AniDom News: Family Guy Controversy, The Great North Exclusive Clip , And Notes From The Simpsons

The Simpsons may not be great at animating drums or guitars, but they can sure find the most well-respected fashion brands in the world in which to launch a collection with. Announced late last year, The Simpsons continues to team up with Ballenciaga to release a number of high-dollar fashion items, in this latest collection drop, we’ve got a number of new hoodies, keychains, and more that you can peruse over here.

The Simpsons is all-new this Sunday Night @ 8 pm ET/PT, only on FOX, check your local listings.

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The Great North premieres a brand-new episode this Sunday Night @ 830 pm ET/PT, on FOX. The episode entitled “Poetry Of The Penals Adventure” sees Wolf who chaperones Ham and Judy on a school field trip to the abandoned Death Cliff Prison. Meanwhile, Beef accidentally agrees to compose a poem.

We have an exclusive clip that you can see down below.

Synopsis:

THE GREAT NORTH is an animated comedy series follows the Alaskan adventures of the Tobin family, as a single dad, BEEF (Nick Offerman), does his best to keep his bunch of kids close – especially his only daughter, JUDY (Jenny Slate), whose artistic dreams lead her away from the family fishing boat and into the glamorous world of the local mall. Rounding out the family are Judy’s older brother, WOLF (Will Forte), and his new wife, HONEYBEE (Dulcé Sloan), middle brother HAM (Paul Rust) and 10-year-old-going-on-50 little brother MOON (Aparna Nancherla). While their mother is not in the picture, Judy seeks guidance from her new boss, ALYSON (Megan Mullally), and her imaginary friend, ALANIS MORISSETTE (voicing as herself), who appears to her in the Northern Lights.

Season Two kicks off with a big musical episode, in which Judy reaches the monumental milestone of getting her braces removed. This season also features special holiday-themed episodes, celebrating Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas, Tobin-style.

The series, which already has been renewed and is currently in production on its third season, was created and written by BOB’S BURGERS writers and executive producers Wendy Molyneux and Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin, as well as writer Minty Lewis (“Regular Show”). The Molyneux sisters serve as executive producers and showrunners. BOB’S BURGERS creator Loren Bouchard also is an executive producer. THE GREAT NORTH is a 20th Television Animation production, and animation is produced through Bento Box Entertainment.

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NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin is in a spot of controversy after posting a Family Guy clip from the episode “Prick Up Your Ears”. The clip features an Asian woman cutting across four car lanes without any regard for human life thereby strengthening a stereotype that Asians are terrible drivers. The scene is actually cut from Hulu and network re-airings.

Because of Denny’s Tweet, he has to be sent to sensitivity training which is due to be completed by the start of the next NASCAR season.   The tweet made fun of Kyle Larson’s block on Kurt Busch on the final lap of the 2022 GEICO 500. The tweet stirred up controversy as Larson was Japanese American. The tweet was made on April 25, and was deleted the same day, with Hamlin putting out a statement: “I took down a post I made earlier today after reading some of the [replies]. It was a poor choice of memes and I saw how it was offensive. It came across totally wrong. I apologize.”

A new episode of Family Guy premieres this Sunday Night @ 930 pm ET/PT on FOX, check your local listings. Alex Borstein calls working on the show a “gift” and I happen to agree.