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Nothing calls north -American quintessential television Family Guy. With about three decades, 23 seasons and more than 400 episodes, adult animated sitcom is a timeless base in all homes. Created by Seth McFarlane, the show revolves around an everyday family, with parents Peter and Lois, children Meg, Chris and Stewie, and their dog, Brian, who live in the fictional city of Quahog, Rhode Island.
Like its counterparts, The Simpsons, South Parkand Bob's Burgers, Family Guy It also finds the sweet spot between humor and the comment of pop culture. This leads to the discomfort about celebrities, politicians or even important world events that could end up making it true. From predicting Ellen Degenera to British law, the show has made some shocking predictions so far.
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The cancellation of Ellen, British censorship and other predictions in Family Guy
1) Ellen Degenera controversy
Season 9, episode 9 “”And I'm Joyce Kinney“(2011)
Lois encounters the popular Joyce Kinney television program and agrees to meet with the drinks. Bad idea: Lois Borage confesses to an adult movie called “Quest for Fur”, and Joyce uses his platform to publicly humiliate Lois as a revenge for a past joke. In this episode there is a cut gag of the old popular talks presenter Ellen Degenera Continuously talking about their guests and making them uncomfortable.
This prediction on his personality came true when allegations of malpractice of the workplace were broken during the pandemic. Since then, Family Guy A joke by Ellen is constantly going, as in the 10th season of episode 7 Fox-y lady And more recently, in season 21, episode 3 The experience that changes the womanWhere a charity program calls for donations to save Ellen's crew.
2) The curious case of British censorship
Season 4, episode 1 ”North by northern quahog“(2005)
Peter and Lois decide to reactivate the spark in his marriage, visiting the Mel Gibson Suite at Barrington Hotel. However, chaos occurs when things are not as planned, and Peter goes home. But before that, they watch a British adult movie on television. The scene is comic because the content of the film is so caste that it cannot be classified as explicit. There is no movement and everything is covered.
More than a decade after this episode, in 2017, the United Kingdom passed a law by putting pornographic content behind an age verification wall. Although this was done to protect children from access to explicit content, it caused a storm, as people feared more censorship of the media from a more authoritarian government. Family Guy He sensed the harsh hand of the right to the United Kingdom before it happened.
3) Caitlyn Jenner Gender Guidance
Season 7, episode 14 “We love you, Conrad“(2009)
Family Guy Reviewed Caitlyn Jenner (formerly Bruce Jenner) and the gender orientation of celebrity many times. In season 7, Stewie and Brian disagree with Bruce's genre. Stewie makes a random observation, emphasizing:
“She is not a man … Bruce Jenner is a woman. A Summer Dutch woman.”
In season 10, episode 1, Lottery feverThey review the observation when Bruce Jenner is taken to the stage to perform a female burlesque number. A few years later, in 2015, Bruce Jenner moved to Caitlyn Jenner, making Stewie's words come true.
4) Boston Marathon bombings
Season 11, episode 15 “Turban Cowboy“(2013)
Peter becomes friends with a Muslim man named Mahmoud and, before he knows, is part of a terrorist organization that plans to bomb the Quahog Bridge. This is a faint premise with scary implications, but a random moment shows Peter that passed over the crowd to La Marató de Boston to win the race. Although there are bombs in this episode, it has nothing to do with the Marathon.
However, after a month after the episode, the tragic bombings of the 2013 Boston Marathon killed three people and injured others. In view of the incident, it was a creepy prediction that was hit too close to home. Fox took her out of her Hulu Reruns at that time.
5) The true colors of Kevin Spacey
Season 4, Episode 4 “Don't make me anymore“(2005)
There is a new mall in the city, which affects businesses in the drunken clam. Meg, meanwhile, involves a change of image after being rejected by Craig Hoffman, and his new confidence takes her up to all the way Saturday night live. In a random cut gag, Stewie looks at the mall, naked and shouting:
“Help! I escaped from the basement of Kevin Spacey!”
Family Guy Fans find out that Stewie gets money from Brian to do it and happens as a fun time. However, Kevin Spacey was one of the most important names that came out of the #MeToo movement, with actors such as Anthony Rapp, Harry Dreyfus and Tony Montana who advanced to accuse him in 2017.
6) a vision of a future pandemic
Season 15, episode 6, Hot shotts (2016)
Peter and Lois begin an anti-vacation driving after Stewie is injured trying to prevent a bat entering the house. Several parents join the movement, and soon a Stewie Nursery Schedule outlet puts quahog in quarantine. Only Brian is concerned that anti-vacunation sentiment can cause this mess.
While many shows presented a pandemic or outbreak of illness, Family Guy He managed to capture the socio -political scenario that a disease has. A very similar feeling occurred during the Coronavirus pandemic, four years after the episode publication, and the anti-vacation was one of the most discussed topics.
7) The bitcoin phenomenon
Season 14, episode 11 “The peanut butter child“(2016)
This is one of those goal Family Guy Moments that predicted a future event, while becoming a large enough phenomenon to inspire it. Peter and Lois consolidate their finances, worrying -Sewie's college funds. This leads to a hilarious escape where Stewie audites a peanut butter commercial. Peter mentions uninterruptedly investing in Bitcoin as a way to end his money.
A lot of bitcoin and Family Guy Fans quickly said that the time window after Peter pronounced the word “bitcoin”, its value fired, becoming a more main form of investment. Although suggested as a “lottery” type idea to enrich -its financial viability could not be denied after the episode fell. If Peter inspired Bitcoin's overtension, he is not conclusive.
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Edited by Pooja Kumar
