The TV show “Family Guy” belongs to what could be considered two genres or classifications. One genre it belongs to is the animated genre and the second genre is comedy. Other animated comedy genres include another TV show by the same creators of “Family Guy” and that is called “American Dad”.
“The Simpsons” and “South Park” are also belong to the animated comedy drama. The type of animation used for all these shows is called 2D animation. Computer software is used to help create 2D animation by digitally coloring and photographing the images onto cels (clear plastic sheets).