Season 6 · Episode 2 · First aired 30 September 2007
Movin' Out (Brian's Song)
Episode 2 of Family Guy season 6 (S06E02), the 100th Family Guy episode overall. Written by John Viener and directed by Cyndi Tang. First broadcast on 30 September 2007.
Story
Brian turns down Jillian's invitation to Disney on Ice and Peter goes in his place. Having enjoyed her company, Peter persuades Jillian to give Brian a choice: move in together or split up. Brian agrees, settles in better than expected, then finds he cannot cover the rent alone and lets Stewie, who has a paper round, take a share. The arrangement and the secret behind it come out during an argument, and Brian admits he never wanted to move in at all. Jillian leaves him. Stewie later talks him into trying to win her back, but she is now with Mayor West, and Brian moves home. Meanwhile Meg takes a job at a convenience store and brings Chris in, and Chris is handed the promotion she was promised.
Production and reception
- This was the 100th episode of the series. Nielsen figures put the first broadcast at 7.95 million viewers, a drop of 26 per cent from the season premiere, with a 4.2 rating among viewers aged 18 to 49. Wikipedia, Movin' Out (Brian's Song)
- The episode closed what the staff called the Jillian arc and was the last in which Drew Barrymore voiced the part. Wikipedia, Movin' Out (Brian's Song)
- It was at the time the only episode to carry the executive producer credits at the end, which Seth MacFarlane wanted to close the story in an older fashion. Wikipedia, Movin' Out (Brian's Song)
- Fox cut a gag involving Quagmire and the Simpson family, leaving the first act without a closing joke. It appears on the DVD set and was shown on Adult Swim. Wikipedia, Movin' Out (Brian's Song)
- Genevieve Koski of The A.V. Club graded it B plus and praised the continuity, and Ahsan Haque of IGN scored it 7.8 out of 10. Wikipedia, Movin' Out (Brian's Song)
Voices
| Voice | Characters |
|---|---|
| Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin |
| Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Marge Simpson, Lifetime Announcer |
| Seth Green | Chris Griffin |
| Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin |
| Mike Henry | John Herbert |
| Drew Barrymore | Jillian Russell |
| H. Jon Benjamin | Carl |
| Jeff Bergman | Homer Simpson |
| Alexandra Breckenridge | Valerie Bertinelli |
| Christa Campbell | Elizabeth Shue, Blonde |
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
- Drew Barrymore as Jillian
- H. Jon Benjamin as Carl
- Jeff Bergman as Homer Simpson
- Adam West as Mayor Adam West
- Mike Henry as Herbert
- Christa Campbell as Elizabeth
Season 6: episode 2 of 12
- E1Blue Harvest
- E2Movin' Out (Brian's Song)You are here
- E3Believe It or Not, Joe's Walking on Air
- E4Stewie Kills Lois
- E5Lois Kills Stewie
- E6Padre de Familia
- E7Peter's Daughter
- E8McStroke
- E9Back to the Woods
- E10Play It Again, Brian
- E11The Former Life of Brian
- E12Long John Peter
SourceFacts from Wikipedia: Family Guy season 6 and the episode's article (CC BY-SA 4.0). Spotted an error? See corrections.
Provenance
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- 6 September 2026
- Verification
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- Note
- The story summary and notes were written for this site from the sources listed, by Claude in Claude Code on 2026-09-08, awaiting editorial review. Facts only; no dialogue is reproduced. Voice credits: Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Guest cast data from TVmaze (https://www.tvmaze.com), CC BY-SA.