# Family Guy - 7/24 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 25, 2005, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-7-24/313984 "2005-07-25T01:10:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Scott\_Plaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2005, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-7-24/313984/41 "2005-07-26T12:34:13Z")
> [@Otto](#): > > They have to lighten the load in the yacht race so they throw Meg overboard, and she ends up in a fishing net being called a “sea cow.” The way I interpreted this joke is that apparently; in the past, manatees (sea cows) were mistaken for mermaids. However, her character is played as being so ugly that the sailors don’t even mistake her for a human with a fish tail, but for a manatee. Personally, I can’t get enough of the middle-child bashing (it might help that I am the eldest of my siblings), or of the jokes draw out for too long. ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2005, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-7-24/313984/42 "2005-07-26T13:00:01Z")
Meg’s the first born! ---
**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2005, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-7-24/313984/43 "2005-07-26T13:08:26Z")
Damn, I’m gonna have to start watching that show again. What channel is it on? ---
**Author:** ![PinkMarabou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ec9cab/32.png) [@PinkMarabou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PinkMarabou)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2005, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-7-24/313984/44 "2005-07-26T20:02:10Z")
> [@Baldwin](#): > > Damn, I’m gonna have to start watching that show again. What channel is it on? Well, that was the season finale. But the new episodes start September 11th. It’s on Fox on Sunday night at 9pm. [Family Guy website.](http://www.familyguy.com/) ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2005, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-7-24/313984/45 "2005-07-26T20:05:40Z")
Repeats of the new Fox episodes also air on Thursdays and Sundays on Cartoon Network. I believe they also air at some point on TBS late at night. ---
**Author:** ![PinkMarabou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ec9cab/32.png) [@PinkMarabou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PinkMarabou)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2005, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-7-24/313984/46 "2005-07-26T20:25:18Z")
> [@middleman](#): > > Repeats of the new Fox episodes also air on Thursdays and Sundays on Cartoon Network. > > I believe they also air at some point on TBS late at night. Forgot about those . . . and that’s how I started watching it on Adult Swim. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Ruckinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/977dab/32.png) [@Ruckinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruckinge)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-7-24/313984/47 "2005-07-27T10:37:27Z")
There are WinAmp stations out there that broadcast Family Guy 24/7. I spent a good day watching them not too long ago. They also have Invader Zim, which is also a good show. > [@](#): > > Personally, I can’t get enough of the middle-child bashing (it might help that I am the eldest of my siblings), or of the jokes draw out for too long. Adult Swim tonight had the Lois-black belt episode. I think the last ten minutes are one joke drawn out for far too long. Essentially the family is fighting each other (violently too) and only stop to laugh for a moment when Peter’s head goes through the rear end part of a picture of a horse, then Stewie hits someone with a lamp and they go again. It was one big joke about violence on TV. ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-7-24/313984/48 "2005-07-27T11:02:17Z")
> [@PinkMarabou](#): > > Well, that was the season finale. It was? Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo! ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-7-24/313984/49 "2005-07-27T14:45:42Z")
> [@Ruckinge](#): > > Adult Swim tonight had the Lois-black belt episode. I think the last ten minutes are one joke drawn out for far too long. Oh goodness no. I love every kick and punch. “_Kicking_, Lois?” ---
**Author:** ![Ruckinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/977dab/32.png) [@Ruckinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruckinge)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-7-24/313984/50 "2005-07-27T17:11:33Z")
Oh no, I enjoyed it too. I’m in the camp that still thinks it’s funny when they do that. ---
**Author:** ![Murcielago](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Murcielago](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Murcielago)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-7-24/313984/51 "2005-07-27T17:53:24Z")
> [@PinkMarabou](#): > > Well, that was the season finale. But the new episodes start September 11th. It’s on Fox on Sunday night at 9pm. Also, the direct-to-DVD movie _Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story_ is due Sep. 27th. It’s not nearly as ambitious as the _South Park_ movie, but there are a number of good moments. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-7-24/313984.md?page=2)