--- title: "The Man with Two Brians (S07E05) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s07e05-the-man-with-two-brians/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "The Man with Two Brians: Family Guy season 7 episode 5 (S07E05), first aired 9 November 2008. Writer and director credits." --- # The Man with Two Brians Episode 5 of Family Guy season 7 (S07E05), the 115th Family Guy episode overall. Written by John Viener and directed by Dominic Bianchi. First broadcast on 9 November 2008. ## Story After watching Jackass, Peter, Cleveland, Quagmire and Joe film dangerous stunts of their own. Peter tries to jump a lake, hits a tree and lands in the water unable to move. Brian swims out to save him, strains his back and is stranded too until Joe rescues them both. Lois scolds Peter, pointing out that Brian is getting old. Peter buys a second dog and names him New Brian. The newcomer's cheerfulness wins over the family, and Brian, feeling pushed out, leaves home. Stewie finds New Brian's good humour grating and asks Brian to come home, but Brian refuses while the other dog stays. When Stewie lists his complaints, New Brian reveals he has abused Stewie's teddy bear Rupert. Stewie kills him off screen, puts the remains in the bin and forges a suicide note. The family take Brian back while Stewie scrubs Rupert in the shower. ## Production and reception - John Viener wrote the episode and voiced New Brian, and Dominic Bianchi made his directing debut. ([Wikipedia: The Man with Two Brians](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_with_Two_Brians)) - New Brian was planned as a golden retriever, but his colour was changed so he would stand out against the yellow kitchen. ([Wikipedia: The Man with Two Brians](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_with_Two_Brians)) - Johnny Knoxville of Jackass voiced himself, and Will Sasso and Camille Guaty also guest starred. ([Wikipedia: The Man with Two Brians](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_with_Two_Brians)) - The first broadcast reached 8.60 million households and took a 4.3 rating among adults aged 18 to 49, topping Fox's Animation Domination block for the night. ([Wikipedia: The Man with Two Brians](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_with_Two_Brians)) - Ahsan Haque of IGN rated it 7.5 out of 10 and Robin Pierson of The TV Critic 32 out of 100. The A.V. Club's Genevieve Koski graded it A minus. ([Wikipedia: The Man with Two Brians](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_with_Two_Brians)) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 7 | | Episode | 5 of 16 | | Overall | No. 115 | | Code | S07E05 | | First aired | 9 November 2008 | | Directed by | Dominic Bianchi | | Written by | John Viener | | Production code | 6ACX09 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 7 | | Wikidata | Q4051175 | | IMDb | tt1317902 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 8.60 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Carol Alt | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin | | Mike Henry | Cleveland Brown | | Alexandra Breckenridge | Girl | | Kirker Butler | Jackass Announcer | | Camille Guaty | Puerto Rico Girl | | Mark Hentemann | Bill Cosby, Alligator | | Johnny Knoxville | Johnny Knoxville | 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 - Johnny Knoxville as himself - Will Sasso as Bernie the Hamster - Camille Guaty as Puerto Rican Girl - Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson - John Viener as New Brian - Danny Smith as Buzz Killington - Kirker Butler as Lincoln's Neighbor ## Links - Season: [7](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-7/) - Source: [Wikipedia: Family Guy season 7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_7) - Wikidata: [Q4051175](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4051175) - IMDb: [tt1317902](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1317902/) - US viewers: [8.60 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_with_Two_Brians) ## Navigation - Previous: [S07E04 Baby Not on Board](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s07e04-baby-not-on-board/) - Next: [S07E06 Tales of a Third Grade Nothing](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s07e06-tales-of-a-third-grade-nothing/) - Season hub: [Season 7](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-7/) - All episodes: [Family Guy episode guide](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/) ## Season 7: episode 5 of 16 - S07E01 [Love, Blactually](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s07e01-love-blactually/) - S07E02 [I Dream of Jesus](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s07e02-i-dream-of-jesus/) - S07E03 [Road to Germany](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s07e03-road-to-germany/) - S07E04 [Baby Not on Board](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s07e04-baby-not-on-board/) - S07E05 The Man with Two Brians (this entry) - S07E06 [Tales of a Third Grade Nothing](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s07e06-tales-of-a-third-grade-nothing/) - S07E07 [Ocean's Three and a Half](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s07e07-oceans-three-and-a-half/) - S07E08 [Family Gay](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s07e08-family-gay/) - S07E09 [The Juice Is Loose](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s07e09-the-juice-is-loose/) - S07E10 [Fox-y Lady](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s07e10-fox-y-lady/) - S07E11 [Not All Dogs Go to Heaven](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s07e11-not-all-dogs-go-to-heaven/) - S07E12 [420](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s07e12-420/) - S07E13 [Stew-Roids](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s07e13-stew-roids/) - S07E14 [We Love You, Conrad](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s07e14-we-love-you-conrad/) - S07E15 [Three Kings](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s07e15-three-kings/) - S07E16 [Peter's Progress](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s07e16-peters-progress/) --- Unofficial fan resource. 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