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The ‘Family Guy’ Joke Seth MacFarlane Said He Wouldn’t Make Again

Seth MacFarlane singled out a JFK gag from ‘Family Guy’s’ first season as a joke he would probably skip if he were making it again.

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Family Guy has touched on pretty much every taboo subject imaginable over the years, but that doesn’t mean creator Seth MacFarlane is proud of everything the show has done. In a 2012 interview with Entertainment Weekly, MacFarlane revealed at least one gag he had second thoughts about. “There have been jokes that I would have rather we not have done,” MacFarlane admitted. “The JFK Pez dispenser was something I would probably not do now.”

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