Family Guy S13 E1 "The Simpsons Guy" / YMMV

Alternative Character Interpretation: Was Peter throwing away the saxophone Meg received from Lisa his usual uncaring attitude, or was it because he did not want anything originally coming from The Simpsons after Duff's lawsuit cost him his job? Or did he realize that the saxophone made Meg happy, and he wanted to crush her spirits?
Critical Dissonance: The crossover received mixed reviews from critics due to the rape joke, the car wash sequence, and the fight scenes, but fans of both shows weren't bothered by them, and thus gave it a positive response, to the point where it holds a rating of 8.5/10 on IMDb.
Fanfic Fuel: It's only used as a one-off gag to lampshade the setup, but a crossover between All in the Family and Modern Family would be pretty hilarious in its own right.
Heartwarming Moments: The entirety of the Lisa and Meg subplot, as Lisa is determined to find something that Meg is actually good at to boost her self-esteem. It really feels like the writers trying to make up for making Meg the Butt-Monkey. Especially since it ends with Lisa swallowing her pride after discovering that Meg is a better saxophone player and giving her the saxophone as a reminder^note.
Hilarious in Hindsight:
- Marge and Lois see a fictional sequel to 2007's Surf's Up. Two years later, an actual sequel was announced, then released one year later in 2017 (albeit it was Direct to Video).
- Film Roman, the domestic animation house for The Simpsons at the time this was made, had no involvement with this special, which was entirely produced at FOX Television Animation and only utilizing a few actual Simpsons artists. Two years later, domestic production on The Simpsons moved from Film Roman to FOX Television Animation, largely due to Waterman Entertainment buying Film Roman (formerly a Starz Media company.)
Informed Wrongness: Homer, when Pawtucket Patriot Ale is revealed to be a copy of Duff Beer, is treated as if he's selfish for noticing this and should be rooted against for costing a bunch of families in Quahog to lose their jobs. However, Moe was technically the one who confirmed Pawtucket Patriot Ale is Duff, and the Blue-Haired Lawyer was the one who sued Peter and Homer didn't even press any charges. Aside from that, the Pawtucket Brewery was selling a beer product that wasn't theirs and had no permission from the owner to sell it, which is highly illegal and justifies being shut down. Plus, Homer feels bad for those families that are unemployed and tries to apologize to Peter, and Peter is for some reason blaming Homer for everything.
Jerkass Woobie: Stewie might be a psychopath but is completely heartbroken after Bart won't be his friend.
Just Here for Godzilla:
- Many people have only shown an interest in this episode just to see the Griffins finally interact with the Simpson family.
- Also, a lot of people only watch this episode just to see the infamous fight between Peter and Homer at the end of the episode.
Memetic Mutation: The scene with Ralph sitting on the bus, chuckling "I'm in danger!" became a meme starting around March 2018, three and a half years after the episode originally aired.
Moment of Awesome: The chicken fight parody (with Homer in place of the Giant Chicken) in the third act of the episode, which is also the most violent and ridiculous of all the Family Guy chicken fights to date. Just an example: The radioactive empowered Peter and Homer's first clash generated a giant donut-shaped fiery wave across Springfield.
Older Than They Think : This isn't the first time The Simpsons and Family Guy have had a crossover. MAD magazine did it in its number 458; where Marge and Lois exchanged families, and in the end decided to escape together as a couple after seeing the life that each one led.
Nausea Fuel:
- The stolen car wash scene serves as this, both in and out of universe. It involves Homer and Peter, overweight and plain-featured older men, doing the "sexy car-wash routine", clad in skimpy female tops & shorts with lots of slow-motion closeups of them grinding and pouring water over themselves and jiggling their flab.
- Meg cutting Lisa's name into her arm, much to Lisa's queasiness.
- Crossing over with Nightmare Fuel, the brief shot of several innocent people whose clothes get burned off, leaving them naked in public as a result of the nuclear fallout caused by Peter and Homer during their fight could be this to people who are sensitive about nudity.
Signature Scene: The fight between Peter and Homer at the end of the third act became the most discussed element of the episode shortly after it aired, due to its overly long length and being far too violent by Simpsons standards. The fact it takes place across multiple famous locations on Springfield and features cameos from fan-favourite characters like Ralph Wiggum, Kang and Kodos, and Roger Smith also greatly contributed to its notoriety.
They Wasted a Perfectly Good Character: Many fans of both shows were disappointed about how Marge, Lois, Brian, and Chris hardly do anything or interact with each other. All they do is take part in a few quick gags with no lampshading of similarities/differences between these characters. Stewie and Maggie also never interact despite both being anything but normal babies.
The Woobie: Meg's arc revolves around her thinking she's good at virtually nothing. When she finally finds out her talent as a saxophone player, she is insulted by a jealous Lisa. Then, when the two girls make up and Lisa gifts her sax to Meg, Peter throws it away because he thinks there is no room for the instrument in his car.

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