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11-24-2004, 12:10 PM
Fox Resurrects Banned 'Family Guy' Episode
By: Andrew Wallenstein
REUTERS (http://www.reuters.com/)
Wednesday November 24, 2004
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Fox Broadcasting apparently has had a change of heart about an episode of the animated series "Family Guy" it once banned because of concerns it might seem anti-Semitic.
The network said this week that the controversial "When You Wish Upon a Weinstein" episode will make its broadcast debut at 9:30 p.m. Dec. 10.
Fox declined comment, but sources said the network was emboldened to air the episode because it has already run twice on cable's Cartoon Network without drawing any complaints. Its inclusion on a "Family Guy" DVD didn't elicit any protests, either.
The episode in question pokes fun at classic Jewish stereotypes, including their money-handling skills. "Weinstein" will air on Fox with one alteration that passed muster on Cartoon and the DVD: When a character breaks into a song called "I Need a Jew," a lyric that originally read "Even though they killed our Lord" is omitted in favor of "I don't think they killed our Lord." No doubt Fox is hoping the FCC will appreciate the difference.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
SOURCE: Yahoo News (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20041124/tv_nm/television_familyguy_dc)
By: Andrew Wallenstein
REUTERS (http://www.reuters.com/)
Wednesday November 24, 2004
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Fox Broadcasting apparently has had a change of heart about an episode of the animated series "Family Guy" it once banned because of concerns it might seem anti-Semitic.
The network said this week that the controversial "When You Wish Upon a Weinstein" episode will make its broadcast debut at 9:30 p.m. Dec. 10.
Fox declined comment, but sources said the network was emboldened to air the episode because it has already run twice on cable's Cartoon Network without drawing any complaints. Its inclusion on a "Family Guy" DVD didn't elicit any protests, either.
The episode in question pokes fun at classic Jewish stereotypes, including their money-handling skills. "Weinstein" will air on Fox with one alteration that passed muster on Cartoon and the DVD: When a character breaks into a song called "I Need a Jew," a lyric that originally read "Even though they killed our Lord" is omitted in favor of "I don't think they killed our Lord." No doubt Fox is hoping the FCC will appreciate the difference.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
SOURCE: Yahoo News (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20041124/tv_nm/television_familyguy_dc)