Night of the Hurricane

The event involved the three animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane—The Cleveland Show, Family Guy and American Dad!.

Coincidentally, those episodes aired exactly two months after Hurricane Irene, which caused some damage to Virginia, the state where the shows American Dad!

The event continues on the Family Guy episode "Seahorse Seashell Party", when the storm moves to Quahog and the Griffins try to find ways to pass the time.

Brian takes magic mushrooms which cause him to hallucinate, while Meg finally loses her temper at Peter, Lois and Chris for all the times they maltreated her over the years.

[3] Kevin Reilly, the entertainment president of the Fox Broadcasting Company, originally pitched the idea for the crossover, which was inspired by theme nights of comedy shows from the 1980s.

[4] The event was first announced in July 2010 by MacFarlane at San Diego Comic-Con when he revealed that the three dads of his shows, Peter, Stan and Cleveland, would appear in the same scene.

[6] A general preview of the "Fox Animation Domination Crossover" was given at greater length at an interview with TV Guide.

[7] However, on April 29, it was announced that, in response to a series of tornadoes that killed more than 300 people in the Southern United States, the aforementioned episodes would be removed from the schedule, out of respect and sensitivity for the victims.

[5][10][11][12][13][14] It 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 agreed with the decisions after consulting with the executives of Fox, and a spokeswoman for the company later announced that the episodes would air the following season.