With Diaper Stunt, 'Family Guy' Just Trying to Get Fined by FCC

By PopEater Staff Posted May 5th 2010 11:27AM

'Family Guy' aired its 150th episode on Sunday, but instead of celebrating, the show is under fire once again by a family oriented watchdog group. The Parents Television Council claims the hit FOX sitcom was intentionally trying to needle the FCC when they released 'Brian and Stewie,' in which one character eats the others (oh no, please don't say it) feces.

Broadcast decency laws apply to anything depicting content in which excretory functions are used in an offensive manner.

"It seems as though 'Family Guy' creator, Seth MacFarlane, carefully reviewed the legal definition of broadcast indecency and set out to violate it as literally as he could," said PTC President Tim Winter on their website.

We don't take pleasure in describing what occurs between Brian and Stewie in the episode, but in a nutshell, the pair are stuck in a bank vault when Stewie makes a deposit in his diaper. He somehow convinces his canine companion to eat the diaper's contents, then shockingly coaxes him to clean his bottom using ... his ... tongue. (Pause to gag.)

There is also vomit and the eating of said vomit.

"Given the patently offensive depictions of one character eating excrement out of a diaper, then eating vomit, and finally licking the remaining excrement from a baby's bottom -- while the baby expresses physical gratification from having his bottom licked -- we believe that the broadcast decency law has been broken," Winter said.

The FCC has so far not filed an official complaint against FOX, but the PTC is calling on all concerned parents to boycott the show's sponsors.

"We will also hold publicly accountable the corporate sponsors which underwrote this feces-eating broadcast, ironically a number of which were restaurants."

FOX and McFarlane have so far declined to comment on the controversy.

Tags: Family Guy, FCC, parents television council

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Thursday 06 May

By artman

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FUNNY!!!
Family Guy is great!

Wednesday 05 May

By ksanborn05

Who lets their kids watch this show anyway?? I surely don't...it's called "parental control" ...emphasis on the "control" !!

By Betty

Seriously!?!?! They need to get a life. Family Guy is one of the funniest shows on television and they don't have to watch it if they don't like or agree with the content. Seth, don't change a thing. These conservative a@@h@les need to get a life!! I just hope the sponsoring resturants don't serve what Brian had!!!hahaha

By Rebeckah

i think it was funny. but the fact of the matter is we have little kids watchinf this show who would try to do the same thing.....it was a little over the top for me.......

By kmnpfan29

I love Family Guy. I really thought this episode was very funny. It was just as funny as the episode when Petere, Brian, Chris & Stewie drink the rx medicine and eventually throw up. You know people who don't like Family Guy are the reason why American Idol is still on the air. How would these people feel if we started a petition to get American Idol off the air permanently. In closing I really thought this past sunday's episode of Family Guy was hilarious.

By de

Yes, it may be true, "Family Guy" is known for it's raunchy content/pushing the envelope; more than, "just a little".That's a
lazy excuse for making ill-advised choices.
That's why we have hard-working groups like the FCC. They have tireless, thankless, never-ending jobs!! THANKS FCC/ the other groups that are still able to maintain some decency in the media.
There are many of us who do appreciate the work you are doing!!
Dr/Ms. D.L Brenr

By D-Lux

Morons, this episode was satiring a popular and disgusting REAL movie called "two chicks, one cup". I suggest you do a search for it with your children in the room.

By natalia

hahaha tat was funny but very gross..lol but its family guy so its not to shocking lol

By sixkillerforhire

what's really digusting is that while the country was suffering through a recession congress gave themselves pay raises in 2008 and 2009. even more disgusting is that they keep o.k.ing more funding for the two wars we are fighting that have cost us a trillion dollars on top of a record defense budget for 2010.

By Kelly

I've watched Family Guy for years and rarely have they shown something that really freaked me out. I admit, the 150th episode came close, but rather than condemning a whole series, I just chalked it up to one bad show and got over it. I thought the whole thing was just lazy...Brian and Stewie locked in a bank safe overnight really was not the best plotline they've ever done. So, yeah, there was feces and vomit eating - the whole storyline itself is what bothered me.

There are plenty of cartoons on today that are considered offensive. Family Guy and South Park have stood out due to fantastic writing and great references to pop culture. But they do have the power to shock and they do capitalize on that. It takes more to shock people with TV these days - after all, a teenage character getting pregnant constituted a "very special episode" when I was a kid. So you have two choices. As a viewer, you can either watch and judge the show episode by episode or just make sure you're doing something else at 9:00 on Sunday nights. Frankly, I plan to continue watching because one episode that tanked in my oh-so-humble opinion is not the end of the world. If you can't stand to watch, there are plenty of other channels who would love your business.

By Puppie

That was just sick...I must be sick for watching it...sick.

By brian

ok people seriously you need to stop being so damn up tight. its not that big of a deal yall just need to chiil. The people at the parents television council i think just need to take a couple of shots and relax and enjoy the show.

By Larry

Everyone to their own tastes. ( pun intended )

By John

I Love you Seth MacFarlane! Screw the dumb "parent watchdog" crap...if you Don't want your kids to watch it then I have an extremely easy solution for you...DON'T LET THEM WATCH IT!

By fbb23451

That's just too easy.

Oh yeah and to everyone who has watched this family guy clip and think it is "sick" and say "ewww" or anything expressing disgust I have a few things to say to you. First, 2girls1cup, Second 4girlsfingerpaint, Third, 2girls1finger, Fourth, 8girlsnocup, Fifth, 1guy1jar/1guy1screwdriver, and Finally, Mr. Hands. As much as I hate all of them, they all show how mild this episode of family guys is. FCC needs to get to work on the internet cuz all of those need to be destroyed!

By al

who are they?

By Dave

WOW, can't wait for South Park to (try) to up this. I thought this was a loving seneitive episode.

Haven't you heard? It's MY opinion, so everybody should have to adhere to it!