The creator of the American cartoon series Family Guy is again in the spotlight over concern that his comedy is offensive to Jews.
Seth MacFarlane has been accused by Jewish campaigners of including antisemitic stereotypes in a recent episode of the show.
In the episode, called Three Acts of God, the lead character, Peter Griffin, and his friends go to Jerusalem where they are surrounded by clones of Mort Goldman, a nerdy-looking Jewish character from previous episodes. A friend of Peter’s starts throwing pennies at the Jews, who scoop them up.
A spokesperson for the Anti-Defamation League in New York described the scenes as “outrageous”.
