Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (V)

"Family Guy" direct-to-video movie is actually nothing more than three episode edited together: "Stewie B. Goode", "Bango Was His Name, Oh!" and "Stewie's Excellent Adventure". Pretty much, the plots of Stewie having a near death experience, Stewie going on a road trip and Stewie going to the future--in respective to the episodes listed--are weaved to make an uneven plot with a camel hump story-arc. The worst part is, the movie isn't even that funny. It's as if the creators realized they made some terrible episodes and found that each story revolved mostly around Stewie, so they smashed three unfunny episodes with a common theme together in a lazy attempt to make it three times as funny. The "Family Guy" series gets a lot of undeserved criticism, but "Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story" certainly gives you an idea of where the insults are coming from. Rightfully mocked in "Family Guy: Road to Rupert (#5.9)". Its few good laughs, plus the self-awareness of the creators who addressed the overriding flaws in a quick joke in "Road to Rupert" earns it a couple of extra brownie points. If you're trying to get into "Family Guy", this is a bad place to start.