Who Can Understand Stewie Griffin? (Family Guy Video Essay)

[@The_Griffins_99]

Us, the audience

[@brandonscott5544]

POPULAR FAMILY GUY CHARACTER STEWIE GRIFFIN AWESOME ❤

[@adamk-paxlogan7330Sucks]

we don't count,we're not cartoon characters

[@dejus_e]

@@adamk-paxlogan7330Suckshow do you know?

[@cupid5359]

@@adamk-paxlogan7330SucksSpeak for yourself

[@OfficalFailage]

Nahhh bro thinks they in a cartoon

[@icecreamhero2375]

General rule of thumb. Brian always understands Stewie, Chris understands Stewie, Peter, Lois, and their friends don't. When he is out of the house and alone people will understand him.

[@crystalgemgirl731]

Sweet and simple. Also, is, the audience.

[@kayzeaza]

Peter and Lois do tho, there are episodes where they talk

[@gilbertotabares8196]

Chris not only understands Stewie but he sometimes goes to him for advice. Which since Stewie is Chris's infant brother is incredibly weird.

[@charliecomer6001]

It's cause stewie is smarter, and Chris knows it.

[@famemosterrrrr]

Maybe Chris isn’t the brightest and he "understands" a baby because the brain level is like 1 year old. Despite the fact that stewie is smarter

[@bsanchez3563]

​​@@famemosterrrrrlmao funny that combined with how Stewie punished him for his experience with vodka albeit in school maybe not the most advisable in all fairness.. but yeah in spite of the fact that merely being harder liqour vs what Peter states in what I want to say is the pilot or demo pilot he recalls giving Chris his first sip of beer.

[@marxjester9802]

Stewie is smarter than everyone in Quahog combined. If I'd go to anyone for help with something, it's him.

[@fyrewatermelons]

People who can clearly understand Stewie: Brain, Chris, other babies / children. People who can understand Stewie for the sake of a joke: Peter, Lois (2 times), adults in cutaway jokes (Joe & Cleveland), minor characters. People who don't understand what Stewie is saying: Meg, Quagmire, Bonnie, Loretta, Jillian, and most adults that are associated with the main cast.

[@tfordham13]

Meg can

[@soheartlezz]

6:12 Jillian and Stewie are talking lol.

[@theburningkitten4019]

misspelled Brian mate

[@robertrucker9210]

P0

[@truthseeker9249]

*Brian

[@RanterInShades]

Lois is really selective on when she understands Stewie. Two instances I always think of are the famous "Lois! Lois! Lois!" scene where she responds with "WHAT!!!!!" and the "I did not care for The Godfather" scene where Stewie says to Peter how can he know he doesn't like the movie if he never gave it a proper chance, and Lois then says "I agree with Stewie." Also, sprinkle

[@bsanchez3563]

Oh that first one was and still is pretty humorous even nostalgic because the first time some kid on a schoolbus ride was from a different route so I do not know who he was but had a portable dvd player because if portable blu ray was a thing the players for that were expensive... but yeah so we watched the simpsons, some kind of musuem movie or else it was a detective but it was funny cause battery died before it got to presumably what we were positive had to be where it was going to be a tawdry moment or something epic to us at that time 7th graders and he had some fg dvd and we watched the simpsons movie even... probably looking back about when I found out that there was a simpsons movie.

[@bsanchez3563]

Oh also in the Demo/draft for pilot proposal draft etc Stewie asks what they are are all staring at and that he merely has a tuna sandwitch... so yeah

[@joshuacoleman8000]

There's also Stewie's "Mine!" phase.

[@bsanchez3563]

@@joshuacoleman8000 I like how when Peter is blind he falls because since Stewie has the infant/not knowing any better or being by irl any adult most probably understood to not have any way of knowing what is going on from lack of awareness etc.. able to get away with laughing at something awful/terrible or not even needing to try to not crack up when it would be a bad time to laugh.. like that Mninions meme of trying not to laugh when suddenly inevitably something funny comes to mind at an awful timing sort of situation or tragic moment/somber/taboo or just plain ackward or tense situation suddenly everything becomes interupted by attention more or less being for those that are actually paying enough attention to notice *unfortunately for you in such a situation because then it makes you look kind of bad or reflect kind of badly on yourself*.

[@caleb1413]

There's also Chitty Chitty Death Bang, where he says "Victory is mine" and Lois responds with "Yes, and this cake is yours too!" Then the end of The Son Also Draws she specially responds to Stewie's negative comments about Native Americans.

[@claire.chiste]

It’s weird that everyone can understand the dog but not understand the baby

[@catcomputer]

Yeah actually. I’d never thought about that before

[@famemosterrrrr]

Because they gave Brian a lot of human characteristics. He walks in 2 legs and does human stuff…mostly because Brian is Seth and that’s why he doesn’t changes his voice at all.

[@bsanchez3563]

​@@famemosterrrrrhuh you know I remember however many years ago as zi do not feel like cointign school year calander year conversions... just when I was a kid in some science class or whatever (just some dude named Seth) in a 8th grade science class I had as a classmate or at least for part of the first semester before being moved around to different classes and some stuff but point is either That or Seth from Superbad or else Seth from fg is going to come to mind when I think of the word Seth, from now on inevitably. "You did it Mcclovin"

[@LegendStormcrow]

What makes it weirder is proto-Brian originally was only understood by proto-Peter. Oddly enough, I'm pretty sure proto-Peter was even named Brian.

[@incarnation_of_immortality3422]

I think it’s about how they perceive Stewie. If someone can understand him, they don’t see him as just a baby. Louis could understand what he said SOMETIMES… In the early seasons. She acknowledged he was intelligent & paid attention to him… but still thought of him as a baby. Brian sees a Genius trapped in the body of a baby. Chris sees an intelligent sibling. Meg, Peter, Later Seasons Louis see a baby. Cleveland, Joe… and even Quagmire could see him as a smart kid. So they could probably range from not understanding to understanding the gist.

[@pinoyjona]

There’s a bit I laugh with Consuela understanding Stewie; where when she was the house maid, she admits she stole his play money on the phone, when Stewie tells her to give it back, she says “Come get, b*tch!”

[@princessmarlena1359]

“…In honor of Lent, today’s coffee service will not include ‘Chewy Chips Ahoy’!”

[@KatsiYori-zk5gm]

The Lois part reminds me of that scene where Lois is shown those images of Stewie killing her by the day care lady,and only picks up that Peter is in none of them and doesn't acknowledge that she is being murdered in the drawings.

[@angelogarcia2189]

chris, stewie, louis, and peter have a conversation when they get trapped in the safe room. its about the godfather. sprinkles!

[@jackscrivens9520]

There was also an episode where Stewie said his supposed first word. It might have been a swear word. I think there were dozens of witnesses.

[@rabbidguarddog]

"I don't mean to point the finger but I'm missing 20 dollars in play money" "Come get b****" Stewie and consuela gag

[@veronicapiccinini7956]

Stewie: “Oh, so now everyone understands me 😠”

[@phlpcockrell]

My theory is you understand Stewie based on how much respect you have for him. Characters who see him as just a baby will never/hardly ever understand him like Lois Peter and Meg. I think Quagmire falls into this category since he had a whole episode with Stewie and didn't understand him. He seems to write off anyone who isn't over 18 or who he isn't attracted to. Characters who see him as an equal/don't write him off as just a baby will always/mostly understand him like Brian, Jillian and over time, Chris. This also explains why Characters understand him when he's in a disguise. They don't realize he's a baby. Then level-headed side Characters close to the Griffin family will get the gist of what he's saying. Like Joe, Loretta and Cleveland. Who have all responded to things he's said. Like when he asked to touch Cleveland's hair and Cleveland lowered his head a little toward him. Or Joe noticing stewie is curious about his wheelchair when stewie asks. I think Consuela falls into this category too. Though of course it's a comedy, so unless you always understand him (like Brian) the mileage may vary.

[@dendegodmode2044]

All that makes total sense

[@Eric6761]

​@@dendegodmode2044honestly that's actually a good theory although it's that intentional or it's something that just happens to someone close to Stewie

[@jtszabo1691]

The American dad after school special is one of my favorite episodes of that show, appreciated the shout out to it. I’m a man who’s dealt with the subject matter in the episode so I can relate and see the humor in it

[@theanimeunderworld8338]

When the show acts like a live action sitcom, everyone can But plot wise, it depends Brian, Chris are the only ones who can understand Stewie, but for Chris, he's forgetful so it's on and off

[@user-TheEngineer]

Joe can also understand Stewie. Stewie also has a conversation with Consuela on the phone when she is their made where says he's missing $1000 in play money and she says she took it and taunts him to come and get it.

[@RedWolfWindgear]

I think Adam West did and some the guest stars who showed up he interacted with not mentioned. Also Peter has given his kids some attention and one episode he did understand Stewie, but didn't stick. Though when the story demands he has understood him, but mostly in the parody episodes of Star Wars or the Sherlock Homes one.

[@Drezha3]

Connie: I think she falls under the Roger effect. Where every character has that one persona they can’t see through. She did body shame Zack and spread it around the school. That’s pretty evil. Consuela: she did understand stewie when they talked on the phone (she was stealing stewies play money) Jillian: I think that also falls under the Roger effect. Just with his normal attire

[@PeteyNiceFenixFitness]

Quagmire can understand Stewie since they had that France episode

[@Hack_Man_VII]

Personal preference, but I always thought it would be funnier if Brian was the only one who could understand Stewie. For any other character, Stewie should be like Garfield: we know what's on his mind, but they don't. As a lover of sarcastic comments, I love the idea of Stewie being written with snarky dialog, and getting away with saying terrible things because nobody realizes what he is saying.

[@boslyporshy6553]

Like a reverse Son of Sam?

[@LegendStormcrow]

So, treat him how proto-Brian was treated?

[@Hack_Man_VII]

@@LegendStormcrow Frankly, I wanted Fin and Jake to just kill him and get it over with.

[@LegendStormcrow]

@@Hack_Man_VII ??? I was talking about the proto type Brian from the prototype version Family Guy.

[@famemosterrrrr]

I have noticed that besides the characters they actually understand him. The rest of them they understand him when it benefits the story or the joke. The one who doesn’t understand him or pretend not to is Lois. She kinda seems oblivious…

[@peterversionone]

Consuela spoke to Stewie after she took $1000 in play money. He said to give it back, and she said come get it b*t^h

[@GamingHistorySource]

13:15 Stewie Spoke with Consuela on the phone & asked her about some play money. She admitted she took it & Stewie told her to give it back & she said "Come and get b!tch."

[@2aleft715]

She body shamed stewie for his penis. We don't body shame around these here parts

[@charliecomer6001]

2:02 there are moments that prove he plans on eventually killing lois,hes just waiting for the best opportunity. This is confirmed in "lois kills stewie", and the end of "and then there were fewer". On another note, you can easily make a video on him and brian

[@FrancisR420]

'Lois kills Stewie' is the episode where he explicitly decides not to kill her, then he literally speaks to his future self who Is a mama's boy and he comes to terms with never killing her. In Then there were fewer I believe He says "if anyone's going to kill her..." And he lets her live despite having a perfect opportunity

[@DangitBobby9960]

I believe Stewie being carried by Chris on his back is more akin to Yoda and Luke in star wars

[@LowellLucasJr.]

Both Brian and Chris can understand Stewie. Both Meg and Peter hear him but don't really care. Lois is the odd one out...which might add to why Stewie wants to end her! 😆😂

[@commie_maybe]

I seem to remember Stewie asking how Peter can say he doesn’t like The Godfather if he’s never given it a chance and Lois saying she agrees with Stewie.

[@drillbitz2816]

New kitty monk video just dropped ‼️‼️

[@brakionthegenesismind5192]

I know this video is a few months old but I just feel the need to make this correction. Chip wouldn't be the youngest, technically he's just as old as Peter. Burtrum is the youngest Griffin.

[@enterthenameyo]

On the Connie getting arrested though, she did tell everyone about Stewie’s size just to humiliate him. That’s not criminal but it is a trash thing to do

[@Nicholsnetwork]

in a very late episode, Meg mentions, she knows about the time machine.

[@kadolade]

Giggity giggity

[@Joedirt3349]

who else but Quagmire?

[@Official_RetroMania]

The answer is: Brian. End of video see you next time (kappa).

[@Joedirt3349]

edgeLORD!

[@Beetle_Beverage]

Extra Large Medium itms a joke about Chris being fatvand them using a psychic (aka meduim) to help find them when they're lost

[@ryanmcwilliams8784]

20:10 fuck is the worst word that you can say We shouldn't say fuck, no we shouldn't say fuck, fuck nooooo!!!

[@Matyunkin]

Joke about "Hwip" and Peter actually understanding Stewie - still my favourite joke in Family Guy.

[@icecreamhero2375]

1:11 To be fair its been a thing long before Stewie remember Baby Herman from Roger Rabbit.

[@Adrian-o2q7h]

Stewie is bi not gay he has had crushes on females and males. His relationship with Rupert is all in his head.

[@icecreamhero2375]

9:07 I think Extra Large Medium is one of the weaker episodes. It's very dull. Chris dates a girl who is bossy and she dumps him. People only remember this one because of the Down Syndrome Girl song. Peter's antics make the episode slightly amusing. I think Family Guy is at its best when it is being really wacky like when the Griffins ran a meth lab.

[@andrewkomaniecki480]

15:36 Where did you get that clip from?

[@chad9186]

Was it pure coincidence that you and Toon Tarriq had a video about the same thing, you even had the same openings and closings. I think it was or else you would have mentioned him

[@olleselin]

I assume besides Brian, Chris and Peter

[@KingXeonMyroku]

I can’t believe you forgot Frank Sinatra Jr. He appeared twice in Family Guy and understood Stewie, even sang with him alongside Brian.

[@gaetanzenner4923]

In a episode they onle said the main cast or who is married too them

[@camtimmy9905]

I think Seth gave us the answer twice like put them together it depends if they care what he has to say at the time or not cause “he’s a baby”

[@JoshuaDDales]

Outside of Brian, I believe that it depends on the episode in question as to who can understand Stewie.

[@dre691]

Peter has understood him a few times

[@positivepenny5477]

I always thought it was funny to think Lois totally understand Stewie but either doesn't care about his threats or thinks it's just normal childhood development.

[@shadowandroid758]

Which one was the episode where the Griffins had to wear wigs and Stewie played a little piano?

[@skotruth1]

Well in the episode where Peter whips Stevie Stevie says “I thought you couldn’t understand me!” In response Peter says “I understand stuff every now and then”. Oh and also by far the most healthy non-toxic relationship is between Chris and stewie oh and I think the whole who can understand him is based on if they acknowledge his intelligence and while Peter dose he is too distracted Meg and Lois think he is just a baby but Chris and Brian acknowledge his intellect

[@LegendStormcrow]

What Connie did was actually pretty evil. Maybe not R accusation evil, but that can screw with guys. You can often tell because they are often unable to form relationships with women.

[@nicktaylor2657]

It's only when it convenient to the plot It's kinda of like on Three's Company when Jack had to pretend to be gay only when it was a plot point Otherwise he was free to date women openly 😊

[@isvvc_]

Thanks for uploading so often

[@jescis]

I'm in Jacksonville Florida and I can't wait for it! As I have been in 5 hurricanes when I was raised in Hampton Virginia(from 1980-2005) from Hurricane Bertha(July 12-13, 1996) to Hurricane Isabel(Sept 18, 2003)! So it'll be fine!

[@founboy78]

I think it may be more accurate to say that stewie is at least bisexual.

[@humanwolf1984]

Another wonderful Episode from kitty monk. ♥️♥️♥️

[@Charadoesthatgaming]

I wonder what family guy character is the nicest

[@MBG6]

weird lol a house just burned down near where I used to live and right next to where I work to that's strange

[@meganshaw1987]

So if Stewie’s ability to communicate with others is more questionable why can most characters understand Brian? And as for me, maybe Lois just isn’t ready to admit that Stewie is just that smart just like how she’s done to various other facts about her family.

[@noodlefish8793]

Peter sometimes understand Stewie when it applies to a joke

[@Bwillis2099]

The only real answer is simple…whoever the writers decide😅 0:31

[@Sularis20]

sprinkle heeee a stewie video at last!

[@faithkincaid]

it’s so cute when stevie acts like a lil baby.

[@enterthenameyo]

Also Stewie and Conseula talked before on the phone. He accused her of stealing his Monopoly money and she told him off

[@KrisC12]

I’ve noticed I feel like it’s the characters portrayed as “dumb” that can understand him. Like Chris and Peter sometimes can understand him

[@ratgirl34]

What do you mean Stewie talks!?

[@frederikklotzskov9673]

15:34 what show is that?

[@RKKT01030]

Yo bro I'm from Springfield Massachusetts I fw ur movement

[@CaptainJoosh]

I think Ready, Willing, and Disabled has a couple times where Chris and Meg understand him.

[@Johnsmith99663]

Everyone has always been able to understand everything that Stewie says, it’s just that few people listen to him or take him seriously, since he’s a baby.

[@ogdoom5238]

Sprinkles. and I feel like we need more stewie and meg episodes or even plots

[@vergenta8913]

Consuela and Stewie actually have a conversation over the phone about stolen Monopoly money I can’t remember the episode name though

[@wyren925]

sprinkle! sprinkle!

[@GameparkGames]

The way I see it, anyone can understand him as long as it's needed for plot purposes

[@DankMemoeats]

Justification of Connie is wild lmfao

[@teenkitsune]

There's one moment you forgot, I don't remember the name of the episode but it was a season 4 episode where burgles ransack the house and Peter locks everyone in a bunker and then proceeds to tell them all the Griffin family history. After Peter reveals he did not care for The Godfather and how he always checks out halfway through Stewie says "well how can you say you don't like it if you haven't finished it?" Lois actually responds to this: "I agree with Stewie" to me that indicates she understood Stewie in that moment. To be honest when I saw that episode premiere in 2006 I was new to Family Guy, I had no idea Stewie was a baby, I thought he was just a midget.

[@FNAF4Life123]

Hey Katie u forgot to look at Stewie first word with lois

[@CallMeSaltyScorpion]

While Meg can't understand Stewie, she can clrealy see when Stewie has influenced something, as shown in the trafficking episode when she can clearly see he just shot the prince she was gonna marry, and in other episodes where she acknowledges that Brian AND Stewie have come to help her or are present during a scene.

[@grapeshot]

Yeah sort of like how people in the Star Wars Universe can understand R2-D2.

[@Tenchi593]

I always figured that everyone can understand Stewie unless they remember that they cant

[@miloisweird]

Sometimes the audience doesn’t even understand him… sprinkle!

[@Sly88Frye]

Yeah no matter how you try to explain it it's just inconsistent. The only character who seems to always understand him is Brian but then as he pointed out the rest of the Griffins sometimes understand him and sometimes don't. Your theories and explanations is to why are interesting though

[@diamantemrobinson]

The entire cast at one point or another can understand Stewie

[@shirleyjenlion187]

peter has understood stewie if its for a random joke: 'hey dad thats a cool hwip' peter hits him 'ahh i thought you couldn't understand me!' the stewie kills lois special: he demands peter to compliment the owl and once stewie did a cutaway about victorian ladies on their period or something and: brian: ah, a period joke peter: it's a PERIOD period joke brian: haha peter: ok moving on

[@cameronspalding9792]

@ 15:57 I actually watched that episode today.

[@moonagelover]

Ive said it before and Ill say it again -- Stewie is the best youngest child rep Ive ever seen

[@nicholassims9837]

Who can understand Stewie is like if Hobbes is real or imaginary

[@Hypnotichypno]

gOoD WiDDyO

[@Joedirt3349]

kukucachoo!

[@GoatofSteel]

5:13 3 words front facing brian

[@mathieuleader8601]

its potluck when it comes to Stu's speech

[@trunew54]

Whoop! Let's go Kitty!!! We love you!!!❤❤❤

[@princessstreetmetal]

"unless you're a rapper" punk and metal must have missed that memo

[@richardryley3660]

I think Lois is the perfect example of Seth MacFarlan's explanation. It's not that Lois can't understand Stewie, it's that she won't. In the beginning, when Stewie was trying to kill her, he was her baby and she refused to think anything bad about him. So she interprets his threats as babbling. As the show has gone on, and Stewie has mellowed out, Lois has just gotten stuck in that mindset. She just assumes everything he says is meaningless, so she doesn't think about it. While watching the video it also occurred to me that Stewie may be doing it intentionally. He may speak more clearly if he likes someone or has something important to share, so that explains why one shot characters can understand him when the main cast can't. Of course, this doesn't explain why he can talk to and understand other babies while adults can't understand them. And it seems obvious that Brian does speak, even though he's the only dog that has this ability.

[@Lolbitdrangonmaster]

15:34 that's a pretty funny clip

[@the1magageneral323]

Brian understood him since the start.

[@tysnow9524]

Hey kitty monk i have some show suggestions that no one is talking about Kaput and Zösky and more interestingly kid paddle. Please make some time line videos thank you also red wall has a deep lore so you would have alot to do with that but from an algorithm stand point hold of on that until mtg releases bloomberow next year because then you can tie in the mtg community to something similar.

[@nebuchadnezzar8683]

Who else, but us the audience the entire time!