My parents “hate the series”

The Griffins Star Patrick Warburton has said his parents hated the show so much that his mother once tried to get it cancelled.

Warburton, 59, has voiced the wheelchair-using character Joe Swanson since the popular cartoon’s first season in 1999.

Talk to People At the recent PaleyFest media convention in Los Angeles to celebrate the show’s 25th anniversary, the New Jersey native revealed that his parents “hate the show even more today than they did 25 years ago.”

“My father spent three months in a monastery. He almost became a monk… My mother was walking around the neighborhood when I was 13 and handing out pamphlets about the sins of masturbation, which didn’t allow me to enter the cool community,” he explains.

“My mother was on the American Television Council and they were trying to get the show canceled,” Warburton continued.

“I helped my parents support themselves. The Griffins “She tried to get me to sign the petition (to cancel the show). I said, ‘Mom, if you don’t think I’m going to speak out about this publicly, it’s the greatest irony. You’re laundering money, you’re laundering it for yourself.’ They hate it even more today.”

Created by and starring Seth MacFarlane, The Griffins follows the misadventures of the Griffin family. MacFarlane voices father Peter, son Stewie and family dog ​​Brian, alongside The Marvelous Mrs. MaiselAlex Borstein plays mother Lois, Seth Green plays son Chris and Mila Kunis plays daughter Meg.

This controversial and often crude sitcom is well known for poking fun at current political issues.

Last September, the show made headlines when it slammed Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in a brutal parody. In the episode, Peter compares himself to the royal couple, who stepped down as working members of the royal family in 2020 to move to the United States.

Down on his luck and penniless, Peter suggests “going it alone,” like the Sussexes. The show’s writers have been quick to describe the couple and poke fun at their multi-million dollar deal with Netflix.

A cartoon version of Harry and Meghan is seen lounging by a pool with a butler nearby, who informs Harry: “Sir, your Netflix millions for… nobody knows what.”

The Duke then replies: “Put it with the others,” after which Meghan instructs Harry: “Honey, it’s time to do our daily $250,000 sponsored Instagram post for Del Taco.”

Harry, looking discouraged, replies: “I shouldn’t have let that nonsense be invented.”

In addition The GriffinsWarburton lent his voice to characters in Disney’s 2000 animated family comedy. The Emperor’s New Groove and 2006 Bee movie.

Last week, The Griffins The series has completed its 22nd season. Episodes are available to stream on Fox in the US and Disney+ in the UK.