Top 20 Family Guy Jokes that Crossed the Line

"Family Guy" isn't for the faint of heart! For this list, we’ll be looking at gags from the popular animated show that may have pushed the envelope a little too far. Our countdown includes Aquaman, Jesus, a whale and a forklift and more! Which of these made you wonder how they managed to get it on air? Let us know in the comments.
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[@OH_MY_DOGGG]

I Love watch Mojo Videos HEADS UP!!!!!!!!!!

[@mauricesmithjr4050]

Next: top 20 Rick and Morty jokes that crossed the line

[@javib2978]

Trans gender people really don't need surgery to changes genders.

[@stone1andonly]

You mean there was a list there? All I saw were ads.

[@brandonscott5544]

CUTAWAY GAG DARKEST JOKES

[@jayjaynessa]

Handy Mandy catching a stray being called a Bob the Builder rip-off has me crying 😭😂😂

[@malloyy6828]

Fr 😂

[@DontRespectTheUS]

Another Mexican stealing our jobs! I wanted to be a fictional claymation (?) construction worker with a psychosis that makes him think his equipment is talking to him!

[@charliejoson9145]

I loved both Handy Mandy and Bob The Builder! They were my childhood

[@mojo3318]

@@loganwatkins2374 Mine too. Only, I haven't seen that part.

[@mojo3318]

@@charliejoson9145 Same here!

[@joshdelagarza231]

“Protect John Stewart! He’s our most important Jew!” - Mort

[@DontRespectTheUS]

Loved that one! Another I just thought of is the letter Mort wrote to Ritz Cracker when they were all smashed in the box. “I don’t buy your products with broken quarters you miserable dicks! - Signed: Mort Goldman again!

[@kelleyk28]

I loved that one, too.

[@lisagibson2975]

I mean, he is :D

[@Tuturial464]

It’s Jon Stewart

[@ML4451]

I would say that Elena Kagan is our most important Jew.

[@joshuamohlman]

“You Have AIDS” and “Prom Night Dumpster Baby” are two of my favorite songs from Family Guy. I burst out laughing the first time I saw them 😂

[@janeentumbao8690]

Don't forget the F the FCC and a bag of weed songs. Such classics! 😂

[@Onepiecefan95]

@@janeentumbao8690 What about the song Dont Mess with mister Booze.

[@mrhumble2937]

Youuuu havvve thhhheee aiiidddss

[@hugo1089]

Sick puppy

[@janeentumbao8690]

@@mrhumble2937 I'm surprised they didn't use Charlie Sheen. Too soon???? 😄

[@jamesmendonca2900]

Family Guy has crossed the line for over 20 years and it is still on the air.

[@coolbreeze3793]

Thank you for that James.

[@bennywark3103]

Just like South Park

[@ZeldaSam1]

LORD ONLY KNOW HOW!!!!! THE WRITERS SHOULD BE SMOTE!!!!!

[@thedraftingax5963]

@@bennywark3103 Yeah exactly

[@ETHAN-is3li]

I’m surprised they left one major thing out, and that’s the NIKE commercial. That was one of the darkest cutaways and definitely goes too far.

[@maxxh5331]

6:24 That is embarrassing. Handy Manny is not a ripoff of Bob the Builder and Family Guy did not create the name.

[@danielrussell3408]

I was beginning to doubt myself that it was a real TV show when I seen that 😂

[@carolinenerima9023]

My childhood bana😅😂😂

[@Wiiguy1606]

That's right. Handy Manny was Disney's answer to Nickelodeon's Bob the Builder

[@grace5033]

@@Wiiguy1606 Handy Manny was basically Bob the Builder + Dora

[@randrews103]

There's no such thing as an appropriate joke. That's why it's a joke. Michael Scott

[@MacCormickCave]

_"Joking you can say anything, even the truth."_ *- Freud* *It's "joking" that many people say exactly what they think, but to lighten the situation, they say "I'm making a joke". I just think that before saying everything you think, put yourself in the shoes of those who will listen!* 😉

[@justapeacefulmanwhosbornin7291]

“Brian & Stewie” is still one of my most favorite Family Guy episodes of all time.

[@DontRespectTheUS]

Hated it! So weird. Tonal shifts constantly with the diaper, a huge heel-turn back the friendship ten minutes later. I don’t get why people like it so much. No comedy and not good enough to be drama.

[@SnuggieMaple]

@@DontRespectTheUSit’s meant to be no comedy it’s meant to be more serious and a character development episode yes the 1 hour version seems a little too extended but if your looking at the 22 minute version it’s really good

[@SnuggieMaple]

@@DontRespectTheUSAlso what is that pfp

[@coolbreeze3793]

@@DontRespectTheUS only the weirdos like that episode. Going to an adult animation for some type of serious, dramatic tone. 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@geraltrivia6148]

@@coolbreeze3793 I guess you've never seen Futurama?

[@brandishwar]

George Carlin once said that nothing is off limits in comedy: "I believe you can joke about anything. It all depends on how you construct the joke." And Seth Macfarlane is definitely living that with Family Guy. Whether it's funny or not depends on the audience.

[@SomePkmnlovingdude]

Then along came "Cancel Culture", now NOBODY can joke about anything anymore.

[@ryanwarner5006]

And he's dead. And I think that's funny.

[@SomePkmnlovingdude]

@KnightOfColumbus Well, yeah CC can be good to rat out awful people (Bill Cosby, Harvey Weinstein, John K., the Subway guy etc.) but nowadays it's gotten out of control where one little mistake can ruin a life for stupid reasons, like in Family Guy when Brain made a racist joke (unintentionally of course) that made everyone explode, Brain even called them out for getting all worked up over one stupid joke.

[@schwubmexx]

​@@SomePkmnlovingdude Amd people still make those jokes. Like Family guy or South Park. Who cares. People always cried cause if those jokes. And the still cry. But people who like this still like this. Family Guy ist still like that. South Park too

[@coolphoton1234]

@KnightOfColumbus2000 Objectively speaking comedy is entirely subjective and cant be analised objectively or the entire concept is invalid. It can't be experienced objectively, only subjectively. And subjectively, I've seen many great jokes about murder, discrimination, and sexual assault, many of which had real impact and made me think, similar to Carlin's famous 7 words bit and its commentary on social propriety and societal censorship. Comedy has alwase been a 'safe' way to discus touchy subjects, and for that to work comedians must be out of step with most people in what they say, weather that is pointing out how the king fucked up a war or pointing out that Bill Cosby was just plain fucked up So, yes, comedians should *absolutely* get a pass specifically because they make people laugh.

[@sonicmario64]

The Epicac puking scene is actually one of my all-time favorite Family Guy episodes because of how hilarious it is from beginning to end, especially with how the timing is done for each of the male Griffins being able to puke once at a time, and I also like how it ends with them all throwing up together at the same time. XD

[@jasminejohnston6393]

2:19 Lois: Who wants chowder? (Peter, Chris, Stewie and Brian all vomit at once)😂

[@joshuamohlman]

That killed me the first time I saw that

[@raiderlove5923]

I died laughing when the episode first aired.

[@tastypaste0836]

Handy Manny was its own show, not a rip off of Bob the Builder

[@chelseacanales8763]

Ipecac Contest is the best thing on Family Guy. Those guys made me laugh when they were throwing up.

[@joelitofrito]

Handy Manny deserved more respect than what you said.

[@thedraftingax5963]

Facts! Agreed big time!

[@fraklord7415]

Handy Manny is not a Family Guy made thing but an actual show

[@RicoTheL3g3nd]

I was about to say, Watchmojo needs to do their research XD

[@nevillelongbottom5852]

@@RicoTheL3g3nd I remember that show, I watched it on Disney Junior

[@thedraftingax5963]

@@nevillelongbottom5852 Same

[@TheCommenterDragon]

This is one of the many things i like about the jokes in Family Guy. Not all of them are intended to be funny and some them do indeed cross the line, But i think on some level that's the point.

[@ZeacorZeppelin]

The Bill Cosby one is messed up, but damn I cannot imagine a more perfect way to destroy him.

[@sonofkarma5461]

If you ask me “Jared Fogle” is Arguably EVEN WORSE than Bill

[@X6800]

I liked the mock music they used.

[@ZeldaSam1]

How 'bout a DRONE STRIKE!?!?!

[@herrice3227]

You should hear the cut line after the scene lol

[@marissamay8527]

Dishonorable Mentions: * Minions 3 with Harvey Weinstein * Horton Ignores Domestic Violence * The "Juice Will Not Replace Us" Riot * Elizabeth Smart Cutaway * Peter's "Ghost" Costume

[@Spiralredd]

Black Jesus and the Michael Jackson bit when the kid said it looks like Michael Jackson is coming right at me

[@marissamay8527]

@@Spiralredd The black jesus wasn't really that offensive but I do agree that the Michael Jackson joke was too much.

[@KoldBreeze]

"To the Black Man: Thanks for taking it all in stride." - Stewie Griffin 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@aurawolf2221]

Oh please, if you're watching Family Guy you KNOW what you're in for & some of THE BEST family guy jokes are the darkest one. That scene of Brian vomiting NEVER fails to make me laugh my ass off 😂

[@jordanmccluskey891]

The episode of Brian & Stewie locked at the bank is absolutely hilarious and my favorite episode

[@Germadian]

I'm surprised you didn't include the episode where Peter got a stroke from eating too many burgers. He meets the talking cow who and his fellow cows are kept in inhumane conditions. The cow calls the place "Da Cow", as in Dachau Concentration Camp.

[@sonofkarma5461]

I’m not entirely a fan of the Joke about the Vietnam war memorial, however I gotta point out that That Vietnamese guy isn’t wrong about “Vietnam Undefeated”

[@rfi2011]

Ironic considering the fact that their jungles and homes were literally destroyed after the whole situation

[@sonofkarma5461]

@@rfi2011 yeah true that

[@Gabe1stt]

The Asian veteran making fun of the American veterans is HILARIOUS 😭😭

[@jeannyjakobsen5608]

Handy Manny was a show on Disney Jr. The talking tools are really the only way it compares to Bob the Builder and his talking construction vehicles. And anyone who's easily offended need to NOT be watching any of Seth McFarlane's shows as that's what they aim to do LOL

[@jmsmith1767]

6:20 Handy Manny is a real show. Where the tools do talk. It’s not quite a rip off of Bob the Builder.

[@JayRasheed718]

I think the Cosby bit was the only one on the list I haven’t seen on tv but still it’s hilarious 😂

[@phantomrequim]

I know its wrong but the "You have Aids" is one of those songs that still makes me laugh.

[@deshornanthony]

That peter griffin jr joke dark asf 😅😅

[@zachtheowlhousefanhall973]

Suggestions: *Top 20 Times Family Guy Went Too Far *Top 20 Times American Dad Went Too Far *Top 10 Most Offensive Family Guy Songs *Top 10 Family Guy Moments That Left Us Speechless *Top 10 Most Offensive Family Guy Jokes *Top 10 Times Brian Griffin Said What We Were All Thinking

[@stevester9148]

''Sideways for attention, long way for results''

[@dwsmatos8373]

The episode with Brian and Stewie locked in the bank it's the best I ever seen of the series. It's funny and very emotional too.

[@srchamb05]

Number 11, the whale and the forklift would’ve been my number one. That was the most cringe Family Guy scene ever in my opinion 😅😅

[@Phoenixoflife56]

2:27 it’s when they reversed the scene that it crossed the line. The original was bad but barely on the line but reversing it is what pushed it over the line by miles

[@justapeacefulmanwhosbornin7291]

The Bill Cosby scandal scene. 😅

[@midnitekreapa8372]

I remember in one episode When Peter and Louis's Dad were having a bedtime together, there was a scene where they said they seen a "ghost". They didn't show the ghost but from what I remembered on the original episode, the screen zoomed out and it was Michael Jackson ghost. Its nowhere to be seen anywhere again but I remembered this after Michael Jackson's death

[@igloo_31]

I watched a theory a while ago and it showed that Peter and Lois had more than four😂😂

[@TrumpIsTheRootOfAllEvil]

No idea why reading that instantly made me think of the "Have you ever killed anyone, Peter?" "Reddit says 30, but that seems low." Unrelated, but 30 100% seems low.

[@mariebelladonna437]

My husband is Jewish, and he loved the "I Need A Jew" bit. We both laughed our asses off. He laughs when they poke fun at Mort, too (the 'ScareJew' bit in particular cracked him up). It's good to learn to never take yourself too seriously, and to poke fun at yourself. Adam West's Mayor West is a prime example, as well as many others, from this show alone. I laughed at most of these, when I saw them. BUT some of them are definitely something over the line.

[@ThePhenomenalEX]

One of my favorite Jew jokes that Family Guy has done is when Joe was "feeding" a bunch of Morts pennies like they were birds. "Look, they're taking them out of my hand!"

[@mariebelladonna437]

@@ThePhenomenalEX YES we loved that one too!!

[@Mary_the_therian]

The funny thing is... Handy Manny is a real show XD

[@budosharon9793]

Handy Manny is a real Disney Junior show and isn't rip-off of Bob the builder 😆

[@brandenaguilar2962]

I love the somewhat irony in lists like these lol. Family guy and shows like it work off of controversy, unspoken realism and a near disregard for moral and social norms. Hence why I love family guy and other shows like it.

[@nickmontoya3001]

Peter Griffin jr....was Meg telling the truth to Chris when they attended a funeral and chris asked "what if they buried her and she wasn't dead" meg said "yeah, just like our brother...thats why we got u" chris looks shocked and confused

[@elidagdagan2780]

When the slaves kept asking “Are we there yet?” - that’s gotta be the most offensive but funniest joke from Family Guy I ever heard

[@chrisrj9871]

Quagmire saying to his parent Ida, "Oh please just be gay" ... An adult son finding out his beloved father is transgender isn't going to take it so easily at first, plus he came around to the idea near the end. It was _not_ the show writers telling their POV about transg. people and telling the viewers to think exactly the same way. That's the only reason I could come up with to why people were angry at Quagmire for saying that back in the day. Sometimes something is just based on the character, not an outlet for the writers or a lesson for the viewers.

[@DontRespectTheUS]

The worst is the Memorial one! How is it not top 3 and the pez is higher? The Michael Fox one was horrendous too but I thought it was hysterical! Especially the check!

[@DWHNRaider]

The war memorial scene is one of the funniest things in Family Guy. 😂🤣😂🤣

[@broden4838]

Enough reason to shout "It's coming right for us!!" when seeing Peter (as well as shooting him)

[@despawn7663]

Lines were always meant to be crossed when it comes to comedy

[@steveczap]

Darn. No prom night dumpster baby? That’s one of the greatest moments in television history.

[@halfbkdt8rsalad]

Not even an honorable mention of Prom Night Dumpster Baby?! Hmmm.

[@ThatGuyLondon]

Handy Manny is a real character. I think ..Disney?

[@michaelboyle7281]

I find it so odd which jokes Seth McFarland later regrets that he's made lol

[@briandoss9232]

I'm amazed Prom Night Dumpster baby wasn't on this list.

[@Bwillis2099]

When comes to writers like Seth Macfarlane and Adult cartoons like Family Guy the official motto is: Ah as long as we don’t get cancelled it’s fine 😅 21:30

[@Felmoragain]

Family guy is dark but to South Park is a mere trailer

[@VO1D333]

And thats exactly why i love family guy

[@musc1esman]

I love when peter drives the forkilft!

[@TheOfficialTarynTots]

How did the joke about Stewie being sexually molested at night in a park's men's room not make this list? It was really disturbing and also the fact Brian pretended like it didn't happen. The sucker in the scene made it so much worse too.

[@Readus1234]

When I saw Peter dressed up in that trench coat. I thought he was the punisher then years later… I realize he was dressed as a columbine high school shooter.

[@jamalvargas6146]

Family Guy's Cookie Monster Skit Got Me In trouble once like they can't take a joke It's bloody parody...

[@OH_MY_DOGGG]

The world has even caught up to cookie monsters toxic attitude. I forget what modifications have been made. But you have been vindicated as far as I am concerned.

[@Crasho327]

Another one that probably crossed the line was the Schindler's List joke after Lois finds out her mother is Jewish. He shoots the mail box next to her and mimics the Nazi with the cigarette and stretching with the explanation to her that he wanted her to know what it's like to be Jewish.

[@Deloneys]

Reactions to Ida were definitely appropriate and accurate.

[@janeentumbao8690]

And realistic! Behind closed doors, not everything is PC! I think that's why Family Guy is still on, it's so relatable.

[@MrScotty5877304]

The Cosby show skit was hysterical was already pissing myself laughing when Bea Arthur staggers on bare assed just as that cherry on top passes you get the chefs kiss moment when you realise he diddled the Noid aswell 😂

[@pancakeboi6797]

The jfk pez dispenser joke was pretty tame compared to now.

[@GuardianKyle]

Jokes that trigger many people, and yet the series hasn't been permanently canceled.

[@johnsantos507]

Because Fox is too chicken shit to cancel Family Guy series because they'll lose money. Creedy hypocrites they are. Family Guy is unfunny series now.

[@mel2000]

#17 (Domestic Violence) wasn't the only time a Family Guy member murdered someone. There's an episode where Stewie kills a character who defiled Rupert. And I suspect there have been other murders committed by cast members.

[@Cjohnsonmuisc]

Okay!! Y’all are seriously are unmatched in pace and quality for sure

[@mr.decencykeepinitreal6348]

“The Ipecac contest scene” is hilariously gross. 😂

[@michelleturnock3268]

Family guy fricken ROCKS!!!

[@olvialee7221]

I can see why Turban Cowboy was pulled from the air. That cutaway wasn’t a win at all, it should’ve been his way to jail

[@bloodhound4741]

There are a few of these scenes that I thought I was the only one who thought that they crossed the line with

[@Gigan10610]

Family Guy is a GOAT

[@TheTimplatte]

Aka 20 times Family Guy was absolutely hilarious

[@b1646717]

They were not fighting over Terri Schiavos' breathing tube, it was a feeding tube. They would remove it and she would begin the process of starving to death. Then, an appeal would be filed, and they would start feeding her again. Over and over.

[@Survivor-dw7we]

Stewie talking to a Black man insinuates he's owed a " thank you " for the Union winning the Civil War.

[@donavandwelch]

I loved every one of those.

[@MaverickChristian]

20:21 - As someone who loved the Cosby Show and can't watch it anymore for obvious reasons, I actually found this joke to be oddly therapeutic.

[@tyleriguana2450]

Handy Manny isn’t something that Family Guy created 😭 it is an actual children’s show that Disney produced in the early 2000s. I thought Watchmojo would’ve known this 😭😭😭

[@thedraftingax5963]

I thought the same too 😭

[@dychrisshandonsmith1242]

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[@dvaccaro96]

This shit is exactly why FG is so hilarious

[@morganlee2806]

Teeeerrrri Schiavo is kiiiind oofff alivo! The most expensive plant you'll ever seeee! 😂

[@jimhill2087]

The Vietnam Memorial bit was priceless!! I’ll never look at the memorial the same! Pure gold! Of course, I thought they were all funny, so I might have issues

[@justapeacefulmanwhosbornin7291]

“Scoreboard, scoreboard!” 😂

[@RhytAwAyMistahJ]

"Was that your friend? I know him. He died like a bitch!" 😂

[@richardabela2090]

I think it was very disrespectful to all of the Vietnam veterans who died on the battlefield and to those who didn’t get a proper welcome home! I met an Australian veteran at my local RSL club who served in Vietnam and I found it very difficult that his generation didn’t get a proper welcoming home like my late grandfathers generation who served in Ww2!

[@jimhill2087]

@@richardabela2090 and yet, the CARTOON JOKE was still funny! The brilliance of the joke is in pointing out a wall full of names of dead soldiers, seen from the other (and yes, the winning) side. Better yet, it takes a jab at the very American way we act when we are the victors. Of course, the irony is you would likely never see this happen in real life. That’s why the joke works. Anyone who can’t laugh at humor is too hung up on their own issues.

[@Dimetropteryx]

@@richardabela2090 Well, how much respect do Americans show fallen opponents? If they're going to dish it out, they should be able to take it, too.

[@thefifthGV]

Omg 🤣 the list gets better as you count down

[@jackidemchak4863]

"Who wants chowder?!" 😆Too funny!

[@nkosinathimakhaza3159]

The Vietnamese war veteran joke was funny as hell😂

[@restock_1731]

Anyone who gets offended by Family Guy, probably shouldn't be watching Family Guy. Just saying. 😂

[@DontRespectTheUS]

It’s not about being “offended” like upset. It’s offensive in the way Stern, O&A, Drawn Together, and Always Sunny is. Supposedly for humor. Offensive is where you blurt JESUS CHRIST🤣 while you laugh. Dark comedy. Gross out. Racial/Ethnic jokes. Things said to be shocking and blunt unexpectedly/constantly. Jokes against religion. The times I’ve laughed the hardest I was “offended” by something. Again I point to guys like Stern. Old stern at least.

[@restock_1731]

​@Anti-woke is woke 100X thanks for the breakdown. 👍 sometimes the offensive really is the funniest. Lol

[@DontRespectTheUS]

@@restock_1731 You’re very welcome.

[@denisewillis1738]

Finding the humour in shitty situations is always cool. Thanks, dude. I need this!

[@janeentumbao8690]

That's why I call them s(h)ituations. 😄

[@pokewest9939]

6:19 he did not just call Handy, Manny a Bob, the builder rip off he did not

[@mr.decencykeepinitreal6348]

Over one million people are overly sensitive because of Seth MacFarlane’s hit animated show. They all need to GET OVER IT. Sheesh.

[@jimbo9208]

you cant just do whatever you want to do and get away with it

[@crispy0799]

Tell that too south park...😂🤣😮🔥

[@ghostflxwer]

Calm down

[@Shadow_Wolf_190]

Here’s what I say to people that are so easily offended “Gonna cry?”

[@crispy0799]

@@Shadow_Wolf_190 right?!

[@Youareloved_forever]

When a whole ass cow came out of the straw I was dying laugh 😭

[@tylerpesek1091]

Um... Handy Mandy is a kid show on Disney. Not a rip off of Bob the Builder.

[@RRNumber4]

The narration on this video is so good

[@logicalrationalfishing7481]

I don't see why the Ida/Bryan thing is a big deal. Most men would react that way if not much, much worse. Lying to anyone concerning relationship/sexual stuff is messed up. No different than hiding being married, they are not including something that could change consent.

[@tactical-daddy]

The part where Meg screams out side to side for attention or longways for results legit made me laugh out loud

[@olvialee7221]

The Bing Crosby thing? Yeah, went waaaaaaaaaay too far

[@thedraftingax5963]

Yep, it did.

[@S11tep1a82]

Love all of them

[@imame1433]

Herbert is my fav. The song is what solidified my love for the show 👏🏼👏🏼

[@TokenDrew]

Lmao all of these still make me laugh tho

[@darknightjester]

2:40 actually 5 children Peter Griffin JR. and Tmas Chris' stillborn twin

[@PatrickCervantez]

6 if you count the "other sister".

[@darknightjester]

@@PatrickCervantez 7 if you count Meg's conjoined twin now that you mention it

[@SoCoolScience]

I laughed at ever one of these

[@drone2637]

Handy Manny is a REAL character from Disney junior. 6:20