Simpsons:

When Comic Book Guy casts Homer as the lead in “Everyman,” a feature film based on a new comic book superhero who possesses the ability to absorb the superpowers of every super hero in every comic he touches. To whip Homer into superhero shape, the movie studio hires celebrity fitness trainer Lyle McCarthy (guest voice Rogen), but Homer has trouble sticking to his new healthy regimen in the “Homer The Whopper” episode of THE SIMPSONS airing Sunday, Nov. 22 (7:30-8:00 PM ET/ PT) on FOX. (SI-2013) (TV-PG D)

Fed up with Bart’s constant pranks, Principal Skinner tells Bart that there is a former Springfield Elementary student hailed as the best prankster ever – even better than Bart – but he won’t divulge the legendary student’s name. Bart finally gets Groundskeeper Willie to reveal the prankster’s identity: Andy Hamilton (guest voice Jonah Hill). Bart tracks down Andy, who is now 19 years old and hasn’t grown out of his pranking days. Bart and Andy become fast friends until Bart gets Andy a job working for the ultimate clown in the all-new “Pranks and Greens” episode of THE SIMPSONS airing Sunday, Nov. 22 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (SI-2018) (TV-PG D, L, S, V)

Cleveland Show

Cleveland celebrates his first Thanksgiving with his new family, including his own parents Cookie (guest voice Francis Callier) and Freight Train (guest voice Craig Robinson) as well as Donna’s Auntie Momma (guest voice Kym Whitley) who all make a surprise visit to shake things up in Stoolbend. However, the holiday gets complicated when Roberta and Federline (guest voice Jamie Kennedy) decide to celebrate on their own, and Cleveland discovers a surprising secret about Auntie Momma that changes his impression of her forever in the all-new “A Brown Thanksgiving” episode of THE CLEVELAND SHOW airing Sunday, Nov. 22 (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (CLE-109) (TV-14 D, L, V)

Family Guy

Feeling blue, Peter and the guys interview potential friends to fill the vacancy left by Cleveland. The interview process leads them to Jerome (guest voice Richardson) but things don’t look so good when it’s discovered that Quagmire hates him in the all-new “Jerome Is The New Black” episode of FAMILY GUY airing Sunday, Nov. 22 (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (FG-708) (TV-14 D, L, S, V)

American Dad

When Hayley goes to a My Morning Jacket concert against Stan’s wishes, he crashes the show to bring her back home, but when he hears their music for the first time, it calls to him and he’s smitten. Stan becomes obsessed with the band and decides to follow them on the road as a groupie in the all-new “My Morning Straitjacket” episode of AMERICAN DAD airing Sunday, Nov. 22 (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (DAD-422) (TV-14 D, L, V)

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Here’s Seth MacFarlane looking quite dapper at the TV Guide Magazine’s Hot List Party, held at the SLS Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Guests at the party also included Courtney Cox, Jenna Elfman, Dana Delany, Joel McHale, Adam Lambert and Selena Gomez.

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Okay, I don’t usually enjoy American Dad too much but this episode was MADE of awesome. Highlights:

• What the HELL was up with Francine’s “beauty regimen”?!?!? Lifting a couch for ab work? OMG!
• Stan burning out his retinas in order to be a better husband…why don’t more guys do that
• The “wedding planner”…seriously funny

I enjoyed how this episode actually explored a relationship and made some valid points, I learned somethin’! Knowledge is power, don’t you know. Solid American Dad episode, they just seem to keep getting better and better this season.

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I actually sat down and watched The Cleveland Show as it came on last night; usually I just watch it on Hulu. Last night’s episode, “Ladies Night”, was actually pretty good. Highlights:

• Donna getting her drink on with her single friends
• Cleveland’s reactions to Donna coming home all tipsy
• The campaign for Cleveland Jr. being basically a huge smear job
• The bear speaks Italian? Who knew?
• Cleveland and the guys puking their guts out to celebrate being single (didn’t work really well)

Overall a solid episode; I like how they’re developing the characters, they seem to be much more fleshed out than other Seth MacFarlane creations.

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Marlee Matlin, who Seth MacFarlane and Alex Borstein picked on a bit during the “Seth And Alex Almost Live Comedy Show”, responds to the ribbing with a bit of her own; you can watch it here.

Here’s more from an EW interview with Marlee:

Were you aware of being mocked on previous Family Guy episodes?
Mocked isn’t the right word. I was just part of the joke. I learned a long time ago from when I did Seinfeld never to take anything seriously and to be part of the joke is the best way to show what a good sport I was.

Were you ever offended by those jokes, or did you always think they were funny?
I personally have dealt with any adversity in my life with humor. That’s why I told America to “Read my hips!” on Dancing With the Stars or was happy to play along with Jason Alexander and Jerry Seinfeld in the great restaurant scene on Seinfeld. I know a lot of deaf people might have been offended when they made fun of my voice but remember, it was MY voice they were making fun of. I was more than happy to show up and show them that I could dish it as well as I could take it and that being offensive works both ways.

What about this skit — offensive or funny? (Or both/neither?)
It was sick. It was twisted. It was rude. And it was very Family Guy. People love [MacFarlane's] stuff. They don’t pay him the big bucks for nothing and I was glad to be part of it. I want to do it again and BE the voice. BTW, it only would’ve been offensive if I hadn’t laughed and I loved that you couldn’t quite figure out if I was seriously angry at Alex or not!

As a very visible member of the hearing-impaired community, were you hesitant to be involved in a skit like this?
No. If I were, I wouldn’t have ever done Seinfeld, The Larry Sanders Show, Howie Mandel’s hidden camera show, My Name is Earl and this show. And it’s why I’m developing a very politically incorrect and very funny show for Showtime with Mario Cantone and Carol Leifer (who, BTW, wrote my episode for Seinfeld).

Next, here are a few more clips from the “Seth and Alex Almost Live Comedy Show”:

Walter Murphy

Alex Sings

Special Guest

Sketches

All the News

Marlee Matlin Impression

Jackson Douglas

And the whole thing! Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex’s Aex’s Almost Live Comedy Special

Fox has just released seven images from the November 29 episode of The Cleveland Show titled “From Bed to Worse”:

On a school trip to Washington, D.C. Roberta’s partying gets out of control and Cleveland Jr. comes to her rescue in the “From Bed to Worse” episode of THE CLEVELAND SHOW airing Sunday, Nov. 29 (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. THE CLEVELAND SHOW ™ and © 2009 TTCFFC ALL RIGHTS RECEIVED.

Read More – Seven images from November 29 Cleveland Show “From Bed to Worse”

Here are the first images from the November 29 American Dad episode titled “G-String Circus” (with a title like that you know it’s got to be good). Here’s the brief synopsis: When Stan’s business goes south, he finds himself dancing for cash in the “G-String Circus” episode of AMERICAN DAD airing Sunday, Nov. 29 (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. AMERICAN DAD ™ and © 2009 TTCFFC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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Read More – First images from November 29 American Dad episode “G-String Circus”

This is the first image of what Zach Galifianakis, who will be guest-voicing in the November 22 episode of American Dad titled “My Morning Straitjacket”:

Stan becomes obsessed with the band My Morning Jacket (guest-voicing as themselves) and decides to become a groupie in the “My Morning Straitjacket” episode of AMERICAN DAD airing Sunday, Nov. 22 (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. AMERICAN DAD ™ and ©2009TCFFC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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Here’s a great clip of Alex Borstein and Seth MacFarlane singing on Sunday night’s Almost Live Comedy Show. I’ve been looking at reactions to the show various places around the interwebs, and there are some pretty strong opinions, ranging from “Seth has finally jumped the shark” to “OMG Seth I want to have your babies”.

What did you think of the show? Is Fox relying too heavily on their fair haired boy? Does Seth have too much real estate on Sunday night? Or is it a masterstroke of genius for Fox allowing Seth to pretty much run the show?

Brian tries to convince everyone that the life of a dog should have the same value as a human one in the “Dog Gone” episode of FAMILY GUY airing Sunday, Nov. 29 (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX. FAMILY GUY ™ and © 2009 TTCFFC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Read More – First images from November 29 Family Guy episode titled “Dog Gone”