The DVD commentary for " Quagmire's Quagmire " reveals that actor Paul Bettany influenced the look of the character design of Ida. In " Trans-Fat ", Ida claims to have had her sex change after 61 years of living as an unhappy man, and grew up in Football, Texas. Family Guy is a broad comedy that takes punches at many targets and isn't afraid to offend. Over 23 seasons, Seth MacFarlane 's animated series for FOX has had many controversies. But, the most hard-to-watch moment comes in the episode "Quagmire's Dad," in which Glenn Quagmire MacFarlane gets a visit from his Vietnam veteran parent, who comes out to him as a trans woman and gets a gender-affirming procedure.
Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane has reflected on a controversial trans character, arguing that there "isn't a big change I would make". By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. Seth MacFarlane Says He Wouldn't Have Changed Controversial Trans Character on Family Guy. Back in , the long-running adult animated series first introduced a trans character named Ida Davis in the 18th episode of season 8, entitled "Quagmire's Dad.
It was kind of a gross episode. Every character was transphobic, but I did feel that Quagmire turned around in the end. I thought that the trans character did a fairly good job of giving a very simplified version of "trans " to the audience. Overall, though, especially when Brian was puking, the episode made me a bit uncomfortable. However, Family Guy is regularly extremely harsh on the. Ida Davis was born in a man's body, under the name of "Dan Quagmire". The assigned male, Dan Quagmire, was born to unknown parents sometime in the 's in the ultra-conservative town of Football, Texas. Ever since he was born, Dan was obviously very curly, playing with girl's toys, mostly being friends with girls, and acting very feminine most of the time.
Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane opened up about the show's controversial handling of its trans character. Seth MacFarlane is also the creator of "The Orville," which kicked off its third season on Hulu last month. Photo: Leon Bennett via Getty Images. Some episodes of the space adventure series have also grappled with the subject of gender identity to decidedly mixed results.
The DVD commentary for " Quagmire's Quagmire " reveals that actor Paul Bettany influenced the look of the character design of Ida. In " Trans-Fat ", Ida claims to have had her sex change after 61 years of living as an unhappy man, and grew up in Football, Texas. In " Quagmire's Dad ", Dan Quagmire arrives in town to be honored at the Officer's Club for his war service. When Glenn introduces Peter and Joe to him, Dan's dance to "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" implies that Dan is a homosexual, much to his friends' chagrin. When Peter tells Glenn of his suspicion, he laughs it off and then defends his dad as a war hero.
Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane has reflected on a controversial trans character, arguing that there "isn't a big change I would make". .
It was kind of a gross episode. Every character was transphobic, but I did feel that Quagmire turned around in the end. I thought that the trans character did a fairly good job of giving a very simplified version of "trans " to the audience. Overall, though, especially when Brian was puking, the episode made me a bit uncomfortable. However, Family Guy is regularly extremely harsh on the. .
Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane opened up about the show's controversial handling of its trans character. .