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Glenn Quagmire
Family Guy character
Glenn Quagmire
First appearance"Death Has a Shadow"[1]
Voiced bySeth MacFarlane
In-universe information
SpeciesHuman
GenderMale
OccupationCommercial airline pilot
FamilyIda, Unnamed Brother and Unnamed Sister[2]
SpouseJoan Quagmire (deceased)
RelativesChildren: Anna Lee
Niece: Abby

Glenn Quagmire (born Glenn Quagglechek), often referred to as just Quagmire, is a character from the animated television series Family Guy. Quagmire is a neighbor and friend of the Griffin family. He is best known for his hypersexuality.[3] Creator and voice actor Seth MacFarlane describes Quagmire as "an appalling human being who is still caught in the rat-pack era" based on anachronistic 1950s party-animal clichés.[4] His neighbor and friend Peter Griffin describes him as a "heartless sex hound" and refers to him as "a rapist" in The Cleveland Show.[5] By profession, Quagmire is an airline pilot. In season 8, it is revealed that he deslikes Brian Griffin - Peter's talking dog.

Origins and appearance

The name Quagmire was chosen by a college acquaintance of MacFarlane's;[4] the word quagmire refers to both a soft soil that yields easily (such as quicksand), and a situation that is difficult to get out of. The title of the infidelity-themed episode "The Cleveland–Loretta Quagmire" plays on the second meaning. MacFarlane came up with Quagmire's voice after listening to fast-talking radio jockeys from the 1950s era, describing the character as a "50s radio guy on coke."[4] The "giggity" phrase was inspired by Steve Marmel's Jerry Lewis impression.[6] Quagmire's home follows the same retro theme, decked out in a style reminiscent of the swinging party set of the 1950s and '60s; nearly every part of the house has a discreetly hidden bed.[7] Quagmire drives a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air convertible.

In a DVD bonus feature, Seth MacFarlane singled out a line in the season two episode "Love Thy Trophy", in which Quagmire answers a one-night stand's question about his job with the words, "I have a question for you, too. Why are you still here?" as the moment where the character's over-sexed personality was crystallized.

References

  1. ^ "Death Has a Shadow". Family Guy. Season 1. Episode 1. 2005-05-15. Fox. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |episodelink= ignored (|episode-link= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help) First appearance. A more crudely-drawn Quagmire can also be seen in episode 1 sitting on a bench behind Peter (with Cleveland) in the courtroom, wearing his Hawaiian shirt.
  2. ^ "Jerome Is the New Black". Family Guy. Season 8. Episode 7. 2009-11-22. Fox. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |episodelink= ignored (|episode-link= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Miller, Shaun (2007). "Quagmire: Virtue and Perversity". In Wisnewski, J. Jeremy (ed.). Family Guy and Philosophy: A Cure for the Petarded. The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing. pp. 27–35. ISBN 1405163163. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: checksum (help)
  4. ^ a b c Seth MacFarlane Interview. YouTube. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
  5. ^ "Love Thy Trophy". Family Guy. Season 2. Episode 5. 2000-03-14. Fox. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |episodelink= ignored (|episode-link= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Seth MacFarlane on Family Guy #100".
  7. ^ "The Cleveland–Loretta Quagmire"
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