Planet Family Guy

According to a report in the Los Angeles Times Family Guy is the show that is keeping the FCC busiest. Apparently an episode that aired back in March last year has alone generated almost 200,000 complaints. The FCC need to deal with each complaint received fairly, but as the LA Times points out "if a show generates that many complaints odds are...

Last Sunday's episode of Family Guy, Extra Large Medium, has caused controversy by insulting the Palin family. In the episode a mentally challenged character tells Chris her mother is the former governor of Alaska (Sarah Palin). "Regardless of the obvious differences between the Family Guy character and Palin's son, this was clearly a jab at...

Don't forget that tomorrow is the night, and only night, to see the Family Guy-It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Haiti benefit gig at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California. Tickets can be purchased from LiveNation.com and TicketMaster.com. Full details, including a copy of the original press release, can be found on Laurie's...

The Parents Television Council (PTC) are calling for Microsoft to pull all advertising during Family Guy broadcasts due to what they call the shows inappropriate sexual and violent content as well as its use of profanity, sexism, racism, etc.. Earlier this month Microsoft pulled its sponsorship of the Seth and Alex special as they felt that...

“Lighten up, people,” has been Marlee Matlin’s response to the controversial material in Sunday night’s Family Guy Presents: Seth and Alex’s Almost Live Comedy Show. Oscar winning actress Matlin took part in the special show and has been explaining to EW.com why she signed up. Here’s what she had to say about her...

Digital Spy are reporting that government officials in Venezuela have threatened TV networks with fines if they do not remove Family Guy from their schedules. Justice minister Tareck El Aissami claimed that the show advocates drug use citing an episode of which seemingly promotes the legalisation of marijuna. Networks that ignore the ban will be...

The Federal Communications Commission (those guys in the PTV episode of Family Guy!) releases a Quarterly Report of indecency complaints every 3 months. As detailed in this report there were 578 complaints in January, then 505 in February, and then a crazy 179,997 in March! That happened to be the month that Family Gay aired on Fox (brain-dead...

Warning this post contains spoilers about the unaired abortion episode of Family Guy, Partial Terms of Endearment. The controversial season 8 episode that Fox have decided not to air for business reasons will eventually appear on a future DVD release. In it Lois Griffin acts as a surrogate mother for an infertile couple, who are then killed in a...

It’s official, Fox will not be airing the abortion episode of Family Guy. They have issued the following statement:- “Fox will not air the ‘Partial Terms of Endearment’ episode of ‘Family Guy,’ but we fully support the producers’ right to make the episode and distribute it in whatever way they...

Family Guy writer Patrick Meighan has raised a few eyebrows by openly campaigning for a Family Guy win at this year’s Emmys. One recipient of Meighan’s e-mail commented to Deadline Hollywood Daily, “I’ve never seen such a naked trolling for votes.” Here’s Patrick Meighan’s e-mail in full:- Hey,...

Family Guy has won a long running court battle over copyright infringement for the song I Need a Jew from the episode When You Wish Upon a Weinstein. Music Publisher Bourne Co. were suing Seth MacFarlane and producers of the show for copyright breach starting back in October 2007. Reuters’ reports:- “The lawsuit said the song I...

The American Family Association have accused Pepsi of having a homosexual agenda after advertising during Sunday night’s episode of Family Guy. The episode, Family Gay, featured a plot about Peter being injected with the gay gene. Apparently, the AFA are calling for a boycott of Pepsi as a result, despite many other firms advertising...

The Parents Television Council (PTC) have called upon its members to file a complaint at the FCC over the contents of last Sunday’s episode of Family Guy (Family Gay):- “Family Guy is squarely aimed at young viewers and is never lacking in crude humor and explicit content, but this episode crossed the line. Imagine the shock of a...

Actress Sheryl Lee Ralph has spoken out about Fox’s recent rejection of her PG rated HIV/AIDS PSA. It was to go out during a commercial break on Family Guy, but Fox rejected it. Sheryl Lee Ralph said, “I am concerned that FOX chose to reject my PG rated HIV/AIDS PSA especially their decision not to air it during Family Guy a series...

Sunday night’s episode of Family Guy has stirred new controversy with its “Laura Bush killed a guy” catch phrase. The phrase was repeated throughout the episode with Peter appearing dressed as Mrs Bush and Lois as a bleeding man criss-crossed with tire tracks for a costume party. The story has been picked up by a number of...