The Family Guy writing crew plot episode ideas together and decide which characters to use. If most of the writers agree on an episode idea, it is then approved by MacFarlane and must then be approved by Fox before production can begin. For the first months of production of family guy episodes, the writers shared one office lent to them by the King of the Hill production crew.[10] In interviews and on the DVD commentary of season one, MacFarlane explained that he is a fan of 1930s and 1940s radio programs, particularly the radio thriller anthology "Suspense", and in the manner of that series gave many early episodes ominous titles having to do with death and murder, such as "Death Has a Shadow" and "Mind Over Murder". On the DVD, he further explained that they dropped this practice because it made individual episodes hard to identify using their official titles and that the novelty soon wore off.[11][12] Since the Super Bowl XXXVIII free pokemon episodes halftime show controversy, the writers have been required to tone down the show's crude humor for television broadcasts.[13] In 2009, an episode dealing with abortion was refused airing by Fox.[14][15] During the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, official production of the show was halted for most of December 2007 and various periods afterwards one piece episodes. Fox continued producing episodes without creator Seth MacFarlane's final approval, which he termed "a colossal dick move" in an interview with Variety. Though MacFarlane refused to work on the show Naruto Shippuden episode, his contract under Fox required him to contribute to any episodes it would subsequently produce.[16] Production officially resumed after the end of the strike, with regularly-airing episodes resuming on February 17, 2008.[17] Voice castFurther information: List of Family Guy voice actors and List of Family Guy guest starsFamily Guy has five main cast members, most of whom play several roles. MacFarlane voices three of the show's main characters, Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin and Stewie Griffin.[18] He has stated that he already knew what kind of voice he was looking for the main characters so it was easier to do it himself.[19] Peter's voice is inspired by the voice of a security guard MacFarlane overheard animes online talking while attending the Rhode Island School of Design.[20] Stewie's voice was based on the voice of English actor Rex Harrison,[21] particularly on Harrison's performance in the 1964 musical drama film My Fair Lady.[22] Brian's voice is MacFarlane's regular speaking voice.[19] In addition MacFarlane provides the voice of various recurring and one-time characters, most prominently those of the Griffin's neighbor Glenn Quagmire, news anchor Tom Tucker and Lois' father Carter Pewterschmidt.[23][24]

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