night of the hurricane was the family guy american dad crossover episode.
night of the hurricane was the family guy american dad crossover episode.
what episode is family guy american dad crossover?
night of the hurricane
in april 2011, the executives of the fox broadcasting company officially announced that the episode would air on may 1 as part of the "night of the hurricane" crossover, alongside the "family guy" episode "seahorse seashell party" and the "american dad!" episode "hurricane!". however, on april 29, it was announced that the crossover event would be removed from the schedule, in response to a series of tornadoes that killed nearly 300 people in the southern united states. the crossover was subsequently replaced by repeats of "i am the walrus" from "american dad!", "brian writes a bestseller" from "family guy", and "ain't nothin' but mutton bustin'" from "the cleveland show". macfarlane later agreed with the decisions after being consulted with the executives of fox, and a spokeswoman for the company later announced that the episode would air the succeeding season.
the hurricane!
in its early going, "american dad!" brought in strong ratings but fought an uphill battle in gaining widespread acceptance and approval from viewers and critics alike. the popularity of macfarlane and his involvement with "family guy" have led to foregone conclusions and prejudices against "american dad!" as a rip-off of the predecessor and some critics had already written off "american dad!" prior to its birth as nothing more than a pale imitation of "family guy" and macfarlane's attempts to get his old show back on the air. one example, prior to the "american dad!" series debut, a writer of "the washington post" published a piece that reads "but those same executives have also given macfarlane a whole new animated half-hour to play with in the disappointing "american dad!" the new series officially premieres in may but has a sneak preview tomorrow night in the coveted post-super bowl time period ... the look and pace of "american dad!" is the same as "family guy"."
american dad!