Seth MacFarlane, the brains behind Family Guy, dropped some intel about the backstory of one of the show’s most iconic lines. The phrase, “It insists upon itself,” was originally uttered by Peter ...

On Jan. 21, 2025, MacFarlane on X: “Since this has been trending, here’s a fun fact: ‘It insists upon itself’ was a criticism my college film history professor used to explain why he didn ...

When Lois asks Peter why he didn’t like The Godfather, Peter says, “It insists upon itself.” As the sketch continues, Peter reveals he hasn’t really watched the entire film, and his family ...

“Since this has been trending, here’s a fun fact,” MacFarlane stated on X. “‘It insists upon itself’ was a criticism my college film history professor used to explain why he didn’t ...

Seth MacFarlane, creator and star of the long-running animated series, recently took to social media to explain the origins of the “it insists upon itself” meme that fans quote. “Since this ...

However, a harmless joke from the season four episode “The Griffin Family History,” has captured the public’s imagination and become a meme, with the phrase “It insists upon itself ...

In fact, he’d go so far as to say that Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 classic “insists upon itself.” That’s because one of the show’s most iconic scenes — in which the Griffin family ...

Here’s how it works. Striking while the cultural iron is hot, MacFarlane has revealed what originally inspired “it insists upon itself” as a Family Guy line, and it’s even more amusing ...

However, a harmless joke from the season four episode “The Griffin Family History,” has captured the public’s imagination and become a meme, with the phrase “It insists upon itself” entering the ...