Was South Park Right About Family Guy Jokes?

This video essay analyzes South Park’s criticism of Family Guy’s joke writing and storytelling. In 2006, South Park’s Trey Parker and Matt Stone said that Seth MacFarlane’s Family Guy was poorly written as the jokes were interchangeable. This deep dive uncovers the truth about both comedy shows writing style and the merits on both sides of the argument. FAIR USE NOTICE: This video may contain copyright material; the use of which has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. This material is made available under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made “fair use“ for the purposes such as criticism, comment, review, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that otherwise might be infringing. All rights belong to its owners. Sources: Trey and Matt on Family Guy: Seth on Trey and Matt’s episode: Trey and Matt sent flowers by Simpsons writers: Music used: Night on Bald Mountain by Human Symphony Orchestra (Shutterstock) Check the Meter by Flash Fluherty (Shutterstock) The Thieving Magpie by Human Symphony Orchestra (Shutterstock) Ponchielli Dance of the Hours by Human Symphony Orchestra (Shutterstock) Blue Dream by Cheel Gymnopedie no 1 by Satie Take Me Down to the Fashion Show by Nombe Blue Danube by Strauss Ratatouille’s Kitchen by Carmen Maria and Edu Espinal Bright Idea by Geographer & afraid of expressing myself by Babasmas Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / Stream: Music promoted by Audio Library & “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy“ Kevin MacLeod () Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License & Beach Buggy by Smith The Mister Smith The Mister Free Download / Stream: Music promoted by Audio Library Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 3:23 Family Guy’s Style of Comedy 7:22 South Park’s Style of Comedy 10:08 The Cutaway Gags 18:05 Similarities and Comparisons 26:06 Better Storytelling #southpark #familyguy #sethmacfarlane