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  • I think I speak for all of us when I say I am over The Simpsons.

  • Welcome to watch Mojo.

  • And today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 times.

  • Family guy made fun of the Simpsons.

  • Guys, I broke television.

  • Now you have to help me fix it.

  • Yeah, Looks like this is one we beat you to.

  • This is Meg, your daughter.

  • Don't now, Peter.

  • That's not your catchphrase, Smithers.

  • Who is that young goo goo?

  • That's a character from another show, sir.

  • Simpson, you see, pretty much, sir, for this list.

  • We're looking at those hilarious moments that the McFarland's that come liberally but the graining hand that, according to many critics, fed it.

  • They may have been the learner, but now family guy is the master.

  • Or are they agree?

  • Disagree.

  • Tribute.

  • Er plagiarism.

  • Oh, laugh or cry.

  • Oh, no.

  • Yeah.

  • Sound off In the comments section Number 10 The Simpsons characters on jury duty In an episode that was mostly devoted to making fun of Georgia's law enforcement system, there was a succinct moment of self aware driving.

  • Don't worry about it, guys.

  • I read nowhere that Southern sheriffs really want to be talked down to by Big Shot Northern is after a traffic stop, Peter Quagmire, Cleveland and Joe find themselves judged by a jury of their peers.

  • I can't believe this.

  • Two weeks in prison on trumped up charges, that trial was a total sham, or at least a group of familiar characters who Peter sees as his peers.

  • Although, as Joe points out, that's probably not how they see themselves.

  • I know we were in trouble the minute I shot a jury.

  • Well, at least they're a jury of R.

  • P H.

  • I don't think they see it that way, Peter.

  • It's a quick moment that cleverly adds another layer to the argument over whether Family Guy is inspired by or stealing from the Simpsons, something that fans of both shows wouldn't be able to settle until a crossover episode.

  • Three seasons later.

  • Number nine.

  • Beating Homer Simpson to the punch What What the hell is going on?

  • What do you mean?

  • I ruined television?

  • A season after sentencing Peter to Dungarees County work camp, Homer Simpson dashes onto Family Guy for another quick cameo, again poking fun of the commentators who insists Seth McFarlane is ripping off The Simpsons homer runs into the Television Producers Guild to announce that he thinks he has broken television.

  • I'm Peter Griffin.

  • I'm the guy who ruined television, and I'm the guy who's gonna fix it.

  • Guys broke television, and now you have to help me fix it.

  • Yeah, looks like this is one we beat you to.

  • The Springfield native is a little too late this time, however, as Peter is already there to set up the exposition for his story.

  • Fun fact.

  • Dan Castellaneta makes his family guy debut in this episode with his trademark homer panicked voice, though it isn't the first time Homer is seen or referenced on the show.

  • Number eight.

  • Stewie Griffin's Mr Plow rant Hello, Hi, Mr Plow, Are you tired of having your hands cut off by snow blowers?

  • It may seem overly simplistic now, but in 1992 everybody found Homer's little jingle hilarious.

  • Those of us who are old enough to remember can recall just how often it was sung, as reciting the words was hardly a memory task for the ages.

  • Mr Plow, that's my name.

  • That name again is Mr Plow, but once it was stuck in your head, it was not coming out and you'd be singing it all day.

  • We all love Mr Plow, including Stewie.

  • However, his jealous ranch takes a pot shot at people who insist on singing the 11 word Long Tunas, though it's some big deal, you know, the type of people the actually well, let's do we describe them?

  • Yes, we all love Mr Plow.

  • You've got the song memorized, Do you?

  • So does everyone else.

  • That is exactly the kind of idiot you see a Taco Bell at one in the morning.

  • Number seven Peter Griffin admits it in Vino Veritas.

  • In wine, there is truth.

  • Or in Peter Griffin's case, it's more likely to be where there's Pawtucket Patriot Ale.

  • A drunk Peter's words are a sober sets thoughts in this instance from Season 14, where Peter Flat Out admits while inebriated, that they, the Family Guy creators take a lot of inspiration from the other animated family comedy on Fox.

  • Obviously, they wouldn't admit it, of course.

  • We act like we didn't take a lot from The Simpsons.

  • We took a lot from The Simpsons, less a shot at The Simpsons and more self deprecating humor.

  • Seth McFarlane and Matt Groening had previously sat down together for an interview with Entertainment Weekly, during which The Simpsons, as well as all in the Family, were indeed named as McFarland's main influences for Family Guy Veritas.

  • Indeed, number six Police Superintendent Chalmers.

  • By the time Season 18 aired, any suggested animosity between The Simpsons and Family Guy was clearly in the eyes of critics and nowhere else.

  • Most main cast members from both shows had been present for the crossover, and some later cameos were voiced by their Simpson's respective voice.

  • Actor Giner.

  • I am outraged that you've kept this from May.

  • You were supposed to call a soon as the new scoreboard was in.

  • This would have been the case for Superintendent Chalmers and Hank as area.

  • Except technically, this isn't a cameo Police superintendent Chalmers may sound like his.

  • Springfield raised a strange twin brother despite being from co hog, But this is an entirely new character.

  • Juan Sean, Police Superintendent Chalmers, My brother is superintendent of schools in Springfield.

  • Our parents divorced when we were very young.

  • There's no explicit teasing being made at The Simpsons expense here, but it's still a fun little appearance from the veteran voice artists that needed to be mentioned.

  • Number five.

  • Mr Burns and Smithers cameos.

  • Some cameos they're simply not to be, and it's left to Seth McFarlane to fill the void, and on this occasion, he's pretty darn close.

  • Smith, who's Who is that young?

  • Go get her.

  • That's a character from another show, Sir Simpson, you say pretty much.

  • Sure again.

  • Another jibe at the Who copied Who?

  • Brigade Family Guy Stokes the fire a little more with its implication that Peter Griffin is pretty much Homer Simpson, in fact, so much so that he confuses characters from the other show.

  • This is a more recent cameo of which the airing coincided with The Simpsons episode Tis the 30th season, in which Family Guy was reference to We can't compete with the Big Boys.

  • Disney's already laid ground for a new family guy world, Mr Burns and Waylon Smithers.

  • Cameos could be a jibe aimed at Harry Shearer, who is the Onley Simpson's voice actor not to appear in Family Guy.

  • Thus far, Number four Stewie's Simpson esque sell out.

  • It's not hard to see why people would have assumed there was a rivalry between the two shows, especially given the rather sharp early jab that family guy took it.

  • The Simpsons endorsement of Butterfinger during the nineties.

  • Nobody better lay a finger on my Butterfinger again.

  • For those who are, shall we say, advanced enough in years to remember.

  • There was a Simpsons character endorsing practically every product out there.

  • 18 bucks for this.

  • What a rip off on early merchandise sport would for some reason, be seen sporting a blue colored shirt and often throwing out an eye corumba.

  • Or don't have a cow man for almost anything.

  • Some Bart Simpson dolls eat my shorts, okay?

  • Mm, Short season five of Family Guy has Stewie funding his own campaign, forcefully quoting Bart's lines and Homers catchphrase as though his soul were sold long before filming started.

  • I'm more of a sell out than you were when you did those Butterfinger commercials.

  • Nobody better lay a finger on my Butterfinger Do Number three Peters jaundice.

  • This is another blink, and you'll miss it reference.

  • But the jury is out on whether the show is making fun of The Simpsons or actually paying tribute to its longevity.

  • We need a family that hasn't been on TV forever.

  • Let's try the Simpsons.

  • Much has been made of the yellow shaded design of The Simpsons characters, but it's never been suggested that it's simply John Us.

  • Oh my God, Peter, you don't look so good.

  • What are you talking about?

  • I feel great.

  • Like I could go another 20 years or more, although not a direct reference by name, Peter's face turning a shade of yellow and then claiming he could go 20 years or more can Onley be comparing him to one other decades long running animated show.

  • It's a light hearted moment in another wise, more somber episode in which Brian volunteers to sacrifice his own life to give Peter his kidneys.

  • I'll do it.

  • What I'll I'll do it.

  • I'll give you my kidneys.

  • But Brian, you'll die.

  • Number two Simpson Hit and run In an homage to one of the funniest comedies in history, Season four's classic episode, PTV opens with Stewie falling out of a cave Frank Drebin style and onto his tricycle as IRA newborns police squad theme plays.

  • However, initially looking on Lee to be a tribute to the Naked Gun films, Stewie pulls into a rather familiar looking garage and chases Homer Simpson into his house allowed The Simpsons intro Don't well, double parody has topped off by Peter, Not even knowing who Homer is, despite all of the previous references to him.

  • Hey, Stewie, what the hell is that?

  • Actually, we say double parody.

  • But Stewie also drives through the Overlook Hotel, the land of Oz, a level from Doom and Hough from the Empire Strikes Back, among others.

  • Before we unveil our number one pick, here are some honorable mentions.

  • Amnesiac Peter saying Dope.

  • Peter steals Homer's catchphrase when trying to remember his own.

  • This is mega data.

  • Don't now, Peter, That's not your catchphrase.

  • Mayor Adam West telling Homer.

  • They don't want him in their town.

  • We thought he was referring to O.

  • J.

  • Simpson.

  • We were wrong.

  • We don't want in our town, Simpson.

  • We don't love you like we did in 1993.

  • Go let us for you, O J.

  • We don't want you here, either.

  • The guy who watched The Simpsons back in 1994.

  • It's a shame.

  • The song I've Got a Little List was cut from the episode, but at least it's on the DVD guy who watched The Simpsons back in 1994 and won't admit the damn thing isn't funny anymore.

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  • Number one.

  • The crossover, yea, across over always brings out the best in each show.

  • Where do we start with this cross over the courthouse, filled with characters sitting beside counterparts.

  • Family guys?

  • James Woods Meeting The Simpsons, James Woods?

  • You lived in Springfield?

  • Yeah, I worked at the Quickie Mart researching a role Pawtucket Patriot Ale ripping off Duffin, A not so thinly veiled McGuffin.

  • Or was it Peter and Homers fight stemming from the fact that Griffin says something that many viewers who have drifted from the aging Schofield that he is?

  • Quote over The Simpsons.

  • I think I speak for all of us when I say I am over the Simpsons.

  • Uh huh.

  • Well, what are you saying?

  • I'm saying The Simpsons shuck once more.

  • The question is begged of just who is being made fun of here.

  • Though The Simpsons had been accused of being stale for years in recent times, so is Family Guy.

  • Perhaps the latter is a mirror of the former, after all, spirit taste exactly like Duff.

  • It's just a lousy rip off.

  • Whoa, it's not a rip off a duff.

  • It may have been inspired by Duff, but I I like to think it goes in a different direction.

  • Still, after seeing Radioactive Homer and Peter duking it out, who cares?

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