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 ... being the perfect way to describe so ...

MacFarlane, 51, has now shared the inspiration ... ‘It insists upon itself’ was a criticism my college film history professor used to explain why he didn’t think The Sound of Music was ...

Seth MacFarlane ... here’s a fun fact,” MacFarlane shared on X, the microblogging platform formerly known as Twitter. “‘It insists upon itself’ was a criticism my college film history ...