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Character personality

Chris, like his father is obese, has a low IQ and no common sense. However, various storylines give him idiot savant talents, such as artistic ability,^{[episode needed]} and detailed knowledge of film and TV actors. Occasionally he exhibits unexpected, uncharacteristic insights, such as when he gives Peter and Lois a detailed and articulate lecture on the effects and disadvantages of marijuana.^[1] Peter Löwenbräu Griffin is the protagonist in the American animated television series Family Guy. ... Obesity is an excess storage of fat and can affect any mammal, such as the mouse on the left. ... IQ redirects here. ... For other uses, see Common sense (disambiguation). ... An autistic savant (historically described as idiot savant) is a person with both autism and Savant Syndrome. ... Look up talent in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A Cannabis sativa plant The drug cannabis, also called marijuana, is produced from parts of the cannabis plant, primarily the cured flowers and gathered trichomes of the female plant. ...

While usually depicted as naive to the point of blamelessness, Chris exhibits casual misogyny, commenting "Bro's before ho's" in one episode,^{[episode needed]} and usually siding with his father when Peter and Lois are engaged in conflict, such as when both running for president of the Quahog School Board. When Peter and Lois were having a fist fight, Chris cheered for Peter, telling him to "kick her ass!" Also, in Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story, when Lois and Peter are trying to make out, the children mistake it for a fight and Chris says "I don't know what they're fighting about, but I think Dad's winning. Go Dad!" This box:      Misogyny (IPA: ) is hatred or strong prejudice against women; an antonym of philogyny. ... Bare-knuckle boxing (also bare-knuckle for short or fisticuffs) is the original, now rather antequated form of boxing, more closely-related to ancient combat sports. ...

In a running gag, Chris is regularly tormented by an evil monkey who lives in his closet. The running gag is a popular hallmark of comic and serious forms of entertainment. ... These are characters from the animated TV series Family Guy. ...

Sexuality

While possessing incomplete-at-best sexual knowledge—in "Love Thy Trophy" Chris is convinced babies come from the Child Welfare Office—Chris in several episodes demonstrates a compelling interest in girls. In "You May Now Kiss the...Uh...Guy Who Receives", he is attracted to a student named Alyssa, who is a young Republican; Chris becomes a Young Republican because Alyssa offers to let him touch her breasts(although he is not at first sure that's "something he wants.") “Love Thy Trophy” is an episode from the FOX animated television series Family Guy. ... Plural of Girl. ... “You May Now Kiss the. ... okay that is all ...

In "Running Mates", "E. Peterbus Unum", and "Model Misbehavior", Chris describes his mother Lois as sexually attractive. Chris also comments openly about masturbation in several gags in the episodes " Running Mates", "The Fat Guy Strangler" and "Barely Legal". Ironically, in "Holy Crap", grandfather Francis Griffin accuses Chris of masturbating when he was really just using the toilet. He spends the rest of the episode holding in his waste (unaware that Francis thought he was masturbating) until Peter lets him "defy" his grandfather. Running Mates is an episode from the FOX animated television series Family Guy. ... “E Peterbus Unum” is an episode from the second season of the FOX animated television series Family Guy. ... Model Misbehavior is an episode from the fourth season of the FOX animated television series Family Guy. ... Lois Griffin (nee. ... The incest taboo refers to the prohibition, both formal and unstated, against incest in many societies. ... Woman masturbating, 1913 drawing by Gustav Klimt. ... Running Mates is an episode from the second season of the FOX animated television series Family Guy. ... “The Fat Guy Strangler” is an episode from season four of FOX animated television series Family Guy. ... Barely Legal is a season 5 episode of the FOX animated television series Family Guy. ... “Holy Crap” is an episode from the FOX animated television series Family Guy. ... Francis Griffin was a fictional character on the animated television series Family Guy Spoiler warning: Francis was the legal, but not biological father of Peter Griffin. ... For other uses, see Toilet (disambiguation). ...

Character origins

Chris' character resembles Milt, the son of the main character Larry Cummings in The Life of Larry, an animated short film created by Seth MacFarlane at the Rhode Island School of Design in 1995 that led to the development of Family Guy. The Larry shorts were two animated films made by Seth MacFarlane in the 1990s, which led to the development of Family Guy as a prime-time TV show from 1999 onwards. ... Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (born October 26, 1973) is a two-time Emmy-winning American animator, screenwriter, producer, actor, comedian and voice actor. ... The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD, pronounced /RIZ-dee/) is one of the premier fine arts institutions in the United States. ...

Chris was originally given a "punk" image, according to creator Seth McFarlane's DVD Commentary tracks. He wore earrings, and his painful awkwardness was not as emphasized as it is later in the series. Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Seth MacFarlane Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (born October 26, 1973 in Kent, Connecticut) is the creator of the animated series Family Guy and American Dad!. Early career MacFarlane received his diploma at Kent School and then attended and studied animation at the Rhode Island School of Design. ... Pairs of earrings for sale at a roadside stand in Costa Rica An earring is an ornament that is worn in the ear. ...

Chris' voice was based on Ted Levine's performance as James/Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb in The Silence of the Lambs. In the commentary for Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story, Seth Green reveals that he based his voice for Chris on what "Buffalo Bill" would sound like if he were working at a drive-thru in a McDonalds (speaking through a PA system); the result being a pre-Chris Griffin voice. Ted Levine (born May 29, 1957 in Parma, Ohio) is an American actor best known for playing the serial killer Buffalo Bill in the 1991 blockbuster thriller The Silence of the Lambs. ... Buffalo Bill is a fictional character and the main antagonist featured in the 1988 novel The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris and its 1991 movie adaptation, in which he was played by Ted Levine. ... The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 Academy Award-winning film directed by Jonathan Demme and starring Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins. ... Seth Benjamin Gesshel-Green (born February 8, 1974) is an American actor, comedian and television producer. ... McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the worlds largest chain of fast-food restaurants [1]. Although McDonalds did not invent the hamburger or fast food, its name has become nearly synonymous with both. ...

Name

Chris's seldom-used middle name is probably a homage to musician Christopher Cross. It is first used in the episode "Brian the Bachelor", shortly after the revelation that his mother Lois had been a late 70s MOR groupie. Christopher Cross (born Christopher Geppert, 3 May 1951, San Antonio, Texas) is an Oscar, Golden Globe and five-time Grammy winning, American singer-songwriter. ... “Brian the Bachelor” is the seventh episode from the fourth season of the FOX animated television series Family Guy. ... Lois Griffin (nee. ... Middle of the Road was a Scottish pop group who enjoyed great success across Europe in the early 1970s. ... A groupie is a person who, while he/she may be a fan at some level, seeks intimacy (most often physical, sometimes emotional) with a famous person. ...

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