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Fox finally airs controversial Family Guy episode!
Find out when Fox will air "When You Wish Upon a Weinstein"... |
 FOX FINALLY AIRS CONTROVERSIAL 'FAMILY GUY' EPISODE
Although Cartoon Network and TBS viewers have already had the chance to see the controversial "Family Guy" episode "When You Wish Upon a Weinstein," Fox has finally decided to give the long-shelved half-hour its primetime broadcast premiere.
"Weinstein" will air Dec. 10 as part of a holiday-themed special hour of "The Family Guy" on Fox.
It's unclear if Fox intends "When You Wish Upon a Weinstein" to serve as a tribute to the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, which begins at sundown Dec. 7.
In the episode, originally slated to run as part of the cult animated series' third season, Peter Griffin's (voiced by creator Seth MacFarlane) unfortunate purchase of volcano insurance leads the family to the brink of poverty. Financial advisor Max Weinstein (Ben Stein) appears to be the answer to all of Peter's prayers and he's soon convinced that his son Chris (Seth Green) would be guaranteed a life of success if he could only convert to Judaism. Peter whisks Chris off to Las Vegas for a quickie bar mitzvah and hilarity ensues.
Due to the sensitive nature of some of the jokes in the episode, Fox put "Weinstein" on the shelf and never aired the episode. With much hoopla, Cartoon Network screened the episode on Nov. 9, 2003, and the show has aired several times since as part of the cable channel's popular Adult Swim block.
Cartoon Network only made one minor change from the version produced for Fox. In the song, "I Need a Jew," Peter originally sang the satirical lyric "Even though they killed our Lord," which has been changed to "I don't think they killed our Lord."
The Dec. 10 hour will also feature "A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas," a third season episode featuring vocal cameos by the members of KISS.
Fox canceled "Family Guy" in 2002 after three seasons of schedule-hopping hilarity. However, the show's success on Cartoon Network and the brisk sales of "Family Guy" DVDs prompted the network to order a new season of episodes to premiere in the summer of 2005. "American Dad," a new comedy from MacFarlane, will premiere sometime early next year on Fox.
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