Brian Griffin's House of Payne
"Brian Griffin's House of Payne" | |
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Family Guy episode | |
Episode no. | Season 8 Episode 15 |
Directed by | Jerry Langford |
Written by | A. Spencer Porter |
Production code | 7ACX13[1] |
Original air date | March 28, 2010 |
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"Brian Griffin's House of Payne" is the 15th episode of the
The episode was written by Spencer Porter and directed by
Plot
Meanwhile, Chris sneaks into Meg's bedroom and reads her diary. Discovering him, Meg chases after Chris while Stewie walks by the staircase. Accidentally bumped by them, Stewie tumbles down the stairs and loses consciousness after suffering a severe head wound. Chris and Meg hide the wound with a hat, but Peter figures out the charade, reveals that he has knocked both of them out plenty of times, and wishes to continue hiding Stewie's injury from Lois. However, when a raccoon bites into Stewie's head, the injuries get worse and Meg insists on taking Stewie to the hospital. Peter agrees and upon seeing Lois pulling out of the driveway, throws Stewie behind her car, making it appear as if Lois ran him over to induce her guilt. Lois suggests they frame someone else, but Peter professes his love for her and suggests they take Stewie to the hospital. Stewie later walks in on the family with his head wrapped in bandages, revealing that several months have passed since his accident.
Production and development
In his first official episode for the series, the show was written by Spencer Porter, who had previously worked as a writing assistant for series creator and executive producer Seth MacFarlane on both Family Guy, as well as The Cleveland Show and American Dad!.[2] In addition, the episode was directed by series regular Jerry Langford, his second episode for the season, the first being "Quagmire's Baby".[3] Series regulars Peter Shin and James Purdum served as supervising directors, with Andrew Goldberg and Alex Carter serving as staff writers for the episode.[4] Composer Ron Jones, who has worked on the series since its inception, returned to compose the music for "Brian Griffin's House of Payne".[4] The opening scene of the episode, involving Stewie in the Star Wars-like universe, was originally attempted to be animated by the traditional Korean animators, which regularly provide the animation for Family Guy.[5] According to Shannon Smith, producer for Family Guy, half-way through production of the sequence, they decided to approach a Vancouver-based animation company instead, who had previously worked for Battlestar Galactica and Stargate.[5] The sequence was created during the 2010 Winter Olympics, which took place in Vancouver, during which the company was on hiatus from their regularly scheduled work.[5]
"Brian Griffin's House of Payne", along with the eleven other episodes from Family Guy's eighth season, was released on a three-disc
Returning for his fourth official appearance in the series, the first being "
Cultural references
In the opening scene of the episode, a
Reception
In an improvement over the previous four episodes, the episode was viewed in 7.27 million homes in its original airing, according to
Reviews of the episode were mixed. Emily VanDerWerff of
References
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- ^ a b c d Sulkin, Alec (2011-12-13). Family Guy Volume Nine Audio Commentary (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ^ a b Langford, Jerry; Porter, Spencer; MacFarlane, Seth (2010-03-28). "Brian Griffin's House of Payne". Family Guy. Season 8. Episode 15. Fox.
- ^ a b c d Smith, Shannon (2011-12-13). Family Guy Volume Nine Audio Commentary (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ^ Lambert, Dave (2011-06-24). "Family Guy – Does a Fan Site Message Board Have a List of Volume 9 DVD Contents and Extras?". TVShowsonDVD.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
- ^ Lambert, Dave (2011-07-21). "Family Guy – Street Date, Cost, and Other New Info for 'Volume 9' Come Out". TVShowsonDVD.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
- ^ Yahoo. Archived from the originalon 2012-10-09. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
- ^ a b c Isler, Ramsey (March 29, 2010). "Family Guy: 'Brian Griffin's House of Payne' Review". IGN. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
- ^ a b Porter, Spencer (2011-12-13). Family Guy Volume Nine Audio Commentary (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ^ "TV Ratings: Basketball Elevates CBS; Undercover Boss Still In Charge". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
- ^ VanDerWerff, Emily (March 29, 2010). ""The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed"/"The Brown Knight"/"Brian Griffin's House of Payne"". The A.V. Club. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
External links
"Brian Griffin's House of Payne".
- "Brian Griffin's House of Payne" at IMDb