Trivia / Family Guy S 5 E 4 Saving Private Brian

• Creator's Pest: Vern and Johnny were shot to death in this episode because the staff claimed they had boring routines and weren't popular. Despite this, they did one more gag in the afterlife and continue to appear in non-speaking cameos.
• Descended Creator: Marilyn Manson is voiced by Tom Devanney, the show's executive producer.
• What Could Have Been: The creators wanted Marilyn Manson to voice himself, but he declined. Series producer Tom Devanney stepped in instead.
• Working Title: The DVD Commentary reveals that this episode was originally titled "Road to Iraq".

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