Almost immediately, he makes friends with a Jewish accountant who turns his life around, with tons of Jewish humor thrown around, including the revelation that Optimus Prime is, in fact, Jewish.
In "When You Wish Upon A Weinstein," Peter prays to God for a Jewish person to enter his life and fix his dire financial situation. In hindsight, the controversy is silly, as the episode is fairly tame by Family Guy standards, and much of the humor is mostly of the good-natured variety. The first of two "banned episodes" of Family Guy, this was originally intended to be the third season finale, but it was pulled by FOX due to fears of its perceived anti-Semitic bent. Here are 15 Times Family Guy Went Way Too Far. Let's take a look at some moments which really ticked off the powers that be. Either way, the show has constantly been a target of moral guardians like the Parents Television Council and the FCC, but Family Guy wears their scorn as a badge of honor.Īcross fifteen seasons and 289 episodes, Family Guy has made jokes about just about every race, religion, ideology, and geographic location, to say nothing of bestiality, domestic violence, sex crimes, and Conway Twitty. Sometimes the show's myriad of genre-defining cutaway gags produces comedy gold, but sometimes it just comes across as lazy and needlessly crude. One of Family Guy's most remarkable traits is its unflinching willingness to push the boundaries of taste, for better or for worse. However, after strong DVD sales and impressive ratings in syndication (as part of Cartoon Network's then-new Adult Swim block), FOX decided to un-cancel the series, and season 4 premiered in 2005, with new episodes being produced to this day. Family Guyis the ultimate rise from the ashes television story after three seasons plagued with time-slot changes and a lack of faith from the FOX network, the show was quietly cancelled in 2002.
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