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Family Guy Season 8 Episode 4

Brian's Got a Brand New Bag

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AIRED: Nov 08, 2009

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When Brian begins dating an older woman, the family begins to make fun of him. After Brian's new fling breaks her hip, he gets the pleasure of becoming her errand boy.

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Funny in the beginning, but dragged after the Road House gag

5.5

By fsaenz0125, Oct 07, 2012

Another mediocre episode of Family Guy during the 8th season (it has to suck that there were a few slower episodes after that awesome mulitverse episode). As displayed the first act was full of humor when Peter bought the Road House movie. Second act started to focus on Brian's crush on a 50 year old woman (Rita). By the time it flew it was declining quickly because of how the family treat her due to her age. Act 3...don't know what to say...it wasn't good...episode just ended too abruptly. Funny parts in the episode were Mayor West's cameo, all the roadhouse gag throughout it, and a few cutaways. Overall this is one of the cons with season 8 but thankfully there'll be no love themed episode up until Teigs for Two. 5.5/10moreless
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When a dog and woman love each other verrrrry much they go plop.

4.0

By Thenostekh, Sep 22, 2012

S'alright if you want something in the background. I can only remember half the episode even when currently watching it. Peter kicks things and Brian acts shallow yet is characterised as some kind of naive intellect as he decides to marry some 50-summat year old he just met.

It makes no sense. It's low brow. It's family guy.
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Really boring.

1.5

By DreadAngelus, Jul 06, 2012

This episode, instead of making me laugh, it made my teeth itch. Has a lot of failed jokes in this episode, and really, boring. It's more of a mockery and drama instead of a comedy. Heh.
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Another dating episode, boring.

1.0

By jmbsonic555, Oct 10, 2011

When Brian begins dating an older woman, the family begins to make fun of him. After Brian's new fling breaks her hip, he gets the pleasure of becoming her errand boy.

This episode was ridiculously boring, he dates an old woman, marries her, then cheats on her.

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This show is dead to me.

1.5

By minimullen, Sep 22, 2011

Anyone whose been giving this show good reviews lately...REALLY think about it. This show absolutely sucks now compared to the quality of seasons 1-3 "and some of 4"

Part of the reason this show was so great is because it felt like a real family.

Now all the characters act almost exactly the same.

Peter used to be dumb but lovable he would rarely be intentionally mean. You could actually see why Lois was with him...He had a good heart. Now hes a jerk and he always acts like a kid.

The series is crammed with sex jokes, the whole thing feels like one big standup act when before the jokes were cleaner and more relevent to the plot...I mean i have no problem with the occasional dirty joke but its like CRAMMED now.

Okay I get the point family guy, if you mention a penis its funny.

Stewie is very rarely evil anymore.

Lois is crazy instead of being a mom with a crazy streak....

I mean in a recent episode she STOLD money from chris... Anyone who cant see whats wrong with this new direction needs to wake up!

I could write much better comedy than this show has now. That isnt saying much either.

Its horrible now.moreless
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Seth MacFarlane	Peter / Stewie / Brian / Quagmire / Tom Tucker (and various)
Alex Borstein	Lois (and various)
Seth Green	Chris (and various)
Mila Kunis	Meg (Production Season 2+)
Mike Henry (VI)	Cleveland/Herbert/Performance Artist/Greased-Up Deaf Guy (and various)

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Cast & Crew: RECURRING AND GUESTS

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Aimee Garcia	Rita	Guest Star
Hart Bochner	Harry Ellis	Guest Star
George Christy	Dr. Hasseldorf	Guest Star
Alex Breckenridge	Various	Recurring Role
James Burkholder	Various	Recurring Role
Steve Callaghan	Various	Recurring Role

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TRIVIA (2)
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- Behind Peter when he was in line in the movie store you can see a poster of Family Guy's Star Wars episode Something Something Something Dark Side.
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- When Brian is looking at the picture of Rita from when she was younger, he comments on how there is a flag missing some stars (indicating that several states had not joined the union yet). However, if Rita is 50 years old (born 1959), any flag in that picture would most likely have all 50 stars since Hawaii became a state in 1960.
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QUOTES (1)
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- Peter: Oh my god, Road House. I wanna buy this!
  Clerk: Great and as a bonus, I throw in What Dreams May Come with Robin Williams.
  Peter: No, thank you.
  Clerk: No charge!
  Peter: I do not want it!
  Clerk: But it's free, sir.
  Peter: If that DVD even touches Road House, I will kill you!
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- This episode is dedicated to the memory of Patrick Swayze.
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- This episode is set to air at 8PM on November 8th, part of an "All Seth Night" on FOX.
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- The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
  
  In the beginning of this episode, Mayor West hopes that the Garbage Pail Kids movie is in. Released in 1987 as a pun on the Cabbage Patch Kids.
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- Charlie Brown and Lucy football scene
  
  The scene where Peter beats up Lucy for pulling the American football away from Charlie just before he kicks it was a running gag through the series.
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- Road House
  
  Half of the episode references this 1989 movie as a tribute to Patrick Swayze
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- Ghost
  
  The ghosts that drag Joe down the street are a reference to the demons that drag Willie and Carl to hell in the movie Ghost.
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- Rita: Sock it to me!
  This was a line made popular in Rowan and Martin's Laugh In.
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- Lois: Here's Mrs. Garrett.
  
  Mrs. Garrett is a character from Different Strokes that went on to get her own series in The Facts Of Life.
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- Peter: Get off my plane!
  
  This line is said by Harrison Ford in the 1997 movie Air Force One.
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- Annie
  
  The dvds singing the song "Maybe" in the store window is an allusion to the musical Annie about an orphan dreaming of a home.
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- Brian's Got a Brand New Bag
  
  The title of this episode alludes to the 1965 song from James Brown entitled Papa's Got a Brand New Bag. The song was a #1 on the R&B charts for 8 weeks.
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