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Family Guy / IPD No. 5219 / 2007 / 4 Players
 
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Manufacturer: Stern Pinball, Incorporated, of Chicago, Illinois,
USA
(1999-now) [Trade Name: Stern]
Project Date: 2006
Date Of Manufacture: 2007
Model Number: I-0093
Common Abbreviations: FGY
MPU: Stern S.A.M. Board System
Type: Solid State Electronic (SS) [?]
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Cartoon - Licensed - Juvenilia
Notable Features: Flippers (5), Pop bumpers (3), 4-bank drop targets (1), Standup targets (9), Solitary drop target (1), Captive balls (2), Newton balls (2), Spinning target (1), Up-post between flippers, Mini-playfield, Multiball. Cabinet advertised as 55 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 75 1/2 inches high; 250 lbs.
Toys: Character figures from the TV show: Peter, Lois, Meg, Chris, Stewie, and Brian. The Stewie character rotates to face his little pinball machine, while the Meg character bobs up and down.
Design by: Pat Lawlor
Art by: John Youssi, Margaret Hudson
Dots/Animation by: Mark Galvez
Music by: David Thiel
Sound by: David Thiel
Software by: Lonnie D. Ropp, Keith P. Johnson, Dwight Sullivan
Notes: Chip Curtis, engineer for Pat Lawlor Design, told us a bit about his involvement with this game:

I did the lamp effects and all the low level code support for Stewie’s playfield. I also designed the electronics for Stewie’s doll, and the electronics for his playfield.

I worked with Pat until the end of PLD, which was just the two of us at the end. Good or bad the electronics in the mini playfield was all mine. LEDs were still hated in pinball, so my philosophy was to stay away from lamp effects used in tungsten lamps, and focus on the effects and attributes that LEDs were capable of. Fast, was what I aimed for, just make it dazzle.

Towards the end, corporate took over all software development. It was bittersweet; we weren't happy with the direction of the game so we were grateful to let go of it, but it wasn't the game we wanted to make, so we were sad to see it go.

Marketing Slogans: "Victory shall be mine!"
Owners List URL:http://www.pinballrebel.com/pinball/family_guy_pinball/family_guy_pinball.htm  (External site)
Additional Media:Prototype Machine at Test Location (at Google Videos) [03:49]  (External site)
Documentation: 1 MB PDF Instruction Cards (Multi Language) [Stern Pinball, Inc.]
  30 MB PDF Pinball Service Game Manual (OCR searchable) [Stern Pinball, Inc.]
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Image # 33596: Family Guy Game
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Image # 33597: Family Guy Prototype - Backbox - Right
Prototype - Backbox - Right

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Image # 33598: Family Guy Prototype - Cabinet - Front
Prototype - Cabinet - Front

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Image # 33599: Family Guy Prototype - Cabinet - Right
Prototype - Cabinet - Right

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Image # 33600: Family Guy Playfield
Playfield

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Image # 33601: Family Guy Stewie Mini-Playfield
Stewie Mini-Playfield

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Image # 33602: Family Guy Prototype - Upper Playfield
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Prototype - Middle Playfield

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Image # 33604: Family Guy Prototype - Lower Playfield
Prototype - Lower Playfield

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Image # 33605: Family Guy Prototype - Playfield - Pop Bumpers
Prototype - Playfield - Pop Bumpers

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Image # 33606: Family Guy Prototype - Playfield - Upper Right
Prototype - Playfield - Upper Right

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Image # 33607: Family Guy Prototype - Playfield - Right Side
Prototype - Playfield - Right Side

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Image # 33608: Family Guy Prototype - Playfield - Upper Left Ramp
Prototype - Playfield - Upper Left Ramp

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Image # 33609: Family Guy Prototype - Stewie Mini-Playfield
Prototype - Stewie Mini-Playfield

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Image # 33610: Family Guy Prototype - Playfield - Right
Prototype - Playfield - Right

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Image # 33611: Family Guy Prototype - Playfield - Stewie Targets
Prototype - Playfield - Stewie Targets

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Image # 33612: Family Guy Prototype - Instruction Card
Prototype - Instruction Card

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Image # 33613: Family Guy Prototype - Playfield - Upper Left
Prototype - Playfield - Upper Left

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Image # 33614: Family Guy Prototype - Playfield - Upper Left Ramp
Prototype - Playfield - Upper Left Ramp

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Image # 33615: Family Guy Prototype - Playfield - Chris
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Image # 33616: Family Guy Prototype - Playfield - Brian
Prototype - Playfield - Brian

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Image # 33617: Family Guy Prototype - Playfield - Stewie
Prototype - Playfield - Stewie

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Image # 33618: Family Guy Prototype - Playfield - Lois
Prototype - Playfield - Lois

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Image # 33619: Family Guy Prototype - Playfield - Meg
Prototype - Playfield - Meg

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Image # 33620: Family Guy Prototype - Playfield Characters
Prototype - Playfield Characters

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Image # 33621: Family Guy Prototype - Playfield Detail
Prototype - Playfield Detail

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Image # 33622: Family Guy Prototype - Translite
Prototype - Translite

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Image # 33623: Family Guy Prototype - Playfield - Stewie Mini-Playfield
Prototype - Playfield - Stewie Mini-Playfield

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Image # 33624: Family Guy Prototype - Playfield Detail
Prototype - Playfield Detail

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Prototype - Playfield Detail

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Prototype - Playfield Detail

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Prototype - Playfield Detail

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Prototype - Playfield Detail

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Prototype - Playfield Detail

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Prototype - Playfield Detail

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Prototype - Playfield Detail

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Prototype - Playfield Detail

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Image # 33634: Family Guy Prototype - Playfield Detail
Prototype - Playfield Detail

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Prototype - Playfield Detail

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Image # 33636: Family Guy Prototype - Playfield Detail
Prototype - Playfield Detail

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Image # 33637: Family Guy Prototype - Playfield - Right Slingshot
Prototype - Playfield - Right Slingshot

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Image # 33638: Family Guy Prototype - Playfield - Right Slingshot
Prototype - Playfield - Right Slingshot

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Image # 33639: Family Guy Prototype - Playfield - Left Drain
Prototype - Playfield - Left Drain

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Image # 33640: Family Guy Prototype - Playfield - Right Drain
Prototype - Playfield - Right Drain

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Image # 33641: Family Guy Prototype - Playfield Apron
Prototype - Playfield Apron

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Image # 33642: Family Guy Prototype - Playfield Detail
Prototype - Playfield Detail

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Image # 33896: Family Guy Flyer, Front
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Image # 33897: Family Guy Flyer, Back
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Image # 33898: Family Guy Backbox - Left
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Image # 37949: Family Guy Illuminated Playfield
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Image # 37950: Family Guy Illuminated Upper Playfield
Illuminated Upper Playfield

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Illuminated Upper Playfield

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Image # 37952: Family Guy Illuminated Mini-playfield
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Image # 37953: Family Guy Illuminated Playfield - Detail
Illuminated Playfield - Detail

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Illuminated Playfield - Detail

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Image # 45066: Family Guy Blank Playfield
Blank Playfield

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Image # 62884: Family Guy Stripped Playfield
Stripped Playfield

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Image # 62885: Family Guy Stripped Upper Playfield
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Image # 64305: Family Guy Upper Playfield
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Image # 64306: Family Guy Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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Image # 73385: Family Guy A Pre-Production Moment 
(Stewie's first spin, stepper motor driver. Photo taken March 10, 2016.)
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Image # 73386: Family Guy A Pre-Production Moment 
(Mini-Playfield concept (discover ball mass and proper angle). Photo taken March 11, 2016.)
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Image # 73387: Family Guy A Pre-Production Moment 
(Figures placed upon first drawing. No whiteboard yet. Photo taken June 2, 2016.)
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Image # 73388: Family Guy A Pre-Production Moment 
(Pat pounding in plastics on first whiteboard, good day. Photo taken June 2, 2016.)
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Image # 73389: Family Guy A Pre-Production Moment 
(First whiteboard before 'Death' post. Photo taken June 2, 2016.)
A Pre-Production Moment*

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