Joseph "Joe" Swanson is a character in the animatedtelevision seriesFamily Guy. He is friends with other main characters, Peter Griffin, Cleveland Brown and Glenn Quagmire. Joe is in a wheelchair because a criminalshot him in both legs. He is married to Bonnie Swanson. Their relationship is not as strong as Peter and Lois Griffin, but they appear to put up with each other. They had one son, Kevin Swanson and a daughter. Bonnie was pregnant with their daughter for about 7 seasons instead of 9 months. Joe works as a police officer. Joe usually wears a grey shirt and blue trousers. Sometimes, he is seen wearing his police uniform.
