27 Facts About Brian Griffin

Brian Griffin is a fictional character from the American animated television series Family Guy.

Brian Griffin has been featured in many items of merchandise for Family Guy, and he is considered to be one of the show's biggest merchandising characters.

When Brian Griffin was killed off in the season 12 episode "Life of Brian Griffin", the events of the episode received substantial attention from the media and elicited strongly negative reactions from fans of the show.

Brian Griffin subsequently returned two episodes later, in "Christmas Guy", after Stewie, his best friend, traveled back in time to save him.

Brian Griffin is the best friend of Stewie, and many of the show's sub-plots center around them.

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Brian Griffin is an alcoholic and is very fond of dry martinis and is seen to have withdrawal symptoms in various episodes when he is told or forced to stop drinking.

Brian Griffin received an Ivy League education, having attended Brown University, as seen in "Brian Griffin Goes Back to College" but was one course away from graduating.

However, in "The Man with Two Brians", Brian tries to regain attention from the Griffin family by showing them home videos of him as a puppy, although none of the videos of him as a puppy showed any member of the Griffin family, so it is possible that the videos were filmed by a previous owner.

Brian Griffin is a political liberal, who supports legalizing marijuana, gay marriage and ending the war on terror.

Brian Griffin sees himself as a romantic and has had several relationships over the years, mainly with human women.

Brian Griffin'slongest lasting relationship was with Jillian Russell, a beautiful but dim witted girl who Brian dated in season 5.

The couple eventually get married as Jess' time grew shorter, a decision Brian Griffin later regretted when Jess' doctor said she'll make a full recovery.

Brian Griffin became deeply depressed following the marriage, becoming overweight and emotionally distant to the point where Jess brings him to the pound to be put down.

Brian Griffin is an aspiring but struggling writer – this is said to be a reference to Snoopy from Peanuts.

Brian Griffin is unemployed, but he is often seen writing various novels, screenplays, or essays.

Brian Griffin'sdifficult writing career and apparent lack of talent is used as a recurring joke throughout the series.

Brian Griffin, convinced that he is a great writer, attempts to gain the family's interest in this piece of news but fails to do so.

The play becomes very popular in Quahog; however, Brian Griffin is upset when he realizes that Stewie had since written a play which was better than his.

Brian Griffin became depressed, as he only wanted to be a good writer for the few years which remain of his life, and not have to be overshadowed by Stewie, who has his whole life ahead of him.

Brian Griffin's character was largely based on Steve, and Larry would be the main inspiration for the Peter character.

Voice of Brian is provided by series creator Seth MacFarlane, who provides the voices of many other characters including Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, and Glenn Quagmire.

Brian Griffin's death was the main focus in the season twelve episode "Life of Brian Griffin".

Brian Griffin is extremely grateful for being saved, but Stewie of this timeline finds Brian Griffin's affections unnerving, not knowing the reason behind them.

Brian Griffin is featured in a Family Guy parody in the South Park episodes "Cartoon Wars Part I" and "Part II".

The scene depicted a conversation between Peter and Brian Griffin leading to one of the show's trademark cut-away gags; like Peter, Brian Griffin was rendered in the distinct animation style of South Park.

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Brian Griffin was featured, along with Stewie, in advertisements for Wheat Thins and Cool Whip.

In 2004, the first series of Family Guy toy figurines was released by Mezco Toyz, each member of the Brian Griffin family had their own toy, with the exception of Stewie, of whom two different figures were made.