Joseph "Joe" Swanson is a major character from the FOX animated sitcom Family Guy. He is a badass police officer, whose limitless strength and willpower is bound only by his wheelchair. His being a paraplegic is on account of losing a fight with The Grinch one Christmas, as shown in his debut episode, "A Hero Sits Next Door"; however, this would be retconned in a later episode, "Joe's Revenge", which revealed that he was actually shot in the legs by a drug dealer.
Appearances in Christmas specials[]
- "A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas"
- "Road to the North Pole"
- "Jesus, Mary and Joseph!"
- "The 2000-Year-Old Virgin"
- "How the Griffin Stole Christmas"
- "Don't Be a Dickens At Christmas"
- "Christmas is Coming" (Non-Speaking Cameo)