Who Are These "Family Guy" Characters?

Brian Griffin is one of those characters that you support, but he can get a little annoying at times. Quagmire actually goes off on him in one episode, and we realize that Brian really is a little arrogant and self-righteous at times ... but we love him anyway.

Stewie's attempts to kill his mother made the audience laugh. Though it took a while to figure out whether or not people could understand him, it was clear in the first few seasons that Stewie was the boy to watch.

Adam West was well-known as Batman in the campy '60s television series. However, he has been on many shows and is a recurring voice actor for the "Family Guy" series. He plays the mayor of the town who has the same name.

That's right, everyone ... it's a Meg question. For some reason, female children in adult animation aren't well-liked, but the writers of "Family Guy" make light of this fact and use it to dig into Meg's character.

Mark Henry voices Cleveland Brown Jr. on the "Family Guy" series, but Kevin Michaels voices the character on "The Cleveland Show." He might not look like much, but this little character is a comic genius.

Tricia Takanawa is the field reporter for Quahog 5 News. She's been around since the early days of the show, and people love seeing her report with a monotone voice (even when she's in grave danger).

Joe Swanson and his family join the show early on. At first, Peter is incredibly jealous of the attention that Joe gets, and Stewie just wants to understand how his wheelchair works. However, later in the show, we see Joe's character develop and deepen.

While Opie likes to go around seemingly yelling at everyone, there is one character who can understand him: Angela. This makes life at work a little difficult for Peter, as he has no idea what Opie is saying.

Carter Pewterschmidt is a stereotypical rich white man who loves to throw his money around (and keep it close to him all at the same time). He is high class, but he does some pretty gross things throughout the show (we come to find).

At first, we see Quagmire as a horndog with a very catchy catchphrase (when you heard someone say "Giggity" at the bar, you knew not to talk to them). After a time, his character is developed, and we even learn quite a bit about his family.

Angela is hard on Peter, but she has to be. As the manager of the shipping department at the Pawtucket Brewery, Angela has a lot to handle over time. After Carrie Fischer passed away, Angela was given a eulogy in true Peter Griffin style.

For the first six seasons, Bonnie Swanson is pregnant. They even make fun of this fact in one episode, as it seems odd that anyone would be pregnant for years. However, cartoon time works a little differently, and in season 7, we get to finally meet Susie Swanson.

Tom Tucker works for Quahog 5 News as a co-anchor. Oh, and in case you were wondering, he was born with that epic mustache ... it's always been a part of him. He is a little arrogant and has quite an attitude, but we still love seeing him show up in segments of episodes.

Connie D'Amico shows up in quite a few episodes over the run of the show. Chris loves her (and actually goes on a date with her), and Meg wants to be her. She's kind of a jerk in the show, but people love to see this mean girl.

While it takes a while for Lois's character to develop on the show, we soon learn that she isn't the simplistic housewife that people originally think her to be. She has a wild streak, and she likes to get frisky when she can.

"Family Guy" was released after "The Simpsons" realized that there was comedic gold in Homer's antics. It's easy to see why the show really focuses on Peter's antics ... and Stewie trying to murder his mom.

Jake Tucker is a little jerkface kid who has an upside-down face. When he gets in trouble, he likes to make everything about his face, and his father (news anchor, Tom Tucker) likes to defend him.

Elmer Hartman tries to be straightforward, but he does tend to show a shocking amount of incompetence throughout the series. One time, he even left his cell phone in Joe's back. However, adult animation and incompetent doctors kind of go hand in hand.

Mort is kind of a neurotic character. He gets worried easily and doesn't like to be under pressure. His wife, Muriel, dies in the episode "And Then There Were Fewer" after Diane Simmons stabs her.

Greased Up Deaf Guy can be seen throughout the show, including in a company picnic where there's a game to catch him. We learn about how he became deaf and what really happened to him in the 11th season.

Drew Barrymore voices the character of Jillian Russell. She married Derek Wilcox, a sophisticated man with many large attributes (as Brian comes to find out when he is trying to prove that Derek isn't perfect).

Consuela was first seen at a union meeting, discussing the need for more Lemon Pledge. However, her character was so loved that she ended up being a housekeeper for quite a few people on the show.

Lana is a middle school teacher who is busty and beautiful. When she replaces Brian as Chris's teacher, he immediately has a crush. She uses this against him and tries to convince Chris to kill her husband.

Herbert is the biggest pervert you may find on television these days (or any days). He clearly is interested in little boys and has an odd obsession with watching Chris do work with this shirt off. It's pretty unnerving.

We only see Kyle in the episode "The Tan Aquatic with Steve Zissou." He steals Chris's paper route, pushes him and even gets more attention from Herbert the Pervert than Chris does.

Barbara Pewterschmidt is Lois's mother, and she is married to Carter. However, she did once have an affair with Jackie Gleason (which drove her son insane, making him want to kill overweight men).

Lois isn't always a woman of action, but when she gets her mind set on something, she goes for it. Therefore, when she finds out that Bob Grossbeard is sending kickbacks to Mayor West (in the form of hair oil), she runs for mayor. Long story short, Lois starts taking bribes too.

In the episode "Peter Griffin: Husband, Father ... Brother?", we learn that Peter has a bloodline that goes back to the slaves. He then learns that Lois's family owned his family in an interesting episode of the show.

Peter learns the hard way that the father that he knew his entire life wasn't really his father. He travels to Ireland and is challenged to a drinking contest by the man who he believes to be his biological father.

Randy was the biggest bully Peter ever had to deal with in school. Years later, Peter decides to get his revenge. However, Randy is now stricken with MS, and Chris stops Peter from fighting him, calling Peter a bully.

Meg Griffin needs a job, and Quagmire has connections with TSA. When Meg starts working, another employee named Larry says that Meg's pretty. That's when Marla strikes. She hates Meg for being so pretty (for a TSA agent), and the two fight.

Glenn Quagmire was once a Korean soap opera star. He was dating Sujin (who was his co-star). When he returns to Korea and meets up with her again, he decides he wants to stay there with her. That is until he finds out how many people will be living in the room.

RJ is a random character that appears here and there on the show. He is often interviewed in his American flag and American eagle shirt, with torn jeans. He hails from Wisconsin, and first appeared when he claimed he saw a bigfoot.

In an early episode of "Family Guy," Brian gets cast on "The Bachelorette." He begins the show thinking it's a scam but ends up falling in love with Brooke Roberts. Once the show is done filming, we learn that Brian was right the whole time, and the show was fake.

Patty is an excellent background character on the show. She makes some good points whenever we see her, and we like to watch as Meg and her friends talk about stupid things that no one seems to care about.

Ernie, The Giant Chicken, is a character that was obviously meant to fill some time in the show when the story wasn't long enough to fill the half-hour time slot on the network. The epic fights between him and Peter are funny the first few times.

While we don't see him in very many episodes, Ross Fishman is a character that really brings out Lois's true character. Peter challenges him to climb Mt. Everest, and when she sees Fishman's attitude, Lois stands up for her husband and backs his challenge.

Mr. Ron Berler is a teacher at James Woods Regional High School. He makes various appearances throughout the show, and though he doesn't have very many lines, he's a great character to have around.

Tracy Flannigan is Brian's ex-girlfriend and the mother of their child, Dylan. She let herself go shortly after having the baby, and her voice changed completely. Tracy and Dylan are both characters that kind of disappear from the show.

Obie is basically the Opie of the Quahog police department. He is first seen in the episode "Stewie Kills Lois," and he is basically the same exact character as Opie, except he is excellent in interrogations.