Simpsons Vs. Family Guy

Speaking of Stewie and Family Guy. I went online and searched for pics and articles about this funny Adult Swim cartoon. I have to say there are some hardcore fans out there criticizing them for their similarity to The Simpsons. I also read in Wikipedia that the criticism doesn’t end with the fans but also on the show itself. The Simpons actually featured a Halloween special wherein the Family Guy dad “Peter Griffin” was portrayed as a clone of Homer Simpson and as a fugitive accused of “Plagiarismo” (faux-Italian for plagiarism) in the episode “The Italian Bob.”

I wondered where they got the idea that Family Guy is a rip-off :)

Anyhoo, here's a funny pic of them on the cover of MAD Magazine

For me both shows are extremely funny. I've been an avid fan of The Simpsons since I was young and the plot has been amusing but lately they seem to be running out of good story lines. But they say the newer episodes are a big improvement. I don't know since the last I saw of the Simpsons family was their movie.

Family Guy has really shallow plots but I like the witty repartee ("What should they call San Francisco? Heaven. Because of the fabulous shoe shopping"). Makes me laugh hearty and belly laughs. Their movie was straight to dvd though. Maybe because of all the lawsuits. Haha. But for me, right now I like the Family Guy better because of little Stewie. I love his wit and the fact that he's a baby and an evil little man rolled in one. He plans world domination and then plays with his teddy bear Rupert and begs for ice cream the next. He's like a psycho version of Marvin or Calvin minus Hobbes. And Brian the clever martini-drinking dog who reminds me an awful lot of Snoopy only he's a womanizing, bar hopping, cleverer version of our Peanuts character.

But I don't know, I think I better catch up on my Simpsons since they have been my favorite adult cartoons eversince. My favorite baby-ish cartoon TV shows are Gummy Bears, Care Bears, and My Little Pony and Friends while the teeny ones are TMNT and X-men..oh oh and does anyone remember the Thundercats?