Terry Crews Hopes ‘Everybody Still Hates Chris’ Has “Longevity” Of ‘Family Guy’ & ‘The Simpsons’

With the animated revival of Everybody Hates Chris, Terry Crews hopes to be voicing patriarch Julius Rock for years yet to come.

The Everybody Still Hates Chris big name lately expressed hopes that the Comedy Central collection will revel in a “20-year longevity,” matching the likes of long-running animated presentations like The Simpsons (1989-present) and Family Guy (1999-present).

“To do it again animated, we can go forever,” stated Crews in an interview. “That’s the plan. Let’s get some of that Family Guy, Simpsons kinda stuff. I want that 20-year longevity on that show.”

After Everybody Hates Chris ran for 4 seasons on UPN/The CW from 2005 to 2009, recounting Chris Rock‘s early life as a thin Black nerd from a operating magnificence circle of relatives in 1980s Brooklyn, the comic returned his narrator position with the animated revival that premiered in September.

Crews and Tichina Arnold reprised their roles from the unique collection, voicing Chris’ folks Julius and Rochelle Rock.

The Emmy nominee added, “To do the live action and the bring it back as an animated show years later, it’s a dream. I know the character inside out. Me and Tichina Arnold—she actually taught me how to act back when I was doing that show.”