d first aired in December 17, 1989. The Family Guy was aired since December 20, 1998. Although some viewers enjoy Family Guy for its adult humor, I preferred The Simpsons for its family oriented, less offensive, and more appealing to younger generations. The Simpson are humorous middle class American show characterized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie (Wikipedia.org 2014).The Simpsons family lives in Springfield (anywhere) USA. The Simpsons are more family oriented than the Family Guy. The Simpsons are more to be family friendly show with not many offensive jokes and hidden insults. The Simpsons jokes are made up on their own that are respectable enough to bring laughter to the whole family. Eliezer Van Allen (2002) stated that,” the Simpsons present a family that is unique, attainable, and lovable. The Simpsons replicates the way many families actually live, for better or for worse”. Van Allen…show more content… The series centers on the Griffin family, Peter and Lois; their children Meg, Chris, Stewie, and their talking pet dog Brian. The show was film in the city of Quahog, Rhode Island (wikipedia.org 2014). The Family Guy is family friendly show. The characters in the show are dysfunctional, hilarious, and loyal to each other. All the while, the Family Guy has love-hate relationships; they often fight, but in the end, they remain very close friends. For instance, in one of the episodes "Dog Gone", after Brian sinks into a deep depression after he learns that he is considered inferior because of his species, Stewie takes Brian's collar and plants it on a stray dog, before killing it by torching a liquor store with it inside. The Griffin family then believes that Brian is dead and they are all deeply saddened, as they see how important Brian is to the family. Seeing this reaction, Brian is cheered up and he thanks Stewie. (wikipedia.org