S9.E6

Brian Writes a Bestseller

Episode aired Nov 21, 2010
TV-14
22m

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Brian's self-help book becomes a best-seller after Stewie becomes his manager; Lois decides that she and Peter need separate beds, leaving him to look for a new cuddle buddy.Brian's self-help book becomes a best-seller after Stewie becomes his manager; Lois decides that she and Peter need separate beds, leaving him to look for a new cuddle buddy.Brian's self-help book becomes a best-seller after Stewie becomes his manager; Lois decides that she and Peter need separate beds, leaving him to look for a new cuddle buddy.

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Seth MacFarlane

Peter Griffin
(voice)
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Alex Borstein

Lois Griffin
(voice)
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Seth Green

Chris Griffin
(voice)
(credit only)

Mila Kunis

Meg Griffin
(voice)

Mike Henry

Paparazzis
(voice)

Alexandra Breckenridge

Chris Cox

Mailman
(voice)
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Ralph Garman

Paparazzis
(voice)

Dana Gould

Dana Gould

Arianna Huffington

Arianna Huffington

Christine Lakin

Joyce Kinney
(voice)

Bill Maher

Bill Maher

Katie Sah

Jan
(voice)

Alec Sulkin

Sharhooz
(voice)

Ashley Tisdale

Kelly
(voice)

John Viener

Coma Guy
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Adam West

Mayor Adam West
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Megan Grano

Various
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Trivia
The plot for this episode may be unintentionally based on the real-life 1969 romance novel hoax Naked Came the Stranger, which was deliberately poorly written by 24 coauthors in an attempt to make a commentary on the literary content of the top-selling books of their time. The average reader completely missed this point and the book became a top-seller itself.

Goofs
When Brian waves to Renée Zellweger, the table still has the dishes and utensils, then once the camera cuts back from Zellweger the table is completely clean.

Quotes
Brian Griffin: [after getting shot down by Bill one-too-many-times] Alright, I'm happy to do that. I-I'm just trying... What-what I was saying... Look jsut tell me what you want me to say!
Arianna Huffington: [looks down at Brian's seat] Bill, he's urinating!
Dana Gould: [disgusted] Oh, shit!

Connections
Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Worst Things That Happened to Stewie Griffin (2020)

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1/10

Brian at his worst

How can people look at this episode and say that it's good?! Family Guy sucks in general, but this episode doesn't make up for how much I hate Brian throughout. Just watching a scene of him arguing with Stewie outside the restaurant while promoting his book just makes you want to slap him right on the nose. And this doesn't change throughout. Brian is still an obnoxious and annoying twit like everyone else in the show. And every joke in this episode is tasteless as hell. Would this be the worst Family Guy episode out there? Not really. But it is one of the worst. Go ahead, enjoy it while you can, but I must warn you: It really is that bad.