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created by

Seth MacFarlane Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (; born October 26, 1973) is an American actor, animator, filmmaker, comedian, and singer. He is the creator and star of the television series ''Family Guy'' (since 1999) and ''The Orville'' (since 2017), and co-creator ...

Background

This series is a compilation of animated sketches released on

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. The series, which aired several episodes a month, was originally sponsored by

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, who sponsored the first 10 shorts, with videos appearing on their official channel. The series was then sponsored by

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, and finally,

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. There are a total of 50 episodes. It has seen a successful launch on MacFarlane's YouTube channel, ''SethComedy'', becoming the most watched YouTube channel of the week, generating three million video views within two days of the first episode's release. MacFarlane later expressed disappointment with the quality of the series, believing he had been unable to give the show the commitment it needed at the time.

Home media

The first season, with additional content, was released on

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and

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on May 12, 2009, and was released on DVD in the UK on January 25, 2010. In addition to the 23 episodes officially released online, 27 episodes were exclusively included on the DVD and Blu-ray release. The release uncensored the first eleven episodes which were censored online."Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade Of Cartoon Comedy'' (DVD) (2009)"

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List of episodes

References

External links

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