Season 13 · Episode 4 · First aired 9 November 2014
Brian the Closer
Episode 4 of Family Guy season 13 (S13E04), the 235th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Steve Marmel and directed by John Holmquist. First broadcast on 9 November 2014.
Story
Peter grows jealous of Brian's old rope toy and ties it to his car, and Brian is thrown into a fire hydrant and loses his teeth. Lois will not pay for a dentist, so Quagmire passes on the number of his own, who fits Brian a striking new set. Mistaken in the street for an estate agent, Brian is offered work at Quahog Realty and sells well, so the owner hands him a run-down condo. Brian repays Quagmire for the dental work, then talks him into buying the place. The men find it derelict, and Joe points out a 72-hour clause that would undo the sale. Brian hides in a motel until the time runs out; Quagmire finds him there and knocks the new teeth out with a lamp.
Production and reception
- Cutaways turn Peter into Gollum and then into Johnny 5 from Short Circuit while he covets the rope toy. Wikipedia, Brian the Closer
- Lois remarks that the new teeth make Brian resemble Adam Carolla, who voices Death in the series. Brian also sells a house overlooking a camp to Jason Voorhees. Wikipedia, Brian the Closer
- The broadcast drew 3.63 million viewers, the lowest in its timeslot but third on Fox that night behind The Simpsons and Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Wikipedia, Brian the Closer
- TV Fanatic's Narsimha Chintaluri awarded the episode four stars out of five. Wikipedia, Brian the Closer
Voices
| Voice | Characters |
|---|---|
| Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin |
| Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin |
| Seth Green | Chris Griffin |
| Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin |
| Mike Henry | Cleveland Brown |
| Connie Britton | Connie Britton |
| Yvette Nicole Brown | Jerome's Mom |
| Jackson Douglas | Jason Voorhees |
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
- Yvette Nicole Brown as Jerome's Mom
- Nana Visitor as Woman
- Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson
- Jennifer Tilly as Bonnie Swanson
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Jerome
- Connie Britton as Connie Britton
- John Viener as Realtor
Season 13: episode 4 of 18
- E1The Simpsons Guy
- E2The Book of Joe
- E3Baking Bad
- E4Brian the CloserYou are here
- E5Turkey Guys
- E6The 2000-Year-Old Virgin
- E7Stewie, Chris, & Brian's Excellent Adventure
- E8Our Idiot Brian
- E9This Little Piggy
- E10Quagmire's Mom
- E11Encyclopedia Griffin
- E12Stewie Is Enceinte
- E13Dr. C and the Women
- E14#JOLO
- E15Once Bitten
- E16Roasted Guy
- E17Fighting Irish
- E18Take My Wife
SourceFacts from Wikipedia: Family Guy season 13 and the episode's article (CC BY-SA 4.0). Spotted an error? See corrections.
Provenance
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- 6 September 2026
- Verification
- Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree
- Licence
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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.