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Family Guy Bids Farewell to Ernie the Giant Chicken

10/7/2025

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Ernie the Giant Chicken is killed off in Family Guy, ending a two-decade run.
Executive producers Alec Sulkin and Richard Appel confirmed Ernie's death after the episode "The Chicken or the Meg".
In that episode, Meg decapitates Ernie following a confrontation over her relationship with his son, Nugget.
Sulkin said the team felt they had exhausted the potential of the chicken fights.

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Story summary

Ernie the Giant Chicken is killed off in Family Guy, ending a two-decade run.
Executive producers Alec Sulkin and Richard Appel confirmed Ernie's death after the episode "The Chicken or the Meg".
In that episode, Meg decapitates Ernie following a confrontation over her relationship with his son, Nugget.
Sulkin said the team felt they had exhausted the potential of the chicken fights.