The original ‘Family Guy’ pilot has been found after 30 years

Family Guy, barring a brief interruption in the early 2000’s in which it was cancelled by Fox, has been dominating the airwaves since 1999. In 2003, the first 7 minutes of the original, unaired pilot were released as a part of Family Guy Volume 2. However, the second-half of the pilot had been deemed “lost media” up until now.

On March 20, 2025, user GhostTheDeadGirl discovered that the full 16-minute pilot was on Robert Paulson’s personal website. Rob is credited in the pilot as both one of the ‘Digital Ink & Paint’ crew members, and under ‘Compositing.’”

You’ll notice Lois’ blonde hair, Stewie’s purple & green attire, and the pre-Seth Green voice behind Chris Griffin.

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