The Father, the Son, and the Holy Fonz/Notes/Trivia

Notes

• This is Francis Griffin's second appearance. He previously appeared in The Perfect Castaway and was first introduced in Holy Crap.
• This is the second appearance of Fonzie in the series. The first time was in the episode The Son Also Draws, when Peter went on a vision quest and used Fonzie as a guidance.
• This is one of two episodes of Family Guy to be rated TV-MA on Adult Swim, primarily because of its irreverent take on religion. However, on FOX, this is rated TV-14 DLV.
• On the DVD commentary, one of the cast members, while discussing the Vaudeville Duo, said, “God rest their souls,” accidentally hinting of their death in “Saving Private Brian,” which aired just nine days before the DVDs were released.
• Peter is seen, having taken steroids, hitting Meg.

Censorship

• The FOX and BBC version of this episode cuts Stewie’s line, “Nothing says ‘Eat up’ like a bleeding, half-naked Jew nailed to a piece of wood” as Peter’s dad is hanging a crucifix above the kitchen door, due to religious sensitivities. Adult Swim and the DVD version do not cut out this line.
• According to the DVD commentary, the Fonz statue hanging at the Church of the Fonz was supposed to be on a cross similar to how Jesus is shown on a crucifix, but FOX Standards and Practices rejected it.

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