'Family Guy' Will Air Episodes In Which Donald Trump "Crosses the Line" with Meg Griffin
As the 17th season premiere of Family Guy approaches, the show's executive producer, Alec Sulkin, has confirmed the new season will feature an "hourlong event" where Donald Trump will sexually harass the animated show's teen girl character, Meg Griffin.
In the episodes, Family Guy's bumbling patriarch, Peter Griffin, becomes a news commentator and then Trump's press secretary. Because of course! Once Peter is hired at the White House, the Griffin family move to Washington D.C., where his daughter, Meg, becomes friends with Ivanka Trump. Because of course! During one scene, Ivanka gives Meg a makeover, which Trump immediately takes "unwelcome" notice of.
Entertainment Weekly reports Trump definitely "crosses the line," and Sulkin explained to the magazine that, "we're just playing to what Trump has already confessed to, say, on a bus... he [Trump] has an encounter like that with Meg." This is likely in reference to the infamous Access Hollywood tapes in which Trump told TV show host Billy Bush:
"You know, I'm automatically attracted to beautiful - I just start kissing them. It's like a magnet. Just kiss. I don't even wait. And when you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything....Grab 'em by the pussy. You can do anything."
Ultimately, the incident between Meg and Trump leads to a huge fight between Peter and Trump, which executive producer Rich Appel said ends in some sort of father-daughter bonding moment.
While some viewers might question how the episodes were approved-Family Guy airs on FOX-Sulkin said the network had no "significant notes" or concerns on the storyline because 1) they're apparently funny and 2) because "Trump continued to be so preposterous on a daily basis that it really made it seem like this was an episode that we had to do."
Season 17 of Family Guy premieres on Sunday at 9 p.m. EST.
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