Airdate: May 2, 2010
In this Family Guy take on the All in the Family episode, "Archie in the Cellar," Brian and Stewie are locked in a bank's vault for the weekend and, after a disgusting ordeal involving a soiled diaper, begin to bond — and Stewie learns a horrible secret about Brian.
"Brian & Stewie" contains examples of...
- Armor-Piercing Question: After sobering up the next day, Stewie asks a question that makes Brian open up about the contents of his safety deposit box.Stewie: How come you have a gun?
- Borrowed Catchphrase: At one point, Stewie says "Giggity".
- Bottle Episode: The entirety of the episode takes place in the bank vault, Brian and Stewie are the only characters, and there isn't a single Cutaway Gag, or music.
- Bowdlerization: For the TV version, Brian licking Stewie's butt and references to it had to be edited (and, like most other Family Guy episodes, the uncut version — with the original lines and unbleeped swearing — can be found on DVD).
- Bring My Brown Pants: Stewie soiled his diaper when the vault door closed.
- Chekhov's Gun: A literal example. The gun in Brian's safe deposit box, in that Brian has it in case he ever gets so tired of living that he decides to commit suicide.
- Darker and Edgier: This is one of the few episodes that is more dramatic than funny. This episode has very few humorous moments, and the second half of the episode comes with the reveal that Brian is planning to commit suicide in the future, and Stewie's fearful reaction.
- Denied Food as Punishment: Downplayed after Brian gets angry at Stewie for not telling him about the energy bars he had. Stewie doesn't outright deny him one, but instead bumps him down to coconut mint after initially planning to give him a strawberry yogurt one.
- The Diaper Change: Technically if you count the infamous crap eating scene.
- Driven to Suicide: It's revealed Brian has a gun so he can commit suicide because he feels his life's not worth living.
- Idiot Ball: Stewie calls the clothing store to try and return his Thom Browne sweater instead of calling for help. Brian calls him out on it, breaks the phone, and smacks Stewie in the face hard enough to make him cry.
- I Lied: Brian says this when revealing that the gun he'd called empty to stop Stewie from threatening him into eating his poop is actually loaded.
- Ironic Echo: "Oh I'm just callin' like I'm seein' it!"
- Oh, Crap!:
- Stewie and Brian when the vault door closes. In Stewie's case, it causes him to crap his diaper.
- When Brian realizes that his acts of eating Stewie's poop and licking his butt have been caught on tape by a security camera.
- Again, when Stewie and Brian realize what day it is and how long until the bank opens.Stewie: Brian?
Brian: What?
Stewie: I just realized something.
Brian: What?
Stewie: Tomorrow's Sunday.
(Beat)
Brian: Fuck. - When Brian reveals why he has a gun, Stewie is absolutely shocked.
- Platonic Declaration of Love: Stewie finally admits that without Brian, he'd be lost, and that he loves him in regard to this trope. Brian responds by saying that he loves Stewie too.
- Recut: After its premiere, the episode (which was around 27 minutes long excluding the exclusive "FOX Rocks" content), was edited down to a standard TV length for reruns. As a result, many sequences have been edited to tighten the pacing, with two major alterations being Brian no longer licking Stewie's butt, and Stewie smacking Brian's gun out of his hand after Brian reveals he lied about it having no bullets.
- Sick and Wrong: Brian in regard to Stewie asking him to eat his poop.Brian: That's sick! That is sick! How messed up in the head are you that you'd even ask!?
- Silent Credits: Since this episode has no music at all, this extended to the credits as well.
- Skewed Priorities: Stewie's cell phone had just enough battery life for one call... which he wastes trying to return his sweater. Brian calls him out on it by smacking him in the face and breaking the phone.
- Theme Tuneless Episode: In re-runs, the episode opens with the show's logo appearing silently over a black background.
- Vomit Indiscretion Shot: Stewie pukes after seeing Brian clean his diaper and then asks if he wants to eat the vomit next.
- Wham Line: Brian's admission that he keeps a gun for if he ever wants to kill himself comes fresh off of Stewie making perverted jokes about it.
- You Monster!: Brian says this when Stewie reveals that he made him eat his poop because it amused him.Brian: You son of a bitch, I could kill you for that!
The "FOX Rocks" edition contains examples of...
- Clip Show: After the main episode, the rest of the hour has Brain and Stewie present musical numbers from previous episodes, including a
Deleted Scene from "Business Guy" where Peter reenacts the "Blues in Hoss' Flat" performance from The Errand Boy. - Framing Device: This special edition features sequences of Brian and Stewie on a stage introducing the episode and the clips.
- Name and Name: Discussed by Brian and Stewie when the latter introduces the episode as "Stewie and Brian", resulting in a short argument between the two.
- The Rant: At the end of the special, Stewie and Brian introduce the FCC song from "PTV". However, Stewie takes time to complain about the FCC's reaction to the song, personally feeling that the joke backfired. When he finally allows the clip to play, Brain notes that Stewie's rant left them no air time to actually show it, so the duo say goodbye to the audience instead.
- Take That!: When Brian and Stewie argue over the title of the episode:Stewie: Shouldn't it be person before animal, like Turner and Hooch?
Brian: I don't think that movie is a good example — of anything. - The Unreveal: After the clip of Herbert's song from "Play It Again, Brian", Stewie hypes up a special, exclusive clip that features the last known recording of Michael Jackson and a sneak peek of Toy Story 3. Before Stewie reveals what the song actually is, however, Brian reports they can't legally show it, and offers to show the "Shipoopi" sequence from the episode "Patriot Games" instead.Stewie: Seriously? Again? Fine. Here's fucking "Shipoopi."
