Family Guy: 10 Most Controversial Moments

10. Michael J. Fox Parody

Michael J. Fox is one of the most beloved figures in Hollywood, not only because of his performances in Family Ties and Back to the Future, but because of the work he's done with Parkinson's disease.

Being a sufferer of this awful condition has made his life and career an uphill struggle. Still, he's brought so much awareness to it and worked so hard to help others that it's turned him into a Hollywood superhero. So naturally, when Family Guy poked fun at him, it turned a few heads.

In the episode "Tiegs for Two", Peter remarks how his third white shirt was ruined by Michael J Fox spilling wine on it at a dinner party. Before cutting to this happening, there's a fake-out gag where Peter comes on screen and explains the cut-away, which he's hesitant to tell as it's in poor taste.

But then, they cut to a shot of Michael J. Fox shaking and knocking the wine onto him. It's pretty tasteless, and the attempts to acknowledge the controversy did little to cleanse the palette of the sourness that came from mocking this very serious disease.