What do these 12 ASX stocks and Family Guy have in common? Take a glance and there’s more than you’d imagine

Nick Sundich Nick Sundich, February 9, 2026

Certain ASX stocks and Family Guy have more in common than you think. Yes, we thought we’d have a bit of fun with our ASX stocks focus for a change. We’ve watched some companies closer than others and have found parallels between their fates and a number of memorable Family Guy clips. And so, after doing something similar with the Simpsons a few years back and enjoying it, here are 12 such companies whose current fortunes (whether good or bad) align perfectly with Family Guy clips.

Note: This article is for light-hearted entertainment only and no investment advice on ASX stocks is intended to be given.

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What these 12 ASX stocks and Family Guy have in common

Forrestania Resources (ASX:FRS)

Context: Up over 4000% in a year

James Hardie (ASX:JHX)

Context: Its a cladding company domiciled in Ireland, headquartered in Chicago but listed on the ASX. And Australian investors aren’t too happy with how they’re being treated.

Elsight (ASX:ELS)

Context: best non-resources stock in the All Ords, up over 1000% in a year

Myer (ASX:MYR)

Context: Bought Apparel Brands for 890.5m ordinary shares in January 2025, (worth $860-900m at the time). But by September 2025, less than a year later, it recorded a $213.3m impairment related to that acquisition.

Amcor (ASX:AMC)

Context: Celebrating 100 years since incorporation in 1926

Macquarie (ASX:MQG)

Context: Its retail bank is stealing market share from the Big 4

Sigma Healthcare/Chemist Warehouse (ASX:SIG)

Context: Finally listing through a reverse takeover of Sigma rather than a direct IPO – subject to some ACCC conditions

Dominos (ASX:DMP)

Context: Competitor Pizza Hut is facing off with out of the box ideas

All the Big 4 Banks – ANZ (ASX:ANZ), CBA (ASX:CBA), NAB (ASX:NAB), Westpac (ASX:WBC)

Context: Closed 550 branches since 2020, but have done a deal to keep some in regional areas open until mid-2027. And with CBA specifically, remember the controversy over the $3 service charge? Perhaps $3 was a little too high…

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