hour series, he conceived of the Griffin family appearing as  characters in animated shorts to appear on _"Mad TV" (1995)_ (qv).  Many of the regular voice actors (including Alex Borstein (qv),  Phil LaMarr (qv), Debra Wilson (I) (qv) and  Nicole Sullivan (I) (qv)) are Mad TV alumni. Alex Borstein was the  first cast on this show and is the only "official" cast member as  the voice of Lois Griffin.