Abyssinia, Henry you". In the 1920s and 1930s Abyssinia was the name for the country now called Ethiopia.) It is mistakenly said that this slang was frequently used by the Henry Blake character throughout his years on the show. In fact, whenever Blake would bid farewell, it was usually by saying "goom-bye", though Blake did use this term at least once. The highly controversial ending to the episode, which has since been referenced and parodied many times, prompted more than 1,000 letters to series producers Gene Reynolds and Larry Gelbart, and drew fire from both CBS and 20th Century Fox. After the
Abyssinia, Henry the "Family Guy" episode "Fifteen Minutes of Shame" when a cutaway shows Brian Griffin saying to the rest of the family, "I have an announcement. Meg Griffin's plane was shot down over the Sea of Japan. It spun in. There were no survivors." In 1997, "TV Guide" included this episode in their list of the "100 Greatest Episodes of All Time," ranking it #20. In 2005, TV Land included this episode as part of its "Top 100 Most Unexpected Moments in TV History", ranking it #15. While "Abyssinia, Henry" is well known for the departure of McLean Stevenson from the