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Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows

"Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows" is the
seventeenth episode of Family Guy 's third season. It "Brian Wallows and
originally aired on Fox on January 17, 2002.[1] In the episode, Peter's Swallows"
Brian is sentenced to community service and must look after a Family Guy episode
cranky, elderly woman. He at first dislikes her, but after
Episode no. Season 3
seeing a documentary revealing her remarkable singing
ability, they become friends. Meanwhile, Peter decides to grow Episode 17
a beard, which soon becomes the home for a family of Directed by Dan Povenmire
endangered birds. Written by Allison Adler
"Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows" was written by Allison Production code 3ACX03
Adler and directed by Dan Povenmire. It featured guest Original air date January 17, 2002
performances from A. J. Benza, Gary Cole, Adria Firestone,
Melora Hardin, Butch Hartman, Phil LaMarr, Jane Lynch, Guest appearances
Nicole Sullivan and Wally Wingert. The episode received
generally positive reviews from critics, and earned an Emmy A. J. Benza
Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for the Gary Cole
musical number "You've Got a Lot to See".[2] Adria Firestone as Pearl's
opera voice
Plot Melora Hardin as Patsy
Ramsey
Deciding to go on a date with a hot but dumb blonde, Brian
soon discovers he is dating "an idiot". Brian returns home Butch Hartman as Various
depressed, and Lois tells him that he's too picky when it Phil LaMarr as the Judge
comes to the women he dates. Lois suggests that Brian go with Jane Lynch
Peter, Quagmire and Cleveland to a laser rock concert, but
Nicole Sullivan as Muriel
while there, Brian begins looking around the theater at all of
the loving couples and becomes even more depressed, Goldman
eventually deciding to start drinking. On the journey home, he Wally Wingert as Various
is soon pulled over by Joe and arrested for driving under the
influence.

One month later, Brian is sentenced to 100 hours of community service in the "Outreach to the
Elderly" program, and assigned to an elderly woman named Pearl Burton, who has not left her
house for thirty years. Appearing at her home the next day, he quickly becomes angered by her
constant complaining, eventually losing his temper and telling her to "drop dead". Later that day,
however, Brian soon discovers Pearl was actually a brilliant opera singer from the 1940s until the
1960s; who was shamed into hiding once she faced demands to sing her more popular radio
jingles. Deciding to visit Pearl later that night, he discovers her about to take her own life; but
prevents her from doing so at the last second. Brian manages to convince Pearl that her voice is
amazing and she is touched.

The two quickly bond over Pearl's singing, and become close friends. Suggesting they go out for
dinner, Brian leads Pearl out of her house, where she is immediately run over by a truck. At the
hospital, Pearl is left in a serious condition and Brian feels guilty about taking her outside her
house. Spending their last seconds together in virtual reality, which Brian had bought while at the
rock concert, Pearl soon dies from her injuries, leaving Brian alone and upset once again.

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Meanwhile, after watching an episode of Grizzly Adams on television, Peter decides to grow a
beard, despite Lois' disapproval. After his beard is fully grown, the Griffin family decide to go out
for dinner, but are soon pestered by a white-rumped swallow, who eventually settles in Peter's
facial hair. Unaware that the bird is actually an endangered species, Peter attempts to remove the
bird, but is soon threatened with a prison sentence if he does so. Left with no other choice but to
let the bird live within his beard, Peter attempts to continue life as normally as possible, until he
can no longer take the bird's constant squawking, and decides to shoot the bird. Stopped at the last
second by Lois, Peter accidentally shoots a nearby window, causing the bird to fly out. Thankful
that the bird is finally gone, the two soon hear peeping coming from inside his facial hair, and
discover three small baby birds. Won over by their resemblance to his own children, he decides to
keep the baby birds, and take the place of their mother. As time goes on, he becomes reluctant to
release the birds once they have become fully grown, but is ultimately convinced by Lois to release
them back into the wilderness once they attempt to fly out of their bedroom window. He does
release them, and then he finally takes the plunge and shaves off his beard.[3]

Later in the Drunken Clam, Brian and Peter drink to each other's experiences and, as Brian sees an
attractive blonde at the bar and Peter is getting looks from a large female bird, agree they aren't
ready to move on.

Production
As her first and only episode for the series, the show was written by
future Chuck writer Allison Adler, and directed by series regular Dan
Povenmire before the conclusion of the third production season.

Initially, the "tearjerker" ending was not planned, and series creator
Seth MacFarlane had intended to close the episode with a series of
gags, similar to many other episodes. Voice actress and staff writer Alex
Borstein, along with Allison Adler, convinced MacFarlane that the
episode would be far more effective if it were to end on a down note, Dan Povenmire directed
the episode.
eventually calling it the only episode to have "real human emotion".[4]

Following the terror attacks on September 11, 2001, 20th Century Fox
decided to edit the musical number "You've Got a Lot to See" in syndicated airings by digitally
removing the World Trade Center towers, as well as replacing the likeness of former President
George W. Bush with a beer bong on a tarot card with a tarot card featuring trash talk-show host
Jerry Springer during the animation sequence between Pearl and Brian.[4]

"Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows" won an Emmy Award for Best Song. Creator Seth
MacFarlane, the recipient of the award, noted that the episode's director, Dan Povenmire,
deserved to have received the award for the contribution the visuals made to the episode's win.
Povenmire jokingly responded "That's a nice sentiment and all, but did he offer to give me his
(Emmy Award)? No! And it's not like he doesn't already have two (Emmy Awards) of his own just
sitting in his house!"

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In addition to the regular cast, gossip columnist and television host A. J. Benza, actor Gary Cole,
opera singer Adria Firestone, actress Melora Hardin, writer and animator Butch Hartman, voice
actor Phil LaMarr, actress Jane Lynch, actress Nicole Sullivan and voice actor Wally Wingert guest
starred in the episode. Recurring guest voice actors Lori Alan and writer Mike Barker also made
minor appearances.[5]

References
1. Beierle, Aaron (2003-09-09). "Family Guy Volume Two Review" (http://www.dvdtalk.com/review
s/7484/family-guy-volume-2/). DVDTalk. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
2. "Nominees/Winners" (http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2002/outstanding-orig
inal-music-and-lyrics). Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
3. "Family Guy Episode Guide - Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows" (https://web.archive.org/we
b/20120223194058/http://www.tbs.com/stories/story/0%2C%2C69361%2C00.html). TBS.
Archived from the original (http://www.tbs.com/stories/story/0,,69361,00.html) on 2012-02-23.
Retrieved 2010-05-07.
4. Family Guy Volume Two Audio Commentary (DVD). 20th Century Fox. 2003-09-09.
5. "Family Guy - Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows" (https://web.archive.org/web/20110615061
918/https://tv.yahoo.com/episode/7403/castcrew). Yahoo!. Archived from the original (https://tv.
yahoo.com/episode/7403/castcrew) on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2010-05-07.

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