This week’s episode of Family Guy contained an opening sequence in which Peter Griffin dresses as Laura Bush for a costume party and his wife Lois dresses as a bleeding man with tire tracks across his body. The characters repeat several times “Laura Bush Killed A Guy.”
What exactly was this referring to?
In 1963, according to a public police report, Laura Bush (then known as Laura Welch) was involved in a fatal car accident. According to the report, Laura Welch allegedly had been driving when her car passed a stop sign and struck a sedan driven by 17-year-old named Michael Douglas. No charges were filed as a result of the accident. There was another female teenage passenger in Laura Welch’s car.
News reports stated that Michael Douglas died after suffering a broken neck. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Midland Memorial Hospital. There have been numerous rumors over the years regarding Laura Welch’s conduct at the time and whether she was at fault for the accident. Some have insinuated that Laura Welch was criminally negligent and/or she had been drinking. However, no lawsuits or charges were ever filed. There is no evidence of wrongdoing on her part.
Laura Welch was taken to the hospital after the accident and treated for minor injuries. Michael Douglas was a star athlete at Laura Welch’s high school. According to news reports, he was very popular among his peers.
Family Guy is known for making shocking comments for the sake of attention. Recently, the show linked the McCain-Palin ticket to Nazis. It has also portrayed Jews as nerdy number-crunching accountants, mocked slavery, made light of domestic violence, and insinuated many crass things about the disabled. Peter Griffin once threw a dollar at Sandra Oh because that was “a lot of money to her people.”
In short, nothing on Family Guy is meant to be taken seriously. They use shock humor to get ratings.
See the clip below:
Laura Bush Killed A Guy
December 8th, 2008 at 12:31 am
Family guy most certainly isn’t meant to be taken seriously. It is one of the few shows however that does get away with taking on those serious issues by being so over the top, that is the genius of the show. If they took these in the least bit seriously both the sensors and the sponsors would scream bloody murder…
December 8th, 2008 at 2:31 am
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December 8th, 2008 at 5:30 am
“Family Guy is known for making shocking comments for the sake of attention”
I find it quite HILARIOUS that you state this and then make a blog to complain about it. So, you allowed Family Guy to succeed.
LOL!
December 8th, 2008 at 7:11 am
Ha ha.
Yea right.
Your logic is that by pointing out idiocy we are promoting it ?
Yes, it got the authors attention. But more than likely not for the same reasons it got your attention
Since Family Guy got my attention once depicting republicans as N*zis I have stopped watching it and I wont be tuning in to watch this episode.
Get it ?
December 8th, 2008 at 7:14 am
Anyway, if Laura Bush had killed anyone I’m sure it would of been placed right along side GWBs DUI in the 2000 election.
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December 8th, 2008 at 8:15 am
The issue that made Bush a little of a killer has been laid to rest when left hanging by the authorities. Thus, past shall remain past.
December 8th, 2008 at 8:23 am
Hahaha, you’re a complete moron. Who’s complaining? No one. Not even the writers of Family Guy would deny that they shock to get ratings. No one is complaining.
BTW, I got you to visit the site. So I succeeded. Thanks for the traffic.
December 8th, 2008 at 8:32 am
BTW, just to be clear, I love Family Guy. I like shock humor. I own the Season 2 and 3 DVDs. The newer ones haven’t been as good.
December 8th, 2008 at 9:55 am
This is an old story about Mrs. Bush. It first came to the surface in the 2000 election. Funny how unforgiving the left is when it is not one of their own. At least she didn’t leave the guy to drown and then call the police the next morning.
She was 17 years old. Do you have any idea how young that is. At 17, you don’t know jack. Some on the left try and make it sound as if she caused the accident on purpose and should be in jail like Ted Kennedy.
Oh wait, Ted is not in prison. He is in the SENATE!
As for Family Guy, it lacks any semblance or good taste, morals or values of any family I would want to be a part of or know. It is a political satire and I have yet to see any episode that did NOT rely on vulgarity and tasteless humor.
No real talent required to write that show.
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December 8th, 2008 at 11:22 pm
“Funny how unforgiving the left is when it is not one of their own.”
Clinton. Monica. Blowjob. Right wing.
Pot. Kettle. Black.
Interesting.
December 9th, 2008 at 5:20 am
Jack Bauer would be so proud.
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