Dick Wolf’s Family Guy Cameo Featured The Funniest Critique Of His Shows

Desperate, Peter assembles the leading TV producers of 2012 to come up with more traditional TV shows to win back the viewing public.

Peter instructs Wolf to make “the same ‘Law & Order’” six times. Wolf readily agrees. Then, for an added joke, Peter demands that Wolf marry “Mad Men” creator Matt Weiner, so that his name will be “Dick Weiner.” Wolf asks to go by “Dick Wolf-Weiner,” and Peter enthusiastically agrees.

Two other big-name TV producers made cameos in the scene and took their lumps. “Lost” creator J.J. Abrams is described as making shows full of “wonder and complexity” that nobody can understand. “Survivor” and “The Apprentice” creator Mark Burnett is told that he makes shows in which people do horrible things to each other for humiliatingly small sums of money.

As for Wolf, while the legendary producer did previously have several “Law & Order” series on the air at the same time, by 2012 the only one left was “Special Victims Unit.” Of course, Wolf would go on to repeat the “Law & Order” saturation feat by spawning the three “One Chicago” shows that currently dominate Wednesday nights on NBC. 

Wolf isn’t the only person from the “Law & Order” universe to appear on the show. Sam Waterston also made a “Family Guy” cameo in Season 2. For folks who make such serious TV shows, it’s nice to know they have a sense of humor about themselves.