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Duration
30 minutes
Series Info
Season 16 Episode 16 of 20

Quick Summary

Family Guy Through the Years frames the animated series as though it had been on television for sixty years. The programme then examines the way it tackled cultural events and social issues across the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, highlighting the evolving commentary over those decades.

About This Program

Family Guy Through the Years is presented as a television programme that re‑imagines the familiar animated series as if it had been broadcasting for six decades. The concept treats the show as a long‑running fixture, framing it as a continuous presence on the screen for 60 years. The core of the series centres on a retrospective look at the way cultural events and social issues were handled during the 1950s, the 1960s and the 1970s. Each episode revisits those periods, showing how the programme would have approached the headlines, trends and controversies of the time. By positioning the show as an enduring institution, the format suggests a continual evolution in tone and content, mirroring the shifting landscape of each decade. It implies that the series would have adapted its humour and storytelling to reflect the concerns and attitudes prevalent in those years. Overall, the programme offers a imagined history of the series, using the passage of sixty years as a lens through which to view past cultural moments. It provides a structured look back at how the fictional world might have engaged with the issues that defined the mid‑twentieth‑century era.

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Family Guy broadcasts on ITV2 +1 at 12:35am, Wednesday, 4 February 2026. (Subtitles)

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Production Details

Runtime21 mins

Cast & Crew

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Alex Borsteinas Lois Griffin
MK
Mila Kunisas Meg Griffin
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Seth MacFarlaneas Peter/Stewie/Brian/Quagmire
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Seth Greenas Chris Griffin