{"id":3039,"date":"2025-03-25T20:31:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T21:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/?p=3039"},"modified":"2025-03-26T18:44:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T18:44:08","slug":"family-guy-episode-finally-released-after-being-lost-for-27-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/25\/family-guy-episode-finally-released-after-being-lost-for-27-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Guy episode finally released after being \u2018lost\u2019 for 27 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Family Guy Lost Pilot Full Version (1998) [FOUND]\" width=\"920\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tn4qno6wxoA?start=93&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The pilot episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/family-guy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Family Guy <\/a>has been unearthed nearly three decades later after being &#8216;lost&#8217; to the archives.<\/p>\n<p>The cartoon&#8217;s fans had previously only ever seen seven out of the 16 minutes of the original episode after it was featured as bonus content on the Family Guy Volume 2 DVD in 2003.<\/p>\n<p>But now the full-length pilot has been discovered on animator Robert Paulsen&#8217;s website, as he previously worked on the long-running show about the misadventures of the Griffin family.<\/p>\n<p>On <a data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/youtube\/\">YouTube<\/a>, viewers including @blameitongeoge said it was an &#8216;insane find&#8217;, while @dailydoseofinternet declared: &#8216;This is internet history.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>After watching the pilot, @Xen8008 commented: &#8216;Seeing Proto Quagmire is like looking at one of those English bulldogs after hundreds of years of inbreeding.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>@MeHarrington-n2l said: &#8216;Lois being blonde makes a lot more sense. Especially since Chris is blond.&#8217;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_245136250-5878.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22792258\" alt=\"Peter Griffins in the Family Guy pilot episode\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Family Guy&#8217;s pilot episode has been unearthed nearly 30 years later (Picture: FOX\/YouTube\/Goobie\/Disney\/Lost Media Wiki)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_245136251-7bae.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22792256\" alt=\"Family Guy episode finally released after being &#039;lost&#039; for 27 years\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>The episode was uploaded on the animator&#8217;s website (Picture: Fox\/YouTube\/Goobie\/Disney\/Lost Media Wiki)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>@mchrome3366 added: &#8216;Gives good insight to how FG developed the characters and what changes they made for the better. Probably a good idea changing the voice for Chris.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane produced the pilot in 1998 after being granted $50,000\u00a0(\u00a338,950) by Fox executives. The broadcaster later agreed on a full series order, and it premiered in 1999 after the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n<p>In 2002, Family Guy was cancelled, but impressive DVD sales and high ratings from syndicated reruns compelled Fox to revive the show, and it returned in 2005.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, Family Guy has been on air, producing 23 seasons and more than 400 episodes.<\/p>\n<p>Set in the fictional city of\u00a0Quahog,\u00a0Rhode Island, the show centres on the dysfunctional Griffins family, consisting of parents Peter and Lois, their children Meg, Chris and baby Stewie and their anthropomorphic dog, Brian.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"363\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_226523601-24dc.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22792254\" alt=\"Mandatory credit: TM &amp; ? 20th Century Fox. No Merchandising. Editorial Use Only. No Book or TV usage without prior permission from Shutterstock Editorial Mandatory Credit: Photo by 20thCentFox\/Everett\/REX\/Shutterstock (14213320d) FAMILY GUY, from left: Meg Griffin (voice: Mila Kunis), Chris Griffin (voice: Seth Green), Peter Griffin (voice: Seth MacFarlane), Lois Griffin (voice: Alex Borstein), Stewie Griffin (voice: Seth MacFarlane), Brian Griffin aka Brian the dog (voice: Seth MacFarlane) , &#039;Brief Encounter&#039;, (Season 20, ep. 2005, aired Oct. 24, 2021). photo: ?Fox \/ Courtesy Everett Collection Everett Collection - 24 Oct 2021\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Family Guy is still going strong decades later (Picture: 20thCentFox\/Everett\/REX\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Seth recently said in an interview with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/tv\/story\/2024-04-16\/family-guy-25th-anniversary-oral-history\">The LA Times<\/a> that there were no plans to end Family Guy.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8216;At this point, I don\u2019t see a good reason to stop.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;People still love it. It makes people happy and it funds some good causes. It\u2019s a lot of extraneous cash that you can donate to Rainforest Trust, and you can still go out to dinner that night.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Seth also added: &#8216;There was a time when I thought, it\u2019s time to wrap it up. At this point, we\u2019ve reached escape velocity. I don\u2019t know that there\u2019s any reason to stop at this point unless people get sick of it. Unless the numbers show that people just are, &#8220;Eh, we don\u2019t care about\u00a0Family Guy\u00a0anymore.&#8221; But that hasn\u2019t happened yet.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Family Guy is available to stream on Disney Plus.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page &#8211; we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The pilot episode of Family Guy has been unearthed nearly three decades later after being &#8216;lost&#8217; to the archives. The cartoon&#8217;s fans had previously only ever seen seven out of<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/25\/family-guy-episode-finally-released-after-being-lost-for-27-years\/\" class=\"readmore\">Continue reading<svg class=\"icon icon-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\"> <use href=\"#icon-arrow-right\" xlink:href=\"#icon-arrow-right\"><\/use> <\/svg><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Family Guy episode finally released after being \u2018lost\u2019 for 27 years<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3041,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3039"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3039"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3045,"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3039\/revisions\/3045"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}