The event some of us asked for, and most of us expected, has finally arrived. Like the comic books that inspired the convention that the footage previewed at, “Family Guy” and “The Simpsons” are getting a crossover episode. With a quick guest appearance from Bob of “Bob’s Burgers”, the episode is sure to play up references from both series as well as ones about Fox, the network the cartoons air on. From the preview below, it appears that the two families will get along fine until Peter Griffin and Homer Simpson argue over who has the best beer. That argument will probably be what creates the epic fight scenes found in the preview.
It will be interesting to see if the rest of the episode can maintain the tempo and hilarity in the preview. It’s quite possible though, that at five minutes, the best of the episode is in the preview. At five minutes, the preview contains about a quarter of the total episode time of a typical “Family Guy” or “The Simpsons” episode.
Both shows will premiere during the event in September. “Family Guy” will be entering its 13th season while “The Simpsons” enters its 26th as the longest-running American sitcom. Let’s hope for seasons 14 and 27 we get another crossover in the style of DC and Marvel’s Amalgam Universe. If that happens, I vote they keep the hairstyles from “The Simpsons” if only to see a Maris Grimpson with a bright red beehive.