Danny Smith is an American producer, writer and voice actor on the American animated television series ''

Family Guy ''Family Guy'' is an American animated sitcom originally conceived and created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The show centers around the Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their ch ...

''. He has been with the show since its inception and throughout the years has contributed many episodes, such as " Holy Crap", "

The Father, the Son, and the Holy Fonz "The Father, the Son, and the Holy Fonz" is the 18th episode of the fourth season of the American animated television series ''Family Guy''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 18, 2005. The episode follows Pete ...

", " Chitty Chitty Death Bang" and the Christmas themed episodes, " Road to the North Pole" and "

A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas The third season of '' Family Guy'' first aired on the Fox network in 22 episodes from July 11, 2001, to November 9, 2003, before being released as a DVD box set and in syndication. It premiered with the episode "The Thin White Line" and finish ...

". Smith also voices the Evil Monkey and the Giant Chicken, otherwise known as

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. He is the only ''Family Guy'' writer who hails from the state of

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, where the show is set (although creator

Seth MacFarlane Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (; born October 26, 1973) is an American actor, animator, filmmaker, comedian, and singer. He is the creator and star of the television series '' Family Guy'' (since 1999) and '' The Orville'' (since 2017), and co-creat ...

attended the

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). Smith graduated from Smithfield High School (Rhode Island) in 1977 and from

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in 1981. An experienced

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writer, he has written for several television shows, such as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Head of the Class''. Smith wrote and illustrated a regular feature in the Rhode Island College student newspaper, ''The Anchor'', called, ''Joe Flynn and His Dog Spot,'' about a man and his best friend, a talking dog. One April Fool's self-parody of this feature was titled, ''Joe Flynn and His Dong Spots''. Smith succeeded former ''

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'' host

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as the host of the Providence edition of ''PM Magazine'' in the early 1980s. Smith is the brother of Steve Smith of Steve Smith and the Nakeds.

Episodes written

List of ''Family Guy'' episodes Smith has written. * #3: " Chitty Chitty Death Bang" (1999) * #9: " Holy Crap" (1999) * #44: "

" (2001) * #61: "

Peter's Got Woods "Peter's Got Woods" is the 11th episode and the mid-season premiere of the fourth season of the American animated television series '' Family Guy''. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on September 11, 2005. In the episode, Brian offe ...

" (2005) * #68: "

" (2005) * #90: "

Peter's Two Dads "Peter's Two Dads" is the tenth episode in the fifth season of the American animated television series '' Family Guy''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 11, 2007. The episode was written by Danny Smith an ...

" (2007) * #108: " Play It Again, Brian" (2008) * #121: "

Not All Dogs Go to Heaven "Not All Dogs Go to Heaven" is the 11th episode of the seventh season of the American animated television series '' Family Guy''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 29, 2009. The episode was directed by Greg Col ...

" (2009) * #147: "

Partial Terms of Endearment "Partial Terms of Endearment" is the 21st and final episode of the eighth season of the animated comedy series ''Family Guy''. Directed by Joseph Lee and written by Danny Smith, the episode originally aired on BBC Three in the United Kingdom on ...

" (2010)

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* #154: " Road to the North Pole" (2010) (with Chris Sheridan) * #177: " Livin' on a Prayer" (2012) * #194: "

Lois Comes Out of Her Shell "Lois Comes Out of Her Shell" is the seventh episode of the eleventh season and the 194th overall episode of the animated comedy series ''Family Guy''. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on November 25, 2012, and is written by Danny ...

" (2012) * #229: " Meg Stinks!" (2014) * #251: "

Papa Has a Rollin' Son The fourteenth season of ''Family Guy'' aired on Fox in the United States from September 27, 2015, to May 22, 2016. The season contained 20 episodes. The series follows the dysfunctional Griffin family, consisting of father Peter, mother Lois, d ...

" (2015) * #269: " Road to India" (2016) * #286: " Peter's Lost Youth" (2017) * #298: " Don't Be a Dickens at Christmas" (2017) * #349: " Movin' In (Principal Shepherd's Song)" (2020)

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* Living people American television writers American male television writers American male voice actors Writers from Rhode Island 1959 births Screenwriters from Rhode Island People from Smithfield, Rhode Island {{US-tv-writer-stub