--- title: "Brian's Got a Brand New Bag (S08E04) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e04-brians-got-a-brand-new-bag/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "Brian's Got a Brand New Bag: Family Guy season 8 episode 4 (S08E04), first aired 8 November 2009. Writer and director credits." --- # Brian's Got a Brand New Bag Episode 4 of Family Guy season 8 (S08E04), the 130th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Tom Devanney and directed by Pete Michels. First broadcast on 8 November 2009. ## Story Peter buys the film Road House at a closing video shop and starts kicking everything in sight. Steering with his feet, he crashes into a young woman's car. Brian asks her out, but she stands him up and he ends up talking to her mother Rita. The two begin dating. The Griffins mock Rita behind her back, and at dinner they press her until she admits she is 50. Angry with the family, Brian proposes to Rita and they give the couple their blessing. Rita breaks her hip during sex, and Peter warns Brian the relationship will not survive him becoming her carer. Sent out for her medicine, Brian is drawn into a bar and has sex with a younger woman. He confesses to Rita, who decides he is too young for her and ends the engagement. ## Production and reception - The first broadcast on 8 November 2009 was watched in 7.38 million homes with a 4.3/7 Nielsen rating among 18 to 49 year olds. ([Wikipedia: Brian's Got a Brand New Bag](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian's_Got_a_Brand_New_Bag)) - Nana Visitor voiced Rita after earlier minor roles on the series. ([Wikipedia: Brian's Got a Brand New Bag](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian's_Got_a_Brand_New_Bag)) - It aired as part of an all Seth MacFarlane evening, ahead of the live-action Seth and Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show, and is dedicated to Patrick Swayze. ([Wikipedia: Brian's Got a Brand New Bag](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian's_Got_a_Brand_New_Bag)) - Bruce Willis and Reginald VelJohnson were among the guest voices. ([Wikipedia: Brian's Got a Brand New Bag](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian's_Got_a_Brand_New_Bag)) - Ahsan Haque of IGN rated it 6.5 out of 10, and The A.V. Club's Emily VanDerWerff graded it B. ([Wikipedia: Brian's Got a Brand New Bag](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian's_Got_a_Brand_New_Bag)) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 8 | | Episode | 4 of 21 | | Overall | No. 130 | | Code | S08E04 | | First aired | 8 November 2009 | | Directed by | Pete Michels | | Written by | Tom Devanney | | Production code | 7ACX02 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 8 | | Wikidata | Q4035416 | | IMDb | tt1329669 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 7.38 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Woman from Roadhouse, Mrs. Garrett | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin | | Mike Henry | Black Man | | Alexandra Breckenridge | Elizabeth Clay | | James Burkholder | Kid | | Steve Callaghan | Drive-Thru Attendant | 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 - Hart Bochner as Harry Ellis - James Burkholder - Alexandra Breckenridge as Girl in Bar - Aimee Garcia as Nicole - Paul Gleason as Dwayne T. Robinson (archive recording), Deputy Police Chief Dwayne T. Robinson - Jack Samson - Stacey Scowley - Debra Skelton - Reginald VelJohnson as Al Powell (archive recording), Sgt. Al Powell - Nana Visitor as Rita - Tico Wells - Mae Whitman - Bruce Willis as John McClane (archive recording), Officer John McClane - Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson - Adam West as Mayor Adam West - Debra Wilson as Whitney Houston - John Viener as Video Store Clerk ## Links - Season: [8](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-8/) - Source: [Wikipedia: Family Guy season 8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_8) - Wikidata: [Q4035416](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4035416) - IMDb: [tt1329669](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1329669/) - US viewers: [7.38 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian's_Got_a_Brand_New_Bag) ## Navigation - Previous: [S08E03 Spies Reminiscent of Us](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e03-spies-reminiscent-of-us/) - Next: [S08E05 Hannah Banana](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e05-hannah-banana/) - Season hub: [Season 8](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-8/) - All episodes: [Family Guy episode guide](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/) ## Season 8: episode 4 of 21 - S08E01 [Road to the Multiverse](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e01-road-to-the-multiverse/) - S08E02 [Family Goy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e02-family-goy/) - S08E03 [Spies Reminiscent of Us](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e03-spies-reminiscent-of-us/) - S08E04 Brian's Got a Brand New Bag (this entry) - S08E05 [Hannah Banana](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e05-hannah-banana/) - S08E06 [Quagmire's Baby](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e06-quagmires-baby/) - S08E07 [Jerome Is the New Black](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e07-jerome-is-the-new-black/) - S08E08 [Dog Gone](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e08-dog-gone/) - S08E09 [Business Guy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e09-business-guy/) - S08E10 [Big Man on Hippocampus](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e10-big-man-on-hippocampus/) - S08E11 [Dial Meg for Murder](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e11-dial-meg-for-murder/) - S08E12 [Extra Large Medium](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e12-extra-large-medium/) - S08E13 [Go, Stewie, Go!](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e13-go-stewie-go/) - S08E14 [Peter-assment](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e14-peter-assment/) - S08E15 [Brian Griffin's House of Payne](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e15-brian-griffins-house-of-payne/) - S08E16 [April in Quahog](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e16-april-in-quahog/) - S08E17 [Brian & Stewie](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e17-brian-and-stewie/) - S08E18 [Quagmire's Dad](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e18-quagmires-dad/) - S08E19 [The Splendid Source](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e19-the-splendid-source/) - S08E20 [Something, Something, Something, Dark Side](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e20-something-something-something-dark-side/) - S08E21 [Partial Terms of Endearment](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e21-partial-terms-of-endearment/) --- Unofficial fan resource. 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