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Family Guy is an American animated television series about a dysfunctional family in the fictional town of Quahog, Rhode Island. It was created by Seth MacFarlane for Fox Broadcasting Company in 1999. The show uses frequent "cutaway gags", jokes in the form of tangential vignettes that do not advance the story. The show is criticized for using story premises and humor similar to those used in episodes of The Simpsons, another animated series on the Fox network.^[1] Numerous writers associated with The Simpsons, such as Matt Groening, Al Jean, David X. Cohen, Matt Selman, Tim Long, and Joel H. Cohen have made fun of Family Guy during public appearances, in interviews and on DVD commentaries.

"You know, it's funny. Matt Groening and I actually have a great relationship. We've talked several times in the past few weeks and joked about this. One day out of nowhere this rumor pops up in papers and magazines. Actually, it was probably one comment that was taken out of context in Blender. Matt's just a cool guy, and fortunately neither of us was ruffled by any of that stuff. We just laughed it off."

―Seth MacFarlane

"The rivalry is very affectionate. Seth MacFarlane, the creator of Family Guy, is a good guy and he does great work, and I certainly have no problem with the perceived competition. If anything, we have the same kind of competition that Pugsley Addams and Eddie Munster had in the old days. They duked it out a few times, and so did Seth and I, but that's probably before your time. I think Family Guy and American Dad have definitely staked out their own style and territory, and now the accusations are coming that The Simpsons is taking jokes from Family Guy. And I can tell you, that ain't the case."

―Matt Groening

According to the DVD commentary in the Family Guy episode "Movin' Out (Brian's Song)", FOX cut the scene which makes a extended reference to The Simpsons. FOX refused to air it on the basis that they wanted "the feud" between him and Matt Groening. Seth goes on to say that there is no feud, and claims it's only when Family Guy does a joke about The Simpsons, not when The Simpsons make a joke about Family Guy, it gets cut and that FOX are afraid of James L. Brooks. According to him, both Al Jean and James L. Brooks were upset over the scene, but Matt Groening apparently liked it, and FOX cut it from the final version, ruining the end of the first act of that episode. The full version of the scene was shown on Adult Swim and on DVD's.^[2]

There was once a "Super Simpsons/Family Guy Marathon Night" on the channel FOX.^[3]

The Simpsons met the Griffin family in a crossover episode of Family Guy, titled "The Simpsons Guy", in September 2014.^[4]

References to Family Guy in The Simpsons

Episodes

Picture Season Episode number Episode name Reference 11 241 "Missionary: Impossible" Betty White entreats viewers to help keep "this crude, low-brow programming" on the air, while the television next to her says "Family Guy". 14 292 "Treehouse of Horror XIII" Homer creates clones of himself that mostly look and act exactly like him (except for being dumber). When the clones create an army of themselves, variations begin to appear, and one of the "variant" clones is Peter Griffin. 17 360 "Treehouse of Horror XVI" Al Jean is credited as Al "Family Guy" Jean. 364 "The Italian Bob" Swipes are taken at both Family Guy and Seth MacFarlane's other creation, American Dad!. In trying to identify Sideshow Bob, the Italian police look through a book of criminals, in which there are pictures of Peter Griffin (accused of "Plagiarismo," implying that Family Guy is a ripoff of The Simpsons) and Stan Smith (accused of "Plagiarismo de plagiarismo," implying that American Dad! is a ripoff of Family Guy, which, in turn, is a ripoff of The Simpsons). 25 531 "Homerland" The characters of Family Guy, along with the other animated Fox shows American Dad, Bob's Burgers and The Cleveland Show, appear in the couch gag at the 25th Anniversary Special event in the Simpsons' living room. 30 647 "Krusty the Clown" Family Guy is one of the shows shown on the TV screens. 30 649 "'Tis the 30th Season" Disney is shown creating Family Guy World, a new park theme created around Family Guy. The show's theme is heard while its creation is shown. People dressed in costumes of Peter, Lois, Chris and Stewie were also at the location. Attractions include: Soarin' Over Quahog Dump on Meg Quagmires of the Caribbean Seth Sings Sinatra - Mandatory

Games

Picture Game Reference The Simpsons Game In the level Five Characters in Search of an Author, when Homer and Bart first meet Matt Groening, he introduces himself as "TV's most beloved animation visionary". Homer misidentifies him as Seth MacFarlane, which enrages Groening and triggers the fight with the level's enemies. Also, Bart is heard saying, "I wish I invented Family Guy".

Books

Picture Book Reference Comic Book Guy's Book of Pop Culture In the section "Bart's Guide to Lisa's Crappy Girl Comics" one of the comics shown is called Meg, subtitled "The Daughter on Family Guy". Meg appears on the cover, colored yellow. Chief Wiggum's Book of Crime and Punishment In "The Springfield Police Department's Evidence Locker!", one of the items seen is a flatscreen TV "used for reviewing pirated, cheap knockoff DVDs and games". Currently playing is an episode of "Future Guy" showing Brian Griffin as Nibbler and Peter Griffin as Zoidberg.

References to The Simpsons in Family Guy

Picture Season Episode number Episode name Reference 4 58 "8 Simple Rules for Buying My Teenage Daughter" Stewie mocks his babysitter's boyfriend, saying, "Yes, we all love "Mr. Plow"! Oh, you've got the song memorized, do you? So does everyone else!". 64 "PTV" The opening is a parody of the Naked Gun movies, with Stewie on a tricycle, at the end Homer Simpson is being chased into his garage as in the opening sequence to The Simpsons, with Homer being flattened by the bike. Peter then opens the door to the garage and remarks, "Hey, Stewie!...Who the hell is that?" (originally, Peter was supposed to imitate Homer Simpson running à la the opening sequence to The Simpsons, but the crew thought it was funnier if they used Homer instead, as Seth MacFarlane is a Simpsons fan, despite the supposed rivalry between Seth MacFarlane and Matt Groening). 74 "Peterotica" The Tracey Ullman Show cut-away is a reference to The Simpsons, who had their own filler on that show before having their own TV series. Noteworthy is the family's poorly drawn appearance and unrefined voices, which are similar to the way The Simpsons characters were portrayed on Ullman's show. 5 82 "Mother Tucker" Brian Griffin says to Stewie "I'm more of a sellout than you were when you did those Butterfinger commercials". It then cut to a scene of Stewie and a Butterfinger saying the tagline "Nobody better lay a finger on my Butterfinger", and then he says "D'oh"! This is a reference to the Butterfinger commercials Bart was in. 6 100 "Movin' Out (Brian's Song)" A gag, which was cut from the Fox broadcast, shows a banner saying The Simpson's Sundays on Fox come up during a scene with Marge. Family Guy character Glenn Quagmire comes in and tries to have sex with Marge. Marge runs off, with Quagmire following. Then Marge and Quagmire come back, and talk about how good it was, and decide to go back to the Simpsons' house, with the main characters looking at them. While at the Simpsons' house, Homer walks in on Marge and Quagmire. Quagmire panics and shoots Homer. Marge is about to call the police when she gets shot as well. Then Bart, Lisa and Maggie all also get shot. 103 "Lois Kills Stewie" Stewie sings a song about all the people he wants to kill. He also mentions: "The guy who watched The Simpsons back in 1994, and won't admit the damn thing isn't funny any more." 7 119 "The Juice Is Loose" Mayor Adam West is seen talking to someone off the screen and leads the viewer to think he is talking to OJ Simpson, who is in the town, when he says: "We don't want you in our town Simpson. We don't love you like we did back in 1993... The screen cuts to Homer Simpson who says his trademark "D'oh". Then finishes with "And we don't want you here either OJ!" This references 1993 as The Simpsons' heyday and what is widely considered the peak of the show as well the year before the trial for the alleged crime happened. 120 "FOX-y Lady" When trying to sell his cartoon the Handi-Quacks to Fox, Peter says it will be like The Simpsons. 8 136 "Big Man on Hippocampus" When Peter learns that Meg is his daughter he utters "D'oh!". Lois responds to this by telling him that it isn't his catchphrase. 137 "Dial Meg for Murder" The font used for the executive producers credits is The Simpsons font. 10 173 "Cool Hand Peter" The jury in a trial to Peter, Quagmire, Joe and Cleveland consists by Krusty, Comic Book Guy, Willie, Edna, Ned, Otto, Moe, Mr. Burns, Lisa, Homer, Maggie, Marge and Bart. 187 "Family Guy Viewer Mail 2" Stewie jokingly says that Family Guy is based on The Simpsons as an answer to a mail from a viewer. 11 190 "Ratings Guy" After Peter destroyed TV through misusing their status as a Nielsen family, he goes to the Television Producers Guild to seek help fixing TV. Homer Simpson (voiced by Dan Castellaneta) arrives to also claim he broke television, prompting Peter to say "A-ha! Looks like this is one we beat you to!". 250px 12 215 "Boopa-dee Bappa-dee" Peter presses 'Guide' on the TV remote in Italy, turning Stewie briefly into Bart Simpson and other characters from other TV shows. 13 232 "The Simpsons Guy" A 1-hour The Simpsons/Family Guy crossover episode. 14 252 "Guy, Robot" When drunk, Peter says "We act like we didn't take a lot from The Simpsons, but we took a lot from The Simpsons". 15 273 "Inside Family Guy" In the opening photo montage, Brian is standing near a studio lot before a crowd. The screen pans to reveal it is actually The Simpsons' studio lot, similar to the actual one on the FOX Studios lot. Shown in the top left are Marge, Homer, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. Shown in the bottom left are Sherri, Terri, Moe, Krusty, Mr. Burns, and Smithers 284 "Cop and a Half-wit" In the scene showing Peter and Joe disguising themselves to stop different crimes, the scene switches to the Simpson family on the couch, with them then looking at the screen, then the scene cuts away. 16 290 "Emmy-Winning Episode" Talking about Emmy Awards, Lois and Peter complain about The Simpsons crowning over them. Lois: "Peter, what's wrong?" Peter: "Family Guy has been around since 1999 and whenever it's time for the Emmys, they don't give us one. I'm sick of it!" Lois (referencing the cross-over episode "The Simpsons Guy"): "Well, I'm not making another episode with The Simpsons. What did that get us? I'll tell you what it got us. More ink for The Simpsons." Peter: "Yeah. "Simpsons plays down to competition." "Simpsons step into the sewer." "Shame on you, Simpsons." Those lucky bastards." At the end of the episode Peter is reading fan letters: ""Dear sir, your show helped me when I was going through chemotherapy." "My favorite episode was when Homer stays home from church..." Ah, damn it, he thinks we're The Simpsons.". 296 "Petey IV" Peter arrives in Russia where he asks Vladimir Putin what kind of TV channels they have? After disappointing Peter by mentioning all the channels they don't have Putin explains to him: "Everything you say, I say something little bit worse." Peter then asks: "You got 'Simpsons'?", whereupon Putin says: "We have 'Family Guy'", causing Peter to sigh in despair. 17 318 "Pawtucket Pete" Mr. Burns and Smithers observe Peter assigned to collecting recyclables, although Burns refers to him as 'Simpson'. 18 335 "Peter & Lois' Wedding" Peter calls Adam Duritz a "Sideshow Bob burnout". 337 "Shanksgiving" Police Superintendent Chalmers (voiced by Hank Azaria), the brother of Superintendent Chalmers, arrests Peter, Quagmire, Joe and Cleveland. He tells them that his brother is Superintendent of the schools in Springfield and that their parents divorced when they were very young. Police Superintendent Chalmers was raised by his mother, with the Superintendent Chalmers from Springfield being raised by their father. They had never met since they were split up. 343 "Family Guy" After the baseball team coach gets knocked out, Carter asks where he's going to get another coach. The camera then pans to Homer, who's in the crowd eating popcorn. Homer says that he's on vacation. 346 "Coma Guy" When Peter is in a coma, Lois puts the TV in the hospital on, which shows The Simpsons. Peter then imagines that he and Homer are going in and out of a hedge with Homer saying "meme" and Peter saying "not a meme". This is a reference to the Homer hedge meme from the episode "Homer Loves Flanders". 19 359 "Fecal Matters" Peter compares his feud with the Giant Chicken to Bart and Sideshow Bob. The rest of the family then talks about how good that feud is and Meg mentions Kelsey Grammer playing Bob. 20 372 "Family Guy" Lois is dressed as Marge for Halloween and grumbles like her. 377 "The Birthday Bootlegger" At Quahog Elementary School, Bart Simpson is seen writing on a chalkboard: "It's a pleasure to work for the Disney Corporation".

Cast and crew

Common cast members

Picture Name Role in Family Guy Role on The Simpsons Jason Alexander Voiced George Costanza from Seinfeld, Louie Anderson in "There's Something About Paulie" and himself on the 2005 album Family Guy: Live in Vegas singing "All Cartoons are F**kin' Dicks" with the rest of the cast. Voiced Bourbon Verlander in "The Caper Chase". Dan Aykroyd Voiced himself in "Spies Reminiscent of Us". Voiced Postage Stamp Fellow in "The Dad-Feelings Limited". Hank Azaria Voiced Reginald Barrington in "No Country Club for Old Men" and reprised his roles as Moe, Apu, Carl, Chief Wiggum, Comic Book Guy, Lou, and Dr. Nick in "The Simpsons Guy". He also provided the voice of Police Superintendent Chalmers in "Shanksgiving". Main cast member. Christine Baranski Voiced herself in "Call Girl". Voiced herself in "Portrait of a Lackey on Fire". Drew Barrymore Voiced Jillian in many episodes, Mrs. Lockhart in "Fast Times at Buddy Cianci Jr. High" and herself in Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story. Voiced Sophie in "Insane Clown Poppy". Kristen Bell Voiced Martha in "Petey IV". Voiced Harper Jambowski in "Friend with Benefit". H. Jon Benjamin Voice of Carl, the manager of the Quahog Mini-Mart and Bob Belcher in two appearances. Reprised his role as Bob Belcher in the couch gag of the season 30 episode "My Way or the Highway to Heaven". Jeff Bergman Voiced Fred Flintstone in other episodes. Voiced Flintstone in "The Simpsons Guy". Cate Blanchett Voiced Penelope in "Mr. and Mrs. Stewie" and Queen Elizabeth II in "Family Guy Viewer Mail No. 2". Voiced Elaine Wolff in the season 31 episode "The Way of the Dog". Julie Bowen Voiced herself in "Emmy-Winning Episode". Voiced Claire Dunphy, her character from Modern Family, in Family Guy's season 13 premiere "The Simpsons Guy", a The Simpsons/Family Guy crossover. Tom Brady Voiced himself in "Patriot Games". Voiced himself in "Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass". Lizzy Caplan Voiced the woman that argues with Quagmire in "Chick Cancer". Voiced Virginia Johnson in "Kamp Krustier". Drew Carey Voiced himself in "New Kidney in Town". Voiced himself in "All About Lisa" and "Treehouse of Horror XXVII". Nancy Cartwright Voiced Casey Kelp from The Snorks in "Brian the Bachelor" and reprises her roles as Bart Simpson, Nelson Muntz, Ralph Wiggum and Todd Flanders in "The Simpsons Guy". Main cast member. Dan Castellaneta Provided the voice of Homer Simpson in the episodes "Ratings Guy", "The Movement" and "Coma Guy". He also reprised his roles as his characters in the crossover "The Simpsons Guy". Main cast member. Michael Chiklis Voiced Big Fat Paulie. Voiced handsome quarterback in "The Town". Simon Cowell Voiced himself in "Lois Kills Stewie" and "Run, Chris, Run". Voiced Henry in "Smart and Smarter" and himself in "Judge Me Tender". Bryan Cranston Voiced his character Hal Wilkerson from Malcolm in the Middle in "I Take Thee Quagmire", made a live action appearance of himself in "Herpe, the Love Sore", and became a recurring cast member in "Pawtucket Pete", when he became Peter's co-boss Bert at the Pawtucket Brewery. Voiced Stradivarius Cain in "The Spy Who Learned Me". David Cross Voiced Jerry Kirkwood in "Prick Up Your Ears". Was interviewed in The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!. Stephen Curry Voiced himself in "Passenger Fatty-Seven". Voiced himself in "22 for 30". Beverly D'Angelo Provided the voice for her National Lampoon's Vacation character Ellen Griswold in "Blue Harvest". Voiced Lurleen Lumpkin in "Colonel Homer" and "Papa Don't Leech". Andy Dick Voiced himself in "Road to Europe" and "Tales of a Third Grade Nothing". Voiced himself in "Yokel Chords". Billy Eichner Voiced himself in "Pawtucket Pete". Voiced Billy in "Krusty the Clown". R. Lee Ermey Voiced the Jousting Drill Instructor and a drill sergeant. Voiced Leslie Hapablap in "Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming" and "Waiting for Duffman". Harvey Fierstein Voiced the present-day Tracy Flannigan in "The Former Life of Brian" and Buster Keaton in "Stewie Is Enceinte". Voiced Karl in "Simpson and Delilah". Flea Voiced himself in "Peter's Def Jam". Voiced himself in "Krusty Gets Kancelled". Peter Frampton Voiced himself in "Death Lives". Voiced himself in "Homerpalooza". Ricky Gervais Voiced Billy Finn in "Be Careful What You Fish For". Voiced Charles Heathbar in "Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife" and himself in "Angry Dad: The Movie". Dana Gould Appeared as himself in a live-action sequence in "Brian Writes a Bestseller". Worked as an co-executive producer and writer from season 12 to season 19, and had also served as a guest star for the show. Seth Green Voice of Chris Griffin and other characters. Executive producer for Robot Chicken couch gag and voiced Chris in "The Simpsons Guy". Jon Hamm Voiced himself in "Ratings Guy". Voiced an FBI agent in "Donnie Fatso". Anne Hathaway Voiced the American version of Mother Maggie for Jolly Farm Revue in "Go, Stewie, Go!" and herself in "April in Quahog". Voiced Jenny in "The Good, the Sad, and the Drugly" and "Moonshine River", and Princess Penelope in "Once Upon a Time in Springfield". Hugh Hefner Voiced himself in "Airport '07". Voiced himself in "Krusty Gets Kancelled". Tom Hiddleston Voiced the statue of Peter's ancestor in "No Country Club for Old Men". Voiced Loki, his character from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, in the Disney+ special The Good, the Bart, and the Loki. Randy Jackson Voiced himself in "Lois Kills Stewie". Voiced himself in "Judge Me Tender". Allison Janney Voiced the editor for Teen People in "Dial Meg for Murder" and Crystal Quagmire in "Quagmire's Mom". Voiced Julia in "Friends and Family". Carol Kane Voiced Carol Pewterschmidt in "Emission Impossible". Voiced Maggie Simpson in "Bart vs. Thanksgiving". Julie Kavner Provided the voices of Marge Simpson and Patty and Selma Bouvier. Main cast member. Michelle Kwan Voiced herself in "A Hero Sits Next Door". Voiced herself in "Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass". Hugh Laurie Voiced a British bar patron in "One if by Clam, Two if by Sea" and Gregory House in "Business Guy". Voiced Roger in "Treehouse of Horror XXI". Cloris Leachman Voiced herself in "Petarted". Voiced Alice Glick in "Three Men and a Comic Book". Denis Leary Voiced a body shop owner in "Girl, Internetted". Voiced himself in "Lost Verizon". Ray Liotta Voiced Zack in "Brian Does Hollywood". Voiced Morty Szyslak in "King Leer". James Lipton Appeared as himself in live-action in "Spies Reminiscent of Us" on the set of his show, when Peter Griffin, Glenn Quagmire and Joe Swanson decide to form an improv comedy group. Voiced himself in "The Sweetest Apu" and "Homer the Father". Jane Lynch Voiced Dotty Campbell in two episodes. Voiced Roz Davis in "Replaceable You" and Jeanie in "'Tis the 30th Season". Ian McKellen Voiced Dr. Cecil Pritchfield in "Send in Stewie, Please". Voiced himself in "The Regina Monologues". Kate McKinnon Voiced Karen Griffin. Voiced Hettie in "Gal of Constant Sorrow". Cristin Milioti Voiced Andrea Cricket in "Roasted Guy". Will voice a character in the upcoming two-part episode "A Serious Flanders". Mandy Moore Voiced Courtney in "No Giggity, No Doubt". Voiced Tabitha Vixx in "Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play". Martin Mull Voiced Mr. Harris in "If I'm Dyin', I'm Lyin'". Voiced Seth in "D'oh-in' in the Wind". Kevin Nealon Voiced himself in "The Movement". Appeared in the special episode Springfield's Most Wanted. Liam Neeson Voiced himself in "Brian's a Bad Father" and "Fighting Irish". Voiced Father Sean in "The Father, the Son and the Holy Guest Star". Conan O'Brien Voiced himself in "In Harmony's Way". Voiced himself in "Bart Gets Famous". Chris O'Dowd Voiced that the Queen is dead and Rhys on Wheel of Politeness in "Chap of the Manor" in "Family Guy Viewer Mail No. 2". Will voice Seamus in the upcoming two-part episode "A Serious Flanders". Kaitlin Olson Voiced Brenda Quagmire in "Screams of Silence: The Story of Brenda Q.". Voiced Quinn Hopper in "The Girl Code". Elliot Page Voiced Lindsey in "Tom Tucker: The Man and His Dream". Voiced Alaska Nebraska in "Waverly Hills 9-0-2-1-D'oh". Chris Parnell Voice of Doug from the episode "Island Adventure" and provided multiple voices for the show, including the priest in "You Can't Handle the Booth!". Voiced a surgeon fiancé in "A Springfield Summer Christmas for Christmas". Regis Philbin Voiced himself "Family Guy Viewer Mail #1". Voiced himself in "Treehouse of Horror IX". Kevin Michael Richardson Voiced Jerome, Cleveland Jr. and other various characters. Has voiced many different characters in many episodes. Seth Rogen Voiced Peter after being injected with the "Seth Rogen gene" and himself in "FOX-y Lady". Voiced Lyle McCarthy in "Homer the Whopper" and himself in "Steal This Episode". Amy Schumer Voiced a crew leader in "The Boys in the Band". Voiced Daphne Burns in "Monty Burns' Fleeing Circus". Wallace Shawn Voiced Bertram. Voiced Wallace the Hernia in the season 30 episode "I Want You (She's So Heavy)". Gene Simmons Voiced himself in other appearances. Wrote the comic story Bart Simmons: God of Thunder!. Yeardley Smith Voiced Lisa Simpson in "The Simpsons Guy". Main cast member. Daniel Stern Voiced a narrator in "FOX-y Lady". Guest voice of the narrator (Bart's adult self reflecting on his getting a part-time job, Wonder Years style) in "Three Men and a Comic Book". Patrick Stewart Voiced Jean-Luc Picard and himself. Voiced Number One and himself. Ben Stiller Voiced himself in "No Meals on Wheels". Voiced Garth Motherloving in "Sweets and Sour Marge". Jennifer Tilly Voice of Bonnie Swanson. Voiced herself in "Gone Abie Gone". Neil deGrasse Tyson Voiced himself in "Scammed Yankees". Voiced himself in "The Caper Chase". Sofia Vergara Voiced the flower saleswoman on Peter and Quagmire's date and the "Hispanic Woman" in Peter's Spanish soap opera in "The Giggity Wife", and herself in "Emmy-Winning Episode". Voiced Carol Berrera in "Teenage Mutant Milk-Caused Hurdles". Frank Welker Voiced Megatron in "Ocean's Three and a Half". Voiced many different characters in many episodes. Adam West Voiced the Quahog mayor of the same name that is an eccentric version of himself. Voiced himself in "Mr. Plow", Batman in "Large Marge", and Quahog Mayor Adam West in the Family Guy crossover episode "The Simpsons Guy". Betty White Voiced herself in "Peterotica". Voiced herself in the season 11 episode "Missionary: Impossible" and the season 18 episode "Homerazzi". Fred Willard Voiced Dave Campbell. Voiced Wally Kogen in "Sunday, Cruddy Sunday". James Woods Voiced himself in many episodes. Voiced himself in "Homer and Apu" and the Springfield and Quahog versions of himself in Family Guy's season 13 premiere "The Simpsons Guy", a The Simpsons/Family Guy crossover.

References

External links

• Official website
• Family Guy at Wikipedia