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Life of Brian

  • Episode aired Nov 24, 2013
  • TV-14
  • 22m
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4.8/10
3.6K
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Family Guy: Farewell To Brian
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Brian dies and Stewie cannot use his time machine to save him. Meanwhile, Peter replaces Brian with an Italian dog named Vinny.Brian dies and Stewie cannot use his time machine to save him. Meanwhile, Peter replaces Brian with an Italian dog named Vinny.Brian dies and Stewie cannot use his time machine to save him. Meanwhile, Peter replaces Brian with an Italian dog named Vinny.

  • Directors
    • Dominic Bianchi
    • Joseph Lee
    • James Purdum
  • Writers
    • Alex Carter
    • Teresa Hsiao
  • Stars
    • Seth MacFarlane
    • Alex Borstein
    • Seth Green
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    4.8/10
    3.6K
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    • Directors
      • Dominic Bianchi
      • Joseph Lee
      • James Purdum
    • Writers
      • Alex Carter
      • Teresa Hsiao
    • Stars
      • Seth MacFarlane
      • Alex Borstein
      • Seth Green
    • 41User reviews
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    Seth MacFarlane
    Seth MacFarlane
    • Peter Griffin
    • (voice)
    • …
    Alex Borstein
    Alex Borstein
    • Lois Griffin
    • (voice)
    • …
    Seth Green
    Seth Green
    • Chris Griffin
    • (voice)
    Mila Kunis
    Mila Kunis
    • Meg Griffin
    • (voice)
    Mike Henry
    Mike Henry
      John G. Brennan
      John G. Brennan
      • Mort Goldman
      • (voice)
      • (as Johnny Brennan)
      Yvette Nicole Brown
      Yvette Nicole Brown
      • Black Woman
      • (voice)
      Chris Cox
      Chris Cox
        Ralph Garman
        Ralph Garman
          Ted Jessup
          • Albino
          • (voice)
          Rachael MacFarlane
          Rachael MacFarlane
          • 1920s Woman
          • (voice)
          Patrick Meighan
          • Roman Centurion #1
          • (voice)
          Julius Sharpe
          Julius Sharpe
            Tony Sirico
            Tony Sirico
            • Vinny
            • (voice)
            Danny Smith
            Danny Smith
              Alec Sulkin
              Alec Sulkin
                John Viener
                John Viener
                  Patrick Warburton
                  Patrick Warburton
                  • Joe Swanson
                  • (voice)
                  • Directors
                    • Dominic Bianchi
                    • Joseph Lee
                    • James Purdum
                  • Writers
                    • Alex Carter
                    • Teresa Hsiao
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                  User reviews41

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                  2trollinggrinch

                  wow seth, cringe

                  I cant beleive that my all time favoritest show would be ruined, i come and watch family guy to have some laughs, to have joy, but wow, i cant beleive they would pull a curvedball our way, brians death scene is one of the few movies to make me cry, brian was basically my friend and seth macfarlined ruined it, they bringed him back later but i can tell brian was never the same. r.i.p brian.

                  the one star was because they acheive the emotion they looking for
                  5imdbfan-488400

                  This was an overreaction

                  The amount of hate this one epsiode gets is beyond me. Countless rants and ending up on top ten worst family guy episodes lists, to me this episode was just eh. It wasn't too bad, it handled grief with respect and nothing was too cruel. I just think the hatred for this epsiode stems from Brian fans making a smear campaign in retaliation to Brian's death.
                  6TruthbeTold2626

                  I absolutely loved this episode!

                  This is one of my favorite episodes. I could watch the beginning a 1000 times and never get sick of it. The word loath is a massive understatement when it comes to my feelings for brian. The only real problem is they brought this vile character back. I wish they would do an episode similar to this but leaving that mutant gone forever. Maybe one day I'll get what i want. But that day doesnt seem to be coming anytime soon.

                  This is one of my favorite episodes. I could watch the beginning a 1000 times and never get sick of it. The word loath is a massive understatement when it comes to my feelings for brian. The only real problem is they brought this vile character back. I wish they would do an episode similar to this but leaving that mutant gone forever. Maybe one day I'll get what i want. But that day doesnt seem to be coming anytime soon.
                  6bastard-cynical

                  Pain & gradual acceptance - it's about life

                  I didn't feel that I wanted to watch an episode widely publicised as portraying Brian's death.

                  We have lost sufficient family, friends and pets not to need a lesson in grief or any reminder of the intense pain that accompanies loss. However, this was handled in true FG style, and I was therefore pleasantly surprised to see an element of sensitivity creeping in.

                  Whilst not the best FG episode around, but it is a fair reflection of how terrible life can be, and I felt the message that "you never get over the pain of losing a loved one, it just subsides to the point where you can live with it" was put across extremely well.

                  Whether it was "trolling" or not, it was successful in attracting publicity to the show. Perhaps it was the writer's way of telling us that the show cannot go on forever?

                  (Yes, this is written in real English)
                  1intomyworld44

                  this is, hands down, the greatest injustice of episode writing history

                  Seth Macfarlane, why did you have to kill Brian Griffin? He is the greatest cartoon character of all time! You have made the greatest injustice of television history. I would rather sing a song with Justin Bieber and Rebecca Black. Vinny is just a steaming pile of dog poop character who has a tough guy attitude who is a perfect match with Stewie. The problem with Vinny that replaces Brain is he does not have any capabilities like Brain whatsoever. If Vinny should make any more main appearances, the show should expect a 3 month hiatus or a possible cancellation ASAP. Vinny should be the Johnny Test and the Citizen Kane of, if not, the horrible characters of animation history.

                  to conclude this review, i am not watching family guy anymore and so is everyone else unless Seth Macfarlane revives Brian Griffin to reunite with the Griffins.

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                  • Trivia
                    Around 25,000 fans of the show signed a petition on Change.org to resurrect Brian. Seth killed Brian as a marketing stunt to make people talk and generate buzz. He, however, did not expect the reaction to exceed what they had in mind.
                  • Goofs
                    All entries contain spoilers
                  • Quotes

                    Peter Griffin: [Seeing a decapitated chicken] Shouldn't you be running around?

                    Chicken: Don't talk to me. You have a bad reputation in the chicken community.

                  • Connections
                    Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Family Guy Episodes (2013)
                  • Soundtracks
                    Girls Just Want to Have Fun
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                    Written by Robert Hazard

                    Performed by Cyndi Lauper

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                  • Release date
                    • November 24, 2013 (United States)
                  • Country of origin
                    • United States
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                  • Language
                    • English
                  • Production companies
                    • 20th Century Fox Television
                    • Fuzzy Door Productions
                    • Fox Television Animation
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                    • 22m
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                  • Sound mix
                    • Dolby
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                    • 16:9 HD

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