8. The Family Guy Rape & Murder Incident
Earlier this year,
it was confirmed that the Simpsons and 'Family Guy' would team up for a special cross-over episode, to be aired sometime in the New Year. This unholy unity comes as something of a surprise considering the two shows have launched various broadsides at each other down the years, behaving like the proverbial bickering children. In the 2005 Simpsons episode 'The Italian Bob', for example, the show's writers poked fun at Seth MacFarlane's creation by accusing Family Guy of outright 'plagiarismo' (plagiarism). In response, Family Guy replied in the only way they know how - by getting Quagmire to
rape Marge and then murder the entire Simpson family yep, even Maggie. Needless to say, 20th Century Fox, who distribute both the Simpsons and Family Guy, refused to allow the 'joke' to air.