How 9/11 almost put an end to Family Guy In the year 2000, Family Guy faced a nearly insurmountable obstacle when Fox decided to cancel the show. And while there’s been a lot of buzz since then over the cartoon’s ability to survive this and yet another cancellation in 2002, what’s truly fascinating is the story of how it survived the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. On that day, Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane was scheduled to be aboard American Airlines Flight 11, the first jet to hit the World Trade Center. “Through a combination of me being hung over and being late the next day,” MacFarlane once told an interviewer, “I missed it by 10 minutes. It was very, very fortunate.” In the same interview, McFarlane said he would never make a gag out of 9/11. But as his show has carried on, he’s broken that vow quite a few times. His Wikipedia entry cites at least six Family Guy jokes referencing the terror attacks, often at George W. Bush’s expense. —Posted by David Griner

September 10, 2007 in Griner | Permalink

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a gag from a recent episode (described on my link) depicts some of Family Guy's anti-archal moxy!

Posted by: Jay Hubbard | Sep 11, 2007 3:06:07 AM

Way to stick to your convictions, MacFarlane. Ass.

Posted by: JHodge | Sep 11, 2007 7:57:36 AM

Yet another reminder that booze rules.

And that you should hug the people you love ten minutes before you think it's appropriate.

Posted by: Bob | Sep 11, 2007 8:57:23 AM

The fact that Seth got to continuing living is just on small part of the tragedy of 9/11.

Posted by: Brian | Sep 11, 2007 11:08:33 AM

Yes,he should have died so as to make room for more garbage like 'The War at Home'

Posted by: | Sep 11, 2007 1:07:53 PM

All hail Seth McFarlane for making the BEST show on TV. Peters' sodomy song is one of my favorites. "now there having butt sex............cowboy but sex........sodomeeeeeeeeeeeeee" Oh and "step on my cubes". By the way, Louis is the hottest cartoon wife ever. Have you seen her in a corsette, thigh highs and heels????????????? mother of god get me my KY.

Posted by: Jim | Sep 12, 2007 12:28:36 AM

Seth... you are awesome keep it up, hold that mirror to society and tell it how ugly it really is

Posted by: Ty | Nov 8, 2007 12:03:59 AM

mmmmmmmm
mmmmmmmm
mmmmmmmm
mm m m mmmm mmmmmmmmmm
MR. HERBERT IS FREAKIN WIERD
IS HE EVER GONNA GET CHRIS TO COME TO HIS SELLAR
FOR SUM POPSICLES mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Posted by: Mr. Herbert | May 1, 2008 6:39:39 PM

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