--- title: "Brian Sings and Swings (S04E19) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e19-brian-sings-and-swings/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "Brian Sings and Swings: Family Guy season 4 episode 19 (S04E19), first aired 8 January 2006. Writer and director credits." --- # Brian Sings and Swings Episode 19 of Family Guy season 4 (S04E19), the 69th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Michael Rowe and directed by Chuck Klein and Zac Moncrief. First broadcast on 8 January 2006. ## Story Peter reverses his car into Brian, putting him in hospital and leaving him depressed about mortality. Frank Sinatra Jr. invites Brian to sing with him, and the new outlook lifts his mood. Stewie barges into a later performance and the three become an act. After a drunken night Brian loses Stewie, who returns with part of his ear bitten off by a deer. Peter orders Brian to stop, Brian bites his arm, and Peter becomes frightened of him. Ashamed, Brian quits the act and drinks from a gutter until Stewie talks him round. Meanwhile Meg is invited to join a school club that turns out to be the Lesbian Alliance. Popularity follows, so Meg keeps up the pretence, then confesses to her friend Sarah, who had expected sex. The trio sing again until Mia Farrow, summoned by Peter, drags Frank off stage and spanks him. ## Production and reception - Michael Rowe wrote the episode and Chuck Klein and Zac Moncrief directed; the musical numbers forced frequent rewrites to keep the pacing right. ([Wikipedia: Brian Sings and Swings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Sings_and_Swings)) - Frank Sinatra Jr. voiced himself, and Don LaFontaine narrated the cutaway trailer featuring Stewie and The Rock. ([Wikipedia: Brian Sings and Swings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Sings_and_Swings)) - Stewie's odd laugh was performed by former writer Ricky Blitt, the only time Seth MacFarlane has not voiced Stewie. ([Wikipedia: Brian Sings and Swings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Sings_and_Swings)) - Because John Williams does not permit re-recordings of his music, The Imperial March appears in its original recording, cleared by Williams and Lucasfilm. ([Wikipedia: Brian Sings and Swings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Sings_and_Swings)) - Ryan J. Budke of TV Squad reviewed it positively while judging it short of the season's best. ([Wikipedia: Brian Sings and Swings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Sings_and_Swings)) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 4 | | Episode | 19 of 30 | | Overall | No. 69 | | Code | S04E19 | | First aired | 8 January 2006 | | Directed by | Chuck Klein and Zac Moncrief | | Written by | Michael Rowe | | Production code | 4ACX21 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 4 | | Wikidata | Q4035413 | | IMDb | tt0576919 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: Wikidata lists fewer directors | | US viewers | 8.10 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Mrs. Berler | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin, Neil Goldman | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin | | Ricky Blitt | Stewie's Laugh | | Mark Borchardt | Mark Borchardt | | Alexandra Breckenridge | Sarah | | James Burkholder | Gene Shalit | | Ralph Garman | Jerry Lewis, Various | | Hunter Gomez | Goodman Kid | Principal voice credits as recorded by IMDb, which lists up to ten credits per episode, so recurring characters can be missing here. Guest voices below come from Wikipedia and TVmaze. ### Guest voices - Mark Borchardt - James Burkholder as Kid - Don LaFontaine - Mike Schank - Stacey Scowley as Hope - Frank Sinatra Jr. as himself - Nicole Sullivan - Fred Tatasciore as John Goodman - Audrey Wasilewski - Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson - Adam West as Mayor Adam West - Jennifer Tilly as Bonnie Swanson - Ralph Garman as Gene Shalit - John Viener as Emcee - Chris Sheridan as Man - Alexandra Breckenridge as Sarah - Ricky Blitt as Cashier ## Links - Season: [4](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-4/) - Source: [Wikipedia: Family Guy season 4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_4) - Wikidata: [Q4035413](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4035413) - IMDb: [tt0576919](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0576919/) - US viewers: [8.10 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_4) ## Navigation - Previous: [S04E18 The Father, the Son, and the Holy Fonz](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e18-the-father-the-son-and-the-holy-fonz/) - Next: [S04E20 Patriot Games](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e20-patriot-games/) - Season hub: [Season 4](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-4/) - All episodes: [Family Guy episode guide](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/) ## Season 4: episode 19 of 30 - S04E01 [North by North Quahog](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e01-north-by-north-quahog/) - S04E02 [Fast Times at Buddy Cianci Jr. High](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e02-fast-times-at-buddy-cianci-jr-high/) - S04E03 [Blind Ambition](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e03-blind-ambition/) - S04E04 [Don't Make Me Over](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e04-dont-make-me-over/) - S04E05 [The Cleveland–Loretta Quagmire](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e05-the-cleveland-loretta-quagmire/) - S04E06 [Petarded](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e06-petarded/) - S04E07 [Brian the Bachelor](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e07-brian-the-bachelor/) - S04E08 [8 Simple Rules for Buying My Teenage Daughter](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e08-8-simple-rules-for-buying-my-teenage-daughter/) - S04E09 [Breaking Out Is Hard to Do](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e09-breaking-out-is-hard-to-do/) - S04E10 [Model Misbehavior](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e10-model-misbehavior/) - S04E11 [Peter's Got Woods](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e11-peters-got-woods/) - S04E12 [Perfect Castaway](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e12-perfect-castaway/) - S04E13 [Jungle Love](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e13-jungle-love/) - S04E14 [PTV](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e14-ptv/) - S04E15 [Brian Goes Back to College](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e15-brian-goes-back-to-college/) - S04E16 [The Courtship of Stewie's Father](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e16-the-courtship-of-stewies-father/) - S04E17 [The Fat Guy Strangler](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e17-the-fat-guy-strangler/) - S04E18 [The Father, the Son, and the Holy Fonz](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e18-the-father-the-son-and-the-holy-fonz/) - S04E19 Brian Sings and Swings (this entry) - S04E20 [Patriot Games](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e20-patriot-games/) - S04E21 [I Take Thee Quagmire](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e21-i-take-thee-quagmire/) - S04E22 [Sibling Rivalry](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e22-sibling-rivalry/) - S04E23 [Deep Throats](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e23-deep-throats/) - S04E24 [Peterotica](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s04e24-peterotica/) - S04E25 [You May Now Kiss the... 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