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The Eerie ‘Family Guy’ Coincidence That Happened the Night Robin Williams Died

A segment entitled ‘Fatman & Robin’ features Peter trying to kill himself because everything he touches turns into Williams

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On May 20, 2012, Family Guy aired an unusual episode titled “Family Guy Viewer Mail #2,” broken into three short segments. One segment, “Fatman & Robin,” revolved around Peter gaining the ability to turn everything he touches into Robin Williams. Eventually, Peter gets overwhelmed with all the Robin Williamses he’s created and unsuccessfully attempts to commit suicide several times. For example, at one point, he puts a gun to his head, but before he’s able to pull the trigger, it morphs into a miniature Williams.

From there, Peter tries to........

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