In our last post, we discussed some reasons why Cleveland was getting his very own show, separate from Family Guy. No longer content to make him the focus of certain episodes, McFarlane and Henry saw it best to give Peter’s best friend his own venue. You can read about some potential reasons here.
You may be asking if Cleveland is the only character with spinoff potential? I’d say there are plenty of directions in which they could go. Here are some of the possibilities.
3. Joe Swanson
He was once just the annoying neighbor, but now Joe is a key character in the Family Guy series. While we’ve witnessed some of his adventures and learned about some of his backstory, I feel that there is a lot of untapped material to be had. He and Bonnie just had their second child, Susie. Avid fans know that Kevin is no longer part of the cast, having been “killed off” while in Iraq.
I would be interested in seeing some episodes centered around Joe’s past, including more of his cop adventures and the early days with Bonnie. Joe’s extreme attitude and solid police work could be parlayed into an 80′s style cop show parody.
2. Mort Goldman
Owner of Quahog’s finest pharmacy, we don’t get too many doses of Mort anymore. Muriel appears even less often, leaving us hungry for more Goldman action and comedy. While he will never get his own show, I think there is a good chance that he will be thrust into the vacancy left by Cleveland in Peter’s circle of friends.
I think that Mort is funny and quirky enough to watch more of, let’s see if the creators of the show agree.
1. Brian & Stewie Griffin
While they regularly receive the spotlight in the “Road to” series of episodes, Brian & Stewie would make a perfect spinoff if and when Family Guy ceases to exist as a show. The relationship that exists between them is hilarious, although it is skewing more and more towards awkward due to Stewie’s attraction to Brian.
In the earlier episodes Stewie, at least in appearance, hated Brian and wanted the family to get rid of him. Since then, we have watched them become good friends and get into their fair share of shenanigans.
They likely would not get their own spinoff in the meantime because of their huge presence on Family Guy. They would have to be ripped from the main cast, which would leave Peter as the only strong character left. Just think of a show with only Peter, Lois, Meg & Chris in the house. Not very funny, indeed.
So, what do you think? Agree with my choices or do you have your own that you would like to add? Feel free to leave a comment by using the form below.
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I would like to see Meg get her own spin off. How about a fantasy world where she is treated kindly and liked by guys. Or even, hot Meg, remember her. They should definitely give her a show.
this show seems as if it will be a good watch. maybe as good as family guy. we will see i guess. i am going to do my best to keep up with each episode.
Any of these could work though I am partial to the Joe or Stewie/Brian ideas. One thing to note though is that the depth of the show gives Stewie and Brian room to work. Their dynamic can stay fresh in the context of the rest of the show. By trying to draw it into a full series, the material could get strained and be less amusing. I am reminded of the somewhat unsuccessfull
Pinky and the Brain” spin-off from Animaniacs (funny on the original show, less impressive when they had their own).
Meg is the only other character that I believe deserves a spinoff, if anyone else agrees head to http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/give-meg-griffin-her-own-show.html.