One of Family Guy's most infamous episodes has sparked a lawsuit over a parody song, "I Need A Jew." The episode, "When You Wish Upon A Weinstein," was never broadcast on Fox. It's basically one long running Jew joke—Peter seeks the help of a Jew to handle his finances, and of course believes that Jews have magical accounting powers (sample line: "Is there nothing you people can't do, except, you know, manual labor?"). The publishing company that owns the song "When You Wish Upon A Star"—best known from the innocent Pinnochio—is suing Fox, arguing that the parody is "harming the value of the song." (Associated Press)
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