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Stewie GriffinStewart Gilligan "Stewie" Griffin, voiced by Seth MacFarlane, is a fictional character in animated television series Family Guy. With machiavellian tendencies and a wicked British accent, the toddler regularly plotted the demise of his doting mother Lois early in the series, and gradually underwent a change in character from "a Bond villain to a closet homosexual," says creator Seth McFarlane on the DVD Commentary track for the episode "Fifteen Minutes of Shame". Stewie's nose is drawn as a forward-pointing triangle, like that of his mother and sister. This is unusual, because very rarely are other males drawn with such noses. Also unusual is Stewie's football-shaped head. An explanation is given for this in a flashback. Brian was babysitting him (he had a normal head at this point) and he was jumping on the bed. Brian tells him to stop at which point Stewie yells, "shut up, you aren't my mother!" and jumps especially high, promptly smashing his head into the ceiling and flattening it into the football shape. (This contradicts flashbacks to Stewie's birth, when he has a football-shaped head.) Stewie has remarked that he's just not a hat person ("When You Wish upon a Weinstein"). Stewie's voice and speech are very reminiscent of Doctor Zachary Smith from the 1960s television series Lost in Space, and that of British actor Rex Harrison, suggesting some degree of parody. In reality, the creator's comments toward the actor suggest that the voice was in fact chosen in tribute, sometimes called homage. Seth MacFarlane mentions that Stewie is based on Rex Harrison in the play My Fair Lady several times during the DVD commentary tracks of the series. Also, on The Late Show with David Letterman, Seth stated that Stewie is "Rex Harrison in a female's body." This is further reinforced in the episode "One if by Clam, two if by Sea" where Stewie bets Brian he can train a Cockney girl to present herself as a lady (the basic plot of My Fair Lady), and in the episode "Running Mates" in which he sings the Rex Harrison song "I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face", also from My Fair Lady. Despite his constant plotting, Stewie also shows affection for his mother, for instance when away visiting his grandparents. He also eventually began to show homosexual tendencies and has been caught cross-dressing, an event that was used successfully for blackmail by Brian. This character transition came about largely in Season 3. So, Can the Family Understand the Baby, Or What? Most episodes imply that no one understands Stewie's fast talking dialogue except for the family pet, Brian, leading to the humorous setting where everyone understands the talking dog while not understanding the child. In the DVD audio commentary for the episode "E Peterbus Unum", series creator Seth MacFarlane states that adults can understand Stewie but don't take him seriously, "sort of like...if a four-year-old who can talk told you to 'f___ off'." In at least one episode, however, Lois shows signs that she understands his threats but dismisses them with a warning. It could be argued that Lois selectively understands Stewie. In the episode "Running Mates", when Stewie learns that Lois is running for public office, he exhorts Lois to get to work on it and lists things a candidate should be doing, such as "kissing babies". Lois then kisses Stewie, who complains, "Not this baby." In the episode "Brian in Love", Stewie keeps asking Lois for kisses in order to make Brian jealous, and Lois remarks that Stewie is feeling 'quite lovey-dovey' that night. On the other hand, some episodes show adults very clearly understanding the content of Stewie's talk. In the episode "Peter Peter Caviar Eater", while at Cherrywood, Stewie summons three servants, orders one to fetch him the Wall Street Journal and the remaining two to fight to the death, which they then do. Later in the same episode, he has a discussion on foreign economics with three adult guests. In the ending of the episode "E Peterbus Unum", there is a self-referential joke relating to the widespread confusion among fans surrounding this issue. Quotes - Cut my eggs!! ("Your eggs are cut, sir.") Cut my milk!! ("I can't, sir, it's a liquid.") Imbecile!! Freeze it, THEN cut it, and if you question me again, I'll put you on diaper detail, and I won't make it easy for you!!
- I say, am I to spend the entire day wallowing about in my own feces? A little service here!
- Now look here...Jo-LENE! I've got an army to raise and I must get to Nicaragua. I require a window seat and an in-flight Happy Meal. BUT NO PICKLES! Oh, God help you if I find pickles!!
- I'll give you anything you want: Money! Women! ... Men?
- "Damn you vile woman! You've impeded my work since the day I escaped from your wretched womb!"
- "Oh mother, I come bearing a gift. I'll give you a hint: It's in my diaper and it's not a toaster."
- Chris: "Hey, little dude, you want some ice cream?" Stewie: "Oh yes, please. But no sprinkles! For every sprinkle I find...I shall kill you."
- "Yea, and God said unto Abraham, 'You will kill your son Isaac.' And Abraham said, 'I can't hear you, you'll have to speak into the microphone!' And God said, 'Oh, I'm sorry, is that better? Check, check... Jerry pull the high-end out, I'm still getting some hiss back here.'"
- Why...you tottering fen-sucked dewberry, I'm going to go find something to strike you with, excuse me!
- Stewie's Letter to Brian: Dear stupid dog, I've gone to live with the children on jolly farm. Good bye forever. Stewie. P.S. I never got a chance to return that sweater Lois gave me for Christmas. Umm, I left the receipt on top of my bureau. I'm probably over the thirty day return limit but umm... I'm sure if you make a fuss they'll at least give you a store credit or something. Umm... It's actually not a horrible sweater. It's... It's just I can't imagine when I would ever wear it you know? Oh I also left a button on the bureau. I'm not sure what it goes to, but I can never bring myself to throw a button away. I know that as soon as I do I'll find the garment it goes to and then it'll... Wait a minute, could it be from the sweater? Did that sweater have buttons? Hmm... Well I should wrap this up before I start to ramble. Again, goodbye forever. P.P.S. You know, it might be a little chilly in London, I'm actually going to take the sweater.
- Victory is mine! (catchphrase, later parodied in another self-referential joke)
- "Tomorrow's forecast, a few sprinkles of genius with a chance of doom!
Griffin, Stewie
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