1998

All real-world events relating to the Family Guy universe that occurred in 1998.

NOTE: Since Family Guy was still under quiet production at this point, most details will be from production dates found in scripts or storyboards. This is subject to change with new information.

January[edit | edit source]

February[edit | edit source]

March[edit | edit source]

April[edit | edit source]

May[edit | edit source]

May 15 - Seth MacFarlene pitches to FOX a fifteen-minute pitch pilot of Family Guy. FOX ordered 13 episodes of Family Guy to air in midseason after MacFarlane impressed executives with a 14-minute pilot, starting production.

June[edit | edit source]

July[edit | edit source]

July 31 - The table reading for "I Never Met the Dead Man" takes place.

August[edit | edit source]

August 20 – The table reading for "Chitty Chitty Death Bang" takes place.

September[edit | edit source]

Unknown time - CNN News report of then-upcoming adult cartoons for the 1999 season, including Family Guy (improperly titled "The Family Guy". This is the first time Family Guy was ever shown and mentioned on television before the sneak peak aired three months later.
September 1 - The final draft of "Death Has a Shadow" is completed.
September 3 - The finalized model sheets for the show are made.
September 18 - The table reading for "Brian: Portrait of a Dog" takes place.
September 20 - The final draft for "Mind Over Murder" is revised.
September 21 - The animatic for "Death Has a Shadow" is finalized.
September 25 - The final storyboards for "Death Has a Shadow" are completed.
- NOTE - These two dates are from two different sources (The former from a sold script of the pilot and the latter from the Inside Family Guy book). As such, we cannot properly tell which is correct or which has the wrong date from our research (it could also be retakes happened) and it's free to be edited if new information about the production comes up.
September 29 - The animatic for "A Hero Sits Next Door" is finalized.

October[edit | edit source]

October 5 - The animatic for "The Son Also Draws" is finalized.
October 7 - The recording session for "Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater" takes place.
October 23 - The model sheets are revised, to possible fix extra details and have the finalized color charts for the characters.

November[edit | edit source]

November 5 - The recording session for "Holy Crap" takes place.
November 25 - The recording session for "Love Thy Trophy" takes place.

December[edit | edit source]