'Family Guy' & 'The Simpsons' Crossover Episode Review & Spoilers 2014: The Simpsons Meet The Griffins
SPOILER ALERT! The awaited crossover episode of Seth MacFarlane's "Family Guy" and Matt Groening's "The Simpsons" aired on Sept. 28 with much to talk about.
"The Simpsons," America's first animated dysfunctional family, first appeared on "The Tracey Ullman Show" in 1987. After Homer, Marge, Lisa, Bart and Maggie along with the town of Springfield landed their own television series, it paved the way for this type of genre. As "Family Guy's" Peter said to Homer Simpson, "It may have been inspired by 'Duff' but I like to think it goes in a different direction." It's double-conundrums like this that entertained us through out the episode last night.
Upon the Griffins' arrival in the town of Springfield ("Upstate? I cannot imagine we are allowed to say") in the search of their stolen car, the family meets Homer Simpson at Apu's convenient store. Homer teaches Peter how to eat a doughnut the right way and invites the family in trouble to stay with him and his family. In front of us, the legendary Simpson's share a space with today's rudest, bold and in-your-face Quahog family.
Bart teaches Stewie how to ride a skateboard, Lisa regretfully discovers Meg's saxophone talent, Maggie and Chris share a pacifier and Brian and Santa's Little Helper... well they have nothing in common.
Throughout the show, you realize how subtle the Simpsons' antics are compared to the no-limit style of "Family Guy." Fred Flintstone even had a cameo on the show as Macfarlane and Groening really get us wondering who really started the cartoon family mania.
Peter and Homer's "bro-mance" comes to an end when Simpson discovers Duff is actually a Pawtucket Patriot Ale is rip-off.
The entire town of Quahog meets the town of Springfield as characters sit side by side to their "playerized" or "cheap copies" in the courtroom. "Do you like sex?" Quagmire asks Lenny, who doesn't give Quagmire a satisfying answer. "I don't think we're very similar," Quagmire says. Carl and Cleveland form a connection in being their respective show's one and only. "You know why they got us sitting next to each other right?" Cleveland asks. "Because we are the two funniest guys in our towns," Carl answers. "You damn right," Cleveland agrees.
After Peter and Homer's big fight, even becoming The Hulk while fighting in outer space, the two family men make a truce respecting the Emmys that Homer could throw at Peter and Peter is yet to have "any of those." Homer also admits the peace will remain considering they are only "thirty-minutes" from each other (Fox airing). Other cameos made through out the show were Bob Belcher from "Bob's Burgers," Spider-Man and Roger from Macfarlane's own "American Dad."
What did you think of the "Family Guy" meet "The Simpsons" crossover episode? Was it sarcastic enough for you?
Watch a small recap below.
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