Though there are some similarities between Family Guy and the Simpsons, I have to disagree with you here.
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Also, Matt Groening has TWO series. (Futurama and The Simpsons) And Seth McFarlane has two, too. (Family Guy, American Dad)
First off...umm, there are a lot of people have created 2 series. Take Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek for instance. He created Star Trek the Original Series and the Next Generation (he died before Voyager, DS9, and Enterprise were created), so does that make Star Trek a copy of the Simpsons. By your logic yes...but, technicly no.
As well, Meg is technicly
older than Chris.
The characters you mention as being similiar (such as Lenny and Carl are to Quagmire and Cleaveland), this characters are only similar because they're a white and a black guy, they have completly different personalities.
As well, check this quote out from Seth McFarlane:
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You know, it's funny. Matt Groening and I actually have a great relationship. We've talked several times in the past few weeks and joked about this. One day out of nowhere this rumor pops up in papers and magazines. Actually, it was probably one comment that was taken out of context in Blender. Matt's just a cool guy, and fortunately neither of us was ruffled by any of that stuff. We just laughed it off.
and this from Matt Groening:
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The rivalry is very affectionate. Seth MacFarlane, the creator of Family Guy, is a good guy and he does great work, and I certainly have no problem with the perceived competition. If anything, we have the same kind of competition that Pugsley Addams and Eddie Munster had in the old days. They duked it out a few times, and so did Seth and I, but that's probably before your time. I think Family Guy and American Dad have definitely staked out their own style and territory, and now the accusations are coming that The Simpsons is taking jokes from Family Guy. And I can tell you, that ain't the case.
Sorry that I came down on you, but it just seems like such an unfounded accusation.
