After a clip from a 2006 episode of Family Guy went viral, the show's creator and star Seth MacFarlane explained the origin of the famous joke in which Peter Griffin admits he didn't like The Godfather.

In a season 4 episiode of Family Guy, as a panic room begins filling up with water, Peter Griffin makes a death bed confession: He “did not care” for The Godfather. His family loses it and an inane argument about the iconic film ensues,

Even if you’ve never seen one of Family Guy‘s 400+ episodes, there’s a good chance you already know that Peter Griffin did not care for The Godfather. In fact, he’d go so far as to say that Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 classic “insists upon itself.

Peter Griffin’s “It insists upon itself” criticism for The Godfather has really taken off online, so the original creator behind Family Guy revealed the real origin story behind the iconic line. In the Season 4 episode,

Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane has revealed the origins of one of the show’s most famous gags, which has since become a viral meme. The long-running animated sitcom, which began in 1999 and will start its 23rd season in February, has a history of controversial jokes and rarely holds back when choosing to mock certain celebrities.