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Microsoft's Windows 7 Family Guy clips revealed

Brad Sams
26 November 2009 - 17:57
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Before the launch of Windows 7, Microsoft teamed up with Fox to air a Family Guy episode to help create more buzz about the product prior to the launch. Not long after announcing the deal Microsoft pulled support for the episode because of "riffs on deaf people, the Holocaust, feminine hygiene and incest".

Many thought that would be the end of the collaboration between the two companies, but, in a surprising move Microsoft has posted up clips from the sponsored show on to its official YouTube channel. The clips (seen here) attempt to show off how easy and powerful the operating system is with a Family Guy twist.

The move is somewhat surprising as Microsoft distanced itself from the show after viewing an early version of what might be aired. But, Microsoft has had a small change of heart and did finally post the clips onto their official YouTube channel.

Comments (52)

  1. artfuldodga - 26 November 2009 - 18:00

    lol, love these
    take that beyond annoying
    overused Apple attack ads

  2. M_Lyons10 - 26 November 2009 - 20:43

    artfuldodga said,
    lol, love these
    take that beyond annoying
    overused Apple attack ads

    Yes. They're funny and aren't making fun or or stretching the facts about the other guy... Nice. lol

  3. 2Cold Scorpio - 26 November 2009 - 18:01

    Haha, those are pretty good.

  4. M_Lyons10 - 26 November 2009 - 20:45

    2Cold Scorpio said,
    Haha, those are pretty good.

    Yes they are. It's a shame the rest of the episode had to be so off color... You'd think Family Guy's creative team would have had a little more sense when another company is involved...

  5. toadeater - 27 November 2009 - 03:46

    M_Lyons10 said,
    Yes they are. It's a shame the rest of the episode had to be so off color... You'd think Family Guy's creative team would have had a little more sense when another company is involved...

    Family Guy should never stop being off color on account of any advertiser or religious group.

  6. sabrex - 26 November 2009 - 18:04

    Microsoft and Family Guy just don't mix ... Seth MacFarlane sounds like he absolutely hates doing these skits as Peter, Brian, and Stewie ... they all have an undertone of "ok, let's get this crap over with already so I can go get back to my real work."

  7. +Rudy - 26 November 2009 - 22:54

    +1

  8. +Elliott - 27 November 2009 - 18:16

    +1

  9. C_Guy - 26 November 2009 - 18:08

    Using recycled scenes with new voice-over is a little lame but the scenes are still pretty good. It's a shame these clips are all we get.

  10. Magallanes - 27 November 2009 - 14:41

    +1

  11. +dave164 - 26 November 2009 - 18:13

    Very simple adverts , think they do the job

  12. M_Lyons10 - 26 November 2009 - 20:46

    They should be used in the advertising. That would be funny.

  13. Phantom Helix - 26 November 2009 - 18:15

    They have been playing these as bumpers or whatever they are called during family guy/ Cleveland show /american dad episodes.

    how is this special?

    And Seth Mcfarlane is by far one of TV's biggest attention whores/media tie-in/paid sponsor lovers, he giggles everytime he gets to do one of these things because of all the money bulging out of his wallet tickling his back

  14. GP007 - 26 November 2009 - 18:41

    And you wouldn't giggle if you had all that money in your pockets either? Get real. He's getting paid doing what he likes, deal with it.

  15. Phantom Helix - 27 November 2009 - 00:04

    GP007 said,
    And you wouldn't giggle if you had all that money in your pockets either? Get real. He's getting paid doing what he likes, deal with it.

    I never meant to imply I think he is wrong lol, I would do the same thing to, Was a comment on what Sabrex said in post #3

  16. basix - 27 November 2009 - 00:05

    /JEALOUSRANT

  17. Social - 26 November 2009 - 18:16

    wow, they are horrible

  18. Kerm - 27 November 2009 - 04:20

    Really horrible.

  19. +Jedimark - 26 November 2009 - 18:25

    Why on earth did Microsoft think these videos were unsuitable in the first place, they're really quite tame. I think ironically they probably suffered more negative press from pulling out of the deal in the first place than what they would have got if these were aired.

  20. +spenser.d - 26 November 2009 - 18:37

    It wasn't these clips, it was the entire "Live-action" show that they were supposed to air with originally.

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