instead of seeing desperate house wives teri hatcher and snl's seth mcfarland on friday they had a rerunt conan is okay, resting at home over the weekend and will be back today. >> a stunt for his own program. >> okay. i'm ready for not so windy weather but looks like we will get weather ever windy weather despite what i'm hoping for. as you head out the kids won't need rain gear because any showers this afternoon should fall before they get home. it is all clear,

co-crear and voice of cleveland mike henry does use his seth mcfarland connections when need be. >> therebeen a couple of times i wonder about that i'll call seth. but not much. i've been watching him more. >> reporter: stew he and pals paved the way. >> i seth didn't let jokes in that weren't great. we got a bunch of funny dudes and girls writing. >> reporter: he adds doing comedy in an animated world makes things a whole lot fun year. >> animation open is up the world of possibilities. animated shows are the funniest showers right shows right now and it's because you can do whatever. >> reporter: and he knows that family guy's award season presence shows audience are in tune with that they're gle i think it's mainstream. >> people are used to watching a animated adult show as they are action. >> reporter: plus spending animated voice boh gives him tricks to take home. >> come on i'll give you a popsicle. i could have one anyway. not with my blessing. i don't know. it's not thatfunny but it goes back and forth my son would laugh. >> reporter: find out what makes you laugh as the clevelan

. >> but is it possible to have lived in the last decade and not realize that seth mcfarland and "family guy" were far more successful than the bush administration, and certainly were drawn much more realistically? >> well, karl's favorite show is bugs bunny, he's not that plugged into the family guy world and he's going to wet himself when he finds out that stewie is gay. and the dog drinks martinis. but i think his other offer was to do a two-step and he had a whole bunch of pre-stress over that. >> i was going to say pre-stress, indeed. the one and only michael musto, thanks as always, michael. >> thanks. >> and send your complaint letters to me. that's "countdown." the 2,230th day since the previous president declared mission accomplished in iraq. as julia child used to sign off, this is keith olbermann bon appetit. >>> and now one-third of new jersey republicans believe obama might be the anti-christ. to discuss whether considering the source he should be offended or complimented, ladies and gentlemen, here is the 14th most influential pundit in america. rachel maddow, good evening,