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Shock and Awfulness

These days, it seems like people are always outraged about something. Well, I say “these days,” but I’m sure it’s pretty much a constant. Still, the rabble had just gotten over Kathy Griffin holding Donald Trump’s disembodied head before we … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Current Events, Family Guy, Humor, Islam, Language, Politics, Prejudice, Real Time with Bill Maher, Religion, Television | Tagged bill maher, cable news, controversy, donald trump, kathy griffin, milo yiannopoulos, outrage, racism, reza aslan, sharia law, Stephen Colbert, twitter |

You May Find Important Pieces Gone

Cautionary tales to try to convince children to behave seem to be pretty much universal, even though it’s quite possible they do more harm than good. I’ve written before about boogeyman legends, and along much the same lines is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Discworld, Fairy Tales, Family Guy, Humor, Jasper Fforde, Monsters, Music, Nursery Crime, Television, Terry Pratchett, XTC | Tagged bogeyman, boogeyman, cautionary tales, der struwwelpeter, dr. heinrich hoffmann, edward scissorhands, hogfather, lustige geschichten und drollige bilder, scissor man, shock-headed peter, the fourth bear |

Not Cool Enough for School

Last night’s Family Guy was about the anti-vaccination movement, which I’ve written a bit about before. That isn’t what this post is about, but it’s interesting in that it has supporters from both sides of the political spectrum. I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartoons, Education, Family Guy, Religion, Snobbery, Television | Tagged charter schools, homeschooling, indoctrination, jesus camp, private schools, public schools |

The Griffins Meet the Simpsons

I suppose I might as well take a look at the Simpsons/Family Guy crossover, since I do still watch both shows. It was pretty heavily built up for something that probably would have gone over much better years ago. It … Continue reading →

Posted in American Dad, Cartoons, Family Guy, Humor, Television, The Flintstones, The Simpsons | Tagged brian griffin, crossover, fred flintstone, homer simpson, jackie mason, james woods, kang and kodos, krusty the clown, lisa simpson, maude flanders, rabbi hyman krustofsky, rodney dangerfield, roger, sideshow bob, stewie griffin |

Dog Gone

Family Guy seems to have received a fair amount of attention recently for the death and resurrection of Brian, which I’m sure is what the creators were looking for. This article on the subject claims that “the decision [to kill … Continue reading →

Posted in American Dad, Cartoons, Comics, Family Guy, Television, The Simpsons | Tagged brian griffin, hans moleman, homer simpson, klaus heissler, maude flanders, peter griffin, stewie griffin, superman, vinnie griffin |