I'm a big fan of both shows. There my two favorite shows on TV. With the Simpsons at number 1 and family guy at 2. I've seen every episode of both shows. I was looking forward to this the first time I heard about it at comic con. It was only natural for the 2 shows to meet and it did not disappoint. I like that this is technically a family guy episode because that makes more sense, anything can happen in family guy's world. So it's a family guy episode with the Simpson's added. So it's seems debatable if this is part of the Simpson's continuity or not. Some might complain that it's too much family guy and not enough Simpsons. But I think with every crossover it usually leans more towards one show then the other. And this is a family guy episode but it does a great job bringing the two worlds together. I thought the Griffins would go into another dimension via Stewie's sci-fi's machines but it's weird to think that Springfield's exist in family guy's world because in Simpson's world all the white people are yellow but family guy is so flexible with it's reality it works. I thought the set-up was good with Peter making cartoons for the newspaper and the griffins had to leave town. Griffins surprisingly fit well into Springfield. I'm also surprised that more wasn't said about the different skin colors. I guess everyone in Springfield just assumed their albino like Homer did. However, it was funny when Peter said don't drink the tap water everyone here looks like they have hepatitis. And no one in Springfield questions Brian, a talking dog or that Stewie is the same age of Maggie but has vaster intelligent. But the good thing is both shows are surreal enough where it's not completely illogically that they don't questions things that are not normal for them. But the best thing about any cross-over is seeing how the characters interact with each others. I love how the griffins matched up with Simpson's and brought out the best in both shows. . My favorite pairing was Bart & Stewie, it made sense that Stewie thought Bart was cool because he's still a baby and to him Bart's rebellious attitude would be appealing. It's also a meta joke about how Bart was such a popular character and all the kids wanted to be like Bart. But anyone who watches family guy knows Stewie has a dark side(after all he did spent years trying to kill his mom and take over the world) So I liked how they did that. Bart does one of his classic prank calls to Moe and when Stewie does it he goes too far, "I raped your sister". Stewie gets a creepy obsession with Bart, kidnapping his enemies and Bart was so creep ed out he didn't want to be friends with him. I like that because Bart's a prankster and a 10 years old anarchist but Stewie is a psycho! so they can never truly be friends. I also like the Meg and Lisa relationship. Lisa tries to help Meg's self-esteem. That fits because with Lisa being a feminist she would encourage Meg to find her inner strength and we know Meg is very depressed. But it also fits that Lisa would become extremely jealous when Meg becomes better then her on her beloved sax a phone. As we know Lisa can't take competition. I also love when Meg cut Lisa's name into her arm, freaking her out. The Griffins are much more extreme and darker then the Simpson's and it was good to see the difference between them. I like the little bits between Brian and the Simpson's dog Santa little helper. I also enjoyed the small bit between Maggie and Chris, showing Chris's IQ is on par with Maggie. Although I wish they would of had a scene with Stewie and Maggie because Maggie can't talk yet but has a high IQ so it would've been funny to see Stewie talk down to Maggie 'cause she can't talk but she dose something that shows she's smarter then him. They didn't have a lot of time to show Marge & Lois together but I like how they showed how much more conservative Marge is to the sometimes wild Lois, Marge covered her eyes in a cartoon when Penguins tried to surf, funny. But the main focus is of course Peter and Homer. They do make a great team, so much so I wish I would've seen more of them together. The "sexy" car wash was great! I love when Peter tries to set-up Homer for a cut away and homer has no idea what he's doing. I love that they became enemies too, fighting over, what else, beer. Using their two beers as a metaphor for how family guy ripped off the Simpsons. One of the funniest moments is seeing family guy characters sitting next to Simpson's characters, showing how their similar. I love the cameo by Fred Flintstone with the joke being they both ripped off the Flintstones. Seth Mcfarlane and co. have a good sense of humor and so do the Simpson crew as their were some jokes about them being old and pass their prime. I love the "chicken fight" between Homer & Peter, it was a little long but great and I like how they came to a understanding at the end but possibly the funniest moment in the episode is the cameo by comic book guy at the end of the chicken fight and said "worst chicken fight ever" I burst out laughing. It had more of family guy sense of humor but made good use of the Simpson's world, I like seeing the blue hair lawyer and I love the cameo by Ralph."I'm in danger". I wish Peter would've met Ned Flanders that would've been good. Overall a great meeting of my two favorite shows!
Review of The Simpsons Guy
Two of the greatest adult cartoons come together, the wacky Family guy and the surreal The Simpsons in a hilariously epic showdown.
5 October 2014
Warning: Spoilers