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Where Does 'The Family Guy' Go for a Thanksgiving Bird? Manchester's Highland Market

It helps to have a relative writing scripts for "The Family Guy" animated television show.

Peter Griffin, the main character in “The Family Guy” animated television show on Fox, had to take a little trip (of 60 miles) to get a last-minute turkey for Thanksgiving, and it was no coincidence that they ended up at Highland Park Market in Manchester, according to reports, including one in The Courant.

“Turns out that Tom Devanney, fraternal twin brother of Highland Park Market President Tim Devanney Sr., is a writer on the FOX show,” the Courant reported, adding that Tom posted a screen shot of the market as it appeared in the show.

Peter was accompanied by his talking dog, Brian.

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“Catch us on Family Guy last night?” reads a post on Highland Park Market’s Facebook feed.

Photo from the Family Guy Wiki.

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