Peter Griffin (seasons 1-7)

Peter Griffin is the father of Meg, Chris and Stewie Griffin, the husband of Lois Griffin and the main character of the long-running adult animated TV series, Family Guy. He is voiced by Seth MacFarlane.

Why He Used To Be Our Family Guy

 * 1) He’s a very caring father to Meg, Chris, and Stewie. He is also a very well-meaning husband to Lois.
 * 2) He also has shown to be great friends towards Brian, Quagmire, Joe, and Cleveland.
 * 3) He has many funny moments and has spawned many hilarious memes, a good example is the “You know what really grinds my gears?....” meme.
 * 4) Seth MacFarlane does a fantastic job doing his voice, and it sounds very funny.
 * 5) He’s a lot more understanding than he appears to be. Despite having his flaws and wrongdoings, he usually will learn something at the end of an episode and will realize the error of his ways in that episode. Much of these moral realizations he learns tend to be family-oriented such as how much Lois really means to him and how he regrets risking away their relationship.
 * 6) Even when Peter is doing something idiotic or ridiculous, it’ll still come off as hilarious.(Most of the time)
 * 7) His fights with Ernie the giant chicken are very entertaining and hilarious.
 * 8) He does give some bad people the punishment they deserve, like in "Peter's Daughter", where he savagely beats Connie D’Amico against a fire extinguisher for her awful behavior towards his daughter, which is satisfying.

The Only Bad Quality

 * 1) Him, along with the rest of his friends and family, have been flanderized horribly in later seasons, though there are some instances where he is funny and likable.
 * 2) He also suffered from a bit of flanderization in Season 6 and 7, most notably episodes like Long John Peter, Play It Again Brian and Not All Dogs Go to Heaven.
 * 3) *Likewise, he does have some unlikable moments before Season 8, like in Fore, Father, he gives away Chris all because he believes he failed at being his father.