Death Has a Shadow

episode of Family Guy (S1 E1)
Movie animated_series_episode Q1191505
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Summary

Death Has a Shadow is an animated series episode[1]. It ranks in the top 0.36% of animated_series_episode entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (615 views/month, #1 of 274).[2]

Key Facts

  • Death Has a Shadow's instance of is recorded as animated series episode[3].
  • Death Has a Shadow's instance of is recorded as television pilot[4].
  • Death Has a Shadow was directed by Peter Shin[5].
  • Seth MacFarlane wrote the screenplay for Death Has a Shadow[6].
  • Death Has a Shadow's genre is animated sitcom[7].
  • Death Has a Shadow was followed by I Never Met the Dead Man[8].
  • Death Has a Shadow's part of the series is recorded as Family Guy[9].
  • The original language of Death Has a Shadow was English[10].
  • Death Has a Shadow was distributed by video on demand[11].
  • Death Has a Shadow's review score is recorded as 8.9/10[12].
  • Death Has a Shadow's original broadcaster is recorded as Fox Broadcasting Company[13].
  • Death Has a Shadow's color is recorded as color[14].
  • Death Has a Shadow's country of origin is recorded as United States[15].
  • Death Has a Shadow was released on January 31, 1999[16].
  • Death Has a Shadow's characters is recorded as Peter Griffin[17].
  • Death Has a Shadow's characters is recorded as Lois Griffin[18].
  • Death Has a Shadow's characters is recorded as Stewie Griffin[19].
  • Death Has a Shadow's characters is recorded as Brian Griffin[20].
  • Death Has a Shadow's characters is recorded as Meg Griffin[21].
  • Death Has a Shadow's characters is recorded as Chris Griffin[22].
  • Death Has a Shadow's voice actor is recorded as Alex Borstein[23].
  • Death Has a Shadow's voice actor is recorded as Seth Green[24].
  • Death Has a Shadow's voice actor is recorded as Seth MacFarlane[25].
  • Death Has a Shadow's voice actor is recorded as Seth MacFarlane[26].
  • Death Has a Shadow's voice actor is recorded as Lacey Chabert[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Death Has a Shadow was directed by Peter Shin[5]. Seth MacFarlane wrote the screenplay for it[6].

Publication

Death Has a Shadow was published on January 31, 1999[16]. The original language of it was English[10]. Its genre is animated sitcom[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as Family Guy[9]. It was distributed by video on demand[11].

Subject and Themes

Death Has a Shadow's part of the series is recorded as Family Guy[9].

Reception

Death Has a Shadow's review score is recorded as 8.9/10[12].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Death Has a Shadow was followed by I Never Met the Dead Man[8].

Why It Matters

Death Has a Shadow ranks in the top 0.36% of animated_series_episode entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (615 views/month, #1 of 274).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . IGN. ign.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · Shei98 · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tmdb episode id → 66050
    Wikipedia languages → ['cs', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'hu', 'id', 'it', 'nl', 'pt', 'ru', 'simple', 'sv
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Tmdb episode id: 66050, Imported TMDB episode ID from TheMovieDB."
  2. 29d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    The lost media wiki page id → Family_Guy_(found_pitch_pilot_of_Fox_animated_sitcom;_1998)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ The lost media wiki page id: Family_Guy_(found_pitch_pilot_of_Fox_animated_sitcom;_1998)"
  3. 22w ago · Xeroctic · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1999-01-31T00:00:00Z
    Aspect ratio (w:h) → 4:3
    Country of origin → United States
    Genre → —
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ The lost media wiki page id: Family Guy (found pitch pilot of Fox animated sitcom; 1998)"
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