We all laughed.

The renown American sitcom, Family Guy, has created a sense of humor that strives on the viewers ability to understand everyday social and political life. Seth MacFarlane, the creator and main voice actor of the show, has, on multiple occasions, been criticized on the crude humor of the show as it targets a dark sense of humor through stereotypes, political issues, religious attacks and sexual remarks. When asked on the dark humor of the show, MacFarlane offered an enlightened response by saying that the show is "making fun of the stereotypes" and not the specific group in which the stereotype targets.

The shows main target point, at which they use politically and morally incorrect slurs, is through the  cut-away gags, and used to provide a better understanding of the shows humor. Often, jokes involve  the use of a targeted ethnic group from which the "stereotype" is made fun of. In a more recent season of family guy (S11E15), the episode entitled "Turban Cowboy", places Peter Griffin, the father and main character of the show, in a difficult situation as he becomes a terrorist through his Muslim friend, Mahmoud. In a desperate attempt to blow up a bridge, Peters new group of friends encouraged him to be the one to drive the vehicle. The writers would later place Peter at a check point where an officer admits him passage because the color of his skin is acceptable. The episode attacks major stereotypical and racial remarks through the use of subliminal messages as it hides the criticism behind the humor. As an unfortunate repercussion, the episode places Peter with a car bomb, driving through the Boston Marathon, only a month before the unfortunate real life attack took place in 2013.

Along with the horrible jokes the show displays, it creates a sense of identity to certain characters of the show. Characteristics that are seen socially and morally incorrect have played a large roll in the shows success. Peters long time neighbor, Glen Quagmire, a sex crazed maniac who on multiple occasions has made comments to the number of women he has slept with, the racial groups to which they belong, and even the inhuman jokes on how young some of the women have been.

Herbert, an elderly Quahog man, is a secret pedophile who on multiple occasions has made sexual moves towards Peters teenage son, Chris. Although seen as a sweet elderly man to his community, Herbert's sexual need for young children has created hidden messages to its viewers who find his vulgar attacks on young children as "funny."

Finally, Peter Griffin, a drunken fat man with little respect for others, lives as a "mentally retarded" (S4E6) man who constantly finds no consequences to his stupid and irresponsible actions. Striving on his stupidity, the shows main character forms the backbone of its success as he provides most of the its crude humor. His actions, whether they be drinking on the job or disobeying multiple laws and getting into fights with a giant chicken, have given the show 16 successful and continuing seasons. Peter, along with the help of his family and friends, share in the crazy adventures of a white suburban family and the "life lessons" it provides. The show offers a metaphorical two-way mirror as the jokes said are seen as funny, while holding a hidden meaning behind its dark humor that targets viewers of different ages. But lets be real, we all laughed at the end of the joke.