Family Boy

Family Boy is an animated television show that airs on the FOX television network. The show was created by Drew Massey and premiered after Super Bowl XXXIII in 1997.

Creation
Family Boy was launched on January 26, 1997, after Super Bowl XXXIII after its predecessor, the Larry shorts, caught the attention of the Fox Broadcasting Company. This episode attracted 22 million viewers. The show premiered as a regular series in April and ran for six additional episodes until the season finale in mid-May. The first season had seven episodes which introduced the show's main characters. The second season began on September 25, 1997, and suffered competition from other shows. After only two episodes of the second season, Family Boy was taken off the network's permanent schedule and shown irregularly thereafter. The show returned in March 1998 to finish airing the second season which contained 21 episodes. The third season contained 22 episodes and began its run on July 14, 1999.