How is Family Guy a threat to the Bolivarian Revolution?

Posted By Bobby Pierce Monday, September 28, 2009 - 6:18 PM Share

Venezuela banned an airing of Family Guy last week after Justice Minister Tareck El Aissami took offense to one episode in which the family dog, Brian, leads a movement to legalize marijuana. (Whole episode here.)

Stations that still air canine-cannabis propaganda will be fined, according to El Aissami. Hugo Chávez's government doesn't have much of a taste for U.S. cartoons. Last year The Simpsons was also deemed unsuitable.

"The government considers it to be a series that isn't appropriate for that time [11 am] because it isn't appropriate for children," said Elba Guillen a spokeswoman for the privately-owned Venezuelan station Televen.

The station avoided getting fined for airing The Simpsons by replacing it with a much more family-friendly show.

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SHADOW

7:27 PM ET

September 28, 2009

Backfire?

I bet this made Seth McFarlane's day. Odds are the FG writers are already cooking up crude jokes about Chavez and the Venezuelan government.

GRANT

4:50 PM ET

September 29, 2009

You have to admit that the

You have to admit that the irony of the situation makes the headache worth it. Maybe for out next trick we can send Futurama there only to switch it with Friends at the last moment.

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