Watch 'Family Guy' Creator Seth MacFarlane Tell His Dad He's Hosting the Oscars

Get ready for lots of Stewie, Peter and Quagmire at the Oscars this year: "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane has been chosen as the host of the upcoming Academy Awards.

The story was broken early by Deadline, and was followed shortly after by a video with Seth MacFarlane telling his dad all about the big news. "Family Guy" fans might recognize Ron MacFarlane from his narrator appearance in last season's Christmas episode.

It has been a mixed couple of weeks for MacFarlane as far as live TV hosting duties go. He hosted the season premiere of "Saturday Night Live" two weeks ago to a mostly positive result, but missed his mark at the Emmys when he came out on stage and couldn't find the microphone. To MacFarlane's credit, he recovered by finding the mic and breaking out his Stewie Griffin voice, much to the delight of the crowd.

Perhaps it was MacFarlane's apparent comfort on SNL and his quick recovery at the Emmys that put him up for the Oscars hosting job. But The Academy Awards are a different beast, and it will take all of MacFarlane's charm (and his whole arsenal of voices, most likely) to succeed where the likes of Anne Hathaway, James Franco, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin have failed.

Given that MacFarlane is a polarizing figure (you either love "Family Guy" or you hate it), there will likely be plenty of critics. But here's why MacFarlane is perfect for this job: he'll be genuinely excited to do it. Hosting the Oscars requires a a wholehearted effort without any irony, but still enough self-awareness to find the humor in the Hollywood-ness of it all. MacFarlane is a pop culture fanatic, so this gig should bring him joy. And subsequently, we should enjoy it too.

Plus, he can sing and stuff, which seems to be a requirement of the gig these days.

However, MacFarlane and the Oscars run the risk of trying to be Ricky Gervais and the Golden Globes lite, as MacFarlane is prone to mocking celebrities on his show with little regard to political correctness or good taste. That format will not work as well with MacFarlane at this show as it does with Gervais at the looser (more drunk) Golden Globes, so hopefully everyone involved acknowleges that and takes it easy on the insult front.

Check out MacFarlane's announcement video below: