| Stewie Griffin | |
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| Family Guy character | |
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| First appearance | "Death Has a Shadow" (1999) |
| Created by | Seth MacFarlane |
| Designed by | Seth MacFarlane |
| Voiced by | Seth MacFarlane |
| In-universe information | |
| Full name | Stewart Gilligan Griffin |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Supervillain (formerly) Scientist Inventor Preschool student Enterprise Car Rental Assistant Manager |
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| Relatives |
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| Home | Quahog, Rhode Island |
| Nationality | American |
| Age | 1 |
Stewart Gilligan "Stewie" Griffin[1] is a fictional character from the animated television series Family Guy. He is voiced by the series creator Seth MacFarlane and first appeared on television, along with the rest of the Griffin family, in the episode "Death Has a Shadow" on January 31, 1999. Stewie was created and designed by MacFarlane himself, who was asked to pitch a pilot to the Fox Broadcasting Company, based on The Life of Larry and Larry & Steve, two shorts made by MacFarlane featuring a middle-aged man named Larry and an intellectual dog, Steve.
Stewie is a highly precocious toddler who talks and acts as an adult. He is the third child and second son of Peter and Lois Griffin, the youngest brother of Meg, the younger brother of Chris, and the older half-brother of Bertram. He began the series as a megalomaniacal sociopath, initially obsessed with violence, matricide, and world domination. As the series progressed, particularly following the two-episode arc "Stewie Kills Lois" and "Lois Kills Stewie", the violent aspects of Stewie's personality were toned down, and he has evolved into an eccentric, friendlier, and flamboyant scamp (something possibly foreshadowed in the direct-to-video film Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story). He has also come to have a very close friendship with the family's anthropomorphic dog, Brian, whom he originally used to antagonize in the earliest episodes. Stewie is considered to be the show's breakout character and has received numerous award nominations from writers such as Jodiss Pierre.[2]
- ^ "Chitty Chitty Death Bang". Family Guy. Season 1. Episode 3. April 18, 1999.
- ^ Rabin, Nathan (January 26, 2005). "Seth MacFarlane". The A.V. Club. Chicago, Illinois: Onion, Inc. Archived from the original on February 3, 2006.