10 Family Guy Episodes Probably Made Out Of Spite
9. Fox-y Lady (S7E10)
In spite of Family Guy’s home being on the Fox Network, in recent years particularly, Seth MacFarlane has never been shy about his thoughts, feelings, and criticisms of the company. Throughout the pandemic he has stated regret that Family Guy is still affiliated with Fox, but this is nothing new.
Way back in 2009, in season seven of Family Guy, the writers showed exactly what they thought of Fox News. After the usual news anchor was sent to Guantanamo Bay, Lois became the station’s new anchor, and was immediately tasked with an exposé about the possible homosexuality of Michael Moore.
However, when the story seemed to implicate the extreme right-wing Rush Limbaugh, Fox no longer wanted the story to run. Brian himself said that they have a biased agenda, and that they are an evil company that Lois would have sold her soul to work for.
The very liberal Seth MacFarlane made sure to include pictures of several Republican Presidents on the Fox News wall, just to drive home the point, however like in many of the episodes on this list, subtlety was in short supply.