10 Family Guy Episodes Probably Made Out Of Spite
3. Emmy-Winning Episode (S16E1)
As a show, Family Guy has been nominated for 28 Emmys, and has won 8 in total, however there is clearly some animosity between the show’s writers and the Emmys themselves. Several jokes have been made over the years, but the season 16 opener appeared to be a direct shot at the award show.
From the very start of the episode, Peter and Lois broke the fourth wall by claiming that the show always gets passed over at the Emmys, and that their crossover with The Simpsons did absolutely nothing for them. For this episode then, they would ditch the silly humour and go Emmy hunting.
Parodying the likes of Modern Family, The Big Bang Theory, Cheers, Breaking Bad, Downton Abbey, Homeland, The Sopranos, Mr. Robot, House of Cards, Frasier, and Game of Thrones, Family Guy made it very clear that they believed there were certain shows and people that won the same awards year after year.
Not that Family Guy is bitter or anything, but the end of the episode concluded with the agreement that they would never win an Emmy, and that there is a widespread conspiracy in place against them.