Whatever Happened to Vinny? (Family Guy Video Essay)

[@idontevenknowwheretobegin]

The reason I think only dogs like Brian and Vinny can talk is because they're both part-cat (Brian is revealed to be part-cat during "Fecal Matters"). We've been shown that cats are able to talk in "Family Cat", so I think that would tie it all together pretty well.

[@Anuyushi]

Oh yeah I forgot about that!! They said all cats could speak they just don't want to.

[@bsanchez3563]

Doh lol my ass was hoping for more of Brian being driven up the wall by the cat XD idk just is so amusing.

[@redjirachi1]

I wanna see a spin of the cat/dog rivalry where Brian tries to use being part-cat to get away with being bigoted towards cats

[@DefileOdds]

That's an incredible observation and deduction. Well done man

[@smartboy201]

Here's how I see it; they should've had one of Peter's neighbours adopt Vinny, to keep him around for whenever they can work a skit in that involves him that Tony (RIP) could've been there to record material for. This way, you can keep Brian, keep Vinny, and they can actually _talk to each other._

[@bsanchez3563]

True as Cleveland or Joe could have him.

[@smartboy201]

@@bsanchez3563 Y'know, for how much he hates Brian, I figure Quagmire would be the most compelling to adopt Vinny. They're next-door neighbours, Vinny and Brian are/would be the only 2 talking, sentient dogs on the show (at least semi-regularly), and considering Vinny would not hate Brian, it provides an interesting dichotomy in how they see and respond to Brian, as well as how they respond to each other's own responses. Vinny could want to know why Quagmire hates Brian, and Quagmire would ask how Vinny can stand being around Brian.

[@MajungaDude]

@@smartboy201I would love that

[@KUNCNikole]

​@@smartboy201YES!!! And they could have written a really cute arc about Vinny making friends with Quagmire's cat.

[@Zman201]

I think what makes me most mad about them killing Brian isn't the fact that they brought him back at all, its the fact that they couldn't even commit to killing him off for a season, or even longer than 2 episodes. There's so many missed opportunities in my opinion that they missed out on, imagine have Stewie over the course of a season as a b plot bonding with Vinnie and trying to get the supplies to rebuild the time machine or something. I feel like they could've done so much more with this concept

[@losisansgaming2628]

I mean. Atleast when south park killed kenny off, they made it a whole season, with great character development for the other boys

[@bobbydenney8368]

​@@losisansgaming2628 I know I felt so upset that we only got to see Vinny for a short while I hate when they do one-off characters

[@Venemofthe888]

I wish Brian had stayed dead since his character became even more of a douche after he came back. I think the show needed something to freshen it up and tbh i did actually like Vinny for the little time we had with him. I think could have been good to explore Stewie's grief specifically and learning to accept and move on

[@gremblorthesackgoblin7953]

Hes gotten to a decent place as of late, but holy hell you could tell the writers really didnt want to go back to status quo.

[@minhhoangang2278]

You're missing the points. Stewie loves Brian very much and he cannot live without Brian, and the show would not be better without Brian and Stewie adventure.

[@theanimeunderworld8338]

I'm making a video of how we should remove the status quo and this is an example of a benefit

[@eldenlion5850]

Everyone wants Brian dead until they actually kill Brian.

[@0816M3RC]

Vinny is also a douche.

[@Jade_1872]

Talking dogs I figured was a recessive trait. The majority of brains family doesn’t talk, but his cousin Jasper can, so clearly that connecting side of the family has that possibility with at least one child/puppy. And those two just happened to win (or lose) and get that genetic trait.

[@bsanchez3563]

Yeah... depends because if they went to a better home then the griffins... maybe although if Stewie managed to expose the other dogs or any pet to something idk what... but then I feel it would be redundant anyways.

[@abdimalikhassan7268]

Piggy backing off of the recessive gene trait other than brian and jasper there are some dogs that actively talk in cutaways or just in the normal show run time but some dogs that can’t And we already know that cats actively choose not to talk in the meg gets a cat ep Animals nearby also talk making to their own cutaways mostly squirrels but you get it

[@bsanchez3563]

@@abdimalikhassan7268 Noiice.. hehe imho thats kind of humorous to see it done or described as bejng for the fun of being a pill to the doggos, Brian of course being most notabke of the examples if not thee only example.. but still- it was funny :D... made me think of myself as in middle school it was a lovely passion was to know therevwas like 800ish students in that school an between having one class period of kids a year uounger tuan me well before long somehow they figured out how to drive me insane the rest of that year but fwiw most of 7th and most of first part of 8th grade was otherwise me enjoying it fwiw to see how muchzi could just have something about me be intentionally secretly. Buth ope to annoy the kids around. Same with the super seniors/repeat seniors of course being special ed I figured out how their uniquenesses made THEM just enough to for all except for maybe twp or 3 situations throughout hs.. well fwiw luckily the majority of paras and most teachers were on meh side fwiw somehow for 9th grade but then K was kind of shocked with the rude awakening when suddenly I was basically tje one neing bugged by..different kids mostly sophomores (allways ironically though it was peeps that knew english and were native orvjad neen as of longstanding a us resident.. fwiw idk wjy or if just because I pretty mucj jave only ever spoken english if not always. Soo idk of course in my case id really have deserved it if theu were saying I sicked ass at math and the english class of my 10th grade year particularly was not so forgoving for me because I was neing silly but more also fwiw I think for the peeps that had known they were retiring at that uears end so itd be like a lame duck type sitiation... fwiw idk how THAT became a term fwiw lmao.. yeah.. plus Id only jad english for 10th 11th and 12th fwiw so mostly I was only ever a few parts of the day doing specifically the same classes the rest of the special kids in my same program or sorts vs the medical fragile kids or well yeah basically the peeps like going to walmart to practice public transit use/applying for jobs or vollenteering for walmart etc fwiw so really only medically vulnerabke ig peeps or super seniors were in spec ed but not same programs nor was mine.. so yeah fwiw I mostly only had the one ig in between the two alt programs.. type of kids around me but I didnt spend as much time fwiw until 10th onwards with them in hs years.. but maybe thats WHY I was screwing up mehself in english for 10th.. fwiw though I was able to acqiore things from being in school hehe fwiw so I did benefit from being there. But yeah you make a good point imho.

[@shawnathin7450]

Mutants that’s why a few can talk.

[@bsanchez3563]

@@shawnathin7450 ooh what about a poly-memetic alloy of some type?

[@SavantPete]

I really liked Vinny. He was like season 1 Brian, just a chill character that everyone could rely on

[@bobbydenney8368]

I know and I'm still so upset that Brian had a complete change in personality

[@nuclearcatbaby1131]

The reason why only some dogs can talk is the same reason why only some babies can talk. Brian was a puppy genius as a baby.

[@bsanchez3563]

Oh or the mom was inadvertently nearby a microwave as is implied with the Malcolm in the middle tv show.. iirc.. but think they just in the case of fg asl ittle as I know about family guy I think of it as mere convienience on (and I can get that by trynna tjink up a good story muself lmao I would be stumped if tryin to not worry about locking out any plausible loophole for me to counteract or not stick my toe in my mouth so to speak... or step on my own toes.. lmao I forget that saying but yeah... I feel I imagien Seth Mcfarland wanted to be able to more focus on his takes as being Brian.. no pun intended. (Lmfao once back in middle school my classmate asked cause explained both the name Sanchez is the name of a tv character on Rick and Morty (then much more talked about in its first 5 years as being still a new thing) and Brian from Family Guy... a source of memes back then even after I was no longer in elementary that I was secretly a tv connection "haver"- hey he put for his state testing as future job skills "Raps good" for why he did not need to go to highschool... lmmfao at all these situations as an adult not even hs anymore about like 6 or 8? Years however many years later... after thwt and thinking I should have just let him beileve I had connections to the media to see if he would buy it or was being sarcastic... and tried baiting him into going around saying my real last name is Griffin... lmfao. Or that banned version that never existed except for a master version.. of My cartoon debut crossing between tv shows. Man I could have exploited that situation so well... oh well :P

[@certified_l0ser]

@@bsanchez3563what r u yapping abt blud

[@certified_l0ser]

agreed

[@MystLunarabne]

The reason why some dogs in Family guy can talk is clearly because of a Stewie and Brian time-travel episode we haven't seen yet and maybe never will.

[@ImTakingYouToFlavorTown]

I like this theory the most.

[@brandonscott5544]

VINNY PERSONAL BETTER.

[@matti.8465]

Brian bangs a dog in the past and accidentally starts the talking dog phenomenon.

[@grapeshot]

I actually liked Vinny even though my brother told me it wasn't going to last.

[@bobbydenney8368]

I absolutely hate characters like Vinny I don't hate his personality or anything but I want characters like him to appear in a decent amount of episodes so we can get all into him and stuff

[@punkysnarks]

I just figured Vinny eventually went to a totally different family. One that might have moved out of Quahog in order for Vinnie to never actually appear again.

[@VictoriaWilder13]

The humanoid Brian wasn't a time travel episode, it was a parallel universe episode. And I'm liking the theory that Brian and Vinny can talk because they're part cat. It's a consistent trait between them and it's been shown that all the cats can secretly talk, though they choose not to reveal it to humans.

[@Sojoboscribe]

We KNOW what happened to Vinny. Near the end of a later episode, it's shown that he was the one who took over for Brain in Red Shirt Blue Shirt, after Brian replaced Stewie with Olivia. So he and Olivia are presumably still on the road singing.

[@ninjafrog6966]

he’s also not in the show anymore now because his voice actor died

[@PipeGuy64Bit]

One thing that lives rent free in my head is them lying to us saying Vinny's voice actor recorded 10 more episodes and nobody talks about that claim anymore.

[@emurano6634]

Some dogs can talk because they aren't actual dogs, they're dog-like aliens who forgot they aren't earthlings

[@minhhoangang2278]

8:15 Who thinks that Quagmire was the one who killed Brian? He was the only person who didn't cry at Brian's funeral.

[@gerardgarcia8501]

Me, but ernie wasn’t there too Does this mean Ernie and Quagmire worked together and used Vinny to run over brian? I think Ernie ran over him but Quagmire told him to run over brian

[@commonsenseking6386]

I heard it was James Woods, come to think off it, maybe it was new Brian, even though he was killed, not really dead.

[@TerraJ-ug6nc]

Yeah he hates Brian

[@geckohunter123]

My theory is that it was Penelope

[@estebangutierrez160]

Why would Quagmire cry for the death of Brian? It's made clear that Glenn hates him, even if the show was in a new continuity, Glenn wouldn't give a crap about Brian.

[@redjirachi1]

It would've been interesting if they reintroduced Vinny to meet with Brian. He and Brian could've gotten on poorly first, basically a more lighthearted/less aggressive and hypocritical Brian and Quagmire feud. But they end up getting along and Brian could get a friend. Even after Cleveland came back Jerome stuck around as a secondary character, I think they could make it work

[@fettmanplays4170]

Sucks they never did bring Vinny back afterwards. Coulda had an easy in universe explanation like the Quahog police needs a new service dog, so Joe decides to get one and chooses Vinny, eventually deciding to take care of him after they bond a little bit. Could even have it a bit later where Stewie bumps into Vinny remembering him, but Vinny has no recollection of him, which saddens Stewie a bit, so he tries to jog his memory, kinda akin to Star Lord and Gamora in GOTG3.

[@xxSandt21xx]

Question: why can only some dogs talk in Family Guy? Answer: any time you see something like that, a wizard did it 😊

[@Mangoboi699]

Future old people are wizards

[@HawthorneVampire]

I would love a Top 10 Suspects to Brian’s Murder video. My pick has been Penelope, that little girl who was more evil than Stewie

[@walpoleandworcester]

Maybe it’s like on Arthur how there are humanoid dogs like Fern and Binky that can talk and then just regular dogs that bark and do typical dog things.

[@jtszabo1691]

My explanation for why certain dogs can talk is “because you touch yourself at night”

[@gangofheroes]

The reason some dogs can talk is because they got the cat gene.

[@cameronspalding9792]

The cat gene?

[@firepuppies4086]

When combined with the dog gene, it allows speech

[@laughinggas5085]

​@@cameronspalding9792I think they're referring to how both Brian and Vinny had a bit of cat in them, I don't remember Brian's ratio but Vinny's was 1/16

[@PrincessGalaxia9]

I think the dogs can only talk if the show/plot/joke requires it.

[@josefa.trinidad4137]

Vinny & Brian can speak because of Pepe Lepew's influence on the animators, he was a talking skunk and the cat was a regular normal cat... or evolution?

[@SmrtPhonRtistCF]

You know what's funny, Vinny is actually a pretty funny character......if he wasn't reduced as a family guy character.

[@JH12657-m]

1:14 when she said dana shcnyder i paused the video out of shock to make sure it wasnt dan schneider she was talkinh about

[@NachtKaiser666]

RIP Tony S. You're still missed!

[@RedWolfWindgear]

I think it's just the creator choosing who can and can't talk. Heck may be the dogs who can are magical creatures of some kind. We may never know. Unless Seth drops a bomb on us on why.

[@markmagician2471]

I miss Vinny I honestly prefer him to Brian wish they didn't get rid of him

[@pauladudleycreatfeat]

Being able to talk, I assume, is a rare mutation for dogs in FG. That's why most of them can't do it. It might have a genetic component, since both Brian and Jasper can. I know that brain swapping technology exists in American Dad, but I don't think that is what's happening here, since we saw Brian talking as a puppy

[@Pokefan-mz1zn]

I always had a fan theory. In Stewie and Brian it was revealed Brian had a gun in his deposit box for… reasons. So my theory is in a alternative universe/timeline Brian was so done with life and depressed that he decided to time travel get in a car and run himself over that way not only would the family not find that he did it himself but it would make sense why in later seasons after this his even more bitter and a narcissistic duce. Because Stewie stopped him meaning that reality no longer exists. The Quagmire theory I agree with. But my theory will always be more convincing to me since Brian has used the time machine before to be selfish and it’s way less risky since Brian could just say “im going out” while Stewie is away or something and bam!

[@pixiewixiechu]

"I can do-a Italy or I can do Jeff" is a really funny line bc he also voices Stans nephew in a Thanksgiving episode and it is literally just Jeff

[@VerdantRange]

My theory for the talking dogs in Family Guy: They happen when the Family Guy version of God gets drunk, just like when he made Rosie O'Donnell.

[@bigfatshane-o6676]

I like to believe the talking animals just won a genetic lottery and got super rare recessive traits that allows them to talk. In that case, characters can have parents and siblings who don't talk, like Brian. I also like to believe there is a trait that allows characters like Brian to walk, but that's just me.

[@machector892]

Even if Vinny comes back,at most it’ll only be cameos mainly because his voice actor passed away and Family Guy isn’t exactly known for continuity.

[@babyjesusvideo]

I blame the CIA for the talking dogs in family guy.

[@Rebelheart1985]

Honestly I would’ve rather dealt with him over Brian. Mostly because the dog has ONLY managed to become worst.

[@CookieMonster_665]

I like the theory that Brian was tested on by the CIA which we know exists in Family Guys World because of the crossovers But it really doesn't make a whole lot of sense especially since we see Brian talking as a very young puppy but maybe you could say that his mom was tested on and because of that when she gave birth one of her puppies could talk

[@bjam89]

my guess is the talking dogs are some sort of subspecies of Canis lupus, like Canis lupus sapiens, and that they were made by some sort of deity, since we know family guy has those, be them God, Death, Santa, Neptune, and Vishnu, so my money is on Pluto being their maker, so Spot would not be so lonely, or Odin, seems like something Odin would do.

[@danielponder690]

Canis lupus loquacious lol, I like Sapiens too!

[@edpocalyps]

The reaosn why certain dogs can breed is because to continue the existence of dogs throughout evolution and the decades the governement needed to come up with a way for them to reproduce this is the real purpose of the xylophone that i have concluded i apreciate the help btw GOODNIGHT

[@jay7568]

Honestly I like to think that some dogs can talk is because some sort of genetic mutation

[@endergeo116]

The line "Don't go in the Road, That's where cars live" is the single most Cute thing i heard all day!

[@TheNaturalGamer1]

She stole that from a movie

[@kingmagikarp97]

Vinny may have had a short run on the show but in that span of time he was a way better character and dog than Brian. I hope he comes back in some way at least as a recurring character.

[@fireflowerfilms2010]

The guy who voiced him is dead

[@fyrewatermelons]

My theory: It's Peter. In the original pilot for Family Guy, "Larry and Steve," Larry (Peter) was the only person that could understand Steve (Brian). Larry claims that he could understand what dogs are saying. It's never explained why, but he has that power. Even though Family Guy and Larry and Steve are two different universes, I believe that some rules carried over along with the roles that Larry and Steve played. I believe that certain animals in the FG universe function on a brain frequency that the Griffins are automatically tuned into. And once they come into proximity of a Griffin long enough, they could understand what an animal is saying. It's similar to how Stewie is both "just a baby" to people outside the family, and cam be understood clearly by people within the Griffin household...if they're synchronized.

[@FrancisR420]

You have it backwards, people in the family are the ones who can't understand him, specifically Meg and Lois and to a lesser extent Chris and Peter, people outside can understand him the best. And everybody understands Brian.

[@AloneRacecar]

Hey Kitty, I may not always like/agree with everything you say nor do I not know if you’re joking or not. But as a content creator myself I’m happy to see that 2023 has been a good year for you and your channel. 👍 As for the video itself, I did think that they’re was potential with Vinny. Even though that his character was a little flawed at the moment. Heh, I still remember the time when my dad was surprised that Vinny replaced Brian at the opening intro. It definitely showed the power that everyone thought that Brian was dead for real. But even if Vinny’s time on the show was short lived, I did think that he should have gotten more episodes in before Brian returned from being killed.

[@andrewharris1344]

Walnuts. Also thanks for the quality content. Looking forward to more in the future.

[@matti.8465]

If they wanted to change the dynamic they should have just made it so the family adopted a second dog. Just having Vinny around, alongside Brian, probably would have made for some fun stories.

[@jtszabo1691]

Kitty Monk, with you rhyming like Dr Seuss I pray to god you won’t be played by Mike Myers

[@SamHammie]

28:04 Any relation to Adrian Germaphobe Monk? He's not Italian or a kitty, but he's a very good detective. Solves cases nearly effortlessly since he's both gifted and cursed with the ability to see and hear details that most people don't notice. Some think he can actually see the individual bacteria cells on a surface and that's why he's so afraid of everything.

[@subjectdelta7210]

whenever you see something like that A wizard did it.

[@ViscousJelly]

It just hit me watching a video that referenced both Family Guy and American Dad: Both shows exist in the same world. Aliens have probably been interacting with humanity for millennia- what’s to say that some animals can talk (and interbreed a la Vinny being part cat) is that most animals have alien DNA?

[@shadowhell8378]

Talking dogs explanation. We know god is real in that universe and they make mistakes. So what if the talking dogs have human minds and/or souls from a mistake god did.

[@horrormoviefan9395]

Sorry for Brian fans, but bringing him back was one of family guy's biggest mistakes. He became a true monster after that

[@Lechgang]

Vinny has been living in my head rent free for a long ass time, and I've really grown attached to him. I've written a lot about him, he's just a cool guy.

[@shanefraley827]

I find Vinny far more likable than Brian. Unfortunately Vinny will probably never come back since Tony Sirico has passed.

[@TokuNorth]

The reason dogs can talk is because the timeline where Humans are Pets and Dogs are dominant species is so close to the prime timeline that it sometimes slips through and we get dogs like Brian and Vinny who can actually talk and do "Human things" Very similar to the Mandela Effect where timelines intersect and no one really notices it

[@pinoyjona]

Back then, when I was still a Family Guy viewer on cable, I was pretty much done with Brian and didn’t really get emotional seeing Brian was killed, but was actually open for Vinny and took a liking we get a fresh start, only for Brian to come back after one episode MIA and Brian feels like he gotten worst.

[@IcicleThorn]

It’s like evolution. Some apes evolved into humans, some didn’t. Same thing goes for dogs. Some evolved to talk and walk, some didn’t.

[@rileyanthony]

Vinny whole timeline basically got erased or another way to put re-written to we’re his time in the family never even happened witch is known as an butterfly effect

[@chad9186]

I actually thought it was Chris because I was positive they couldn't kill Brian and everyone else were mentioned in the description of the Simpsons crossover which wasn't gonna air til next season. If they're gonna be in an episode where that isn't gonna air till next season then has to be Chris or Brian. Chris is the most pointless Griffin not to mention he had the most pointless role in the Simpsons crossover

[@LowellLucasJr.]

I think all dogs have a voice in the Family Guy verse. Just some would rather say what's on their minds more openly than risk being called out. Also, Vinnie, being a great example of such a dog, clearly didn't like being in a pound- so he saw Louis and spoke his mind!😂

[@RichterTheEternal]

I’m guessing the talking, anthropomorphic dogs or other humanoid-like animal on the show are due to a rare mutation in the Family Guy universe. The human characters since day one of the beginning of Family Guy are totally not surprised by Brian or any other talking animal they encounter, so it’s must be commonplace.

[@Rose-em7rw]

i think the dogs who can speak in family guy have the ability to speak because they ate alphabet soup

[@Mangoboi699]

Dude was upset that peter was sitting in his lap, condesendongly asked what do you want. He seemed chill after being asked for meth

[@JohnSmith-jh6ey]

You deserve all your success

[@ThereelOfficial]

The reason only some dogs can talk in Family Guy is because yes

[@Anuyushi]

Vinny was such wasted potential. He was a good guy that actually cared about everyone, it would've been so refreshing to have someone like that in the family when everyone else is so crappy and selfish

[@larrychilders6599]

4:02 I knew they were gonna bring him back, I just thought itd be a season finale thing kinda like Optimus Prime in G1

[@Amy_Rice]

“How much trouble can he cause? He’s a baby.” Video immediately cuts to a movie trailer about a murdering demon child 😂

[@blitzbreaker072]

Oi Kitty! You gave me a really freakin good dinner idea! THANK YOUS!

[@joshua.trans.man.2008]

I think the reason is, there evolving slowly and all dogs in 1000's of years will be able to talk and walk in family guy, like in bluey : D

[@Longshanks1690]

There’s zero reason they couldn’t have kept Vinny in the show, just as another background character who wasn’t living with the Griffins anymore. Stewie clearly cared about him so it doesn’t make sense he wouldn’t seek him out after the timeline was fixed and try to have both his canine friends in his life. I understand he’d have to be reduced when Brain came back, and likely written out when the VA died, but for those intervening years, he should have been given more respect than he got from the writers.

[@klokateer4372]

Could have moved him to the Cleveland show 😂

[@DecaTilde]

@@klokateer4372But _The Cleveland Show_ was already cancelled.

[@Bladedfox14]

Well maybe there are different species of dogs. Some getting into talk while others are normal.

[@Trent-Girone]

0:05-0:07- C.I.A. It’s the same universe as American Dad, right? Clarifying a time stamp edit so as to explain I meant the fictionalized C.I.A and not the real one, to cover my bases.

[@Oddling3000]

I think the reason only some dogs can talk in family guy is because of A. Plot relevance or for story narrative, and/or B. Technically sentient human awakening exists as like a random gene/mutation of an animal, or child's birth.

[@mollyshine20brown65]

Think that some dogs only talk when it involved Brian or Stewie or Cutaways.

[@InfinityOrNone]

"walnuts!"

[@Cutie_Amor]

Pouncey revealed that in family guy cats can talk, brian is part cat, thus my hypothesis is dogs that are part cat have the potential to talk

[@christopherballero866]

Very little in Family Guy makes sense so I just don't ask questions with Family Guy. Plus I haven't really seen any episodes in a while. I'm in a minority but I think Brian having stayed dead would've been a good way to reboot the show

[@VaeVictus17]

Aside from the actor who died? Vinny was sent to work with Olivia for Red Shirt/blue shirt. Answer to your question: Dogs in Family Guy are cartoons all in all, but Brian used to be the only one, then they introduced Jasper, and then it bled from there. The reason why this may happen is possibly due to dogs evolving, the dogs that talk only can for plot purposes or comedy, or it's possible dog engineering from constant breeding has allowed human DNA to cross into dog DNA. I mean we are seeing a lot of humans getting interested in dog relationships in this world 😂.

[@TheChandraraj12]

Hate to do this: The other episode where Brian got hit by a car wasn't a time travel episode, it was a multiverse episode. Oh gods how did my life get to this.

[@Third7Plays]

Vinny was so genuine. I love him and i hope he went somewhere good after the timeline was changed. He deserves it

[@BirdiePlaysYT]

Just so you know.... believing you're a cat isn't normal. Its mental illness. :/ But your content is SO GOD DAMN GREAT, that i feel the need to pour all of my time to sit with my cat and watch these videos!

[@nathanblackburn1193]

I think what they should've done is have Vinny stay as a reoccurring side character after Brian was brought back because it just feels like a huge waste of time the way it is now

[@EldritchbornSquirrel]

With how much they played up Brian's death, they should have kept him dead instead of restoring status quo, especially since they slowly made Brain worse and worse after that.

[@bobbydenney8368]

Well let's be real shows never permanently kill off a main character

[@bobbydenney8368]

But yeah I agree they should have kept Brian Dead at least for maybe a season or two

[@lazyyog7203]

In Family Guy the water doesn't make frogs gay, it lets dogs sometimes talk

[@MollyKuehl4790]

I heard the reason they brought Brian back so fast was because they were getting shit from everybody and all the fans were pissed. That sounds reasonable since set the time people weren't the biggest fan of Brian but then when they killed him off that threw the fans into a rage

[@PirvateerKurei]

I think it's because they're an anomaly. Almost like Stewie. Some people can see them as a dog that can talk, and others just see them as a dog. Maybe it's how open their heart is?

[@fireflowerfilms2010]

The guy in the car wasn’t quagmire. It was Seth himself. It was his way of saying he was done for good. Until they brought him back.

[@Coldcola]

Perfect Video idea: can you talk about the whole thing with quagmire and his sister

7:40 was it not a universe-jumping episode?

[@JordanS-ww4eu]

Clearly they’re aliens from the same planet as Roger Smith

[@radioinactivescarlet_3348]

My theory is that all dogs can speak, but few choose to.

[@AaronJamesMediaProductions]

My current theory is that the parents of the dogs that can talk were experimented on (for whatever reason) and the speech was a result of that, it’s probably not the real reason but it makes about as much sense as any other reason

[@brandonlinn7301]

You said you don’t know why Carter hates Christmas and then proceeded to show the exact moment in the show that he says he hates Christmas. It’s because he’s rich and doesn’t like to buy expensive gifts for everyone.

[@birthdayfruitecake8158]

This is a bit random, but I feel that the reason that the show wants me to conclude is that some dogs have reached a height of intellectualism past other dogs and I guess that translates to acting and talking like a human, at least as opposed to the house dogs the humans who breed and train over them. It's how Seabreeze unfortunately got violated via Brian giving into his instincts and taking advantage of her *despite* priding himself on being an intellectual (even among the very people he walks and talks like). This makes sense but I should say also that, in case an alternative is needed, that maybe it's a belief and lifestyle thing that some dogs can choose to adapt to or else grow into stronger and smarter (in the canine way, like gaining psychological advantages over humans I'm sure dogs must have somewhere)... and of course the bridge between the two of these is that a human environment could influence dogs to grow into certain types of mindsets. For instance, maybe Vinny adapted a human like mindset and set of mannerisms in order to better navigate a human society.

[@user-gc7vm9km8t]

So fire this premieres right at the time I will get off work and make it home today I can't wait!

[@Drezha3]

Why certain dogs can talk and not all. Same concept as to why meowth can talk in Pokémon and others can’t. They just learned.

[@Firestar-TV]

😂 realized how much the Thing with Stewie traveling to the Future to get the Toy was foreshadowing which makes it even funnier to me that some People got Memorial Tattoos of Brian

[@revanangus]

I always assumed that american dad and family guy were connected and that some dogs could talk because they were experimented on by the CIA.