Seth MacFarlane Explains How The Simpsons Influenced The Family Guy


By constantly drawing comparisons to one another Seth MacFarlane provides insight into how the Simpsons Family Guy was inspired. MacFarlane's animated series revolves around the lives of Peter Griffin and his middle-class family on Rhode Island his wife Lois' eldest son Chris child Stewie's daughter Meg and talking dog Brian. MacFarlane also leads Family Guy as Peter Brian and Stewie alongside Alex Borstein as Lois Seth Green as Chris Mila Kunis as Meg Mike Henry as a variety of characters including Neighbor Cleveland and Patrick Warburton as neighbor joe.

Created by Matt Groening The Simpsons follows Homer Simpson and his middle class family Marge Bart Lisa and Maggie as they live in the fictional town of Springfield and try to get ahead in life. Dan Castellaneta leads The Simpsons as Homer with Julie Kavner as Marge Nancy Cartwright as Bart and Maggie Yeardly Smith as Lisa and Hank Azaria and Harry Shearer as a variety of characters. Family Guy and The Simpsons have had a long legacy on Fox since their first show in the 90s and now one of their creators shares how they interact with each other.

Ahead of The Orville Season 3 premiere Seth MacFarlane sat down with GQ to talk about the most famous characters. Looking back at the long-running animated sitcom MacFarlane discussed how The Simpsons influenced Family Guy as well as his general career path. Since its release Family Guy has been compared favorably and negatively to The Simpsons with some noting the similarity in plot structures between the two and criticizing them for simply taking a blunter approach to humor. Despite this Family Guy lied to enjoy a large fan base alongside The Simpsons as well as earning 27 Primetime Emmy nominations and 8 wins including best vocal performance for MacFarlane. However The Simpsons fared better through prestigious award shows being nominated for 78 Emmys and winning 34 including 11 for Outstanding Animation Program.

The popularity of both shows would peak when Family Guy and The Simpsons cross over in a 44 minute special written by Family Guy veteran Patrick Meighan in which the Griffins find themselves stuck in Springfield when they are robbed. And take them away. The Simpsons. The crossover received mixed reviews from critics with critics feeling it was too similar to Family Guy from The Simpsons in tone and didnt deliver what fans of both shows had been waiting for for years. With both Family Guy and The Simpsons renewed for future seasons on Fox it will be interesting to see how the two shows continue to inspire each other and if another intersection occurs.

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