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Originally Posted by impact player Simpsons - Family Guy Homer - Peter

This is a very easy comparison, since both Homer and Peter are standard Baby Boomer American Everymen, who have been handed everything in life and seem to coast by on stupidity.

Originally Posted by impact player Marge - Lois

Again, a very easy comparison. Both Marge and Lois are the matriarchal figures of their respective family, and, in essence, are the moral centres of their families. They are the ones with the clearest vision of right and wrong, what should be, and ultimately, possess unwavering love of their wholly dysfunctional families.

Originally Posted by impact player Bart - Chris

Here's where I begin to disagree with you. While there is no question that Bart and Chris possess subnormal intelligence for their respective ages, Chris lacks the basic punk-nihilistic tendencies that defined Bart Simpson in the 1990s. The character from Family Guy with the most similar anti-authoritarian stance is, in my opinion, Stewie. Both Bart and Stewie are mischievous, and though Bart lacks Stewie's obvious intelligence, they share a common ground. Besides, if you speak to anyone about their favourite Griffin child, they will answer 'Stewie'. Think back to the early '90s before The Simpsons became 'Homer's show', and everybody was in love for Bart for essentially the same reasons.

Originally Posted by impact player Lisa - Meg

Again, I disagree. Other than the fact they are both unpopular daughters in dysfunctional families, Lisa and Meg really aren't similar at all. Lisa's closest equivalent from the Griffins is Brian - He, too, is the voice of reason, the intelligent one. When the Griffins need a cultural question answered, they look to Brian. Brian knows all about legitimate theatre, and other such 'civilised' institutions; a streak of Lisa if ever there was one. It could be argued, in fact, that Brian and Stewie are the 'real' Lisa and Bart of the Griffins and that Chris and Meg are there to provide background laughs much in the same vein as Grandpa Simpson.

Originally Posted by impact player Maggie - Stewie

As I covered earlier - Stewie is a closer cry to Bart than he ever would be to Maggie. Besides, this is a terrible comparison. There is no way the two babies are even REMOTELY similar other than their need to relieve themselves in diapers. Maggie is cutesy filler - very rarely have the Simpsons writers made her the focus of an episode. If anyone, Maggie is closest to Cleveland Jr. (despite his obvious ADD problems) - as I said, cutesy filler.

Originally Posted by impact player Santa's little Helper - Brian

Come on. Are you even trying? Or did you just slap these comparisons together based on the simplest face value you could find? "Well, they're both dogs, so they're each show's equivalent. I am on to something here." Get out of my face.

Originally Posted by impact player Lenny - Quagmire

Quagmire is far more like another Qu- than he is Lenny. And that man is Mayor 'Diamond' Joe Quimby. Quimby and Quagmire are both notorious womanisers - a far more defining quality than being the leading man's best friend. Quagmire and Quimby are shady, sleazy men who have no ethical problems being the smut peddlers they are, and that is why I think they are a far better suited comparison.

Originally Posted by impact player Carl - Cleveland

Again, what is this? "They're both black, so they're the same"? Cleveland is Spooner St's good natured citizen. He is the owner of a local Deli, sorts his recycling from his ordinary garbage, and even makes sure his flag is inside when it's raining. He is Spooner St's Ned Flanders. Both men are moral to a fault, and though Cleveland may not share Flanders' blatant religious tendencies, he is still a very kind hearted and caring neighbour, opening his doors to anyone in need, on a number of occassions.

Originally Posted by impact player Milhouse - Tom Tucker's Kid

Let's see. I'm just trying to think where you made this connection. "Main child protagonist's homosexually-inclined best friend = scarcely seen sight gag with upside down face". I don't really follow you. Tom Tucker's kid is the Family Guy equivalent of Gerald, the monobrowed baby. They were both obviously created for the purpose of the joke, and have only appeared a handful of times. They don't really add anything to the show, other than a few cheap laughs for a set-up riff.

Originally Posted by impact player Kent Brockman - Tom Tucker and Diana

Tom Tucker and Kent Brockman are interchangeable. You got this one right. They are both shallow glory-hogs, more intent on meeting their own needs than those of the people. They live for media publicity, and will chase down any story, no matter how seedy or superficial. Diana should not enter into the equation though, you can't have two people as the equivalent of one.

Originally Posted by impact player Police Cheif Wiggum - Joe

No. I'm sorry. Other than being Police officers, the two are incomparable. One is an obliviously bad-at-his-job law enforcer, and the other is a straight-down-the-middle do-gooder. They are two extremes in a spectrum. However, there is another person in Quahog that is blissfully unaware of how terrible he is at doing his job, and is easily one of the stupidest people in the town, putting him right on par with Wiggum. I speak of course of Quahog's beloved Mayor, Adam West. It takes Wiggum moments of reflection to get the lighter side in Sideshow Bob calling him 'Chief Piggum'. Adam West thinks someone is stealing his water. They are both reluctant to fulfill their duties in their high civil positions, but both are firm in the belief that they are more than competent and that is a far more defining basis for comparison than a mere job position.

Originally Posted by impact player Ned Flanders - Mort

Since Ned is tied up with Cleveland, Mort is DEFINITELY not a good basis for comparison. He is a pathetic specimen of a human being. He has a low-level job in a generic pharmacy, and married a woman who inexplicably looks just like him. I'd say that puts him right on par with Mr. "Can I Borrow A Feeling?" himself, Kirk Van Houten. Both Kirk and Mort are sad examples of existence, and have far more in common than Ned and Mort ever conceivably could have.

I think you should have thought this out.