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Post  cotton501 Fri Apr 23, 2010 9:13 pm

Writer talks “Family Guy,” social satire



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Growing up

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After being introduced to various Scrubs dvd box set around Los Angeles, Goldberg became aware that Seth Macfarlane, the creator of “Family Guy,” was in need of an assistant because the show was coming back on the air after it had been canceled in 2001. After working as Macfarlane’s assistant for a few years on the show, Goldberg was promoted to a Scrubs dvd season in 2007, where he has written a number of episodes and contributed to countless others.

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An old friend

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