Back in February, Trey Parker and Matt Stone decided to satirize the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in an episode of South Park. Because Stone and Parker still think misogyny is Peak Edgelord, they even referred to Meghan as “Harry’s bitch wife.” For months after the episode aired, British commentators were and are name-checking South Park as evidence that “America hates the Sussexes.” Camilla Tominey in particular was obsessed with the idea that South Park is representative of American popular opinion. Well, Tominey is going to froth at the mouth with glee now that Seth MacFarlane’s Family Guy has satirized the Sussexes as well.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been given the ‘South Park’ treatment once again – this time by Seth McFarlane’s Family Guy. In an episode from the newest series of the cartoon satire which aired on Sunday, main character Peter Griffin compares himself to the royal couple, who stepped down as working members of the British Royal Family in 2020 to move to the US.
Sitting in a bar with his friends as he thinks of ways to retrieve money he is owed, Peter Griffin says he’ll ‘go it alone’ – just like the Sussexes. The scene then cuts away to the royal couple lounging by the pool in their swimwear while a butler waits on them to hand them ‘millions from Netflix’.
In the newest clip, the Sussexes are pictured enjoying fizzy drinks by their pool, while a quintessentially British-looking butler hands them a pay cheque. He tells the Duke: ‘Sir, your millions from Netflix for… no-one knows what.’
The cartoon Harry flippantly replies: ‘Put it with the rest of them’ in a British accent reminiscent of Dick Van Dyke’s cockney character in Mary Poppins. As the butler scuttles off, Meghan’s phone buzzes with a notification. She tells Harry: ‘Babe, time to do our daily $250,000 sponsored Instagram post for Del Taco.’
A despondent Harry, staring off into the distance, replies: ‘I shouldn’t have left the made-up nonsense’ – in an apparent dig at the British monarchy.
“Babe, time to do our daily $250,000 sponsored Instagram post for Del Taco.” God, I WISH Harry and Meghan were cashing in the way everyone seems to believe. Please, they’ve left so much money on the table! Anyway, it’s particularly hilarious to me that this aired in America on Sunday, it made absolutely no news in the American media, and it took a full 24-36 hours for the British media to catch up to it. Now they’ll use this as yet another example of “how America feels about the Sussexes.” You know how we feel? Most of us aren’t watching Family Guy. I will f–k with American Dad though, so wake me when that cartoon satirizes the Sussexes. Please, Roger would be obsessed with Harry.
PS… Remember when James Middleton said Family Guy was his favorite show?
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA – NOVEMBER 12: American actor, screenwriter, producer, director and singer Seth MacFarlane arrives at FOX’s ‘Family Guy’ 400th Episode Celebration held at the Fox Studio Lot on November 12, 2022 in Los Angeles, California, United States.,Image: 737170465, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Pictured: Seth MacFarlane, Credit line: Xavier Collin / Image Press Agency / Avalon 
DUESSELDORF, GERMANY – 13th Sep 2023. SEPTEMBER 13: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attend the Mixed Team Gold Medal Wheelchair Basketball match between Team United States and Team France during day four of the Invictus Games Düsseldorf 2023 on September 13, 2023 in Duesseldorf, Germany. *** DUESSELDORF, GERMANY 13th Sep 2023 SEPTEMBER 13 Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attend the Mixed Team Gold Medal Wheelchair Basketball match between Team United States and Team France during day four of the Invictus Games Düsseldorf 2023 on September 13, 2023 in Duesseldorf, Germany,Image: 805097831, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: imago is entitled to issue a simple usage license at the time of provision. Personality and trademark rights as well as copyright laws regarding art-works shown must be observed. Commercial use at your own risk., Model Release: no, Credit line: IMAGO/Moritz Mueller / Avalon 
DUESSELDORF, GERMANY – 13th Sep 2023. SEPTEMBER 13: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attend the Mixed Team Gold Medal Wheelchair Basketball match between Team United States and Team France during day four of the Invictus Games Düsseldorf 2023 on September 13, 2023 in Duesseldorf, Germany. *** DUESSELDORF, GERMANY 13th Sep 2023 SEPTEMBER 13 Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attend the Mixed Team Gold Medal Wheelchair Basketball match between Team United States and Team France during day four of the Invictus Games Düsseldorf 2023 on September 13, 2023 in Duesseldorf, Germany,Image: 805098241, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: imago is entitled to issue a simple usage license at the time of provision. Personality and trademark rights as well as copyright laws regarding art-works shown must be observed. Commercial use at your own risk., Model Release: no, Credit line: IMAGO/Moritz Mueller / Avalon
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Herzogin Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, und Prinz Harry, Duke of Sussex, bei ihrem Besuch der Invictus Games Düsseldorf 2023 in der Merkur Spiel Arena Düsseldorf. Düsseldorf, 15.09.2023 NRW Deutschland *** Duchess Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, during their visit to the Invictus Games Düsseldorf 2023 at Merkur Spiel Arena Düsseldorf Düsseldorf, 15 09 2023 NRW Germany. Copyright: xChristophxHardtx,Image: 805739287, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: imago is entitled to issue a simple usage license at the time of provision. Personality and trademark rights as well as copyright laws regarding art-works shown must be observed. Commercial use at your own risk., Model Release: no, Credit line: IMAGO/Christoph Hardt / Avalon 
Herzogin Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, und Prinz Harry, Duke of Sussex, bei ihrem Besuch der Invictus Games Düsseldorf 2023 in der Merkur Spiel Arena Düsseldorf. Düsseldorf, 15.09.2023 NRW Deutschland *** Duchess Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, during their visit to the Invictus Games Düsseldorf 2023 at Merkur Spiel Arena Düsseldorf Düsseldorf, 15 09 2023 NRW Germany. Copyright: xChristophxHardtx,Image: 805739495, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: imago is entitled to issue a simple usage license at the time of provision. Personality and trademark rights as well as copyright laws regarding art-works shown must be observed. Commercial use at your own risk., Model Release: no, Credit line: IMAGO/Christoph Hardt / AvalonncG1vNJzZmivp6x7pLHLnpmirJOdxm%2BvzqZmcWxhboZ4e8WapKKkqZS0tsW%2BrJitoaKex6awvqmpoqaTmqyprdGrsJillZy1orq%2BmqqYr5WhuaC21KyrmKSZoLKgv86uq6GXoJa%2FrHs%3D