasphemy (Jesus and God as recurring comedy characters depicted irreverently), graphic sexual content, crude toilet humor, racial and ethnic mockery, strong language throughout. The show specifically and deliberately mocks Christian faith, Jesus Christ, and biblical content as a core creative strategy. 5/100 Avoid.
Family Guy (Fox Broadcasting Company, 1999-present, streaming on Hulu) is an adult animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane, following the Griffin family — Peter, Lois, Meg, Chris, Stewie, and Brian the dog — in the fictional city of Quahog, Rhode Island. After cancellation in 2002, it was revived in 2005 following strong DVD sales and has run continuously since, now exceeding 22 seasons and 400 episodes. It is one of the longest-running American animated series.
Family Guy does not merely contain content Christians find offensive — it specifically and deliberately targets Christian beliefs, Jesus Christ, and biblical content for mockery. This is not incidental but central to the show's creative identity. Jesus Christ is a recurring character depicted engaging in crude, irreverent, and blasphemous behavior as comedy. God is similarly depicted. Seth MacFarlane, the creator, is a prominent atheist who has used Family Guy as a vehicle for his worldview.
Blasphemy: Exodus 20:7 — "You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain." Family Guy uses the name and person of Jesus Christ as the subject of crude, sexual, and sacrilegious humor repeatedly across its run. This is not the kind of content Christians can engage as a matter of personal liberty — it is direct mockery of the God Christians worship.
Gross sexual content: Family Guy depicts graphic sexual situations, crude sexual humor, and content approaching softcore pornography across its run. Matthew 5:28 and Romans 13:13 address the cultivation of sexual content as entertainment.
Desensitization: Family Guy's cutaway gag format is specifically designed to push content further and further — each season escalating the crudeness, blasphemy, and shock value to maintain viewer engagement. The deliberate desensitization strategy means that longtime viewers become progressively more tolerant of content that should produce resistance. Romans 12:2 — "Do not be conformed to this world" — addresses the formation of the mind by repeated exposure to content that normalizes what Scripture calls sin.
Mockery of Christianity: Family Guy specifically targets Christianity for mockery more than other religions — a documented pattern across the series noted by media critics and Christian commentators alike. This is not balanced satirical treatment of religious belief but targeted mockery of the specific faith Christians hold.
See our guide on Should Christians Watch American Dad? for the companion Seth MacFarlane show. See our Christian TV Reviews hub. Plugged In's Family Guy review. Common Sense Media.