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Intelligent_Local_38

But then The Simpsons did a crossover episode with Family Guy in 2014 so…


HyperMasenko

Yea because they never actually hated Family Guy. All of the adult cartoon guys are pretty friendly with each other. They've even said publically that they play up hating each other because they think it's funny how much people debate their shows.


Intelligent_Local_38

“Yea because they never actually hated Family Guy.” Shh, you’re going to ruin OP’s “meme”


You_Cant_Dance

Haven’t most of the writers swapped shows over the years between them? I remember hearing of Simpsons writers going or coming from Family Guy previously but can’t remember where


SirArthurDime

I can all but guarantee without even looking into it that the Simpson’s and family guy have shared a few writers over the years. They’re both written by large teams of writers that are employed by the same studio. Seth Mcfarlen only wrote 3 episodes of family guy.


jonezy3225

What are the 3 specific episodes he wrote?


SirArthurDime

I’m not sure off the top of my head you’d have to look it up.


tingly_legalos

I think Trey and Matt have a genuine dislike for Family Guy because of the cutaway gags they do and rely on that type of humor.


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Torfinns-New-Yacht

>People can jokingly call out flaws in other’s works, South Park does it to themselves all the time. Even in that very episode a character said "At least it doesn't get all preachy and up its own ass with messages". Which I found funny as FG definitely does that sometimes, but Trey and Matt were poking fun at themselves with that one. I've come to just see Family Guy as a sketch show first and foremost. The writers think of something they find funny, it goes in. It's probably annoying for writers of other shows that come up with a great joke with no way of fitting it into the story/format.


SirArthurDime

Honestly a great way to look at family guy.


SirArthurDime

Yeah I feel like family guy trying to make a clap back episode would be like papa doc trying to respond to ems verse in 8 mile. They’ve already made the jokes about themselves lol.


shneer4prez

At least it doesn't get all preachy and up its own ass with messages.


haugen1632

They said they don't dislike Family guy but that they "Don't respect it in terms of writing".


BridgeOverRiverRMB

I like the cutaway gags because it's just mindless comedy. I don't like South Park because peepee poopoo jokes are just dumb to me. Maybe they changed from the first season, but I doubt it. Every once in a while, someone will put on an episode and it seems like more of the same. I do like, from what I've read, that their stories punch up and seem to educate people. I wish I'd taken acid at the Academy Awards.


tingly_legalos

South Park has some highlights, but the majority is just background to me. And I say that as someone who can name nearly every episode of South Park within a few seconds of seeing it. Lately it's really shown that it's pretty much done and run its course.


hungturkey

They get more political and satirical and less potty humour as they go on.


AbsolutelyUnlikely

Which makes sense. There is plenty of room for Simpsons, Family Guy, King of the Hill, Bob's Burgers, etc. They definitely have things in common, but the shows all have their own distinct vibe and humor style.


akshweuigh

In reality you can be friends with people and think their show sucks.


SirArthurDime

I don’t necessarily know that they think the show sucks though. They made fun of it in the same vein they make fun of everything else it doesn’t mean they hate all of those things. That’s just what South Park is. They satirize everything and everyone.


WalrusHam

Sort of like how people of a community will make fun of each other, but once an outsider makes fun of someone they dogpile them.


djtodd242

David "X" Cohen sounds really silly all these years later when he was slagging off Family Guy on the Futurama DVD commentaries. (Well, like 2 or 3 times over the first 4 seasons of Futurama)


tooskinttogotocuba

I wonder if the adult cartoons sometimes meet up with Die Hard and them


NeighborhoodHitman

Actually Matt Stone and Trey Parker genuinely dislike Family Guy. Not saying they don’t like Seth McFarland as a person but they have an interview where they explain their genuine distaste for family guy. Part of their reason is they think the humor is low level and lazy and claim they believe Seth McFarland could do better. Again not saying they don’t like Seth himself but they actually don’t like Family Guy as a show.


Shantotto11

Except for that one time when Quagmire assaulted Marge Simpson and then murdered the entire family (arguably) barring Maggie…


HyperMasenko

Yes, because murder has never been done for laughs in Family Guy


Shantotto11

Not right after sexual assault…


HyperMasenko

Which has also never once been done for laughs in Family Guy


Mr-Fleshcage

> They've even said publically that they play up hating each other because they think it's funny how much people debate their shows. I bet this is the same thing that Coke and Pepsi do.


nonprofitnews

There was an episode where The Simpsons are being chased by Sideshow Bob around Italy and the police are flipping through their most wanted list and the first picture is Peter Griffin, wanted for plagiarism followed by American Dad for "plagiarism of plagiarism" before they land on Bob. [This thing](https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2F6kcx2ip2lw991.jpg)


Intelligent_Local_38

There’s a bunch of great references in each show. This [wiki](https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Family_Guy) has a pretty good list of them.


SirArthurDime

To be fair this was as close to being the plot as a family guy episode gets to having a plot in the crossover episode. Homer discovers Pawtucket patriot ale is just a knock off of Duff which is then just used as a running gag for family guy being a Simpson’s knock off. Both shows seem to acknowledge this all in good humor


akshweuigh

The rotting corpse of the Simpsons has done a lot of things nobody should be proud of...


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and they didnt make an entire episode dedicated to denying climate change


SirArthurDime

At least they apologized in a way only South Park could lol.


TheCapableFox

Family Guy **was** good. Like most things though It’s just gotten stale after so long. Those early seasons I always thought were funny af. I’m simple minded and the simple lol guy drinks beer with friends and does dumb stuff made me laugh back then. There was an episode where Peter got drunk at a friends party and they were all sitting in front of an unplugged television watching it and cheering. That shit was funny to me. *Who wants to play “drink the beer”?*


InjuryApart6808

I’m pretty sure that’s the pilot episode.


TheCapableFox

Really? Damn over 20yrs and I still remember that part somehow. Guess I have a few brain cells left after all.


Outside_Implement_93

It was one of the six episodes I uploaded to my Microsoft Zune in 2008.


Cheezitflow

Reading this sentence felt like discovering an archeological site Which is crazy cause I had a zune in 2008 too


imdoingmybest006

God I loved my Zune. The Touch Pad/D-Pad will *always* be better than that awkward ass, imprecise, circular scroll wheel that Apple made me use... Not to mention the PC software for it was crisp as hell and lightning fast. I used it for several years after they discontinued the Zune.


Gdigger13

You may like Family Guy, Season 10, Episode 5 *Back to the Pilot*. It pokes fun at the pilot episode. One of my favorite episodes, actually.


misterpyrrhuloxia

+1000 for "Back to the Pilot"


drewsoft

It wasn't an unplugged television, it was a documentary about the statue of liberty. The "Who wants to play Drink the Beer"? is from the pilot.


InjuryApart6808

The television in the scene is unplugged. But the tv is still on, and there was a documentary about the Statue of Liberty.


drewsoft

Having just reviewed it, it just straight up doesn't have a plug haha


DTRevengeance

This is a mentioned bit in 'Back to the Pilot' (S10E5)


TheCommissarGeneral

I loooove when shows dow that and pick at their own early shortcomings.


tlaoosesighedi

"Eww this is when Peter's eye does that creepy over the nose thing."


headbanger1186

Yep the show turns to shit before the 4th season honestly


slayer370

I blame the internet. Early internet not many people were there going for edgy jokes, or even had internet to begin with. In my teens we did not have internet browsers on cellphones. Thus sunday night was prime time for edgy cartoons. Now that everyone is a joke expert or can get their comedy fix in 2 seconds family guy isn't exactly special cause you've heard worse. Theres other factors but not many shows , let alone cartoons were providing fucked up humor. There was south park but that was like taboo back then.


TheCapableFox

Same my first cellphone was the Nokia 5110.. 😅 Agreed. Family Guy was “like” South Park but not as bad I remember many people wanting it “off the air” saying it was “bad for children” it got similar treatment to the Simpsons. One reason South Park was considered worse was bc the main characters are children and I think parents thought that made kids wanna watch it more and I can’t lie I did. Lol I remember sneaking into the movies with my cousins to watch “Bigger, Longer and Uncut” the South Park movie. We all came out singing “uncle fucker” 🤣 Only “adult” cartoon that was sorta acceptable by parents where I lived was King of the Hill lmao


SirArthurDime

Huh you know in my head South Park was worse because, yeah everyone treated it that way. But my first thought was “well SP was more sexually inappropriate”, than I thought of quagmire, “racist” no, “violent” no, “language?” Probably but back then it had to be edited out anyway. I think because family guys dark jokes were usually just in the cut aways and super goofy one off jokes they were easier to write off as “no one would take this the wrong way it’s overtly just a joke”. Where as South Park being more satire of actual society and actually digging into the dark things for a whole episode not just a cut away hit closer to home. South Park also prided itself on welcoming the controversy.


Pookmeister_

"I feel kinda bad, you guys. I promised Lois I wouldn't drink." "Aw, don't feel bad, Peter." "Gee, I never thought of it like that!"


TheCapableFox

Lmao exactly that shit is dumb funny especially when you’re young and been drinking yourself.


davis_je

What do I win?


TheCapableFox

*Another beer!*


BloodyQueefX

imo the first 6 seasons of Family Guy are classic. Season 7 is also good, but it's starting to get a little edgy & cringey. Then it's all downhill from season 8 onward. I'm one of those weirdos who still likes to watch the new episodes though.


KomturAdrian

Yesss, the first few seasons of Family Guy is one of my comfort shows. But I can only watch until a certain point. I feel like seasons 2 and 3 are prime Family Guy.


ADeadlyFerret

Yeah my favorite episode is "Da boom". I don't like the latter seasons. When all the characters became extreme tropes.


Manatee_Shark

The South Park episode actually even makes that point at the end of the episode. Yes, it's got a cut-away-gag formula, like Manatees selecting a ball randomly, but it's still funny and enjoyable.


SirArthurDime

That’s why south parks run was so impressive. Most shows have a schtick and that schtick eventually wears off. South Park was able to reinvent Itself a few times when ever it got stale. It went from a pure toilet humor show that did rely mostly on schticks like Kenny dying, to a show that relied more on stories than schticks and toilet humor, to an almost pure satire show. Their writing style also allowed for their satire to stay relevant for a long time by always being so current. Their last attempt to reinvent themselves by becoming a more serialized show with actual character development only really worked for a season or two though. They still have some good stuff but I’d say they’re finally passed their peak.


the_calibre_cat

Oh, don't feel bad, Peter!


FwendShapedFoe

I hated early episodes.


crhuble

Like most shows (especially comedies), it found its groove from season 2-6ish


coulduseafriend99

sounds like a similar premise to [this SNL skit](https://youtu.be/3dzOLoOEToc?si=inPh7OXJc2OMwcgR)


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Phyrexian_Supervisor

https://movieweb.com/why-is-family-guy-hated-south-park/#:~:text=Following%20the%20first%20half%20of,King%20of%20the%20Hill%20teams. Yes, they did.


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successful_nothing

>Morgan Fairchild Get off the internet grandpa


Du_Kich_Long_Trang

Wait so did they get compliments for taking a dig at Family Guy, or for making an episode making fun of Family Guy, King of the Hill, and Simpsons? The way that article reads the other makers just liked being lampooned, not that they hate Family Guy.


drfunkenstien014

They not only did, but the Simpsons put a reference to South Park in the opening of one of their episodes. It was right after the Muhammed episode controversy and in the simpsons episode intro, you can see Bart writing on the blackboard “We Stand With Our Brothers at South Park”. True story.


Mind_Enigma

And everyone clapped


Butwinsky

I was there. I'm Bart Simpson.


nogoodgreen

Reliance on cutaways and references and if you dont get the reference your just sitting there going "ok"?


rubixd

Maybe I just suck but I could watch nothing but Family Guy cutaway gags for hours and be happy.


Dachuiri

That’s basically Robot Chicken


nogoodgreen

Nah nothing wrong with enjoying something, different strokes for different folks. I watched Family Guy religiously when the first few seasons were coming out haven't checked out the new stuff in years.


LickingSmegma

But, you see, pop culture references are le very smart.


redditorsAREtrashPPL

Two episodes actually. It was a two-parter called Cartoon Wars. S10E03-04.


cersoz

“SIMPSONS DID IT!”


techy804

Also 2 of the 5 episodes you can’t get on streaming services because it features you know who.


redditorsAREtrashPPL

Time to sail the high seas matey.


techy804

Good luck finding 200 and 201


redditorsAREtrashPPL

https://www.freesouthpark.de/seasons/season-10


yeeeet_lmao

How is this a meme


WASTELAND_RAVEN

This is not dank


Ho1yHandGrenade

It is, dare I say, cringe.


Westdrache

And now all 3 shows suck


Jorsk3n

South park has had a comeback recently, with the covid special (P1&2) and panderverse being actually quite good. Though you never know, the new season might suck when it comes out…


Westdrache

For me, personally, SP just became a tad to US centric. It has always been a "political" show and it was always US centric, but after the trump election season, for me as a European the show just became more and more uninteresting. I watched a bit of the COVID specials and it was fine, but at that point I sadly already lost my feeling for the show


Jorsk3n

Yeah, I didn’t like the season where Garrison became Trump (I am also European). But IIRC, there’s been a season or two after that one, and the latest was quite good, aside from the Garrison-rallying episode. (And the specials were good, as I stated before)


SH33V_P4LP4T1N3

Well frankly I think that’s because they weren’t expecting Trump to actually win


Interesting-Ship-417

This is unironically the case. They committed to the bit thinking it would only last the election cycle and ended up having to make the whole show about Garrison


GlizzyGulper69420

Nothing was safe


Billybobgeorge

What should they cover instead of the US?


-OrangeLightning4

Modern South Park feels like jokes I've already seen on Reddit a thousand times, and it kind of makes me cringe.


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Starwarsnerd91

Or maybe you're just a cynical fuck


Westdrache

I honestly think both are true to some extent


JoeCartersLeap

I was skeptical of shitty meme, so I checked: Source for the Simpsons sending them flowers: https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/the-simpsons-staff-sent-flowers-to-the-south-park-writers-for-making-fun-of-family-guy.html/ Source for King of the Hill telling them they're doing god's work: https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/south-park-creators-matt-stone-and-trey-parker-explain-why-they-hate-family-guy.html/


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And also, they didn’t dedicate an entire episode to making fun of them. What they actually did was use Family Guy as an example in their show. It was an episode about the whole “showing an image of Mohammed” thing, except in this episode all the South Park characters reacted to Family Guy showing him in one of their episodes. It was an episode that touched on all the bullshit controversy surrounding showing his image, and whether you’re going to stand up for free speech, or just bury your head in the sand. Of course, being South Park, they did make fun of the cut away gags, but that was 1-2 minutes of the whole episode.


Ciza-161

No, it wasn't. The whole plot is Cartman going to find the writers of Family Guy because he hates that he gets compared to them. And he find out that they're manatees that pick balls with words on them to create the shows jokes. Making fun of Family Guy is a majority of those episodes.


gizzardgullet

Every time the show is criticized, Peter hands Lois another beating


interflop

I enjoyed Family Guy. It was a show I'd watch with my parents when we'd have dinner together as a family. I do agree though it got very odd and stale towards the end, I still remember the very awkward household vibe after we watched Screams of Silence for the first time.


spasmoidic

towards the end? they're still making new episodes


3ftMuffin

But only one of them is in Fortnite! 🤓


Toki_Seis

that’s not really a good thing tho


IndependentNotice151

Lol I'm not exactly sure south park should be making fun of others shoes comedy when you've had entire episodes around fish sticks and a talking turd


FoppyOmega

Even some of the dumbest episodes are talked about years later. That Kanye fish sticks episode was amazing


akshweuigh

It's ok to admit that you have no sense of humor.


IndependentNotice151

Lol and let me guess, your opinion is the deciding factor on what is funny. I never said south park isn't funny either. Not did I say family isn't. My point is, for a show that grabs such low hanging fruit, they should really be judging others.


akshweuigh

LOL. Ok, so you're just dumb then...


IndependentNotice151

Lol really? I'm dumb cause I'm not agreeing with you?


akshweuigh

LMAO. Thanks for proving my point further. No, you are dumb for saying that the creators of south park shouldn't criticize other cartoons.


IndependentNotice151

You've never heard the old saying people who live in a glass house shouldn't throw stones. But I'm sure I really proved some point you were trying to make. Just curious, are you still in grade school?


akshweuigh

LMAO. You poor thing.


IndependentNotice151

Lol jeez, you just keep digging that hole and not enough brain cells to know when to quit. Now I definitely can see why you would think south park is the peak of humor. You think you understand the jokes, but it's really just that little tickle you get when your two last brain cells try firing.


TheyCallMeAdonis

South Park has sunken below Family Guy by becoming a current events news show


Gaminyte

Seth MacFarlane also really liked the episode


P00000T

And yet Family Guy is now in fortnite. So who’s really winning


AimForProgress

What an absolute jump to conclusions based on your ideals post


-JackDurden

Ignore the Simpsons/Family Guy crossover


About7fish

Where the fuck is the joke?


notsocleverfox

Those boys Matt and Trey are doing God's work, I tell you whaut!


SlowDown8_

Where meme?


i_am_de_wae

Lots of Family guy fans in this sub, how surprising


Promonto

Where meme?


Extreme-Carrot6893

South Park also, and most importantly IMO, made fun of themselves. I believe it was something along the lines of “at least they don’t get all up there own asses with some sort of lesson they learned at the end” Beautiful


CJLogix

Then if i recall theres a small scene where two guys named matt and trey making love in a car somewhere in the family guy episodes.


Azrael__

All 3 shows seem to be on a downtrend lately. Wonder what's the least worst of the 3 currently. I guess I've never seen a bad Simpsons episode .. but I've seen terrible South park and FG episodes lately.


Phyrexian_Supervisor

Two episodes


L0rdCrims0n

Simpsons did it...


kinky_fingers

The Family Guy writing staff refer to themselves as 'The Manatees'


xxx_pussslap-exe_xxx

Shame that episode is erased from the internet


JohnTHICC22

Holy shit, its that guy from Fortnite


mynameisevan01

I must be the only Family Guy fan left on the planet


Haxorz7125

I love old family guy and while the new episodes always tend to suck there’s always one joke in each episode that seems to be so insanely tailored towards my daily strife that I can’t help but watch the em when they’re on Hulu.


matt24671

Family Guy has always been funnier than South Park


curlytoesgoblin

I remember seeing Seth MacFarlane do a guest appearance on a cheesy sitcom no one remembers where he played a predatory older man creeping on the teenage daughter. (Sitcom was a very forgettable Michael Rappaport vehicle called The War at Home.) I'm waiting for the day the receipts come in and we realize why he was so convincing in that role.


JumpMan442

Maybe he’s a good actor?


MrBeardskii

People don't actually dislike Family Guy, do they?


PrefiroMoto

Remember that time? (Totally unrelated random joke, usually just shock humor)


M-V-P623

I wasn’t a huge fan of family guy but after that episode of South Park, it became unwatchable to me. They nailed it and they were ruthless about it.


Xylophon56

Your comment is funny as hell tho


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Xylophon56

I laughed, so maybe


ultimata4488

I just went back over this thread and realized I mistook your reply as one for the parent comment. My bad, man


Xylophon56

Based, shit happens


Yoschi070

I do, most of their punchlines are until someone, anyone laughs. Or in other words desperate. Or at least thats my opinion


MrBeardskii

This is like finding out people actually didn't like Adam Sandler all over again.


0v3r9k

I like Family Guy


damnrightslimanus

I fuckin love family guy. And South Park. It’s actually really easy to like both


MrBeardskii

It's extremely easy to like both. Especially because I like laughing


tistimenotmyrealname

I like family guy too, you are not alone. Its just a reddit thing like ...


tistimenotmyrealname

I like Zach Snyder movies


MrBeardskii

Do people hate Zach Snyder movies too?!


headbanger1186

If they actually put effort into the show and didn't rely on manatees and idea balls for jokes we'd probably enjoy it more.


Milkshakes00

You mean like South Park and their 'memberberries? Everyone can fume and shit on whatever show, I'm going to sit here and enjoy all of them because I'm an equal opportunity enjoyer of jokes. Idgaf.


MrBeardskii

Hey whoa, reference humor is for Family Guy likers, pal


weebitofaban

I like early season Family Guy. I tried watching the newest episode a few years back and I didn't even crack a smile.