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Mad magazine cover parodying Family Guy characters with their Simpsons equivalents

Family Guy is an American animated television series about a dysfunctional family in the fictional town of Quahog, Rhode Island. It was created by Seth MacFarlane for Fox Broadcasting Company in 1999. The show uses frequent "cutaway gags", jokes in the form of tangential vignettes that do not advance the story. The show is criticized for using story premises and humor similar to those used in episodes of The Simpsons, another animated series on the Fox network.^[1] Numerous writers associated with The Simpsons, such as Matt Groening, Al Jean, David X. Cohen, Matt Selman, Tim Long, and Joel H. Cohen have made fun of Family Guy during public appearances, in interviews, and on DVD commentaries.

"You know, it's funny. Matt Groening and I actually have a great relationship. We've talked several times in the past few weeks and joked about this. One day out of nowhere this rumor pops up in papers and magazines. Actually, it was probably one comment that was taken out of context in Blender. Matt's just a cool guy, and fortunately neither of us was ruffled by any of that stuff. We just laughed it off."

―Seth MacFarlane

"The rivalry is very affectionate. Seth MacFarlane, the creator of Family Guy, is a good guy and he does great work, and I certainly have no problem with the perceived competition. If anything, we have the same kind of competition that Pugsley Addams and Eddie Munster had in the old days. They duked it out a few times, and so did Seth and I, but that's probably before your time. I think Family Guy and American Dad have definitely staked out their own style and territory, and now the accusations are coming that The Simpsons is taking jokes from Family Guy. And I can tell you, that ain't the case."

―Matt Groening

According to the DVD commentary in the Family Guy episode "Movin' Out (Brian's Song)", FOX cut the scene which makes a extended reference to The Simpsons. FOX refused to air it on the basis that they wanted "the feud" between him and Matt Groening. Seth goes on to say that there is no feud, and claims it's only when Family Guy does a joke about The Simpsons, not when The Simpsons make a joke about Family Guy, it gets cut and that FOX are afraid of James L. Brooks. According to him, both Al Jean and James L. Brooks were upset over the scene, but Matt Groening apparently liked it, and FOX cut it from the final version, ruining the end of the first act of that episode. The full version of the scene was shown on Adult Swim and on DVD's.^[2]

There was once a "Super Simpsons/Family Guy Marathon Night" on the channel FOX.^[3]

The Simpsons met the Griffin family in a crossover episode of Family Guy, titled "The Simpsons Guy", in September 2014.^[4]

References to Family Guy in The Simpsons[edit]

Episodes[edit]

Picture Season Episode number Episode name Reference 11 241 "Missionary: Impossible" Betty White entreats viewers to help keep "this crude, low-brow programming" on the air, while the television next to her says "Family Guy". 14 292 "Treehouse of Horror XIII" Homer creates clones of himself that mostly look and act exactly like him (except for being dumber). When the clones create an army of themselves, variations begin to appear, and one of the "variant" clones is Peter Griffin. 15 329 "The Wandering Juvie" When Gina and Bart are fighting each other before being caught by Chief Wiggum, Gina insults Bart by saying Family Guy. 17 360 "Treehouse of Horror XVI" Al Jean is credited as Al "Family Guy" Jean. 364 "The Italian Bob" Swipes are taken at both Family Guy and Seth MacFarlane's other creation, American Dad!. In trying to identify Sideshow Bob, the Italian police look through a book of criminals, in which there are pictures of Peter Griffin (accused of "Plagiarismo," implying that Family Guy is a ripoff of The Simpsons) and Stan Smith (accused of "Plagiarismo de plagiarismo," implying that American Dad! is a ripoff of Family Guy, which, in turn, is a ripoff of The Simpsons). 25 531 "Homerland" The characters of Family Guy, along with the other animated Fox shows American Dad, Bob's Burgers, and The Cleveland Show, appear in the couch gag at the 25th Anniversary Special event in the Simpsons' living room. 30 647 "Krusty the Clown" Family Guy is one of the shows shown on the TV screens. 649 "'Tis the 30th Season" Disney is shown creating Family Guy World, a new park theme created around Family Guy. The show's theme is heard while its creation is shown. People dressed in costumes of Peter, Lois, Chris, and Stewie were also at the location. Attractions include: Soarin' Over Quahog Dump on Meg Quagmires of the Caribbean Seth Sings Sinatra - Mandatory 34 734 "Treehouse of Horror XXXIII" One of the theme parks is called Family Guy Town. The park's dome is based on Stewie Griffin. 36 787 "Abe League of Their Moe" To learn English, Aeropos Walkov watched episodes of Family Guy. He started frequently using Glenn Quagmire's catchphrase "Giggity" after. 37 794 "Men Behaving Manly" At Man Camp, Greg showed the men a still image from Family Guy as an example of dad jokes.

Specials[edit]

Picture Special name Reference May the 12th Be with You Lois, Chris, Meg, and Stewie make an appearance. Stewie is voiced by Seth MacFarlane.

Comics[edit]

Picture Comic issue Story name Reference The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror #16 Unleash the Glavin Several of the mutants released by Mr. Burns are based on the main characters of Family Guy.

Games[edit]

Books[edit]

Picture Book Reference Comic Book Guy's Book of Pop Culture In the section "Bart's Guide to Lisa's Crappy Girl Comics," one of the comics shown is called Meg, subtitled "The Daughter on Family Guy". Meg appears on the cover, colored yellow. Chief Wiggum's Book of Crime and Punishment In "The Springfield Police Department's Evidence Locker!", one of the items seen is a flatscreen TV "used for reviewing pirated, cheap knockoff DVDs and games". Currently playing is an episode of "Future Guy," showing Brian Griffin as Nibbler and Peter Griffin as Zoidberg.

References to The Simpsons in Family Guy[edit]

Picture Season Episode number Episode name Reference 4 58 "8 Simple Rules for Buying My Teenage Daughter" Stewie mocks his babysitter's boyfriend, saying, "Yes, we all love "Mr. Plow"! Oh, you've got the song memorized, do you? So does everyone else!". 64 "PTV" The opening is a parody of the Naked Gun movies, with Stewie on a tricycle. At the end, Homer Simpson is chased into his garage as in the opening sequence of The Simpsons, with Homer being flattened by the bike. Peter then opens the door to the garage and remarks, "Hey, Stewie!...Who the hell is that?" (Originally, Peter was supposed to imitate Homer Simpson running à la the opening sequence to The Simpsons, but the crew thought it was funnier if they used Homer instead, as Seth MacFarlane is a Simpsons fan, despite the supposed rivalry between Seth MacFarlane and Matt Groening). 74 "Peterotica" The Tracey Ullman Show cutaway is a reference to The Simpsons, which had its own filler on that show before having its own TV series. Noteworthy is the family's poorly drawn appearance and unrefined voices, similar to how The Simpsons characters were portrayed on Ullman's show. 5 82 "Mother Tucker" Brian Griffin says to Stewie, "I'm more of a sellout than you were when you did those Butterfinger commercials." It then cuts to a scene of Stewie and a Butterfinger, saying the tagline "Nobody better lay a finger on my Butterfinger," and then he says "D'oh"! This is a reference to the Butterfinger commercials Bart was in. 6 100 "Movin' Out (Brian's Song)" A gag, which was cut from the Fox broadcast, shows a banner saying The Simpsons Sundays on Fox coming up during a scene with Marge. Family Guy character Glenn Quagmire comes in and tries to have sex with Marge. Marge runs off, with Quagmire following. Then Marge and Quagmire come back, talk about how good it was, and decide to go back to the Simpsons' house, with the main characters looking at them. While at the Simpsons' house, Homer walks in on Marge and Quagmire. Quagmire panics and shoots Homer. Marge is about to call the police when she gets shot as well. Then Bart, Lisa, and Maggie all also get shot. 103 "Lois Kills Stewie" Stewie sings a song about all the people he wants to kill. He also mentions: "The guy who watched The Simpsons back in 1994, and won't admit the damn thing isn't funny anymore." 7 119 "The Juice Is Loose" Mayor Adam West is seen talking to someone off-screen, leading the viewer to think he is talking to O.J. Simpson, who is in the town, when he says: "We don't want you in our town, Simpson. We don't love you like we did back in 1993..." The screen then cuts to Homer Simpson, who says his trademark "D'oh". Then he finishes with "And we don't want you here either, O.J.!" This references 1993 as The Simpsons' heyday and what is widely considered the peak of the show, as well as the year before the trial for the alleged crime happened. 120 "FOX-y Lady" When trying to sell his cartoon Handi-Quacks to Fox, Peter says it will be like The Simpsons. 8 136 "Big Man on Hippocampus" When Peter learns that Meg is his daughter, he utters "D'oh!". Lois responds by telling him that it isn't his catchphrase. 137 "Dial Meg for Murder" The font used for the executive producers' credits is The Simpsons font. 10 173 "Cool Hand Peter" The jury in a trial for Peter, Quagmire, Joe, and Cleveland consists of Krusty, Comic Book Guy, Willie, Edna, Ned, Otto, Moe, Mr. Burns, Lisa, Homer, Maggie, Marge, and Bart. 187 "Family Guy Viewer Mail 2" Stewie jokingly says that Family Guy is based on The Simpsons in response to a mail from a viewer. 11 190 "Ratings Guy" After Peter destroys TV through misusing their status as a Nielsen family, he goes to the Television Producers Guild to seek help fixing TV. Homer Simpson (voiced by Dan Castellaneta) arrives to also claim he broke television, prompting Peter to say, "A-ha! Looks like this is one we beat you to!". 12 215 "Boopa-dee Bappa-dee" Peter presses 'Guide' on the TV remote in Italy, turning Stewie briefly into Bart Simpson and other characters from other TV shows. 13 232 "The Simpsons Guy" A 1-hour The Simpsons/Family Guy crossover episode. 14 252 "Guy, Robot" When drunk, Peter says, "We act like we didn't take a lot from The Simpsons, but we took a lot from The Simpsons". 15 273 "Inside Family Guy" In the opening photo montage, Brian is standing near a studio lot before a crowd. The screen pans to reveal it is actually The Simpsons' studio lot, similar to the actual one on the FOX Studios lot. Shown in the top left are Marge, Homer, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. Shown in the bottom left are Sherri, Terri, Moe, Krusty, Mr. Burns, and Smithers. 284 "Cop and a Half-Wit" In the scene showing Peter and Joe disguising themselves to stop different crimes, the scene switches to the Simpson family on the couch. They then look at the screen before the scene cuts away. 16 290 "Emmy-Winning Episode" Talking about Emmy Awards, Lois and Peter complain about The Simpsons crowning over them. Lois: "Peter, what's wrong?" Peter: "Family Guy has been around since 1999 and whenever it's time for the Emmys, they don't give us one. I'm sick of it!" Lois (referencing the crossover episode "The Simpsons Guy"): "Well, I'm not making another episode with The Simpsons. What did that get us? I'll tell you what it got us. More ink for The Simpsons." Peter: "Yeah. "Simpsons plays down to competition." "Simpsons step into the sewer." "Shame on you, Simpsons." Those lucky bastards." At the end of the episode, Peter is reading fan letters: ""Dear sir, your show helped me when I was going through chemotherapy." "My favorite episode was when Homer stays home from church..." Ah, damn it, he thinks we're The Simpsons.". 291 "Foxx in the Men House" When 1997 George Clooney presented himself as the "second worst Batman," Peter introduced himself as: "Peter Griffin, second-best Homer." 296 "Petey IV" Peter arrives in Russia and asks Vladimir Putin what kind of TV channels they have. After disappointing Peter by mentioning all the channels they don't have, Putin explains to him: "Everything you say, I say something little bit worse." Peter then asks, "You got 'Simpsons'?", whereupon Putin says, "We have 'Family Guy'", causing Peter to sigh in despair. 17 318 "Pawtucket Pete" Mr. Burns and Smithers observe Peter assigned to collecting recyclables, although Burns refers to him as "Simpson". 18 335 "Peter & Lois' Wedding" Peter calls Adam Duritz a "Sideshow Bob burnout". 337 "Shanksgiving" Police Superintendent Chalmers (voiced by Hank Azaria), the brother of Superintendent Chalmers, arrests Peter, Quagmire, Joe, and Cleveland. He tells them that his brother is Superintendent of the schools in Springfield and that their parents divorced when they were very young. Police Superintendent Chalmers was raised by his mother, while Superintendent Chalmers from Springfield was raised by their father. They had never met since they were split up. 343 "The Movement" After the baseball team coach gets knocked out, Carter asks where he's going to get another coach. The camera then pans to Homer, who's in the crowd eating popcorn. Homer says that he's on vacation. 346 "Coma Guy" When Peter is in a coma, Lois puts the TV in the hospital on, which shows The Simpsons. Peter then imagines that he and Homer are going in and out of a hedge, with Homer saying "meme" and Peter saying "not a meme". This is a reference to the Homer hedge meme from the episode "Homer Loves Flanders". 19 359 "Fecal Matters" Peter compares his feud with the Giant Chicken to Bart and Sideshow Bob. The rest of the family then talks about how good that feud is, and Meg mentions Kelsey Grammer playing Bob. 20 372 "Must Love Dogs" Lois is dressed as Marge for Halloween and grumbles like her. 377 "The Birthday Bootlegger" At Quahog Elementary School, Bart Simpson is seen writing on a chalkboard: "It's a pleasure to work for the Disney Corporation". 382 "Lawyer Guy" Peter appeared as Homer after walking through a hedge before shaking himself back into his previous appearance. 21 395 "Happy Holo-Ween" Peter's hologram reverts to previous forms of Peter, including Homer. 404 "Adoptation" During the opening sequence, Homer and Peter appear alongside Bob Belcher at Bob's Burgers.

Cast and crew[edit]

Common cast members[edit]

Picture Name Role in Family Guy Role on The Simpsons J. J. Abrams Voiced himself in "Ratings Guy". Voiced himself in "Do PizzaBots Dream of Electric Guitars?" Jason Alexander Voiced George Costanza from Seinfeld, Louie Anderson in "There's Something About Paulie" and himself on the 2005 album Family Guy: Live in Vegas singing "All Cartoons are F**kin' Dicks" with the rest of the cast. Voiced Bourbon Verlander in "The Caper Chase". Ed Asner Voiced the prisoner in "One if by Clam, Two if by Sea". Voiced the Lifeways editor in "Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?" Dan Aykroyd Voiced himself in "Spies Reminiscent of Us". Voiced Postage Stamp Fellow in "The Dad-Feelings Limited". Hank Azaria Voiced Reginald Barrington in "No Country Club for Old Men" and reprised his roles as Moe, Apu, Carl, Chief Wiggum, Comic Book Guy, Lou, and Dr. Nick in "The Simpsons Guy". He also provided the voice of Police Superintendent Chalmers in "Shanksgiving". Main cast member. Scott Bakula Appeared as himself in live-action in "Burning Down the Bayit". Voiced himself in "Bobby, It's Cold Outside". Elizabeth Banks Voiced Pam Fishman in "Into Fat Air". Voiced Persephone Odair in "Thirst Trap: A Corporate Love Story". Christine Baranski Voiced herself in "Call Girl". Voiced herself in "Portrait of a Lackey on Fire". Ike Barinholtz Voiced Dane Cook in "I Dream of Jesus". Voiced Wayne the Grip in the season 36 episode "Homer and Her Sisters" and the season 37 episode "Treehouse of Horror XXXVI". Drew Barrymore Voiced Jillian in many episodes, Mrs. Lockhart in "Fast Times at Buddy Cianci Jr. High" and herself in Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story. Voiced Sophie in "Insane Clown Poppy". Kristen Bell Voiced Martha in "Petey IV". Voiced Harper Jambowski in "Friend with Benefit". H. Jon Benjamin Voice of Carl, the manager of the Quahog Mini-Mart and Bob Belcher in two appearances. Reprised his role as Bob Belcher in the couch gag of the season 30 episode "My Way or the Highway to Heaven". Jeff Bergman Voiced Fred Flintstone in other episodes. Voiced Flintstone in "The Simpsons Guy". Kate Berlant Voiced a customer "Lifeguard Meg". Voiced the stressed woman in the season 36 episode "Convenience Airways". Cate Blanchett Voiced Penelope in "Mr. and Mrs. Stewie" and Queen Elizabeth II in "Family Guy Viewer Mail No. 2". Voiced Elaine Wolff in the season 31 episode "The Way of the Dog". Wade Boggs Voiced himself in "Peter's Lost Youth". Voiced himself in "Homer at the Bat" and was interviewed in Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson. Julie Bowen Voiced herself in "Emmy-Winning Episode". Voiced Claire Dunphy, her character from Modern Family, in Family Guy's season 13 premiere "The Simpsons Guy", a The Simpsons/Family Guy crossover. Tom Brady Voiced himself in "Patriot Games". Voiced himself in "Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass". Paget Brewster Voiced Gretchen Mercer in "Take a Letter". Voiced a profiler in "The Day of the Jack-Up". Kimberly Brooks Voiced a sitcom mom in "Stand By Meg". Has voiced Lewis Clark, and other characters, since season 32. Joe Buck Voiced himself in "Brokeback Swanson". Was interviewed in Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson. Nicole Byer Voiced a TSA agent in "The Boys in the Band". Voiced Erica in "Bart vs. Itchy & Scratchy". James Caan Voiced himself in "Something, Something, Something, Dark Side". Voiced himself in "All's Fair in Oven War". Lizzy Caplan Voiced the woman that argues with Quagmire in "Chick Cancer". Voiced Virginia Johnson in "Kamp Krustier". Drew Carey Voiced himself in "New Kidney in Town". Voiced himself in "All About Lisa" and "Treehouse of Horror XXVII". Nancy Cartwright Voiced Casey Kelp from The Snorks in "Brian the Bachelor" and reprises her roles as Bart Simpson, Nelson Muntz, Ralph Wiggum and Todd Flanders in "The Simpsons Guy". Main cast member. Dan Castellaneta Provided the voice of Homer Simpson in the episodes "Ratings Guy", "The Movement" and "Coma Guy". He also reprised his roles as his characters in the crossover "The Simpsons Guy". Main cast member. Michael Chiklis Voiced Big Fat Paulie in "There's Something About Paulie". Voiced handsome quarterback in "The Town". Glenn Close Voiced herself in "A Lot Going On Upstairs". Voiced Mona Simpson in many episodes. Bob Costas Voiced himself in "Patriot Games", "Petergeist" and "Turban Cowboy". Voiced himself in "Boy Meets Curl" and was interviewed in Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson. Simon Cowell Voiced himself in "Lois Kills Stewie" and "Run, Chris, Run". Voiced Henry in "Smart and Smarter" and himself in "Judge Me Tender". Bryan Cranston Voiced his character Hal Wilkerson from Malcolm in the Middle in "I Take Thee Quagmire", made a live action appearance of himself in "Herpe, the Love Sore", and became a recurring cast member in "Pawtucket Pete", when he became Peter's co-boss Bert at the Pawtucket Brewery. Voiced Stradivarius Cain in "The Spy Who Learned Me". David Cross Voiced Jerry Kirkwood in "Prick Up Your Ears". Was interviewed in The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!. Stephen Curry Voiced himself in "Passenger Fatty-Seven". Voiced himself in "22 for 30". Beverly D'Angelo Provided the voice for her National Lampoon's Vacation character Ellen Griswold in "Blue Harvest". Voiced Lurleen Lumpkin in "Colonel Homer" and "Papa Don't Leech". Andy Dick Voiced himself in "Road to Europe" and "Tales of a Third Grade Nothing". Voiced himself in "Yokel Chords". Chris Edgerly Voiced Dr. Smith in "It's A Trap!". Has voiced many different characters in many episodes. Billy Eichner Voiced himself in "Pawtucket Pete". Voiced Billy in "Krusty the Clown". R. Lee Ermey Voiced the Jousting Drill Instructor and a drill sergeant. Voiced Leslie Hapablap in "Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming" and "Waiting for Duffman". Harvey Fierstein Voiced the present-day Tracy Flannigan in "The Former Life of Brian" and Buster Keaton in "Stewie Is Enceinte". Voiced Karl in "Simpson and Delilah". Flea Voiced himself in "Peter's Def Jam". Voiced himself in "Krusty Gets Kancelled". Miriam Flynn Voiced Samantha Stephens in "The Cleveland-Loretta Quagmire". Voiced Ms. Barr in "Moaning Lisa". June Foray Voiced Rocky the Flying Squirrel in "The Thin White Line". Voiced the babysitting receptionist in "Some Enchanted Evening". Peter Frampton Voiced himself in "Death Lives". Voiced himself in "Homerpalooza". Matthew Friend Voiced some various celebrities. Voiced Baby Jeff Goldblum in the season 34 episode "Lisa the Boy Scout" and Jimmy Fallon in the season 35 episode "Treehouse of Horror XXXIV". Ricky Gervais Voiced Billy Finn in "Be Careful What You Fish For". Voiced Charles Heathbar in "Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife" and himself in "Angry Dad: The Movie". Dana Gould Appeared as himself in a live-action sequence in "Brian Writes a Bestseller". Worked as a co-executive producer and writer from season 12 to season 19, and had also served as a guest star for the show. Seth Green Voice of Chris Griffin and other characters. Executive producer for Robot Chicken couch gag, voiced Chris in "The Simpsons Guy", and voiced Mav Redfield in "Meat Is Murder". Tim Gunn Voiced himself in "Save the Clam". Was interviewed in the documentary Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson. Mark Hamill Voiced Luke Skywalker in "When You Wish Upon a Weinstein". Voiced himself and Leavelle in "Mayored to the Mob". Jon Hamm Voiced himself in "Ratings Guy". Voiced an FBI agent in "Donnie Fatso". Neil Patrick Harris Voiced himself in "Peter's Progress". Voiced himself in "Bart the Murderer". Anne Hathaway Voiced the American version of Mother Maggie for Jolly Farm Revue in "Go, Stewie, Go!" and herself in "April in Quahog". Voiced Jenny in "The Good, the Sad, and the Drugly" and "Moonshine River", and Princess Penelope in "Once Upon a Time in Springfield". Hugh Hefner Voiced himself in "Airport '07". Voiced himself in "Krusty Gets Kancelled". David Herman Voiced David Strathairn in "Tom Tucker: The Man and His Dream". Voiced Scruffy in "Simpsorama". Tom Hiddleston Voiced the statue of Peter's ancestor in "No Country Club for Old Men". Voiced Loki, his character from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, in the Disney+ special The Good, the Bart, and the Loki. Glenn Howerton Voiced Blake Walker in "The Book of Joe". Voiced Peter Linz in the season 37 episode "Bart 'N' Frink". Randy Jackson Voiced himself in "Lois Kills Stewie". Voiced himself in "Judge Me Tender". Allison Janney Voiced the editor for Teen People in "Dial Meg for Murder" and Crystal Quagmire in "Quagmire's Mom". Voiced Julia in "Friends and Family". Mike Judge Reprises his role as Hank Hill in "Bigfat" and "All About Alana" and as Beavis and Butt-head in "Peter & Lois' Wedding". Reprises his role as Hank Hill in "Bart Star" and was interviewed in The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!. Carol Kane Voiced Carol Pewterschmidt in "Emission Impossible". Voiced Maggie Simpson and a Springfield Plasma Center nurse in "Bart vs. Thanksgiving" and Blythe in "Step Brother from the Same Planet". Julie Kavner Provided the voices of Marge Simpson and Patty and Selma Bouvier. Main cast member. Johnny Knoxville Voiced himself in "The Man with Two Brians". Voiced himself in "¡The Fall Guy-Yi-Yi!". Nick Kroll Voiced Ricky in "In Harmony's Way". Voiced Lem in "Halloween of Horror". Michelle Kwan Voiced herself in "A Hero Sits Next Door". Voiced herself in "Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass". Maurice LaMarche Voiced Ralph Kramden in "PTV". Has voiced many different characters in many episodes. Phil LaMarr Voiced Ollie Williams, Judge Blackman, and other various characters. Reprised his role as Hermes Conrad in "Simpsorama" and voiced the auctioneer and male party guest in "The Great Phatsby: Part One". Hugh Laurie Voiced a British bar patron in "One if by Clam, Two if by Sea" and Gregory House in "Business Guy". Voiced Roger in "Treehouse of Horror XXI". Cloris Leachman Voiced herself in "Petarded". Voiced Alice Glick in "Three Men and a Comic Book". Denis Leary Voiced a body shop owner in "Girl, Internetted". Voiced himself in "Lost Verizon". Jay Leno Voiced himself in "Patriot Games" and "Underage Peter", and appeared in live-action in "We Love You, Conrad". Voiced himself in "The Last Temptation of Krust" and "To Courier with Love". Ray Liotta Voiced Zack in "Brian Does Hollywood". Voiced Morty Szyslak in "King Leer". James Lipton Appeared as himself in live-action in "Spies Reminiscent of Us" on the set of his show, when Peter Griffin, Glenn Quagmire and Joe Swanson decide to form an improv comedy group. Voiced himself in "The Sweetest Apu" and "Homer the Father". Rob Lowe Voiced Stanford Cordray in "Road to Rupert" and played himself in a live action scene in "Not All Dogs Go To Heaven". Voiced Cousin Peter in "The Very Hungry Caterpillars". Jane Lynch Voiced Dotty Campbell in two episodes. Voiced Roz Davis in "Replaceable You" and Jeanie in "'Tis the 30th Season". Rachael MacFarlane Voiced multiple characters across multiple episodes. Voiced some background characters in "The Simpsons Guy". Ken Marino Voiced a mall announcer in "The New Adventures of Old Tom". Voiced Dean Belichick in the season 35 episode "Do the Wrong Thing". Michael McKean Voiced Pawtucket Pat in "Wasted Talent" and Pengrove Pig and the Camel Salesman in "Road to Europe". Voiced David St. Hubbins in "The Otto Show" and Jerry Rude in "Monty Can't Buy Me Love". Ian McKellen Voiced Dr. Cecil Pritchfield in "Send in Stewie, Please". Voiced himself in "The Regina Monologues". Kate McKinnon Voiced Karen Griffin. Voiced Hettie in "Gal of Constant Sorrow". Ed McMahon Voiced himself in "When You Wish Upon a Weinstein". Voiced himself in "Treehouse of Horror IX". Cristin Milioti Voiced Andrea Cricket in "Roasted Guy". Voiced Barbara Belfry in the two-part episode "A Serious Flanders". Jay Mohr Voiced Joe Pesci's character Vincent Gambini in "Jungle Love" and Wilshard Watkins, the producer of The Real Live Griffins, in "Fifteen Minutes of Shame". He also voiced an unnamed character in "He's Too Sexy for His Fat". Voiced Christopher Walken in "Insane Clown Poppy". Mandy Moore Voiced Courtney in "No Giggity, No Doubt". Voiced Tabitha Vixx in "Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play". Martin Mull Voiced Mr. Harris in "If I'm Dyin', I'm Lyin'". Voiced Seth in "D'oh-in' in the Wind". Kevin Nealon Voiced himself in "The Movement". Appeared in the special episode Springfield's Most Wanted. Liam Neeson Voiced himself in "Brian's a Bad Father" and "Fighting Irish". Voiced Father Sean in "The Father, the Son and the Holy Guest Star". Conan O'Brien Voiced himself in "In Harmony's Way". Voiced himself in "Bart Gets Famous". Was also a writer and producer for the show. Chris O'Dowd Voiced that the Queen is dead and Rhys on Wheel of Politeness in "Chap of the Manor" in "Family Guy Viewer Mail No. 2". Voiced Seamus in the two-part episode "A Serious Flanders". Keith Olbermann Voiced Bob Grossbeard in "It Takes a Village Idiot, and I Married One". Voiced himself in "Funeral for a Fiend". Kaitlin Olson Voiced Brenda Quagmire in "Screams of Silence: The Story of Brenda Q.". Voiced Quinn Hopper in "The Girl Code". Patton Oswalt Voiced Tyler in "Brief Encounter". Voiced T-Rex in "The Day the Earth Stood Cool" and Bart's guilt in "The Cad and the Hat". Elliot Page Voiced Lindsey in "Tom Tucker: The Man and His Dream". Voiced Alaska Nebraska in "Waverly Hills 9-0-2-1-D'oh". Chris Parnell Voice of Doug from the episode "Island Adventure" and provided multiple voices for the show, including the priest in "You Can't Handle the Booth!". Voiced a surgeon fiancé in "A Springfield Summer Christmas for Christmas". Jim Parsons Voiced Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory in "Business Guy" and the skyjacker in "Joe's Revenge". Voiced himself in "Frinkcoin". Drew Pinsky Voiced a doctor in "Brian the Bachelor". Voiced himself in "Frinkcoin" and was interviewed in Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson. Luke Perry Voiced himself in "The Story on Page One". Voiced himself in "Krusty Gets Kancelled". Jay Pharoah Voiced Skee-Lo in "Connie's Cecilia" and Brick Baker in "Lawyer Guy". Voiced Drederick Tatum in "You Won't Believe What This Episode Is About – Act Three Will Shock You!". Regis Philbin Voiced himself in "Family Guy Viewer Mail #1". Voiced himself in "Treehouse of Horror IX". Kevin Michael Richardson Voiced Jerome, Cleveland Jr. and other various characters. Has voiced many different characters in many episodes. Alex Rocco Voiced a soccer mom in "Mind Over Murder" and Bea Arthur in "Ready, Willing, and Disabled". Voiced Roger Meyers, Jr. in several episodes. Seth Rogen Voiced Peter after being injected with the "Seth Rogen gene" and himself in "FOX-y Lady". Voiced Lyle McCarthy in "Homer the Whopper" and himself in "Steal This Episode". Jeff Ross Voiced himself in "Killer Queen" and "Family Guy Viewer Mail No. 2". Voiced himself in "Clown in the Dumps". Maya Rudolph Voiced Chloe in "The Book of Joe". Voiced Julia in "The Homer of Seville". Amy Schumer Voiced a crew leader in "The Boys in the Band". Voiced Daphne Burns in "Monty Burns' Fleeing Circus". Amanda Seyfried Voiced Ellie in "Boy (Dog) Meets Girl (Dog)". Voiced Lori Spivak in the season 35 episode "Frinkenstein's Monster". Wallace Shawn Voiced Bertram. Voiced Wallace the Hernia in the season 30 episode "I Want You (She's So Heavy)". Gene Simmons Voiced himself in other appearances. Wrote the comic story Bart Simmons: God of Thunder!. Brent Spiner Voiced himself in "Not All Dogs Go To Heaven" and reprised his role as Data in "Peter's Got Woods". Voiced the A9000 Robots in "Them, Robot". Yeardley Smith Voiced Lisa Simpson in "The Simpsons Guy". Main cast member. Daniel Stern Voiced a narrator in "FOX-y Lady". Guest voice of the narrator (Bart's adult self reflecting on his getting a part-time job, Wonder Years style) in "Three Men and a Comic Book". Patrick Stewart Voiced Jean-Luc Picard and himself. Voiced Number One and himself. Ben Stiller Voiced himself in "No Meals on Wheels". Voiced Garth Motherloving in "Sweets and Sour Marge". Patrick Stump Voiced Tommy Tutone in "And Then There's Fraud" and sang "1980s-Style Pizza Commercial" in "The Lois Quagmire". Performed the closing credits song with his band Fall Out Boy in "Lisa the Drama Queen". Kiefer Sutherland Heard as the narrator in "Stu & Stewie's Excellent Adventure", the third segment of Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story, during the recap of the previous episodes, in the same manner as the opening sequence of his show. Voiced an army colonel in "G.I. (Annoyed Grunt)", Jack Bauer, his character from 24, in "24 Minutes", and Wayne Slater in "The Falcon and the D'ohman". David Tennant Voiced his respective character the Tenth Doctor in "Inside Family Guy". Voiced Pa MacWeldon in the season 35 episode "Ae Bonny Romance". Jennifer Tilly Voice of Bonnie Swanson. Voiced herself in "Gone Abie Gone". Alex Trebek Voiced himself in "I Take Thee Quagmire". Voiced himself in "Miracle on Evergreen Terrace" and "Penny-Wiseguys". Danny Trejo Appeared as himself in the season 16 episode "Dog Bites Bear". Voiced himself in the season 36 episode "Abe League of Their Moe". Kathleen Turner Voiced herself in "Foxx in the Men House". Voiced Stacy Lovell in "Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy". Neil deGrasse Tyson Voiced himself in "Scammed Yankees" and "Prescription Heroine". Voiced himself in "The Caper Chase". Sofia Vergara Voiced the flower saleswoman on Peter and Quagmire's date and the "Hispanic Woman" in Peter's Spanish soap opera in "The Giggity Wife", and herself in "Emmy-Winning Episode". Voiced Carol Berrera in "Teenage Mutant Milk-Caused Hurdles". Gore Vidal Voiced himself in "Mother Tucker". Voiced himself in "Moe'N'a Lisa". Gedde Watanabe Voiced Long Duk Dong in "Mother Tucker". Voiced a factory foreman in "In Marge We Trust" and a Japanese man and waiter in "Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo". Chris Wedge Reprised his role as Scrat in "Sibling Rivalry". Reprised his role as Scrat in "Treehouse of Horror XXVI". Frank Welker Voiced Fred Jones in "I Never Met the Dead Man", Kermit the Frog in "Deep Throats" and Megatron in "Ocean's Three and a Half" and "Tiegs for Two". Voiced many different characters in many episodes. George Wendt Reprised his role of Norm Peterson in "Road to Rupert" and "Three Kings". Reprised his role of Norm Peterson in "Fear of Flying". Adam West Voiced the Quahog mayor of the same name that is an eccentric version of himself. Voiced himself in "Mr. Plow", Batman in "Large Marge", and Quahog Mayor Adam West in the Family Guy crossover episode "The Simpsons Guy". Billy West Voiced various characters in "Death Has a Shadow". Reprised his role as John A. Zoidberg in The Simpsons Game and his roles as Philip J. Fry, Zoidberg, and Professor Farnsworth in "Simpsorama". Betty White Voiced herself in "Peterotica". Voiced herself in the season 11 episode "Missionary: Impossible" and the season 18 episode "Homerazzi". Fred Willard Voiced Dave Campbell. Voiced Wally Kogen in "Sunday, Cruddy Sunday". Brian Williams Voiced himself in "Space Cadet". Was interviewed in The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!. James Woods Voiced himself in many episodes. Voiced himself in "Homer and Apu" and the Springfield and Quahog versions of himself in Family Guy's season 13 premiere "The Simpsons Guy", a The Simpsons/Family Guy crossover. Michael York Voiced the documentary speaker in "Partial Terms of Endearment". Voiced Mason Fairbanks in the season 17 episode "Homer's Paternity Coot", Lionel Budgie in the season 27 episode "Lisa the Veterinarian" and the season 28 episodes "Pork and Burns" and "Dogtown", Nigel in the season 28 episode "Moho House", and Clayton in the season 31 episode "The Way of the Dog".

Crew[edit]

Picture Name Role in Family Guy Role on The Simpsons Gary Janetti Writer and consulting producer of the show. Voiced the stylish patron in "Aunt Misbehavin'". Walter Murphy The main title and music composer for the show Composed the music for the crossover special "The Simpsons Guy.

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External links[edit]

• Official website
• Family Guy at Wikipedia

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