A Classic Poll: The Simpsons VS Family Guy
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Topic: A Classic Poll: The Simpsons VS Family Guy
Posted By: The Quiet One
Subject: A Classic Poll: The Simpsons VS Family Guy
Date Posted: December 19 2008 at 17:31
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I'm not adding Futurama or American Dad, cause I think these 2 are the MAJOR "cartoon" comic TV series. While I began watching The Simpsons at a early age, I really never laughed much about it, though I thought the themes were very good. Later(now) my brother and I have been into Family Guy, and both of us have a similar taste on music/jokes/food/etc. Family Guy is OUR program. Of course, we're not huge fans, but we love to discuss against people who just know The Simpsons, that Family Guy is much better, funnier, and more  So you know where my vote goes, let's see if the proggers have a good taste for TV series, or they're just as boring as the rest  |
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Posted By: crimhead
Date Posted: December 19 2008 at 23:00
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South Park. More timely. |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: December 20 2008 at 12:13
| ^I knew it was going to be mentioned. I don't like it, I think it's too much vulgar and no real thought jokes, but of course that's me, my taste. |
Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: December 20 2008 at 12:18
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Seasons 3 through 8 of the Simpsons are the greatest achievement in sitcom history. After that they are still damn good for a few seasons then it gets touch and go and lately its become pretty poor with the writers completely ignoring the history of the family itself. Used to be a big Family Guy fan back when they first came out and the old episodes are still enjoyable but not as much so as when I was in middle school.
Besides, ever since South Park's Cartoon Wars episodes it has become more and more apparent that the writers of Family Guy don't even try or are, in fact, manatees. Hey, at least it beats getting hit by speed boats.
the 1/2 hr shows of the modern era:
The Simpsons > South Park > Futurama > Venture Brothers > King of the Hill > Home Movies > The Critic > Rocko's Modern Life > Freakazoid! > Dilbert > Family Guy > Recess > Mad Max > American Dad -------------  Time always wins. |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: December 20 2008 at 12:22
| Family Guy is gret, no doubt about it, but The Simpsons is film history. |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: December 20 2008 at 13:12
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The Simpsons by far! I've seen every single episode of the first 10 seasons (Own them all on DVD), plus alot more from the latter ones. I kinda like the first 2 seasons for nostalgic reasons, and they're quite charming. Seasons 3-8 is just amazing. Seasons 9-12 or so are also great, but not as classic. Don't know much of Season 12 onwards, but that's when it started going downhill. These new episodes just arn't the same. |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: December 20 2008 at 13:13
BUT! I love family guy for the sick/f**ked up humour 
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: December 20 2008 at 13:14
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^ EDITED: Damn that last post, convinced me you're a man of good taste after all |
Posted By: Queen By-Tor
Date Posted: December 20 2008 at 13:23
| Simpsons was waaaay better at one point, but they've spent the last 5 seasons trying to be Family Guy so to them I say blargh. |
Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: December 20 2008 at 13:25
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The Simpsons is one of the most classic shows of all time and my favorite show ever (besides Lost, but both shows are WAY different). I always thought Family Guy was a horrible knock-off. Never have really gotten into it, the jokes aren't as good and the Simpsons has much more depth to it. ------------- 
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: December 20 2008 at 13:31
| ^different tastes, I'm sure. I find Family Guy's jokes way funnier, more surrealistic, like we call here in Argentina: "mas flashero" |
Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: December 20 2008 at 13:34
It does just come down to different tastes. Family Guy's humor tends to get more sexual, and that's not to my liking. And I'm a Simpsons fanboy anyway. I've seen every single episode anywhere from 5-50 times and I think Season 20 is one of the best seasons ever so far. -------------
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cacho wrote:Posted By: BroSpence
Date Posted: December 20 2008 at 14:02
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The Simpsons of course. 20 years and its still funny. Where as, Family Guy burned itself out after three short seasons. I can't stand the show, or Seth MacFarlane anymore. He runs on the same lame, drawn out non sequiturs as Season 1. Yes the Simpsons do run on some of the same gags, but it works because they are actually funny and the characters are better and have been a part of our lives for so long now. Now King of the Hill is cancelled? This is ridiculous because that show was still fresh and amazing, where as MacFarlane has two shows that suck and a third on the way. Disgusting I say.
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Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: December 20 2008 at 14:07
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There's only one cartoon I can stand less than Family Guy and it's The King of the Hill.
The Simpsons by miles.
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Posted By: The Pessimist
Date Posted: December 20 2008 at 15:05
Agreed. I picked The Simposons though because it's the least repetitive. ------------- "Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value." Arnold Schoenberg |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: December 20 2008 at 15:07
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The Simpsons. Easy.
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Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date Posted: December 20 2008 at 15:18
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Family Guy<Simpsons<<<South Park Although the best modern animated show is definitely The Boondocks -------------  <font color=white>butts, lol[/COLOR] |
Posted By: crimson87
Date Posted: December 20 2008 at 15:54
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Family guy by far , they weird situations are exellent. There is one episode in which Chester , the tiger from Lays is listening to Tom Sawyer while getting high and he says: Whoa! Neil Peart is the best drummer ever!!
You don't get that stuff in the Simpsons.
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: December 20 2008 at 15:57
I wouldn't say that Family Guy is a sitcom based on sexual jokes. I find Family Guy to be more outrageous and more creative than The Simpsons jokes. |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: December 20 2008 at 15:58
I think Argentina gives much more attention to Family Guy than the own Americans. Glad to hear another Argentinian progger to have the same taste on humor. We'll have to wait for El Bothy |
Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: December 20 2008 at 16:46
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Family Guy. South park and Family Guy are my all time favorites (in that order) Countless stoned hours spent watching episode after episode...  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: December 20 2008 at 16:56
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Not even close- The Simpsons Family Guy gets way too many ideas from The Simpsons. ------------- |
Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: December 20 2008 at 16:59
so the guy with the Frank Zappa Simpsons avatar picks Family Guy, for shame
shame Frank never got to be a guest on The Simpsons, he was going to ------------- Time always wins. |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: December 20 2008 at 17:01
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^Frank Zappa loved Family Guy(even if it didn't existed yet)
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Posted By: keith_emerson
Date Posted: December 20 2008 at 17:10
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Family Guy! Their jokes are deeper and funnier. Of course that's my opinion |
Posted By: crimson87
Date Posted: December 20 2008 at 19:49
| man , there is something weird around here. All the users from argentina are ELP fans???? |
Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: December 20 2008 at 20:22
hope that's a joke
its Epic Movie humor, completely random with no meaning outside the occasional political cheapshot or an entire episode that must have been slapped together by Peta reps
I'm not saying the Simpsons has been tolerable, because for the last few years they haven't, but Family Guy is written by manatees ------------- Time always wins. |
Posted By: Kim Ankara
Date Posted: December 20 2008 at 20:59
But The Simpsons did have that episode where Martin played Thick as a Brick and the song was over the end credits. And speaking of Tom Sawyer, in a Futurama episode Fry listens to it while playing Space Invaders. ------------- "I'm a dinosaur" - Adrian Belew "I am a camera" - Trevor Horn "I am yourself" - Keith Emerson |
Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: December 20 2008 at 21:34
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Grand Funk Railroad paved the way for Jefferson Airplane, which cleared the way for Jefferson Starship. The stage was now set for the Alan Parsons Project, which I believe was some sort of hovercraft. - Homer Simpson
I used to be a great drummer but now I'm nothing. Like Phil Collins. - Bart Simpson ------------- Time always wins. |
Posted By: Toaster Mantis
Date Posted: December 21 2008 at 07:05
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The Simpsons by far. What I've seen of Family Guy I didn't find funny at all.
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: December 21 2008 at 11:00
Please tell me you prefer Family Guy, so my conclusion becomes true. |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: December 21 2008 at 11:01
Couldn't they mention Bill Bruford? |
Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: December 21 2008 at 11:02
 Don't forget: "It's BTO. They're Canada's answer to ELP. Their big hit was TCB. That's how we talked in the 70's. We didn't have a moment to spare." - Homer Simpson -------------
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Posted By: crimson87
Date Posted: December 21 2008 at 11:05
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I voted for family guy , The simpsons can't compete against that ep in which Peter thought he was black , hilarious. Or the parody black to the future. |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: December 21 2008 at 11:07
| ^that was a great one! That his grand, grand father was black, that one, right? Superb! |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: December 21 2008 at 11:09
THAT makes Family Guy unique compared to The Simpsons, that's funny! |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: December 21 2008 at 11:12
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"Everyone knows rock n' roll attained perfection in 1974. It's a scientific fact."
Homer Jay Simpson
And the best one:
Homer : Why wouldn't anyone give me any award?
Lisa : You won a Grammy. Homer : An award worth winning. Iván -------------
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Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: December 21 2008 at 11:25
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One of my personal favorite quotes (especially as an educator): Lisa: "Assistant Groundskeeper Skinner, don't you think it's wrong that I can't get the best math education because I'm a girl?" Skinner: [sighs] "I don't have any opinions anymore. All I know is that no one is better than anyone else, and everyone is the best at everything." ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: December 21 2008 at 12:25
As I said before, in this case, I prefer the more crazy/surreal humor from Family Guy. I also love Dr. House's humor and as well as Seinfield brilliant jokes. Which from these 3(even if Dr.House isn't really a humorous program in it's entirety) I prefer them over Simpsons. Please Ivan, I don't want to discuss with you about Simpsons, they're great, they're one of the most famous TV programs on earth, but you must know better than me that it's a matter of taste. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: December 21 2008 at 12:58
Vulgarity is more of a selling point for me. I have a soft spot for Matt Groening's work as I started out reading his Life In Hell cartoons since the '80's. I kind of dismissed the Family Guy at first, but now that I've seen a few episodes, I like it. I don't generally go out of my way to watch either, but certainly will if there isn't anything else on I want to watch better. For me da bomb these days for a family cartoon series is the Boondocks.  I used to watch South Park religulously at the beginning. I still check in on that from time to time. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date Posted: December 21 2008 at 13:54
Yeah! Best show currently running. New theory: People from Argentina love Family Guy because they haven't shown the crappy recent seasons yet, only the old ones from back when the show was good. ------------- <font color=white>butts, lol[/COLOR] |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: December 21 2008 at 18:08
| ^what's wrong with that? I don't categorise these type of TV series for each season, since they don't have a sequence. So to me Family Guy is the whole program, not making divisions with seasons. |
Posted By: BroSpence
Date Posted: December 22 2008 at 02:07
Instead The Simpsons gets much better jokes, references and guests like the Moody Blues. "Mr. Simpson, I'm familiar with B.O.C!" Honestly, I feel like Simpsons and FG are in a Seinfeld/Banya relation. Some people love the jokes like "puke". Others don't. Puke certainly is a funny word, but saying puke over and over and over again, or showing it, or making some poorly thought outside story based on it time and time again gets very old very fast. |
Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date Posted: December 22 2008 at 06:39
The thing about Family Guy is that after it's major cancellation, when it returned the quality started out the same and dropped really fast. ------------- <font color=white>butts, lol[/COLOR] |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: December 22 2008 at 07:09
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Although I'll always have a soft spot for The Simpsons, there's just something about Family Guy which gets me every time - I can almost guarantee if I watch any eposode, at some point I'll either fall over laughing, or sit there with my mouth open saying "they can't say that!"
Having said that, yes, some of the humour in Family Guy tends to be more overtly sexual, but I don't think they're ever overly gratuitous (the episode on censorship to my mind was a modern classic). 
Mind you, what do I know - I still love old carry-on movies... ------------- 
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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: December 23 2008 at 21:43
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I like the Simpsons a little more, though Family Guy is funnier...
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: December 24 2008 at 01:28
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Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: December 25 2008 at 20:38
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If we talk about the current Simpsons, then Family Guy has the edge... if we take the Simpsons in their (already) 20 years... then they win hands down
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Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: December 25 2008 at 20:39
No, we actually have seen those seasons, thank you very much. ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?"
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Posted By: 1800iareyay
Date Posted: December 25 2008 at 22:01
False. Even washed up, aimless Simpsons is better than cheap Simpsons plagiarism. I used to think Family Guy was the funniest show ever. Then I turned 15. I used to think the Simpsons was great. Then I turned 18, and started watching movies and reading the news. Then The Simpsons got even funnier. Advantage: Simpsons Seriously though, I tried to go back through my box sets of the pre-cancellation FG. It's truly no better than what's on now, we all just got older/got sick of the same goddamn joke. I could barely sit through it and just kept up because...well, I'm anal. It's sexist, irrelevant, desperate, and plays up stereotypes for cheap laughs instead of satircal ones. But I went back to The Simpsons S3-8, and it's a five year run of pure prefection. Not a single other show can boast that. Arrested Development never had a weak episode in its run, but it had one full length season, one trimmed, and one half season. And that one came the closest in sitcom territory. The Wire comes the closest overall. |
Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: December 26 2008 at 17:08
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Simpsons did it all first, you you can't very well argue that Family Guy is more original, so it really comes down to personal preferance.
Family may rehash alot of Simpson-isms, but when Simpson did them, I never laughed. Family Guy did it again, and I still laughed!
 Seth MacFarlane is just a naturally talented comedy/writer.Simpsons wins in originality, but Family Guy gets my vote when it comes to the laughs.
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: December 26 2008 at 17:17
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: December 26 2008 at 17:19
Clappies for excellent post and explanation! Even if you have voted for The Simpsons, the first 2 paragraphs make the clappies. |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: December 26 2008 at 17:22
Another post which I admire from this thread. I don't see The Simpsons anymore, but I'm sure I prefer the story-line of chapters of The Simpsons than the ones from Family Guy, but Family Guy, as you said, is funnier, and laughter is what makes my decision on preference in this case. |
Posted By: TGM: Orb
Date Posted: December 26 2008 at 17:34
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Erk. The Simpsons were a bit cleverer in most cases. Family Guy was funny when it was funny, but also frequently not very funny. Vote for The Simpsons, narrowly. |
Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: December 26 2008 at 17:46
Yeah, I just think that both shows desevre equal praise, but for accomplishing different things. Simpsons was the pioneer, and many live-action and animated sitcoms have followed in its footsteps since the inception, but Family Guy was the first 'imitator' that really took that basic formula to new heights when it came to the jokes themselves.
Of course you'll hear the rumours that MacFarlane and Groening are enemies and whatnot. It's all just propoganda fueled by angry fanboys of one show or the other. The truth is that Groening and MacFarlane love each other's work and have mutual respect for what the other one is doing.
Personally, though, I think it;s time for The Simpsons to retire. The show's creators have been successful way longer than seems humanly possible. Very unusual, especially in this day and age.
In terms of comedy, I prefer FG over The Simpsons, but when it comes to the two creator's other works, Futurama wins by a mile over American Dad.
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: December 26 2008 at 18:00
| ^I haven't watched too much American Dad, while Futurama I loved way back when I was 8 or 7. |
Posted By: 1800iareyay
Date Posted: December 26 2008 at 18:07
Futurama is the most underrated show of the last ten years. It's one of a handful of shows that have no weak episodes (and half of those are short-lived British shows like The Office and Spaced). At least it was until it came back with this multi episode movies that suck beyond reason. Both The Simpsons and Futurama are leagues ahead of any other animated show ever (including South Park, which comes third).'
So it's OK to steal your ideas provided you just make them louder and therefore, in the public ADD-riddled zeitgeist, "funnier?" You must love Dane Cook. |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: December 26 2008 at 18:11
| ^it's not really 'steal' ideas, it's take some ideas for the main structure of the program and then make it to your wish. Everyone has done this in all kind of arts. It would be 'steal' ideas like those bands that are here called 'clones', though I don't consider them the ones I know. |
Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: December 26 2008 at 18:19
| ^um . . . yeah, what he said. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: December 27 2008 at 09:14
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Characters with testicles on their chins, advantage The Family Guy.
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Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: December 27 2008 at 09:34
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OkcucXIuVI - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OkcucXIuVI
Just one of my many favorite FG moments.
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: December 27 2008 at 10:32
| ^yeah, that one is very funny, but one of my favorites is the one when the cup of juice appears in the trial shouting "Oh Yeah!". |
Posted By: DubSacZach
Date Posted: December 27 2008 at 20:46
agreed ------------- "he told me later that the stuff at the bottom was like punching an eclair" -Frank Zappa from "Jazz Discharge Party Hats" |
Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: December 27 2008 at 20:52
Surely to be one of the most remembered moments in TV comedy history.I find the most random of jokes (Like the instance you mentioned) to be the ones I laugh at every time, no matter how many times I've seen the show.
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: December 28 2008 at 11:40
| ^totally agree! |
Posted By: Sasquamo
Date Posted: December 28 2008 at 12:56
| Family Guy blows. |
Posted By: BroSpence
Date Posted: December 28 2008 at 14:16
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Hey I just wrote a family guy episode! [scene starts, peter is sitting on the couch watching tv news] TV: And now to our asian reporter Tricia Takinawa.... TT: Thanks Bill...... [Lois enters the room and begins to whine to peter] Lois: Peter, I told you ten times to take the trash out and you still haven't done it! Peter: Ah Geez Lois can't a guy sit back and enjoy the news and a drink by himself? Thats what Steven Segal's wife lets him do... [scene cuts to Segal's living room] [Segal beating wife...] Segal: DON'T EVER INTERRUPT MY TIME AGAIN, WENCH! wife: ah! OK steven AH!.... [Cuts back to Grffin living room] Peter: [giggles] Lois: Peter I don't care what the Segal's do, I can't do everything around here by myself. I need to take Stewie to the Doctor's place for a check up. Peter: A doctor check up......[scene cuts to a man sitting on the phone...] Man: Hello this is Joe Stanley calling for Doctor Von Nedrum. Receptionist: One moment please. [receptionist transfers call to doctor. scene cuts to shot of doctor answering the phone] Dr. Von Nedrum: Hello, this is Dr. Von Nedrum.. Man: Hey doc, its Joe, I was just calling to check up on you. Dr. V: ughhhh. Man: So, how're you doing? Dr. V: I'm Fine Man: Oh yeah? You sure? Dr. V: Yes I'm sure. I told you you shouldn't be calling here. Man: You're positive you're fine? Dr. V: [Angry as all hell] YES I AM SURE STOP CALLING HERE! [hangs up] Man: see you tomorrow. [shot of man putting finger on the next Dr's name in the yellow pages, begins to dial the number]. [END SCENE] |
Posted By: johnobvious
Date Posted: December 29 2008 at 16:17
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I always loved the Simpsons, but then Family Guy came along and blew them away. I have never rolled on the ground laughing to the Simpsons but have many times to FG. Still respect the Simpsons, but FG is on my must watch list.
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Posted By: TheCaptain
Date Posted: January 17 2009 at 13:36
That's like saying it's not prudent to make divisions in the Yes discography. Anyway, my vote goes to The Simpsons. I have laughed longer and harder at Family Guy than The Simpsons, but I am more entertained by The Simpsons without a doubt. There are also "jokes" in Family Guy that make me cringe and/or feel extremely embarassed for just having witnessed it. |
Posted By: Mr ProgFreak
Date Posted: January 17 2009 at 13:41
Testicle humor ... advantage South Park! ------------- https://tagyourmusic.org/users/Mike" rel="nofollow - https://tagyourmusic.org/users/Mike |
Posted By: Evolutionary Sleeper
Date Posted: January 20 2009 at 01:51
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Family guy all the way~
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