TV Character Profile: Joe Swanson

Name: Joe Swanson
Show: Family Guy


Joe Swanson (voiced by Patrick Warburton) is the Griffins' neighbor and Peter's friend. He is a paraplegic who also suffers from impotence and incontinence. As shown in "A Hero Sits Next Door" before moving to Quahog, Joe was injured in his job as a police officer while stopping the Grinch from stealing Christmas and slipped on a roller skate and fell off a roof (though some episodes show he has been a paraplegic since he was young). Despite his disability, Joe still proves to be an extremely skilled police officer, as he is constantly seen pursuing criminals or rescuing victims with the aid of his wheelchair and even goes so far as to abandon his wheelchair to complete his work. He used to live in Providence, Rhode Island. Although he is usually shown as being very tactful, he also has severe anger issues. He is married to Bonnie Swanson, who was once pregnant for many years. She and he had a son named Kevin. In a later episode, Joe revealed to Peter that Kevin died in Iraq. (Kevin returns in the episode "Thanksgiving", where it's revealed that he staged his own death).He also has an infant daughter, Susie. He has a glass eye, as a result of Peter shooting his real eye, in the episode "Lottery Fever."