Stewie Griffin - Understanding Stewie

Understanding Stewie

There is much debate over which characters in Family Guy can understand Stewie. In an interview, MacFarlane said that everyone can basically understand him, but they ignore him or just think to themselves 'oh how cute' when he talks. However, at a more recent comic con panel (2011), he compares this to Wile E. Coyote in the old Merrie Melodies cartoons. MacFarlane went on to say that Brian always hears Stewie, and more recently so does Chris, but the writers usually strive for Peter, Lois and Meg not to hear him. Once Stewie leaves the house, the question of who can understand him depends very much on the story. In this video, MacFarlane also states that these rules can be broken for the sake of comedy, so this could change from one episode to another.