“Family Guy” on Thursday became the first animated show in nearly 50 years to score an Emmy nomination for best comedy series.
The show’s creator, Seth MacFarlane, says his nomination marks the end of Emmy discrimination against animated TV[.] …
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: WHICH EPISODES DID YOU SUBMIT?
MacFarlane: We submitted three episodes. We submitted “Road to Germany,” we submitted “Family Gay,” we submitted “I Dream of Jesus.” We picked three of our edgier shows as a choice. Ya know, we figured if we are going to be damned, let’s be damned for what we really are.
There are some hilarious political references including a … McCain/Palin button being sported on a Nazi uniform. The joke about Stewie attesting to Mort being a priest because he’s been molested by him is another groan inducing classic.
Probably the most memorable [joke] was when Peter filled the refrigerator with milk bottles full of horse sperm. Stewie’s [a tot] having his cereal when he’s told this and the joke tells itself at that point. [See the 20 second video here.]
The story quickly moves to Jesus becoming a Hollywood celebrity[.] … Ultimately, Jesus’ newfound fame gets to his head and he starts neglecting Peter in favor of bovine creatures. Predictably, Jesus gets drunk and arrested, and Peter has to bail him out, but not before an uninspired conversation about the world not being ready for him to return, and that Jesus himself needs to mature a little.