{"id":652844,"date":"2013-04-17T09:33:25","date_gmt":"2013-04-17T13:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/?p=225345"},"modified":"2013-04-17T09:33:25","modified_gmt":"2013-04-17T13:33:25","slug":"fox-pulls-family-guy-episode-over-boston-marathon-joke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/652844","title":{"rendered":"Fox Pulls Family Guy Episode Over Boston Marathon Joke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The network TV show <em>Family Guy<\/em> is known for its satirical and sometimes insensitive humor, but when jokes, in hindsight, hit too close to reality, even <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/tag\/fox\">Fox<\/a> won&#8217;t stand behind its hit show.<\/p>\n<p>According to a Reuters <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2013\/04\/17\/usa-explosions-boston-familyguy-idUSL2N0D403L20130417\">report<\/a>, Fox this week has pulled the <em>Family Guy<\/em> episode &#8220;Turban Cowboy&#8221; from the Fox website and Hulu due to a joke in the episode that involves murder at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/tag\/boston-marathon\">Boston Marathon<\/a>.  The studio also announced that the episode will not be rebroadcast.<\/p>\n<p>The episode, which aired on March 17, 2013, depicted the show&#8217;s main character, Peter Griffin, as he drives a car through Boston Marathon runners.  He is then interviewed by sports reporter Bob Costas, who asks him how he &#8220;won&#8221; the marathon.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;\" border=0 width=0 height=0 src=\"http:\/\/c.gigcount.com\/wildfire\/IMP\/CXNID=2000002.0NXC\/bT*xJmx*PTEzNjYyMDQ*NDgwOTEmcHQ9MTM2NjIwNDQ1MjI5NCZwPTIzNDQ3MSZkPSZnPTImbz**NTViNjJkNmJlNzc*MmU5ODM2\/YzI2MjQyZjY*YWQ2NiZvZj*w.gif\" \/><embed width=\"616\" height=\"400\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/v6.tinypic.com\/player.swf?file=2n0vub9&#038;s=6\" FlashVars=\"gig_lt=1366204448091&#038;gig_pt=1366204452294&#038;gig_g=2\"><\/embed><br \/><font size=\"1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tinypic.com\/player.php?v=2n0vub9&#038;s=6\">Original Video<\/a>&#8211; More videos at <a href=\"http:\/\/tinypic.com\/\">TinyPic<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<p>Later in the same episode, Peter is depicted as accidentally setting off two separate bombs using his phone.  These clips were later edited together to make it seem that <em>Family Guy<\/em> had predicted the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/boston-marathon-explosions-rock-the-finish-line-injure-2013-04\">bombings at the Boston Marathon<\/a> this week.<\/p>\n<p>Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane has condemned the clip, calling it &#8220;abhorrent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"> div.twitterditto324224774421217282 { background: #C0DEED url(http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/images\/themes\/theme1\/bg.png) no-repeat; padding: 20px; } div.twitterditto324224774421217282 a { color: #0084B4; } div.twitter-inner-ditto324224774421217282 { background: #fff; padding: 10px 12px 10px 30px; margin: 0; min-height: 48px; color: #000; font-size: 22px !important; font-family: Georgia, \"Times New Roman\", Times, serif; line-height: 30px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; -webkit-border-radius: 5px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto324224774421217282 div.metadata { display: block; width: 100%; clear: both; margin-top: 8px; padding: 12px 0px; height: 55px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto324224774421217282 div.follow-button { float: right; padding: 0 30px 0 0; } div.twitter-inner-ditto324224774421217282 div.metadata div.author { line-height: 20px; color: #333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; } div.twitter-inner-ditto324224774421217282 span.tweet { font-size: 22px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto324224774421217282 div.metadata div.author img { float: left; margin: 0px 7px 0px 0px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto324224774421217282 a:hover { text-decoration: underline; } div.twitter-inner-ditto324224774421217282 div.timestamp { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; display: block; color: #999; margin: 10px 0 0 0; line-height: 25px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto324224774421217282 div.timestamp a { color: #999; text-decoration: none; } div.twitter-inner-ditto324224774421217282 div.timestamp a > span { display: inline-block; width: 16px; height: 16px; background-image: url(\"http:\/\/images.ientrymail.com\/socialditto\/everything-spritev2.png\"); background-repeat: no-repeat; } div.twitter-inner-ditto324224774421217282 div.timestamp a.twitreply > span { background-position: 0px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto324224774421217282 div.timestamp a.twitreply:hover > span { background-position: -16px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto324224774421217282 div.timestamp a.favorite > span { background-position: -32px 2px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto324224774421217282 div.timestamp a.favorite:hover > span { background-position: -48px 2px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto324224774421217282 div.timestamp a.retweet > span { background-position: -80px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto324224774421217282 div.timestamp a.retweet:hover > span { background-position: -96px 3px; } p.indent { margin-left: 20px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto324224774421217282 span.name { font-weight: bold; } div.twitter-inner-ditto324224774421217282 span.at-name a,div.twitter-inner-ditto324224774421217282 span.at-name a:visited, div.twitter-inner-ditto324224774421217282 span.at-name a:hover { color: #999; text-decoration: none; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; } <\/style>\n<div class=\"twitterditto324224774421217282\">\n<div class=\"twitter-inner-ditto324224774421217282\">\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"follow-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SethMacFarlane\" class=\"twitter-follow-button\" data-show-count=\"false\"> Follow @SethMacFarlane <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SethMacFarlane\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1870701230\/SethMacFarlane_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><span class=\"name\"> Seth MacFarlane <\/span><br \/><span class=\"at-name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SethMacFarlane\" class=\"at-name\">@SethMacFarlane<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"tweet\"> The edited Family Guy clip currently circulating is abhorrent. 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