Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane has revealed the origins of one of the show’s most famous gags, which has since become a viral meme. The long-running animated sitcom, which began in 1999 and will start its 23rd season in February, has a history of controversial jokes and rarely holds back when choosing to mock certain celebrities.

Even if you’ve never seen one of Family Guy‘s 400+ episodes, there’s a good chance you already know that Peter Griffin did not care for The Godfather. In fact, he’d go so far as to say that Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 classic “insists upon itself.