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Glenn Quagmire (sometimes spelled Glen) is a character on the animated series, Family Guy, best known for his sexual deviancy. An airline pilot, Quagmire is a neighbor of the Griffins.[1] He is voiced by the show's creator and lead writer, Seth MacFarlane.

MacFarlane describes Quagmire as "An appalling human being who is still caught in the rat-pack era" based on anachronistic 1950s party animal clichés. His neighbor and best friend Peter Griffin describes him as a "heartless sex hound".

Appearance

Quagmire has short black hair, parted in the middle with lightly tanned skin; he is of average height and somewhat slight build. His Richard Nixon-like facial characteristics include an enormous jaw and chin, with exposed teeth, and a long nose.

He is usually seen wearing a red Hawaiian shirt with yellow flowers, a pair of blue jeans, brown loafers and, when undressed, a leopard skin thong. He has also appeared in a light blue flamboyant tuxedo and red bow tie.

Quagmire's home follows the same retro theme, decked out in a style reminiscent of the swinging party set of the sixties and seventies. It has been shown in the episode The Cleveland-Loretta Quagmire that nearly every part of the house has a discreetly hidden bed.

Catchphrases

His catchphrases include Giggity giggity goo (and variations thereof, excitedly), and Alll riiight (slyly), both usually indicating perceived sexual situations or opportunities; these exclamations are often accompanied by a trademark head bob. His earliest catchphrase, Oh! (in arrogant triumph, cf. Andrew Dice Clay), is usually delivered with a pelvic thrust.

Nielsen Mobile reports a ring tone of Giggity, followed by alll riiight... was the third most downloaded tone for the week ending 2007-02-07.[2]

In some episodes, it is implied that use of "giggity" is genetic. An example is shown in Meet the Quagmires: All Quagmire's children use it the same way he does. This is not merely environmental: In another episode, it is shown that Quagmire has a love child in Spain that he doesn't know exists. The young man uses the phrase several times in a fight with his wife/girlfriend.

Ethics and sexual deviancy

"I don't think I like feet as much as you do."

— Chris Griffin to Glenn Quagmire[3]

Many of the storylines and most of the jokes about Quagmire feature his deviant and wanton sexual behavior.[4] A few gags even suggest that he is a registered sex offender.[5] In various scenes, Quagmire seems willing to engage in rape, bestiality, or necrophilia. In more than one episode he is shown on the verge of engaging in sexual activity with his mother.[6]

Despite this, Quagmire espouses traditional, even conservative male sex roles. He opposes homosexuality, refusing for example to sign a petition for gay marriage.[7] This sets up several homophobia gags and confusing run-ins with transsexuals, such as when he is astounded to find out that Taylor Hanson is in fact a man.

When one of his partners waking up in bed beside him casually asks Quagmire his occupation, he cheerfully responds "Hey, I've got a question for you too: why are you still here?" On a Family Guy DVD featurette, MacFarlane says that he believes this to be Quagmire's "defining moment".

In "I Take Thee Quagmire", Quagmire actually falls in love and marries; the marriage does not outlast the episode. In an alternative timeline in "Meet the Quagmires", Quagmire is also shown married to Lois Griffin, toward whom he has in several episodes demonstrated an attraction.

Name

Look up quagmire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
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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 a Family Guy episode from Season Four, dealing with infidelity, plays on the second meaning ("The Cleveland-Loretta Quagmire").

Job

In the episodes "Love Thy Trophy" and "I Never Met the Dead Man", Quagmire is referred to as a pilot in dialogue, while "The Thin White Line" shows him in a pilot's uniform at the airport. It wasn't until "Airport '07" that viewers for the first time see him doing his job as a 767 Captain for TransNational Airlines. In "Death Lives" when Peter has flash backs, it was also revealed that Quagmire was an Ensign in the United States Navy.

Citations

  1. ^ Clark Collis. "The Family Guy" Blender September 2003
  2. ^ Woodson, Alex (2007-03-05). "Net effect: Voicetones are a 'Family' affair". The Hollywood Reporter. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2007-03-17. A tone with the show's neighborhood sleazeball, Quagmire, uttering his "Giggity Allllright" catchphrase finished at No. 4 and for the week ending Feb. 18, it was No. 3, up 171% from the previous week.
  3. ^ "Fore Father". Family Guy. Season 2. Episode 14. 2000-08-01. 17:35 minutes in. Fox. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |episodelink= ignored (|episode-link= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)Quagmire steals a female bowler's shoe and sniffs it, repeatedly.
  4. ^ Elfman, Doug (2007-03-09). "Is 'Family Guy' stupid?". Chicago Sun-Times. Sun-Times News Group. Retrieved 2007-05-15. Elfman asks "whether pervy neighbor Glen Quagmire has any basis in Larry from Three's Company." MacFarlane: "Maybe a little. As a sitcom archetype, he fits into that, always having a hot tub party with Swedish stewardesses. That '70s image. Quagmire's a little darker. You get the sense he might have roofied some girls.
  5. ^ "Emission Impossible". Family Guy. Season 3. Episode 11. 2001-11-08. 1:56 minutes in. Fox. Well, in accordance with Megan's Law, I'm obligated to inform you, uh... {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |episodelink= ignored (|episode-link= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)"Well, in accordance with Megan's Law, I'm obligated to inform you, uh..."
  6. ^ "Brian the Bachelor". Family Guy. Season 4. Episode 7. 2005-06-26. Fox. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |episodelink= ignored (|episode-link= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)"Mom if you want this three-way to happen you better change your tone.
  7. ^ "You May Now Kiss the...Uh...Guy Who Receives". Family Guy. Season 4. Episode 25. 2006-04-30. Fox. Two halves can't make a whole without a hole {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |episodelink= ignored (|episode-link= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)"Two halves can't make a whole without a hole"
  • S. Callaghan, Family Guy: The Official Episode Guide Seasons 1–3. New York: HarperCollins (2005): 153.
  • A. Delarte, "Nitpicking Family Guy: Season 4" Bob's Poetry Magazine January 2006: 16 - 18, 23, 25
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