▁four ▁main ▁characters ▁follow ▁plot lines ▁typical ▁of ▁them , ▁all ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁attacks : ▁Jerry ▁becomes ▁convinced ▁that ▁dust ▁from ▁the ▁fallen ▁to wers ▁is ▁cont amin ating ▁his ▁food ; ▁Ela ine , ▁initially ▁rel ieved ▁that ▁she ▁won ' t ▁have ▁to ▁break ▁up ▁with ▁a ▁boy friend ▁who ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁T win ▁Tow ers , ▁finds ▁herself ▁engaged ▁to ▁him ▁when ▁he ▁unexpected ly ▁surv ives ; ▁George ▁b ask s ▁in ▁the ▁glory ▁after ▁he ▁is ▁mistaken ▁for ▁a ▁hero ▁who ▁res cu ed ▁people , ▁and ▁K ram er ▁attempts ▁to ▁recover ▁the ▁high - quality ▁box ▁cut ter ▁he ▁loan ed ▁to ▁Moh ammed ▁Att a . ▁Popular ▁minor ▁characters , ▁such ▁as ▁George ' s ▁parents ▁and ▁New man , ▁also ▁make ▁appearances . ▁"[ It ] ▁is ▁indeed ▁in ▁bad ▁taste , ▁but ▁it ▁perfectly ▁capt ures ▁the ▁self - obs essed ▁way ▁these ▁characters ▁would ▁handle ▁such ▁a ▁crisis ," ▁wrote ▁The ▁Guardian . ▁ ▁In ▁animation ▁In ▁the ▁Family ▁Guy ▁episode ▁" Back ▁to ▁the ▁Pil ot ", ▁broadcast ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Brian ▁and ▁Ste wie ▁take ▁a ▁trip ▁back ▁in ▁time ▁during ▁which ▁Brian ▁tips ▁off ▁his ▁past ▁self ▁about ▁ 9 / 1 1 ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁old ▁him ▁can ▁play ▁hero ▁and ▁stop ▁the ▁terror ist ▁attacks . ▁This ▁causes ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁re - elect ed , ▁meaning ▁a ▁Second ▁Civil ▁War ▁starts ▁that ▁leads ▁to ▁nuclear