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Family Guy :: Brian Does Hollywood (2) (03x02)
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Episode Information |
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| Title: | Brian Does Hollywood (2) |
| Episode #: | 03x02 |
| Production Number: | 2ACX20 |
| Original Airdate: | Wednesday July 18th, 2001 |
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Episode Summary |
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Conclusion. Following the events in "The Thin White Line," Brian decides to leave home and become a Hollywood writer. Meanwhile, Lois signs Stewie up to appear on "Kids Say the Darndest Things".
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| •Seth MacFarlane | voiced | Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin, Glen Quagmire, Tom Tucker, Jake Tucker, Carter Pewterschmidt, Kevin Swanson, Seamus, Dr. Elmer Hartman, Jasper, God, Jesus, Various | | •Alex Borstein | voiced | Lois Griffin, Loretta Brown, Tricia Takanawa, Barbara Pewterschmidt, Various | | •Seth Green | voiced | Chris Griffin, Neil Goldman, Dylan (Brian's son), Various | | •Mila Kunis | voiced | Meg Griffin | | •Mike Henry (1) | voiced | Cleveland Brown, Herbert, Bruce, Fouad, Cleveland Jr., Greased Up Deaf Guy (Jay), Various |
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Brian's Woody Award was digitally blurred out on TV and on the DVD Versions of this episode.
| Walter Murphy is one of the nominee's at the Adult Movie Awards, he is also the composer for Family Guy.
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Producer: It's kind of like 'Bang the Drum Slowly' except the drum's a chick.
| Stewie: Easy! Massage the scalp. You're washing a baby's hair, not scrubbing vomit off your Christmas dress, you holiday drunk.
| Director: How'd you like to be in a movie? You know, get a little girl on girl action?
Lois: Peter, say something!
Peter: Good luck pal, I been barkin' up that tree for 17 years.
| Bill Cosby: Stewie, what do you think candy is made out of?
Stewie: Sunshine and farts! What the hell kind of question is that?!
| Stewie: I was under the impression the name of the show was 'Kids Say the Darnest Things', not 'Old Black Comedians Never Shut the Hell Up'.
| Brian: There's a woodpecker on your head.
Keanu Reeves: Yeah, he comes and goes.
| Peter: Did you hear that, Lois? We're goin' to Hollywood, where the people are sexy and clever and they always say somethin' funny right before the commercial break.
| Brian: Hey, you know what might be a thrill for you guys?
Chris: Ooh, ooh, eating a pebble!
| Jasper: Do you like Sex and the City?
Brian: Yeah, it's an okay show.
Jasper: I wasn't talking about the show! OOOOOO! I'M NASTY!
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At the "Kids Say the Darndest Things" audition, Peter is wearing a black suit. But he is back in his normal clothes again after Tom Tucker and his son enter/exit the scene.
| When we see Stewie in the sink the door is opened to the left. Then when Lois read's Brian's postcard the door is closed.
| Brian has black shoes on when being a waitor. But once in the kitchen again, he is barefoot.
| Joan Rivers says she's on camera “in her mind”, but just seconds earlier she was reporting with her daughter in front of a camera.
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Cultural References |
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Brian: Wow, Keanu Reeves. Forgive me, I normally don't gush... Wait ... there's a woodpecker on your head.
After Keanu Reeves role on "Bill and Ted", he gained the reputation of an idiot, which fit the character he played.
| Announcer: ...And John Williams!
John Williams is a famous composer who has worked on many well known movies such as "Star Wars".
| Brian: OK, nice take Jenna
The Jenna he is talking to is probably supposed to be Jenna Jameson, a famous porn star.
| Brian: I have an idea for a coming of age Teen Comedy set in Wisconsin
This could possibly be a reference to That 70's Show, which is a coming fo age Teen Comedy set in Wisconsin on FOX. Mila Kunis, who voices Meg, is was a regular cast member of the series.
| Brian: “Bobby, loved you in Raging Bull. Hey Jodie how's the baby? All right.”
Brian is referring to American actor, Robert De Niro (1943-) and the movie he won an Oscar© for, 1980's “Raging Bull”.
He also congratulates Jodie on her baby, which is possible American actress Jodie Foster (1962-)
Brian walks by (people who might be) American actress & actor Kathy Bates (1948-) & Michael Douglas (1944-). As well as former basketball star Dennis Rodman (1961-), musical icon Madonna (1958-), actress/comedienne Whoopi Goldberg (1955-) & singer Michael Jackson (1958-2009)
and while in the kitchen, Brian mentions talk show queen Oprah (1954-)
| Brian: “Keanu Reeves, wow! I don't usually gush so you'll have to forgive me, but when I was writing Coast Guard, that's what I do, I'm a writer, anyway, when I was writing Coast Guard, I couldn't think of anyone other than... uh... there's a woodpecker on your head.”
American actor Keanu Reeves (1964-) is featured in this episode as being quite literally, as many critics see him, a wooden actor.
| TV Announcer: “Now back to Kids Say the Darndest Things”
The TV show “Kids Say the Darndest Things” (1996-2000) was first created by Art Linkletter (1912-) as part of his, “Art Linkletter's House Party” (1967-1970).
This incarnation was hosted by actor/comedian Bill Cosby (1937-)
| Peter: “Gee, I haven't been to California since I lived with my other family”
Peter's other family is none other than the “Manson Family”, the cult group who was lead by convicted murderer, Charles Manson (1934-).
The reference to Peter being invited to a party at American actress' Sharon Tate's (1943-1969) house is alluding to the fact Manson was convicted of conspiracy to commit the Sharon Tate/Leno and Rosemary LaBianca murders. His followers who actually committed the crimes are also serving life sentences.
| Stewie tries to force a confession out of Muppets' character Kermit the Frog by attempting to seduce his long time swine companion, Miss Piggy
| Former Walt Disney CEO Michael Eisner (1942-) is featured in this episode
| Brian: “...and a copy of my can't-miss coming-of-age teen comedy set in Wisconsin”
Even though Brian's pushing a movie script this description bears a striking resemblance to the TV sitcom, “That 70's Show” (1998-2006) which of course, starred the voice of Meg, Mila Kunis (1983-)
| Oscar© winning American actor Jack Nicholson (1937-) is mentioned in this episode
| “Movieline” magazine is shown in this episode with American actors Val Kilmer (1959-) & Kevin Costner (1955-) on the covers
| TV HBO show “Sex & the City” (1998-2004) is mentioned in this episode.
| Meg: “It says here that this is the gutter where the policeman fell over laughing after Eddie Murphy told him he was just giving the transvestite a ride home”
This is an allusion to the incident in May of 1997 when Eddie Murphy (1961-) was stopped by police with a transvestite prostitute in his car shortly before the release of “Holy Man”
| Brian Mentions Oscar© winning American actress Halle Berry (1966-) as a potential stars for one of his movies
| Brian: “Great writers like Hemingway & Faulkner drank there.”
Peter: “Hey Hey Where did that guy who wrote Porkey's drink?”
Brian mentions the great writers Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) & William Faulkner (1897-1962).
Peter mentions the 1982 teen sex comedy “Porky's” which incidentally was written by Bob Clark (1939-2007)
| Zach: “It's kind of like Bang the Drum Slowly, except the drum's a chick”
“Bang The Drum Slowly” is a baseball movie starring Michael Moriarty (1941-) & Robert De Niro (1943-)
| Visual: “Peter getting beaten by the LAPD while Lois tapes it”
Reference to Rodney King (1965-) and his infamous video taped LAPD beating which ultimately lead to the L.A. riots in 1992.
| Brian: “Nice take Jenna”
Porn star extraordinaire Jenna Jameson (1974-) provides her own voice for this episode
| American actor Samuel L. Jackson (1948-) is mentioned in this episode as being in everything and indeed he does have a role in Brian's porn movie
| Lois: “It wouldn't be the first time you've disrupted a performance”
Peter once ran over one of the performers from the long running Broadway musical “CATS” (Broadway run 1982-2000)
| American actor Rob Lowe (1964-) is mentioned in this episode
| Stewie: “I'm gonna sit here and enjoy it. And I like pudding. And Ghost Dad was the best movie I've seen since Leonard Part 6”
Reference to Bill Cosby's (1937-) commercials he used to do for Jello Pudding.
Also, the 2 movies he did, 1990's “Ghost Dad” & 1987's “Leonard Part 6”
| American actresses Blythe Danner (1943-) & her daughter Gwyneth Paltrow (1972-) are mentioned in this episode
| Joan Rivers (1933-) and her daughter Melissa Rivers (1968-) are featured in this episode doing one of their “Red Carpet” shows they used to do for the E! Network
| Joan Rivers: “Add Momma to the Train, The Purple Head of Cairo... and what was the third one?”
Brian: “You've Got Male Genitalia”
These are of course porn mock titles to the real films, 1987's “Throw Momma From the Train” starring Billy Crystal (1947-) & Danny DeVito (1944-), 1985's “Purple Rose of Cairo” starring Mia Farrow (1945-) & Jeff Daniels (1955-) and 1998's “You've Got Mail” starring Meg Ryan (1961-) & Tom Hanks (1956-)
And during Brian's acceptance speech he mentions “Shaving Private Ryan”. The real title being of course, “Saving Private Ryan” again starring Tom Hanks and Matt Damon (1970-)
| Famous pron star Ron Jeremy (1953-), who provided his own voice for this episode, makes an appearance as a presenter at the Porn Awards announcing the nominees who happen to be Ron Jones (1954-), Walter Murphy (1952-) & John Williams.
All three are well known composers with Walter and Ron being the prime composers for Family Guy.
Oscar© winning John Williams is known for composing all the music for all 6 Star Wars movies among many many other films.
| Peter makes a play on words with the director Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980)
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