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Here’s ‘The Simpsons’ Joke That Probably Triggered ‘Family Guy’s Most Messed Up Clap-Back

Comedy is all about heightening the bit. For instance, if someone jokingly accuses you of being a plagiarist, you react by raping and murdering their fictional family.

The comedy cold war between The Simpsons and Family Guy is, perhaps, the foundational conflict of animated television. Ever since Seth MacFarlane first introduced his own white, middle-class family with a lazy alcoholic father, a hot nagging wife who’s too good for him, a similarly stupid oldest son, a middle daughter who the audience vaguely disdains and a baby who is trapped in an endless, floating timeline infancy, Simpsons fans have been unfavorably comparing Family Guy to its famous predecessor, and the two shows’ respective writing staffs have kept up an occasionally unhealthy competition. And, while the two animated comedies would eventually make up in the 44-minute long and entirely underwhelming 2014 crossover “The Simpsons Guy,” the Family Guy versus Simpsons rivalry used to be one of the most bitter and asymmetrical wars on TV.

Here’s the Actor Who Has Died in the Most Movies

A death scene is a double-edged sword for an actor. On one hand, you’re the absolute focus of attention for the duration, and you can really stretch your emotional acting chops. On the other hand, once that scene happens, you’re most likely not in the rest of the movie — unless it’s a bad CW show or part of the Marvel universe, I guess. 

To be someone known for dying well on camera is a dangerous talent, because it might mean that you end up in half of a lot of movies. I don’t know if that affects your paycheck, but it’s at least got to be frustrating.

So, what actor currently holds the honor of having passed away in the most movies?

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