Why is Family Guy so popular?

Family Guy has been on the air for more than two decades now and has been one of the most successful show of all time. Not only that, In the internet age where most network shows are flunking out, Family Guy is at it's height of popularity. But how did they pull this off?

1. Writing - Writing is everything. Writing can make an indie movie blockbuster and also can cause a highly anticipated movie to fall flat. Writing can make or break your movie or show.

Family Guy has one of the best writers in the industry.

2. Pop Culture References - You know how you stay relevant you become hip. Family Guy is extremely attuned to pop culture always parodying and referencing popular movies and shows and talking about hot topics which makes them extremely relevant and relatable.

3. Dark Humor - It's no secret that Family Guy does some offensive jokes. Like in the era of the Hays Code people sought after Italian Westerns when Hollywood was not giving them raw gritty cinema. The fact is if you ban something that doesn't mean that people won't search for it. And if you become the supplier of a banned thing, you become all the rage. Like Capone did during Prohibition, the Mexican Cartel in a drug-banned world, Alcohol Suppliers in Bihar. Similarly, Family Guy provides edgy humor in a PC world.

4. Cutaway Gags - Family Guy is known for its Cutaway Gags. Cutaway Gags are standalone skits a few seconds long which makes them perfect for a clickbait world that is obsessed with memes and has a no-attention span. You don't have to see the full episode to get the joke, you can watch the gag on it's own and share it. Short gags and memes are the staple food of a world with no attention span.