Line #21 Recap/FamilyGuyS2E4BrianInLove


1	'''Original air date:''' 3/7/2000 ''(produced in 1999)''
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3	'''Production code:''' 2ACX-01
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5	After finding puddles of urine around the house, Lois thinks Stewie did it and it's time for him to get toilet-trained. But when Brian is out with the family and pees in public, Brian decides to go to therapy to find the cause of it.
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7	This episode is notable for being the ''very'' first episode of ''Family Guy'' to air on Creator/AdultSwim beginning an 18 year-long syndication run that was partially responsible for the show's eventual [[UnCancelled uncancellation]].
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11	!!This episode contains examples of:
12	* ArmourPiercingQuestion: When Brian tries to convince his therapist that he's not in love with Lois, the therapist responds: "Who are you trying to convince, me or you?". It's at this point that Brian realises that he can't deny it any longer.
13	* BaitAndSwitch
14	** At the beginning of the episode:
15	--> '''Chris''': ''(on the phone)'' So, what are you wearing? ''(laughs)'' Wow, I bet you could see right through that.\
16	'''Lois''': Chris, who are you talking to?\
17	'''Chris''': ''(to Lois)'' Grandma.
18	** Later, Peter flashes back to the first time he peed in a toilet. It crossfades to an image of Peter as a child...then pulls out to reveal that it's a photo hanging in the family's living room as Peter runs in, zipping his pants and excitedly telling Lois "I did it!"
19	* BondJamesBond:
20	--> '''Lois''': This could be a nice way for you and Stewie to bond.\
21	'''Peter''': "Bond"? ''James'' Bond. All right, Lois, I'll do it!
22	* DomesticAbuse: Implied with the ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'' parody, wherein an angry George confronts Jane for not rescuing him from the out-of-control dog-walking conveyor belt (a parody of the original 1960s closing credits), particularly hinted at when Elroy is told to go to his room, Elroy balks and George repeats his demand him more sternly.
23	* DreamWithinADream: Seen in the cold open, where Stewie appears in Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood and kills everyone, but then he wakes up to find it was a dream. Lois then [[LatexPerfection peels off her rubber mask and wig]] to reveal Mr. Rogers, and then Stewie wakes up for real (complete with CatapultNightmare).
24	* GoToYourRoom: [[WesternAnimation/TheJetsons George Jetson]] says this to Elroy before he chews out Jane for not rescuing him from the out-of-control conveyor belt.
25	* IncestSubtext: When Stewie teases Brian's crush for Lois, he asks for playful innocent kisses from Lois. Then, after Brian leaves, pushes the envelope more by unhooking Lois's bra, which [[{{Squick}} squicks]] out Lois. He could have wanted to breastfeed on Lois just to spite Brian more.
26	--> '''Lois''': Stewie? Did... did you unhook mommy's bra?
27	* InterspeciesRomance: Brian has the hots for Lois.
28	* PottyFailure: What causes Brian to seek therapy.
29	* SarcasmBlind: When Stewie refuses to use the toilet:
30	--> '''Peter''': Maybe you don't have to pee. I oughta just give you some beer. Goes right through you.\
31	'''Stewie''': Wonderful. And while we're at it, we can light up a doobie and watch porn.\
32	'''Peter''': Y... yeah?
33	* ShoutOut: Brian describes one of his dreams to the therapist: It's a parody of ''Film/LogansRun''. In the same sequence, Brian (who is old enough to be executed) rats on [[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} Snoopy]]:
34	--> '''Brian''': What about him? He's gotta be in his ''fifties''! [[note]]''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' had its fiftieth anniversary the year this episode first aired.[[/note]]
35	* StagingAnIntervention: One cutaway features Peter's family and friends having an intervention [[DisproportionateRetribution for his refusal to take off a giant foam cowboy hat]].
36	* TakeThat:
37	** In one scene, Peter says, "Lots of crazy people have gone on to lead normal, successful lives." Cue a still shot of Dan Rather.
38	** In one of the bits in his traveling montage, Brian accidentally runs over who he thinks is Creator/StephenKing with his car; when he finds out it's Creator/DeanKoontz, he backs over the body.
39	** This line from Peter after Brian wets himself:
40	--> '''Peter:''' Jeez, Brian, where do you think you are? Payless?
41	** Peter unknowingly does this to himself and Lois. When Brian says he and the woman he loves (who Peter doesn't know yet is Lois) are BetterAsFriends, Peter responds, "So she dumped you, huh? Ah, to hell with her. She'll probably wind up with some idiot. Serves her right."
42	* TalkingAnimal: Peter flat out ''forgets'' Brian can talk in one scene.
43	--> '''Brian''': He [the therapist], uh thinks I'm in love.\
44	'''Peter''': Oh my God! [[YouCanTalk You can talk!]]\
45	''({{Beat}})''\
46	'''Brian''': Nevermind.
47	* ToiletTrainingPlot: Peter tries to toilet train Stewie after he thought he'd peed on the rug when it was actually Brian. Also in this episode, there's a cutaway gag where Charles Lindbergh tries to potty-train his six-month-old son, but the baby gets flushed down the toilet, so Charles lies that the boy was kidnapped.
48	* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Stewie's reaction when Brian pees in the middle of the supermarket, and he realises that he was being blamed for [[UrineTrouble Brian's peeing on the carpet]] the whole time.
49	* YouKeepTellingYourselfThat:
50	--> '''Brian''': Lois. Well, she's a fantastic woman. She's compassionate and charming, attractive. Well, stunning really. I guess you could say I really-\
51	'''Therapist''': Love her?\
52	'''Brian''': No, of course not. Me and Lois? That's sick. Come on, she's my best friend's wife. Look, I love Lois, but I'm not ''in'' love with her.\
53	'''Therapist''': Mm-hm. Who are you trying to convince, Brian, me or you?\
54	'''Brian''': ...Oh, Brian, Brian. What a mess.

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