It's the other way around if anything. The Simpsons can still produce relevant laughs without resorting to cheap racist or sexist cutaways (which I still find funny, just not as funny as The Simpsons)
HEY. As a 26 year old mang with what I'd LIKE to think are fairly diverse tastes and understandings of humor, I am quite offended that you associate a show like family guy with the intellect of someone who has to be a jerk during a silly simpsons clip.
I'll have you reminded that for every time Peter says something stupid, there are 10 people, likely of only moderate intelligence at best, referencing homers "40 seconds?! but I want it NOOOWWW!" gag around the nation.
Even though many claim simpsons died when it was introduced to HD, there are things called reruns and DvDs people... And lol this is what I always used to do with my mother all the time. (If you can't get the joke, go back to watching mindless south park).