Family Goy [SEP] series
Family Goy
"Family Goy" is the second episode of the eighth season of the animated comedy series "Family Guy". It originally aired on Fox in the United States on October 4, 2009. In the episode, Lois discovers that her mother is Jewish and begins her struggle to adapt to her newfound heritage. Meanwhile, Irish Catholic Peter begins to embrace his wife's new religion, but after a spiritual visit from his deceased stepfather, Francis, he becomes increasingly anti-semitic towards Lois and the family.
obsessively devout Irish Catholic father. Francis would return in future episodes of the series such as "The Father, the Son, and the Holy Fonz," "Peter's Two Dads" and "Family Goy". In the episode and his subsequent appearances he is voiced by Charles Durning.
In an interview for UGO, Seth MacFarlane commented that he felt this episode was one of the edgiest episodes that the show had produced at the time. In reference to the season 3 episode "When You Wish Upon a Weinstein