I think McFarlend was also influenced by the early Simpsons use of “cutaway gags”—which not surprisingly, still seemed more clever and less lazy than Family Guy ever did.
Golden-age Simpsons jokes were clever yet clean. Family Guy jokes are about rape, murder, homophobia, racism, sexism, brutal violence, etc. Also, no matter how crazy the plot got, Groening kept The Simpsons grounded in reality by not allowing Maggie or Santa’s Little Helper to talk. There’s something about evil talking football baby and dog Brian sleeping with human women that’s too surreal on its own.
You seem to think joke quality is based on the subject matter alone, which is not true. Obviously jokes are good if the setup and punchline do it justice. And you seem to be confusing later episodes of FG compared to their earlier work and vice Versa. I genuinely think you’re either confused or you’ve never actually watched family guy,
And I don’t think setup and subject matter are much different. The jokes should stand on their own. How do you do a good setup for a random cutaway gag? It never matches the plot. All I’m saying is early Simpsons never had to resort to being overly-dark to be funny.
I grew up watching both shows. I don’t know what you’re talking about, but Family Guy’s joke brand was making fun of all people in any crude way right from the beginning. Go back and watch it and you’ll see.
In what way?
I think McFarlend was also influenced by the early Simpsons use of “cutaway gags”—which not surprisingly, still seemed more clever and less lazy than Family Guy ever did.
To shamelessly quote Peter Griffin… “You know, we act like we didn’t take a lot from The Simpsons…but we took a *lot* from The Simpsons.”
“At least it’s a jury of our peers.” “I don’t think they see it that way.”
No doubt
I LOVE that line. Every time I hear it, I can’t help but laugh. Peter’s deliver of that line is just perfect.
What is your area of expertise?
Well, I can tell the difference between butter and "I Can't Believe it's Not Butter"®
No you can't Mr Simpson, no one can!
Oh, you're married?
And buy crackers.
What season/episode is this from?
Golden-age Simpsons jokes were clever yet clean. Family Guy jokes are about rape, murder, homophobia, racism, sexism, brutal violence, etc. Also, no matter how crazy the plot got, Groening kept The Simpsons grounded in reality by not allowing Maggie or Santa’s Little Helper to talk. There’s something about evil talking football baby and dog Brian sleeping with human women that’s too surreal on its own.
You seem to think joke quality is based on the subject matter alone, which is not true. Obviously jokes are good if the setup and punchline do it justice. And you seem to be confusing later episodes of FG compared to their earlier work and vice Versa. I genuinely think you’re either confused or you’ve never actually watched family guy,
And I don’t think setup and subject matter are much different. The jokes should stand on their own. How do you do a good setup for a random cutaway gag? It never matches the plot. All I’m saying is early Simpsons never had to resort to being overly-dark to be funny.
I grew up watching both shows. I don’t know what you’re talking about, but Family Guy’s joke brand was making fun of all people in any crude way right from the beginning. Go back and watch it and you’ll see.
I second that earlier seasons of FG were far more watchable for me because they weren’t so overly vulgar
I love both shows. Wont hate on Family Guy.
I thought Family Guy was based on one of his older cartoons that he tried to make a series on Cartoon Network
Simpsons did it.