I always preferred American dad over Family guy. Family guy is just too random. I know that's the joke, but I don't find it interesting. I mean, at one point Peter Griffin becomes a godfather to his friend's baby, the next he is fighting mobsters and gets saved by a can of sauce!? In American dad there is a thing called "continuity". It was revealed in one episode that Stan Smith has a brother and they keep mentioning him in other episodes. How many "twin siblings" does Peter have at this point? Moreover, in American dad they give a reason to all the weirdness; The fish can talk because they replaced its brain with that of a skier. It is still weird, but I find it better than "Animals talk, it's totally normal" or "The family can understand the baby only when plots needs it". Also, the Smiths, despite all the weirdness, are still a loving family with a few hints of relatability. Peter Griffin is a childish idiot who makes fun of and even beats his own kids (mostly his daughter who I think is one of the few sympathetic characters). I think the Griffins haven't killed themselves yet because the Network wants the show to continue to make money off the few people who still watch it. I cannot mention that American dad has an overarching plot that keeps you interested and anxious for more: The Golden Turd. Family Guy has its Chicken fights. They might be enjoyable, but I feel like they are just filler.
@@terrymcgregor3433 I am finding the latest seasons of American Dad more tolerable than Family Guy's. Remember, FG fans are still standing by their show.
I use to not like american dad so much, i'd watch a lot of the shows growing up like archer, cleveland show, family guy, the ones that always came out the same day, but i dont know like 10 years ago, family guys ideas and how the show felt was declining for me, and american dad was okay for the first few seasons, i believe when season 5 came around, it started getting wacky and it seperated itself from how family guy carried their humor and it became it's own thing not just a family guy copy, it had interest plot and you could see the characters grow in personality as the seasons go on, the family seemed as dysfunctional as family the first few seasons, but now it's grown into an inseparable family opposite of family guy, even Jeff who was suppose to be a side character and someone who Stan extremely disliked, Jeff is now apart of the family, he's loved and he's involved with their wacky adventures, it doesn't feel like he's left out at all, the whole family feels involved in the plot, unlike family guy who only focuses on a pair usually and everyone else might have a cameo but not for long. American dad to me atleast has had many enjoyable episodes in each season, while family guy can have a few good episode a season, american dad has way better humor, it has great delivery, the characters are just outright better, and the episode plot which is most important exceeds over family guys, family guy follows some sort of standard in what they would allow in the episode, but american dad aren't afraid to be different, they aren't to afraid to present unusual plots, some of the stuff you question if it's even possible in the american dad universe
The reason why I like American Dad so much more than Family Guy is because it’s consistently funny, the main characters are treated as characters, the jokes work for the episode not making an episode to make the jokes work, next to no cutaway gags and the episodes having an actual story to it. Literally any pair in American Dad will be funnier than any pair in Family Guy, even Stewie and Brian.
American dad is fantastic and knows how to be funny. Even poke fun at the characters not changing by making alternative universes but have it make sense. The writers for this show know it's supposed to be funny.
6:55 _"...wanting to murder his mother to death."_ I don't think that there's any other outcome of murder my dude, I've never heard about anybody being murdered into a coma or into a wheelchair lol. I'm just having some fun and messing with you, good video!
To be fair, Stewie did murder Lois in a simulation (where Stan and Avery cameo even) so I think it’s fair he wants to murder her all the way to death instead of the simulation glitching and keeping her alive via gimmick
Obviously a long running show would likely have quality issues that a Fresh show wouldn't. Say that again after 10 Seasons of Family Guy to have any merit.
Cleveland Show did not run long enough to have the quality dips long running shows have after a change in writers. The main Family Guy crew and Seth wrote Family Guy until 2009. Then they left and new writers took over. Cleveland Show ended way before that occured. So its unfair using a show in its prime to episodes of a long running series. Compare prime vs prime
@@sleepshouter6569 I am comparing the shows during the concurrent seasons. Yes, overall Family Guy is better, but I would easily give the Cleveland show a few more seasons than keep dragging out the beaten up dog that is Family Guy.
hey Bill, i hope you and your family are doing well, just wanted to say i dont even watch seth McFarland shows but your takes on them are so interesting and different from other creators who have covered these topics before! just wanna say thanks for continuing to make content even with a baby/toddler around
Not really a fan of either anymore, but I definitely prefer American Dad over Family Guy. They actually have a story in each episode while FG has to interrupt you every 5 seconds with a random 5 minute joke.
The American dad is more interesting than Family Guy with his characters, plots and the very meaning, Family Guy has now quite slipped and the characters themselves have ceased to be as interesting as they were, while the American Dad is more or less still afloat in terms of characters and plots
American Dad is just a better written show with better characters. The humor does not overstate it’s welcome. Also, for some reason American dad has movie quality animation budget especially when it comes to the Jeff alien space episodes. 👀
American Dad also doesn't overindulge on cutaways like Family Guy keeps doing and even The Cleveland Show has used that gradually annoying gimmick too.
But at least american dad had consistent viewers, every other season of family guy is shit, but in all honesty we both know family guy had low brow humor..
American Dad is the most underrated show in the adult animation genre. Has never been popular or trended in any way. Hardly an merchandise or stories in online media. I still wonder why AD is constantly kicked to the curb all the time?
This video is inaccurate. American Dad never saved Family Guy. High DVD sales and adult swim reruns saved Family Guy from cancelation. As a result the show returned in 2005. American Dad was made during the cancelation to replace Family Guy and then Family Guy was brought back. You should have just made a video titled Why I Think American Dad is Better than Family Guy.
My take on Family Guy is its the Simpsons but the humor is more portable. I remember half the time I try to repreat a simpsons joke it doesnt quite custom fit the situation or I stumble over the words. But Family guy humor i say rolls off the tongue.
when family guy returned. It returned as a very different show. If the changes were not made it would not have lasted. I view session 4 as something off its golden age.
FG is slowly limping to a end. After season 25, Fox needs to drop Family Guy. 2026. FG started 1999 but had a 2-3yr gap 2000s. American Dad as a series has 20+ seasons. Went to TBS in the 2010s.
I think he's referring to the later seasons having too many cutaways and losing viewership before looking at how American Dad was structured and following that style.
It was high DVD sales and high ratings on [adult swim]. If family guy wasn’t resurrected, I believe people would’ve probably hated American dad because they would’ve been pissed that family guy never came back and now both shows are miraculously still on the air almost 20 years later.
Please American dad has been on Adult swim since February 18 2005 18 years and family guy being on Adult Swim since January 1 2003 and there still on adult swim with new episodes
while I do agree with your premise, I do wish that Seth had more savvy to be able to write in political wit post-Bush presidency rather than leave it mostly behind to lean into just the wacky highjinx part of the different members of the Smith family... because I always felt what made American dad special to begin with was their ability to mix both aspects into the show
@Bobsburgers123 Either way and whatever their flaws, I still find American Dad easier to watch compared to the annoying trainwreck Family Guy gradually devolved into.
I love American dad and I’ve enjoyed family guy before but family guy just feels dirty compared to AD, like that smell in a old model dollar general or Kmart, that’s how the characters and story feels in Family guy. Family guy is trying to get better, sure, but when everything feels gross, it’s hard to care what they do to anyone now
Last few seasons were patchy but American Dad at its worst is still better than Family Guy in any of their latest seasons. Anyway, my point is I'll still follow AD while FG fans insist their show is still quality.
Because It is, I can’t sit through and AD episode without getting bored while when I watch family guy it’s got me hooked to the screen and I actually want to know what happens next, it’s a great show
@gokuistooop3165 In your opinion and I'm not giving up on American Dad myself. I used to like Family Guy too. Tbh, I don't really like adult animation that much anymore. No matter how much South Park and Futurama I watch as well.
I do miss the oldschool family guy, new family guy is funny, but not as witty, you know? You know what? I want to hear your perspective of the evolution of dramadies. From what they were in the noughties with Boston Legal, to where they are today.
just one comment. U use non-biased words a lot, "for better or worse", "it depends on who you ask", "Whether you like him or not" etc... It won't hurt if you give your biased opinions sometimes, it is part of the creator. good video tho.
I like these, but will you make any more “how much is x worth” videos soon? I have so many characters I’m curious about but I don’t know how to do the math right.
I have never compared Family Guy to the Simpsons, I mean maybe in the very beginning but that's a stretch...even though I get what they were going for i'd rather compare American Dad to The Simpsons....
The only thing they really have in common is that they are both about a regular American family but there was many shows like that long before The Simpsons.
gonna be honest I liked the first seasons of family guy the most but I liked american dad more than later family guy, also I actually liked the cleveland show more than those two still a shame it was cancelled
American Dad is a lot better than Family Guy. Literally, it's already funny, but not to mention, by saving Family Guy from the cancelation of The Cleveland Show. Nevertheless, I can just tell it was life-lit!😃 So it's a good show and after that, is American Dad returning this year?
Perhaps this show still relevant because there is so much other piss-poor SHITE out there that people eventually come back to something that's actually good...
I always preferred American dad over Family guy. Family guy is just too random. I know that's the joke, but I don't find it interesting. I mean, at one point Peter Griffin becomes a godfather to his friend's baby, the next he is fighting mobsters and gets saved by a can of sauce!? In American dad there is a thing called "continuity". It was revealed in one episode that Stan Smith has a brother and they keep mentioning him in other episodes. How many "twin siblings" does Peter have at this point? Moreover, in American dad they give a reason to all the weirdness; The fish can talk because they replaced its brain with that of a skier. It is still weird, but I find it better than "Animals talk, it's totally normal" or "The family can understand the baby only when plots needs it". Also, the Smiths, despite all the weirdness, are still a loving family with a few hints of relatability. Peter Griffin is a childish idiot who makes fun of and even beats his own kids (mostly his daughter who I think is one of the few sympathetic characters). I think the Griffins haven't killed themselves yet because the Network wants the show to continue to make money off the few people who still watch it. I cannot mention that American dad has an overarching plot that keeps you interested and anxious for more: The Golden Turd. Family Guy has its Chicken fights. They might be enjoyable, but I feel like they are just filler.
American Dad is goated. I say better than family guy.
I honestly always preferred American Dad over Family Guy growing up
To be honest I think American Dad is the best adult show and my childhood
Holds true to this day. American Dad is way better than Family Guy. Although I'm not really a fan of either series newest seasons
Oh, definitely. I agree. That and American Dad is the only one I still enjoy.
@@terrymcgregor3433 I am finding the latest seasons of American Dad more tolerable than Family Guy's. Remember, FG fans are still standing by their show.
I use to not like american dad so much, i'd watch a lot of the shows growing up like archer, cleveland show, family guy, the ones that always came out the same day, but i dont know like 10 years ago, family guys ideas and how the show felt was declining for me, and american dad was okay for the first few seasons, i believe when season 5 came around, it started getting wacky and it seperated itself from how family guy carried their humor and it became it's own thing not just a family guy copy, it had interest plot and you could see the characters grow in personality as the seasons go on, the family seemed as dysfunctional as family the first few seasons, but now it's grown into an inseparable family opposite of family guy, even Jeff who was suppose to be a side character and someone who Stan extremely disliked, Jeff is now apart of the family, he's loved and he's involved with their wacky adventures, it doesn't feel like he's left out at all, the whole family feels involved in the plot, unlike family guy who only focuses on a pair usually and everyone else might have a cameo but not for long. American dad to me atleast has had many enjoyable episodes in each season, while family guy can have a few good episode a season, american dad has way better humor, it has great delivery, the characters are just outright better, and the episode plot which is most important exceeds over family guys, family guy follows some sort of standard in what they would allow in the episode, but american dad aren't afraid to be different, they aren't to afraid to present unusual plots, some of the stuff you question if it's even possible in the american dad universe
The reason why I like American Dad so much more than Family Guy is because it’s consistently funny, the main characters are treated as characters, the jokes work for the episode not making an episode to make the jokes work, next to no cutaway gags and the episodes having an actual story to it.
Literally any pair in American Dad will be funnier than any pair in Family Guy, even Stewie and Brian.
American dad is fantastic and knows how to be funny. Even poke fun at the characters not changing by making alternative universes but have it make sense.
The writers for this show know it's supposed to be funny.
6:55 _"...wanting to murder his mother to death."_
I don't think that there's any other outcome of murder my dude, I've never heard about anybody being murdered into a coma or into a wheelchair lol. I'm just having some fun and messing with you, good video!
Haha it’s just a dumb phrase I like using! Glad you enjoyed!
To be fair, Stewie did murder Lois in a simulation (where Stan and Avery cameo even) so I think it’s fair he wants to murder her all the way to death instead of the simulation glitching and keeping her alive via gimmick
Say what you want about the Cleveland Show but the entirety of its run was better than the later seasons of Family Guy.
That means NOTHING because you are not comparing shows in their prime
Obviously a long running show would likely have quality issues that a Fresh show wouldn't. Say that again after 10 Seasons of Family Guy to have any merit.
I will use your logic. Prime Mayweather during the 2000s is better than Mike Tyson(today)
Cleveland Show did not run long enough to have the quality dips long running shows have after a change in writers. The main Family Guy crew and Seth wrote Family Guy until 2009. Then they left and new writers took over.
Cleveland Show ended way before that occured. So its unfair using a show in its prime to episodes of a long running series. Compare prime vs prime
@@sleepshouter6569 I am comparing the shows during the concurrent seasons. Yes, overall Family Guy is better, but I would easily give the Cleveland show a few more seasons than keep dragging out the beaten up dog that is Family Guy.
American dad has aged better 👍
Exactly.
Brian & Stewie are meant most seasons for B stories, ways to get cheap gags, comedy, sex jokes.
I prefer American Dad.
Sammmmme. 🤯
Me too.
hey Bill, i hope you and your family are doing well, just wanted to say i dont even watch seth McFarland shows but your takes on them are so interesting and different from other creators who have covered these topics before! just wanna say thanks for continuing to make content even with a baby/toddler around
American Dad has managed to get better with each season, while Family Guy only manage to become more bland with theirs.
Not really a fan of either anymore, but I definitely prefer American Dad over Family Guy. They actually have a story in each episode while FG has to interrupt you every 5 seconds with a random 5 minute joke.
Keep the music bed lower in the mix, very distracting. Just constructive advice
I SAID WE MAY NEED MAY HAVE TO BRING IN OUR FRIEND FROM YONKERS!!!
The American dad is more interesting than Family Guy with his characters, plots and the very meaning, Family Guy has now quite slipped and the characters themselves have ceased to be as interesting as they were, while the American Dad is more or less still afloat in terms of characters and plots
Guess next is how Cleveland show ended king of the hill
I should probably do something on the Cleveland show at some point
I recall that 6-7 year Sunday stream; 2000s to 2010s with FG, American Dad, KoTH, Cleveland Show. 2.5 hours of simple, cartoon fun..
I thought it was futurama
@@carmenlynn5441 futurama until like 2008 or 09 when king of the hill replaced it
American Dad is just a better written show with better characters. The humor does not overstate it’s welcome. Also, for some reason American dad has movie quality animation budget especially when it comes to the Jeff alien space episodes. 👀
American Dad also doesn't overindulge on cutaways like Family Guy keeps doing and even The Cleveland Show has used that gradually annoying gimmick too.
American Dad is way better than Family Guy.
American Dad never saved Family Guy. And never was half as popular as Family Guy. Regardless of what you prefer
But at least american dad had consistent viewers, every other season of family guy is shit, but in all honesty we both know family guy had low brow humor..
American Dad is the most underrated show in the adult animation genre. Has never been popular or trended in any way. Hardly an merchandise or stories in online media. I still wonder why AD is constantly kicked to the curb all the time?
2:53 actuly Family Guy did'nt Start as a Simpsons Clone it was only wehn he piched his to fox it became so simalar to the Simpsons
How was the show supposed to be like before he pitched it to Fox then?
This video is inaccurate. American Dad never saved Family Guy. High DVD sales and adult swim reruns saved Family Guy from cancelation. As a result the show returned in 2005. American Dad was made during the cancelation to replace Family Guy and then Family Guy was brought back. You should have just made a video titled Why I Think American Dad is Better than Family Guy.
My take on Family Guy is its the Simpsons but the humor is more portable. I remember half the time I try to repreat a simpsons joke it doesnt quite custom fit the situation or I stumble over the words. But Family guy humor i say rolls off the tongue.
when family guy returned. It returned as a very different show. If the changes were not made it would not have lasted. I view session 4 as something off its golden age.
@@daniel-vn4ql None of the changes had anything to do with American Dad.
FG is slowly limping to a end. After season 25, Fox needs to drop Family Guy. 2026. FG started 1999 but had a 2-3yr gap 2000s. American Dad as a series has 20+ seasons. Went to TBS in the 2010s.
I think he's referring to the later seasons having too many cutaways and losing viewership before looking at how American Dad was structured and following that style.
AD is better than family guy. but family guy isn’t supposed to be good. it’s jus crude humor for 22 mins
Still it's way more popular
Still it's way more popular
It was high DVD sales and high ratings on [adult swim]. If family guy wasn’t resurrected, I believe people would’ve probably hated American dad because they would’ve been pissed that family guy never came back and now both shows are miraculously still on the air almost 20 years later.
Please American dad has been on Adult swim since February 18 2005 18 years and family guy being on Adult Swim since January 1 2003 and there still on adult swim with new episodes
Remember everyone:
If you don’t offer your support just as equally as you offer your judgement then you’re fuk’n up 😊
while I do agree with your premise, I do wish that Seth had more savvy to be able to write in political wit post-Bush presidency rather than leave it mostly behind to lean into just the wacky highjinx part of the different members of the Smith family... because I always felt what made American dad special to begin with was their ability to mix both aspects into the show
American dad is surprisingly still funny, and hasnt ruined any of its characters.
Stan and Hayley have definitely gotten dumber. And Francine became more cynical
AD got smutty, bolder on TBS 2010s. The series & writers took the show to wider extremes.
@@DavidLLambertmobile it was better when there was a balance between the grounded stuff and the absurd
@Bobsburgers123 Either way and whatever their flaws, I still find American Dad easier to watch compared to the annoying trainwreck Family Guy gradually devolved into.
@@CarrieBradshawSATC i agree. American dad is still pretty funny today, while family guy is just the same stories as 10 years ago
I love American dad and I’ve enjoyed family guy before but family guy just feels dirty compared to AD, like that smell in a old model dollar general or Kmart, that’s how the characters and story feels in Family guy. Family guy is trying to get better, sure, but when everything feels gross, it’s hard to care what they do to anyone now
Family guy and american das, two great shows
American Dad at its peak tells not only great stories, but is hilarious through and through. Boy is it past its peak.
Last few seasons were patchy but American Dad at its worst is still better than Family Guy in any of their latest seasons. Anyway, my point is I'll still follow AD while FG fans insist their show is still quality.
Because It is, I can’t sit through and AD episode without getting bored while when I watch family guy it’s got me hooked to the screen and I actually want to know what happens next, it’s a great show
@gokuistooop3165 In your opinion and I'm not giving up on American Dad myself. I used to like Family Guy too. Tbh, I don't really like adult animation that much anymore. No matter how much South Park and Futurama I watch as well.
@gokuistooop3165 American Dad is a great show but that's just me.
@gokuistooop3165 One more thing, you stoop: This video is for American Dad fans too so I'd be careful what you say.
I do miss the oldschool family guy, new family guy is funny, but not as witty, you know?
You know what? I want to hear your perspective of the evolution of dramadies. From what they were in the noughties with Boston Legal, to where they are today.
just one comment. U use non-biased words a lot, "for better or worse", "it depends on who you ask", "Whether you like him or not" etc... It won't hurt if you give your biased opinions sometimes, it is part of the creator. good video tho.
I like these, but will you make any more “how much is x worth” videos soon?
I have so many characters I’m curious about but I don’t know how to do the math right.
Probably not in the near future
This is the most AI generated script ever
Finally a video that doesn't bash Seth mcfarlane
I love MMJ and when I saw that ep of American Dad I kinda lost it
"Murdered his mother to death"
I watch Both shows I watch Family Guy And American Dad But I Watch Family Guy Little bit More Than American Dad
I have never compared Family Guy to the Simpsons, I mean maybe in the very beginning but that's a stretch...even though I get what they were going for
i'd rather compare American Dad to The Simpsons....
The only thing they really have in common is that they are both about a regular American family but there was many shows like that long before The Simpsons.
I used to be into The Simpsons but moved onto the less celebrated Futurama.
@@jabber1990 I've often compared American Dad to King of the Hill
solidly the worst comment section on one of these videos ever
Your Patreon link is broken.
gonna be honest I liked the first seasons of family guy the most but I liked american dad more than later family guy, also I actually liked the cleveland show more than those two still a shame it was cancelled
American Dad is a lot better than Family Guy. Literally, it's already funny, but not to mention, by saving Family Guy from the cancelation of The Cleveland Show. Nevertheless, I can just tell it was life-lit!😃 So it's a good show and after that, is American Dad returning this year?
i Iike my cartoons to be 20 minutes of shitposting thats all
Minor typo lol
I prefer manatee theory
Perhaps this show still relevant because there is so much other piss-poor SHITE out there that people eventually come back to something that's actually good...
Get a room you two
This video isn't accurate at all. Notice how he keeps saying "depending on who you ask" dafuq?? 🤦♂️
Honestly any show that last over 10 seasons needs to go
Nah, South Park is still going strong
@@jeffreyquinde6707 I also enjoy South Park still.
"Relevenat." No proofreader on the team?
Turns out mistakes get through in videos sometimes
Humans aren't perfect.Feel better now?
Family Guy was hilarious.... American Dad was alright.
Family guy lore is REAL
100!
People watch Family Guy? .... And American Dad?
American Dad is actually good, so yes
Together? No. Just American dad? Yes
@@bashamd96 I always did like it more than Family Guy, I'll give them that.
American dad is on cable so i dont watch
Yeah so?
The Cleveland Show and American Dad was so bad that it made Family Guy look amazing. Growth happened so they didn't get canceled a 3rd time.
American Dad was awesome and actually better with more likable characters & funnier jokes, Family Guy just relies on lazy & unfunny cutaways
@@coffeelover0876 Couldn't agree more.
Do a video on Hazbin Hotel it’s writing is really bad .😔
I love American dad. its way better than family guy to me at least