Brian Goes Back to College/Notes/Trivia

Notes

• The fact that Brian went to Brown was first stated in "The Story on Page One."
• Stewie begins to bug Brian about his novel in the same way he did (with the high pitched voice) in the episode “Brian the Bachelor,” but this time Brian hits him with a book before he goes on for too long.
• The Stephen Hawking functionary who had been a fellow contestant in “Brian the Bachelor” (and was a contestant in the Special Olympics in “Ready, Willing, and Disabled”) has since married a fellow quadriplegic who also speaks with an electronic keyboard.
• Immediately following the A-Team intro parody, Peter clutches his leg and exhales exactly as he did in “Wasted Talent,” although he only makes that noise once instead of continuing.
• When Stewie says people cheat the scene cuts away to the SNL clip when Ashlee Simpson was discoverd lipsynching

Trivia

• The New Yorker eventually wrote a friendly response to this episode which parodied them. [1]
• The beginning of this episode was used in the animated version of the Internet comic VG Cats. This can be found on boe entertainment.
• Continuing a normal tradition of Meg-bashing, after Stewie stops filming Brian because he didn’t cry after getting fired, he goes to see what Meg is doing, sees her in her underwear, and starts to choke or possibly vomit.
• According to DVD commentary, Stewie’s “Amateur Gynecologist” T-shirt was originally supposed to read, “Free Mustache Rides,” but it was objected by Standards and Practices.
• The drawings of Brown’s campus are relatively accurate. Brian passes through the Van Winkle Gates to enter Brown’s campus. The large building directly in front of him in this scene is University Hall. In another scene, Sayles Hall is clearly visible.
• This is the first episode where Clevleand pronounces his "E" like "E" insted of like a "U".

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