“Lucky there’s a Family Guy…” Yes, Seth MacFarlane’s hilarious and highly successful animated television series which follows the shenanigans of the Griffins turns 25 years old today. The very first episode of Family Guy, which is titled Death Has a Shadow, originally aired on January 31, 1999. MacFarlane can’t believe 25 years have passed, and the show’s creator said in an exclusive interview with The Wrap: