The Simpsons is more entertaining and funnier than Family Guy

Family Guy steals from The Simpsons http://www.youtube.com... For this debate, I will consider the entirety of the Simpsons against the entirety of Family Guy. The newer Simpsons episodes are a raw attempt at extending the life of the magnificent series, so I will focus on seasons 1 through 13, the best years of the show, against all 7 seasons of Family Guy. The Simpsons is superior for the following reasons: 1. Inspiring modern television humor 2. Revolutionizing the FOX Network 3. More creativity with jokes 4. Better implementation of their "inside jokes" dedicated to loyal viewers The Simpsons is based on an American family with an intoxicated father, well-wishing mother who is addicted to gambling, outcast daughter, and troubled son. Family Guy, eerily enough, is based off these similar characteristics, with the exception of the dog Brian. In Seasons 2 and 3, the Simpsons used the same Family Guy humor of "Like that one time when..." and obviously inspired the main premise of Family Guy. Matt Groening and company wished to avoid recycling their humor and wanted to establish a plateau of success based on originality and creativity. In the early 1990s, there was no show on television anything like the Simpsons. A few years later, however, Futurama, Family Guy, South Park, and other shows were able to direct their humor towards an audience that was inspired by Matt Groening's humor. The Simpsons could not live long unless they were able to "knock their viewers' socks off", and so they did. Combining the concept of a sitcom, a cartoon, and a current affairs strategy featuring many celebrities in music, sports, politics, and many others, the Simpsons were a craze. Merchandise sold through the roof, similar to the height of popularity for Superman, Mickey Mouse, and other iconic American figures. Even public schools took the initiative to ban Bart Simpsons t-shirts because of his on the edge, in your face attitude. The FOX network began in the mid-1980s as an attempt orchestrated by Rupert Murdoch to spread his television prowess into competition with the three big television channels: ABC, NBC, and CBS. The Simpsons brought forth FOX's highest ratings into the mid-1990s and inevitably led to FOX's acquisition of NFL broadcasting in 1993 from CBS. Family Guy, now airing on FOX, still does not hold the main time slot on the Sunday night lineup. The Simpsons' humor consists of the now-infamous Family Guy humor, character catch phrases, irony, pop-culture references, and many other types. "The Simpsons Already Did It", a South Park episode, put it best by establishing that all of the plans and ideas Butters could think of had already been done by the Simpsons. They were the first of their kind. Priceless moments, such as the Season 9 episode "Joy of Sect", where Homer is fishing by a lake singing to the tune of the 1960s Batman theme song: "Na na na na na na na na na fishing!". Mr. Burns' "Excellent" and age references, Nelson's "Haw haw", Superintendent Chalmers' "SKINNER!", Comic Book Guy's "Worst ______ ever...", and so on are timeless classics. The main Family Guy inside joke, when Peter hurts himself and grabs his knee wincing in pain for a minute or so, is not only unfunny but ridiculously annoying. The Simpsons is a far superior show to Family Guy. I am a biased person myself, I own every season of the Simpsons from seasons 1 to present, and have watched ever episode. To conclude, Family Guy can be entertaining and funny, but the show only exists because the Simpsons revolutionized television.