Family Guy: The Simpsons Guy (2014)
Season 13, Episode 1
5/10
I hate to be a wet blanket
2 October 2014
... but I'm disagreeing with those lauding "The Simpsons Guy," the crossover between "Family Guy" and "The Simpsons." This was an average episode, and not a great one. There was just too much self- referential humor and the running gag about the former copying the latter ran too long.

The "chicken fight" joke has always been lost on me. I never got it the first time, and usually grab a snack whenever it pops up. (Doesn't it usually last like five minutes or more?) A genuine team-up between Bart and Stewie would have been funnier than the character contrast, and there were too many weirdly dark moments (including the final chalkboard joke).

All I'm saying is that both show are brilliant, and this landmark episode didn't really reflect that.

Still, there were some nice moments -- including the Emmy gag and the cameo(s) by James Wood.
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