 Family Guy has been commercially successful in the home market . The show was the first to be resurrected because of high DVD sales . The first volume , covering the show 's first two seasons , sold 1 @.@ 67 million units , topping TV DVD sales in 2003 , while the second volume sold another million units . Volumes six and seven debuted at fifth place in United States DVD sales ; volume seven was the highest @-@ selling television DVD , selling 171 @,@ 000 units by June 21 , 2009 . Family Guy Presents Blue Harvest , the DVD featuring the Star Wars special " Blue Harvest " , was released on January 15 , 2008 , and premiered at the top of United States DVD sales . The DVD was the first Family Guy DVD to include a digital copy for download to the iPod . In 2004 , the first series of Family Guy toy figurines was released by Mezco Toyz ; each member of the Griffin family had their own toy , with the exception of Stewie , of whom two different figures were made . Over the course of two years , four more series of toy figures were released , with various forms of Peter . In 2008 , the character Peter appeared in advertisements for Subway Restaurants , promoting the restaurant 's massive feast sandwich . 
