Jackie Brown - 'Family Guy' Boston Marathon Episode Removed From Websites By Fox Following Conspiracy Theories

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/17/family-guy-boston-marathon_n_3099187.html

Quoted from the Huffington Post:

"In the episode, which originally aired March 17, protagonist Peter Griffin is asked by sports announcer Bob Costas about his performance at the marathon. A flashback shows Peter mowing down runners with his car. "I'll tell ya, Bob, I just got in my car and drove it," Griffin says. "And when there was a guy in my way, I killed him."

Later, Peter befriends a terrorist who, unbeknownst to him, is plotting to blow up a bridge. When Peter dials a cellphone the friend has given him, explosions and screams are heard. On some websites, an edited clip has been circulating that fuses the two scenes, making it seem – incorrectly – as if the explosion was at the marathon. Some commenters have implied that the show "predicted" the bombings."

The Huffington Post also reveals how Seth MacFarlene states that the episode was clearly a hoax, yet he's still having it edited in order for Fox or Hulu to allow it again. I believe it is a hoax, & it is unfair that the episode was posted before the tragedy occurred, & additionally due to the fact that the series of events does not match nor correlate enough to the tragic incident that took place after the episode was first aired.

I could understand the idea of being offended if the episode was posted after, & was poking fun at the horrific bombing that occurred at the Boston Marathon. However, it most certainly isn't. Seth has to get it edited & changed only because Fox & Hulu requires it in order to be aired again.