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Seth MacFarlane Explains Origins Of ‘Family Guy’ Meme Of ‘The Godfather’ & “It Insists Upon Itself” Quote


Social media is inundated with Family Guy memes, and a particular one involving The Godfather resurfaces occasionally.

Seth MacFarlane, creator and star of the long-running animated series, recently took to social media to explain the origins of the “it insists upon itself” meme that fans quote. Lois doesn’t understand the phrase and asks for clarification, to which Peter then explains, “It takes forever getting in, and then you spend like six and a half hours, and then… You know, I can’t even get through it. Peter then finishes by saying he likes The Money Pit, the 1986 comedy directed by Richard Benjamin, which stars Tom Hanks and Shelley Long.

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