Best and Worst episodes of Family Guy Characters Part One

You can agree or disagree a bunch of times on the quality of Family Guy. It can be considered pandering to the lowest common denominator. Funny part is that Seth Mcfarlane finds himself cultured and loves show tunes and has smart references. Anyway, I like the show or liked the show, I can't stand the characters now, they are completely nonredeemable now. I decided to dissect them by characters. Notice how most 'redeemable' episodes are from earlier seasons and 'nonredeemable' are from recent seasons.

Lois' Top 5 Best Episodes

5. "Running Mates"

Lois had high moral grounds back in the early seasons, competing against Peter for school board or some piece of crap.

4. "A Very Special Family Guy Freaking Christmas"

Yes she goes crazy in this episode, well this is not exactly 'redeemable' but it is a fun episode of hers. She represented what moms would really want to do in the holidays... freak out.

3. "One if by clam, one by sea"

Lois doesn't believe Peter when he says that the new British guy is framing him until late but she manages to save the day and get her husband out of jail.

2. "Prick Up Your Ears"

 Lois believes kids should knew about safe sex, teaches a class and is kicked out. She then fights to make sure kids know to use condoms.

1. "It Takes a Village Idiot, and I Married One"

Lois regains her political edge in running for mayor against Adam West to stop toxic waste dumping.

Lois' 5 WORST Episodes

5. 'Boys Do Cry'

Lois has a misguided notion that moving to Texas will give her family 'good moral values' and finds out the hard way that it is not the place for religious tolerance.

 4. "Breaking Out is hard to do"

Lois becomes a clepto, goes to jail and then breaks out. This begins her irresponsible behavior.

 3. 'Brian's Got a Brand New Bag'

It is a Brian episode but Lois is really rude about Brian's new girlfriend's age. In fact, the whole family is. Also, she is very critical of any of Brian's girlfriends. Funny enough in an early episode where he falls for an older woman, she doesn't say a thing, probably because the writers got more cynical by this point.

  2. 'Whistle While Your Wife Works'

When Brian introduces Jilan, Lois makes fun of Brian for being with a dumb chick when she is married to an IDIOT who cut his fingers off and had to work for him.

1. 'Quagmire's dad'

Lois has just become a bitch and very critical of everything. She represents narrow minded people in this episode when Quagmire admits his father is transfemale and Lois says 'gay' over and over, not knowing anything about transgender people. Also, she repeatedly is rude to Ida, wanting her to pee outside and throws away any food she makes.

Top Five Chris' Best Episodes

5. 'Jungle Love'

Chris runs away to the jungle and marries a girl but learns he can't run away from his own problems.

4. 'Moving Out'

He has great chemistry with Carl.

3. 'Deep Throats'

This surprises fans when Chris was actually smart, he informs Lois and Peter about Marijuana.

2. 'To Love and Die in Dixie'

Chris is actually likable in this one with his first love.

 

1. 'No Chris Left Behind'

I like the stand Chris took to leaving a rich high school academy because his parents had to work so hard for the money.

Top Five Chris' Worst Episodes

 

5. Tied: 'Halloween on Spooner Street' and 'Stew-Roids'

 Chris and Meg make out and he says "I was a kissing a bitch, who cares?" Also when Chris became popular at school, he was real mean to Meg.

 

4. 'Long John Peter'

Chris falls for vet intern Ana and totally brutalizes Brian (knocking his nose right off) in order to see her.

 3. 'Trading Places'

Chris trades places with Peter and takes his job and things get strange with wanting to see his parents have sex while he watches.

 2. 'Space Cadet'

His parents call him an idiot, he goes to space camp and ends up taking them into space. Enough said.

  

1. 'Hannah Banana'

Chris meets the evil monkey and just a whiny whiny guy with his father. 

Meg's Top 5 Best Episodes

5. 'Dial Meg for Murder'

Meg grows a new pair against the family when she goes to jail for harboring a fugitive.

4. 'Not All Dogs Go to Heaven'

Meg becomes religious and gets the whole town against Brian for being Atheist. But he makes her see the light... sort of.

 3. 'Let's Go to the Hop'

Meg's teen angst at best.

2. 'The Kiss Seen Around the World'

Meg is an intern and falls for Tom Tucker but finds out he is a jerk.

1. 'Seahorse Seashell Party'

Meg totally rips a new one for all the family. She then comes to the conclusion that she must be the black sheep to keep the family together.

Meg's 5 Worst episodes

 5. 'The Hand that rocks the wheelchair'

Meg takes Bonnie's place in Joe's family and tries to get with him. She even breastfeeds the baby. eww.

4. 'Meg and Quagmire'

Really Meg? Really? Quagmire? Desperate!

3. 'Stew-Roids'

Chris comes to High School and Connie makes him popular and is mean to Meg. Meg then shows signs that she might be a lesbian with thinking of Connie in the shower. Eww. 

2. 'Go, Stewie, Go!"

Meg finds out Lois kissed her boyfriend and shows her dark side. She even rips out of a tooth.

1. 'Barely Legal'
This is the first instance of her loosing it but here she goes psycho for Brian.

Next is Peter, Brian and Stewie.
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Top 5 Male Actors I didn't know were under 5'8" in height

In the movies, actors look larger than life. This is a list of actors I am surprised are shorter than I. I am 5'11" and these are under 5'8". There is nothing wrong being short and there could be people that are shorter. I think they are average height. Obvious is Tom Cruise at 5'7" but I already knew that.

5. Darren Criss

Height: 5'8"

Claim to fame: Glee

4. Zac Efron

Height: 5'8"

Claim to fame: High School Musical, Charlie St. Cloud, 17 Again

Most teen idols are tall, I thought at age 26 he'd be taller by now.

3. Josh Hutcherson

Height: 5'6"

Claim to Fame: Bridge to Tarbaitha, Journey to the center of the Earth, Hunter Games, The Kids are Alright

He's 20, I was just surprised how short he is. Doesn't matter, just a surprise.

2. Mark Wahlberg

Height: 5'7"

Claim to fame: Pain and Gain, Three Kings, Boogey Knights, Ted

Like Robert Downey Jr., he gives off a big presence.

1. Robert Downey Jr.

Height: 5'8"

Claim to fame: Johnny Be Good, Natural Born Killers,  Iron Man 

He comes off tall to me, must be his presence. 

Wierdest Movie Pairings

Lately they have been pairing actors that I would have not thought to be together. 

Selena Gomez and Ethan Hawke in Getaway

A rising star like Selena Gomez and Ethan Hawke, who has just come back from obscurity. Brent Magna must get behind the wheel and follow the orders of a mysterious man to save his kidnapped wife. Ethan's latest hits are The Purge and Before Midnight, but his biggest hit before was Training Day in 2001.

Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake in Runner Runner

Ben Affleck as the bad guy and JT as the Princeton Grad who lost gambling, doesn't sound right. JT always plays these good guys who do impossible things. And Ben has been doing dramas lately. Both are good at comedies, I would like them in a comedy better. But who knows, it might be a hit.

Disney projects of movies that didn't become hits

With movies and theme park attractions, it can be hit and miss. Especially with Disney. When a movie is a hit, Disney makes attractions but sometimes they put their eggs in a basket and include them in theme parks or projects and the movie fails. Now maybe the movie was good but it wasn't a hit. 

 Return of Oz

Return of Oz was made by Disney in the 80's. I love the film but it was not a hit.

 The Disneyland Paris version of the Storyland Canal Ride is the only one to have a model of the Emerald city  from Return to Oz.

 Atlantis: The Lost Empire 

It came out in 2001 and Disney was planning big on this. Due to the film's poorer-than-expected box-office performance, Disney quietly canceled both a spin-off television series and an underwater attraction at its Disneyland theme park.

 

Dinosaur

Disney's Dinosaur came out in 2000. The Countdown to Extinction attraction at the Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park, was renamed and re-themed to the movie. It is now known as Dinosaur. It was a hit but I rarely remember it and not much people talk about it. Adam Fendelman of HollywoodChicago says: " Films like “Dinosaur,” “Treasure Planet,” and “Brother Bear” won’t be getting theme park ride revivals any day soon." http://www.hollywoodchicago.com/news/22464/blu-ray-review-disney-pulls-atlantis-lilo-stitch-from-vaults

 Disney's Lone Ranger

 The recent Lone Ranger film with Johnny Depp failed but they are still included in the new Disney Infinity game in which you put the toys into the video game.

Dream Casting: Jim Henson Biopic

UPDATED 8/4/13 8:30 PM EST
I love the Muppets and I've been watching the Muppet Show lately. And I have always believed that Jim Henson was a creative revolutionary, a genius entertainer. I am surprised there hasn't yet been a biography tv movie yet on Jim Henson. But I forsee a movie of course. There is plenty to tell, how Henson got his start on a local show Sam and Friends, then various stints and commercials and specials and how he struggled to get the Muppet Show on the air but no network wanted it. At the end, he got a company in the UK to do it. His rise to success with various movies and then his 'mysterious' illness, his marriage and children. I think it was a straight off drama but didn't take it too seriously and brought comedy from its light and dark moments. One thing would be the voices of the Muppets, they would have to get the rights and the support of the Henson family.

Paul Rudd as Jim Henson

Not only the creator, director, writer of many Muppet projects but also the voice of many characters other than Kermit including Rowlf, Doctor Teeth, Link Heartthrob, Waldorf, Ernie, the Swedish Chef and much more. He not only did Muppets and Sesame Street but also responsible for Dark Crystal, Labyrinth and the puppetry in the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film. Jim was a striking man, especially when he had short hair. Paul Rudd (This is Forty, 40-year-old Virgin, Clueless and Knocked Up) is also a striking man, he can handle drama and comedy and a dramedy would be perfect for Henson.

 

 

David Cross as Frank Oz

Frank Oz was Henson's right hand man, now an acclaimed director. Frank originated Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Grover, Animal, Cookie Monster, Sam the Eagle, Bert, Yoda, and various others. He had a special relationship with Henson. He and Henson co-directed Dark Crystal. David Cross usually does comedy, he did some drama and he is the one that looks the most identical than the others I picked. Other people think they look alike especially when David Cross plays Tobias Funke in Arrested Development.

 

Will Forte as Jerry Nelson

Jerry Nelson first worked with Jim Henson in 1965 when Frank Oz got drafted and Henson needed somebody to perform the right hand of Rowlf on The Jimmy Dean Show. He has a distinct voice. Although he was uncredited, Nelson reprised his role as announcer during The Muppet Telethon in 2011's The Muppets. He died August 23, 2012 after years of health issues complicated by COPD. He voiced the Count, Floyd Pepper, Robin the frog (Kermit's nephew), Lew Zealand, and Gobo Fraggle. Will Forte (Saturday Night Live, MacGruber, 30 Rock, and Beerfest) can do plenty voices. Other than resembling him, I think they have a similar sense of humor. Also Forte had experience on a Variety Show which is what the Muppet Show was.

Simon Helberg as Richard Hunt

After high school graduation and a four-month stint of doing weather reports at a local radio station, Hunt had his first inkling that he might join the Muppets. His first project was The Great Santa Claus Switch in 1970, along with Fran Brill. A few weeks later, he was invited to be in a workshop production. The newcomer was so good, Henson asked him to work a Muppet appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. He performed and voiced Scooter, Beeker, Janice and Sweetums. Simon Helberg (MADtv, 'Big Bang Theory') has done a spot-on Kermit impression and he's young and I am sure can bring the young spirit Richard had. Richard died from complications of AIDS in 1992, shortly after Henson.

 

Zach Galifianakis as Dave Goelz

The mechanically-minded Goelz worked for such companies as John Deere, American Airlines, and Hewlett Packard as industrial designer. He then went on to design and build muppets and quickly went to performing. He did Gonzo, Boober Fraggle, Bunsen Honeydew, and Zoot. Zach Galifianakis (The Hangover) is a natural fit, he envelops himself in his roles. Maybe its the beard. Lots of these guys have beards. Like Frank Oz, Dave Goelz is still alive. 
 

Taylor Handley as Steve Whitmire

Steve was young too like Richard Hunt, he did Rizzo Rat and minor characters on the Muppet Show and went on to do Bean Bunny and Wembley Fraggle and ultimately Kermit the Frog. He took over in "The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson." Maybe Taylor Handley (Zerophilla, "Hidden Palms," "The O.C.," and "Vegas") is too attractive but he is a terrific actor (he is recently in a Playstation commercial). Steve Whitmare, Dave Goelz and Frank Oz are the only major players that are still alive.

Kevin Hart as Kevin Clash

In the early '80s, he performed regularly, with Jim Martin, on Bob Keeshan's Wake Up with the Captain (Captain Kangaroo). In 1979, Muppet performers were performing in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and extra puppeteers were needed for the Sesame Street float. Clash was brought in to perform Cookie Monster for the event. Clash worked with Henson in "The Jim Henson Hour." He has had controversy lately but he did have a documentary "Being Elmo." He has performed Elmo, Clifford, Leon, Hoots the Owl, Baby Sinclair of the Dinosaurs and others. Now Kevin Hart (Scary Movie 4, Superhero Movie) is no stranger to controversy in his comedy. Maybe he might have trepidation portraying Clash, but I think he'd be good.

 Gary Oldman as Caroll Spinney

Caroll Spinney portrayed Big Bird. In the 70's of course he had brown hair and now he is best known for having white hair. Gary Oldman (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Batman Begins, Dark Knight Rises, The Fifth Element) can alternate. He is a brilliant actor. In 1955, Spinney headed to Las Vegas, Nevada, where he created the show Rascal Rabbit. In the 1960s, Spinney created two puppet cats, Picklepuss and Pop, who he performed in various venues, including stage shows and some Bozo broadcasts. In 1969, Spinney met Jim Henson at the Puppeteers' of America Festival in Salt Lake City, following an ambitious experimental presentation, which combined different live-puppetry techniques with film projections. I think Oldman would draw sympathy.

 Emma Stone as Louise Gold

She was the only British member of The Muppet Show performing team. She joined the Muppet Team in 1977, during the second season of The Muppet Show. Her most well known character on the show was young and aspiring pig Annie Sue. While on The Muppet Show, she frequently worked as assistant to Jim Henson when performing characters that would require more than one person. She and her character Annie Sue will be back in the upcoming Muppets Most Wanted. It might be a short role but I think Emma Stone (Superbad, Amazing Spider-Man, Easy A) can make it memorable.

 Anne Hutchison as Jane Henson

She worked with Jim in Sam and Friends. She and Henson met in a puppetry course at the University of Maryland, College Park, where they were both undergraduates. They were married for 30 years. Jim and Jane Henson separated in 1986, but remained close until Jim's death in 1990. She died April 2, 2013. Anne Hutchison is Australian, she was in Cabin in the Woods and 'Power Rangers Jungle Fury.'

Freddie Highmore as Brian Henson

Brian Henson is the third child of Jim and Jane Henson. As a child, he made several cameo appearances in Sesame Street. As a teenager, Brian Henson worked at Sesame Place. During the 1980s, Henson wanted to make a name for himself and find work without his father's help. He performed Jack Pumpkinhead in Return to Oz, operated special effects in Santa Clause: The Movie, and was a principal performer for the Audrey II puppet in Little Shop of Horrors. He performed Hoggle in Labriynth. I think Freddie (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Finding Neverland, "Bates Hotel") would make a good young Brian. Even though his younger brother John has performed Sweetums, Brian is a more hands-on Muppet performer.

I don't seem to be the only one to have this idea:

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