Friday, March 18, 2022

"Toon" Rock: Surfin' Bird (2009)

 Ya might recall that in 2009, Fox gave Family Guy creator/star/executive producer Seth MacFarlane a live-action half hour comedy-variety special that was never rerun, and, predictably, ran afoul of the media nannies.

There were subtle plugs for the incoming spin-off, The Cleveland Show, parodies, and skits with Oscar winner Marlee Matlin and Guy contributor Patrick Warburton. Silly stuff, largely harmless when you think about it.

This clip comes as the show is ending after MacFarlane had finished a musical number as Stewie, and shifts to Peter for a chorus of the Trashmen's "Surfin' Bird", Peter's all time favorite song. Alex Borstein contributes as Lois.


Peter may be a moron, but MacFarlane is a genius.

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