Character from Family Guy by Seth MacFarlane / Fox
The principal of Adam West High School — a recurring institutional authority figure who has been manipulated, ignored, and survived everything Quahog has sent through his office.
Principal Shepherd has presided over James Woods Regional High School (later Adam West High) through name changes, parental complaints, curriculum crises, and the ongoing Peter Griffin problem. He allowed Peter to go undercover as a student. He fired Lois as sex-ed teacher. He expelled Chris. He survived Peter becoming temporary acting principal. He is the institutional memory of everything the school has survived, which is considerable. His full name is John Shepherd. He has appeared in nearly every school-adjacent episode and continues to appear, which suggests either resilience or inertia.
A middle-aged man in a suit and tie, with the slightly worn authority of someone who became a principal because he believed in order and has since learned that Quahog does not share this belief. Carries himself professionally despite everything.
Also known as: John Shepherd, Principal Shepherd