All I could think is that the jokes would have worked on the Family Guy. I could see Stewie or Brian repeating those and having it work. This show? Not so much. I just didn’t care about the characters. They seemed even less than one dimensional.
The alien and the goldfish? What the hell? They’re permanent characters? They would barely work as a one time joke. At least there is a reason to have Stewie and Brian on Family Guy. Those other two just seem like they were thrown in at the last second. You know “Here’s an alien and a goldfish that talks! Like a German! Isn’t it weird and funny??lol?!!11!11!”
If they got rid of them, and just focused on the family, it could be better.
That’s actually my beef with the whole show. All of the characters seem like characters who would show up on the Family Guy or The Simpsons as a quick joke, then you would never see them again. They were less than one dimensional. Republican Dad, Bimbo Mom, Leftist Daughter and Creepy Son. That’s all there was to them. I realize it was a half hour pilot, and a cartoon show at that, but still, a little depth would have been nice, rather than having the justification for their actions be that “It’s In The Script” (All hail Jabootu). It seemed like they had a bunch of mediocre jokes that didn’t make the cut for Family Guy and wrote a show around them.
I think I’m just ticked because I had such high hopes. I will give it a second chance, provided they get rid of the goldfish. I have never instantly disliked a character so much. I mean, wow. Hate the damn thing.