Former Life of Brian

Season 6, Episode 11, Aired

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Brian, afraid that he may have lost his last chance at love, searches for a former flame, Tracy. To his surprise, he discovers that he is the father to her son, Dylan. Tracy decides that Brian should raise the boy, and she drops him off at the Griffin's house. When Dylan runs rough-shot in the house, Brian's attitude towards parenting doesn't settle too well with Lois and Peter.moreless
  • Brian goes to see his former Love, and finds out he has a son.

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    This is the WORST EPISODE of Family Guy by far! I watched it once and thought maybe it just came off wrong the first time. I sat down and watched it a 2nd time a few days later and I thought he was even worse. I have seen it a few times since and I can't believe how bad this was. Brian and his son were awful. The son was a stupid worthless character. Brian turned into an idiot when he was trying to act like a dad. The worst thing in the episode, was having The stupid son who should never be in Family Guy ever again, beating up the fan favorite Evil Monkey. Why would have this dumb character beating up the classic Evil Monkey? It makes no sense. The only reason I gave it a 2 of 10, was because Stewie has his moments.moreless
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    Brian, afraid that he may have lost his last chance at love, searches for a former flame, Tracy. To his surprise, he discovers that he is the father to her son, Dylan. Tracy decides that Brian should raise the boy, and she drops him off at the Griffin's house. When Dylan runs rough-shot in the house, Brian's attitude towards parenting doesn't settle too well with Lois and Peter.

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    what i liked- brian and dylan doing pot and crying and hugging each other, the somewhat emotional ending with dylan going back with tracy (would've been a lot better without peter's final line of the episode being a joke. would it kill them to have a sad ending with NO humor? apparently, yes), the cocoa puffs cutaway, the mexican funeral cutaway, the scene where meg was tied to a chair and forced to watch the 'unfunny' Monty Python sketches, amongst other things.
    good episode. I liked Dylan as a character and thought it was nice to have a character like him in it. It isn't the best episode of the show or anything but there are some nice moments. I really wish they hadn't killed any emotion this episode could have had by ending it with peter making some lame joke, but i guess you can't have everything your own way. Final grade would be a B- or so.moreless
  • Not the best, not the worst

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    I thought that this was a poor episode of "Family Guy". I don't know why but this episode just didn't seem really funny to me and I didn't really laugh at many things. This episode isn't the best but I also have to admit that it isn't the worst either. There are much worse "Family Guy" episodes than this episode so that's a good thing that I don't hate this episode. Brian finding love (again) and finding out that the his new love already had a boyfriend in the beginning of the episode was getting tiring. I'm sorry but most of the Brian episodes are always about Brian trying to find love and it gets very tiring... that's how it feels like to me. Brian finding out that he has a son was not that good of a plot either. I also hated how the kid was disrespecting Brian and the others. Man, I would have slapped that kid across the face if that was my child. Brian turning his life around 10 minutes before the episode ended was kinda good. Although, Brian was being so annoying when he was being a parent to his son and gets overprotective and he was just so annoying trying to be a parent. The things I laughed at was the Mexican Funeral cutaway, Pink Panther cutaway, Cocoa Puffs cutaway, Japanese Alcatraz cutaway, and Joe's line "Peter, your dog is giving me diabetes". Pretty much most of things I laughed at were just the cutaways. Overall, it's not the best but it's also not the worst in my opinion... however, it is a poor episode of "Family Guy" in my opinion. 4.5/10moreless
  • Brian makes a startling connection with someone he's never even known before: his son! :idea:

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    Brian is a dog who hasn't had much luck in love. All of the potential girls he would want to pick up are either not his type, or they're already taken. Until he remembers one former flame of his that's never gotten married. He goes to visit Terri only to find that she's no longer his type, but there's something more shocking in store for Brian. It's discovered that Brian sired a son with Terri, a boy named Dylan! And now that Brian has made himself known to Dylan, Terri decides to dump Dylan on Brian as she doesn't want to deal with his unruly behavior anymore! The Griffins try to put up with his rambunctiousness, but his rude behavior is simlply too much! Brian decides that son or no son, Dylan has to be straightend out! But something neither Brian nor his son expected to happen, does happen. They discover by accident that they take the same coping mechanisms to get by! After getting the 'treatment,' Dylan sees what he is and hates how he could've ever become it. Brian also tells Dylan if he had the chance, he would've been there to give his son the care and attention he needed. So Brian decides what Dylan needs is a complete turnaround, and will show Dylan the right way to live. Brian does accomplish this, but he soon becomes next to impossible to live with! In a strange twist of fate, something Peter does out of spite, in this case, managing to get Terri back to see her changed son, makes Dylan realize that Terri also needs to have her life turned around just as much as Dylan did. So Dylan tells Brian that he needs to help his mom change her life for the better, because as her mom, she deserves to have it as good as Dylan does. With this, Brian learns parenthood isn't easy, but it can be very rewarding if done right. One thing is for sure, I sure hope to see more episodes of "Family Guy" with Dylan in them! :idea: Enough said! ;)moreless
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  • TRIVIA (2)

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    • When Brian meets Stewie, Stewie has a facepaint of a cat, after the Pink Pather clip he is shown without it.

    • Brian says to Stewie "If you don't like it, go on the internet and complain." This is a response from the writers to those fans of Family Guy who often posts blogs or forum comments with their gripes about the show, and about some inaccuracy within the show.

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    • Lois: Brian, you have to get Dylan under control. He's terrorizing the whole family. Peter: Yeah, you won't believe what he did to Meg the other day. He made her watch all the other 178 hours of Monty Python that aren't funny or memorable. (Cut to a scene of Meg tied to a chair and looking at a TV) British Guy on TV: I have a pet hedgehog that will take with me to town and whenever I put my foot down, I shall say "Boing, boing, boing." Meg: I'm a girl! I don't even like the good Monty Python sketches!

    • Dylan: Mom? What are you doing here? Peter: Tracy came because she wants you back. Don't you want your son back, Tracy? (Tracy vomits) What a joyous family reunion!

    • Dylan: I hate you all! I didn't ask to be born! If I had a gun, I'd shoot you all! (runs off) Peter: Well Lois, now we know what to get him for Chrstmas. (sing-song voice) I love the holidays!

    • Brian; So, Dylan... shouldn't you be in school? Dylan: I dunno. Brian: It's Wednesday. Dylan: Up yours! Stewie: Nice kid.

    • (Dylan walks in and smashes a vase with flowers against the wall) Peter: (Slightly annoyed) Something on your mind son? Dylan: Shut up! You're just a fat old bastard! Peter: Well not to get technical sir, but you are the bastard.(He laughs but only his head moves up and down)

    • Tracy: Brian, this is Dylan, he's (pause) your son. Stewie: Oh, no way! Jerry, Jerry, Jerry!

    • Stewie: You need more than that, you need an act. Listen, I'll be your assistant, and we'll put on a whole big show.
      Brian: Really?
      Stewie: Yeah, we'll do all the great tricks. You can even split me in half.
      Brian: What?
      Stewie: Saw me in half.

    • Brian: Don't worry, I got it under control Lois. I'm monitoring Dylan from here on Stewie's baby monitor. (conversation is heard over the monitor) Stewie: Hey Dylan? Hey, come on in here for a sec. Dylan: Stewie, why are you nude? Stewie: Oh just a little something I do once a week around here called a "naked tea party." Got my teacup here, now all I need is a tea bag. That something that interests you my friend? Dylan: You're weird. Stewie: Yeah, and you're attractive. Now take your f***ing pants off! Dylan: I'm outta here. Stewie: Huh, did you see that Rupert? "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Seconds" starring Stewie Griffin huh? Gee whiz.

    • (After Dylan beats up the Evil Monkey) Chris: Yay! I haven't been in my closet for years! Boy... there is a lot of feces in here.

    • Lois: I don't know, Brian. Raising a child is a very rewarding experience. Peter: You know what else is rewarding, Lois? Shutting your Vag. Lois: What? Peter: What?

    • Stewie: Say Brian, now that I think about it, how can you possibly have a thirteen year old son, when you yourself are only seven? Brian: Well, those are dog years. Stewie: That doesn't make any sense. Brian: You know what Stewie, If you don't like it, go on the internet and complain.

    • Brian: Gosh, this is a... lovely home Tracy. Stewie: That's so weird. It smells like there's a cat, but I bet there's no cat.

    • Stewie: Brian, this is painful. It's like listening to those two foreign guys down at the coffee shop who've been living in the US almost long enough to sound American. (scene cuts to coffee shop) Guy #1: Oh man, what a good bunch of partying at that disco-tech. They played one of my audience requests. Guy #2: Way awesome! I myself drank like five liters of beer. Any more and I would have ended up in hospital man. Guy #1: Oh you said it friend, but I wanted to stay, because I almost had sex on this girl. Guy #2: Oh yeah, but it was so expensive. Each drink was like six dollars forty!

    • Dylan: Knock Knock? Brian: Who's there? Dylan: You're there. Brian: I'll always be there, Dylan.

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    • During the Jun 22nd, 2008, rerun of the episode, Peter's last line, "She looks like a really hot Tim Russert" was edited to censor the words 'Tim Russert', because Russert had died nine days earlier.

  • ALLUSIONS (3)

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    • Tracy: Brian, this is Dylan, he's (pause) your son. Stewie: Oh, no way! Jerry, Jerry, Jerry! This is a reference to The Jerry Springer Show.

    • How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days Stewie: Did you see that Rupert? "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Seconds" starring Stewie Griffin. Stewie references this Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey comedy from 2003 after talking to Dylan in his room.

    • The Former Life of Brian The title of this episode is a parody of the Monty Python movie The Life of Brian.

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