Adam West was the voice of Mayor West on ‚Family Guy, ‚ he really performed every episode since season 2 of the Fox show.
One place that legendary actor Adam West will be missed sorely is the fictional town of Quahog. West passed away in Los Angeles at the age of 88 on June 9. Since 2000, West was best known for his role, playing himself on Family Guy. West really did voice the character in every appearance while into his 80s. That’s despite the fact the character seemingly mocked West’s apparent eccentricities.
His last appearance was in the May 21 episode, Dearly Deported. In total, he voiced the character in 111 episodes of the hit show.
The idea of having West as the mayor of Quahog was a reference to Clint Eastwood’s time as the mayor of Carmel in California during the 1980s. Though creator Seth MacFarlane was keen to avoid typecasting West so there were no Batman references in his character. In 1992, West made his first appearance to a new generation in the “Mr. Plow” episode of The Simpsons. West played an exaggerated version of himself, demonstrating some of the eccentricities that defined his Family Guy character. The episode’s writer, Jon Vitti, later admitted that he crowbarred West into the episode so that he could finally meet him. The Simpsons creator Matt Groening said that West is among the most popular guest actors the show’s staff has ever worked with.
MacFarlane first came in contact with West while the pair worked together on the Cartoon Network series Johnny Bravo. In a January 2005 interview with the AV Club, MacFarlane explained why he chose West:
While West told IGN about his take on how he came to the role in April 2012:
West went on to say that when he records the voice, the writers constantly demand, “More, more, more.” He also said that the creators are always open to improvisation saying, “The wonderful thing with some of the things I’ ve done – most of them, really – is to be trusted. To be able to do your thing, to work on it, hone it into my gem of creativity!”
Arguably, West’s most significant contribution to the Family Guy universe was his 2011 marriage to Lois Griffin’s sister, Carol, in the episode “Brothers and Sisters.” While in the episode, “Dr. C and the Women, ” it’s strongly hinted that West’s eccentricities are merely a smokescreen to hide his murderous side.
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