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Seth MacFarlane shared the one Family Guy joke that ‘went too far’

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Published 16:28 26 Oct 2024 GMT+1

Seth MacFarlane shared the one Family Guy joke that ‘went too far’

He said they 'probably wouldn't do it now'

Joe Harker

Joe Harker

Seth MacFarlane once said there was one Family Guy joke which he probably wouldn't do now.

The animated comedy is still going strong after 23 seasons to the point that Peter Griffin has pretty much chiselled his way into being a permanent pop culture fixture.

Hell, he's even in f**king Fortnite these days, that's how far Family Guy has come from those early days when it was fighting against being cancelled after both the second and third seasons.

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Fan support brought the show back and the rest is history, but MacFarlane said that there's one joke from the first season he'd be willing to ditch.

In 2012, he appeared on Out of Character with Krista Smith where he talked about one of the show's earliest gags.

Family Guy celebrated a 25th anniversary this year, and Seth MacFarlane himself just turned 51. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Family Guy celebrated a 25th anniversary this year, and Seth MacFarlane himself just turned 51. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Of course, since then there's been plenty more Family Guy episodes so there might be other jokes which MacFarlane regrets, however, the soon to be 51-year-old (happy birthday for the 26th October, Seth) has had plenty of seasons to make up for it.

The joke the show's creator would probably ditch nowadays involves the assassination of US president John F Kennedy.

He said: "There have been jokes that I would have rather we not have done. The JFK Pez dispenser was something I would probably not do now."

In case you don't remember it, a kid buys a JFK Pez dispenser only to have the head shot clean off by a police sniper.

It's one of the earliest jokes in Family Guy. (Fox)
It's one of the earliest jokes in Family Guy. (Fox)

The kid then says 'good thing I still have my Bobby Kennedy Pez dispenser' and pulls out another one.

The joke is that both JFK and his brother Robert were shot in the head.

MacFarlane may regret telling that joke but there's plenty of other bangers which he's built his career on, getting a whole bunch of shows and even some movies too.

If nothing else, Family Guy is always a reliable thing to stick on late at night when you can't sleep, just pop ITV2 on and watch away.

One of his latest projects is the Ted series based on the movies where MacFarlane voices a teddy bear and viewers thought it was the absolute bees knees.

It's set in the 90s when Ted and John (Max Burkholder) are in school and viewers dubbed it 'REALLY good, like early Family Guy good'.

Remember, early Family Guy was good enough that fans saved it from cancellation twice, so the Ted show must be pretty chuffing good.

Featured Image Credit: Ethan Miller/Getty Images/Fox

Topics: Family Guy, TV and Film, Celebrity

Joe Harker
Joe Harker

Joe graduated from the University of Salford with a degree in Journalism and worked for Reach before joining the LADbible Group. When not writing he enjoys the nerdier things in life like painting wargaming miniatures and chatting with other nerds on the internet. He's also spent a few years coaching fencing. Contact him via [email protected]

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