Family Guy; Can it be Educational?

Yes, yes it can be. Take, for example, Seth MacFarlane's Family Guy episode, Petoria. Peter becomes fed up with the local government when he is not allowed to build a pool in his backyard because he is too close to the curb. When he confronts the local authorities, he discovers that his property is not actually labeled on the official U.S. map. With his new found discovery, Peter decides to succeed from the U.S. and start his own small nation, Petoria. Peter becomes power happy with his new nation and reaps the benefits that he has created for himself for the short time that they last. While out on diplomacy to the U.S., Peter fancies his diplomatic immunity, which means he cannot get arrested for the crimes that he has done until his trip is over with. Also, Peter can now create his own laws, build his own pool, make his own allies and such with his new nation because he is the one who decides to create laws. Unfortunately, Petoria does not last as long as Peter hoped for. He runs into problems with the U.S. because Peter invited his friends from North Korea, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan, among other countries, The U.S. did not take too kindly to this. Soon after, his power is cut off and he runs out of food, sadly, Peter cannot provide these things anymore in this small nation. Peter tries to establish his dominance by simply taking his friends pool because he received advice from a member of the UN. The U.S. takes this as a threat and quickly suppresses Petoria. Peter ran Petoria in a dictator like fashion. He made the rules, he made the laws, and had no one to oppose him. Petoria will rise again.