布赖恩·格里芬

布赖恩·格里芬（Brian Griffin）是美国喜剧动画《盖酷家庭》角色。他是一个拟人化的白色拉布拉多犬，由塞思·麦克法兰配音，本作的主角和格里芬家庭中的一员，与斯图威·格里芬有着深厚的友谊，也是在剧中最多与斯图威·格里芬对话的角色。
角色创建.
《Family Guy》的创作者塞思·麦克法兰原先制作了一部叫《Life of Larry》的卡通短片，主角是一位中年男子拉里和他拟人化的宠物狗史蒂夫。1997年，麦克法兰在汉纳-巴伯拉工作室工作时，为《Johnny Bravo》、《Dexter's Laboratory》和《Cow and Chicken》等节目编写剧本，他又制作了《Life of Larry》的续集。这个短片吸引了二十世纪福克斯公司的注意，该公司让麦克法兰围绕这些角色创作一个电视节目。
麦克法兰得到了5万美元的预算来制作试播集，据他说，这个预算只是大多数试播集的二十分之一。麦克法兰表示，他的灵感来自《The Simpsons》和《All in the Family》等情景喜剧，还从他小时候看过的几部1980年代的周六早晨动画片中借鉴了几个主题，如《The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang》与《Rubik, the Amazing Cube》。
在三个月内，麦克法兰创作了格里芬家，并制作了试播集《Family Guy》。布莱恩这个角色很大程度上是基于史蒂夫创建的，拉里则是彼得这个角色的重要灵感来源。
配音演员.
布莱恩由该剧的创作者塞思·麦克法兰配音，他还为剧中许多其他角色配音，比如彼得·格里芬、斯图威·格里芬和格伦·奎格迈尔。布莱恩的声音是麦克法兰的正常说话声音。
在“通往多元宇宙之路”这一集，布莱恩的配音演员是日本演员渡边光太郎。剧中布莱恩出现在一个平行宇宙的场景中，那里的一切都是日本的。
In three months, MacFarlane created the Griffin family and developed a pilot for the show he called "Family Guy". Brian's character was largely based on Steve, and Larry would be the main inspiration for the Peter character.
Voice.
The voice of Brian is provided by series creator Seth MacFarlane, who also provides the voice for Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, and Glenn Quagmire. In addition, MacFarlane provides the voices for various other recurring and one-time only characters, most prominently those of news anchor Tom Tucker, Lois' father Carter Pewterschmidt, and Dr. Elmer Hartman. MacFarlane has been part of the main voice cast from the beginning of the series, and has always voiced Brian from the start. MacFarlane chose to voice Peter and the rest of his characters' voices himself, believing it would be easier to portray the voices he already envisioned than for someone else to attempt it.
While the voices of Peter and Stewie were inspired from a security guard and Rex Harrison, respectively, Brian's voice is MacFarlane's normal speaking voice. MacFarlane noted in an interview that a reason that he voices Peter and the rest of the characters he portrays is because they had a small budget and because he prefers to have the freedom of doing it himself.
There has been one occasion where MacFarlane did not voice Brian. This was in one short scene of the episode "Road to the Multiverse" (season 8, 2009), where Brian was voiced by Japanese actor Kotaro Watanabe instead of MacFarlane in a scene where everything in the world is Japanese. MacFarlane noted that actor William H. Macy auditioned for the role of Brian.
Early life and education.
Brian was born on a farm in Austin, Texas, on an unspecified date. This was revealed in the episode "Road to Rhode Island", where Brian and Stewie inadvertently travel to Austin and find Brian's birthplace. On the same trip, Brian learns that his mother, Biscuit, died about a year before his arrival at the farm and had been stuffed by her owners and turned into a table. Out of sympathy, Brian (with the help of Stewie) takes his mother's body and buries it in a nearby park before traveling back to Quahog. Biscuit also appears very briefly in a later episode, "Chris Cross". Brian has a flashback, recalling nostalgic memories of his early life, as Stewie sings "You Needed Me" to him.
Also in "Road to Rhode Island", a flashback reveals that Brian was taken away from his mother at a very young age. From that point until the chronological beginning of "Family Guy" it is unknown what happened to Brian, other than he somehow made it to Rhode Island and was rescued by Peter. However, in the episode "Brian Goes Back to College" it is revealed that Brian attended Brown University for a short time during that period but did not graduate. During that episode, Brian goes back to his former college and attempts to finish the course he began. At the end of the episode, despite failing his final exam, he is at least proud that he didn't cheat his way to graduation.
In a later episode, "Farmer Guy", Brian does attend an agricultural college to help the family on their new farm. His time there was successful, but by the time he returned, the family had turned the farm into a meth lab.
Personality.
Brian frequently drinks with Peter and his neighbors Joe Swanson and Glenn Quagmire at "The Drunken Clam," Quahog's local tavern. Brian has dated many (human) women throughout the seasons of the show. He mainly looks for women who share similar interests to him. For instance in the episode "Brian the Bachelor", Brian participates in ABC's "The Bachelorette" and falls in love with the bachelorette, Brooke, because they shared the same interests. He also dated an older woman named Rita (in "Brian's Got a Brand New Bag"), and a fellow atheist, named Carolyn (in "Love, Blactually").
Although there have been a few occasions when he has been drawn to women for purely physical reasons: he dated Jillian Russell, who, introduced in the episode "Whistle While Your Wife Works", became a recurring character in later episodes. Jillian's character personality was designed to be a stereotypical "dumb blonde", a "bulimic cheerleader," and "not the brightest bauble on the tree."
Brian has a cultured background; he loves opera and jazz; and is vocally talented. In the episodes "Brian Sings and Swings" and "Tales of a Third Grade Nothing", Brian meets Frank Sinatra, Jr. and they both sing together on-stage. As well as his vocal ability, he can also play the guitar, (as shown in "Meet the Quagmires") as well as the piano (shown in "Friends of Peter G)."
He tends to hold liberal political positions, even though Lois points out in the episode "Excellence in Broadcasting" that he is merely a contrarian. However many of his actions and aims throughout the series reiterate his position as a liberal. For instance, his staunch efforts to get gay marriage legalized in Quahog, for his cousin Jasper (in "You May Now Kiss the... Uh... Guy Who Receives"); his campaign to legalize marijuana (in "420"); and his desire for stricter gun regulations (mentioned in "Brian & Stewie"). As well as his environmentalist behaviour, for example, the fact that he drives a Toyota Prius, and his opposition to household air-conditioning, shown in Hell Comes to Quahog.
It is also suggested on a number of occasions that Brian may hold repressed racist views; for instance when he barks uncontrollably at a black record producer in the episode Don't Make Me Over, and then apologizing profusely, saying "Oh my God, I am so sorry I keep doing that ... I get that from my father." However, in the episode "Peter's Got Woods", Brian dates a black woman whom he meets at a PTA meeting. He also has a reasonably good friendship with Cleveland. Although on one occasion, when Brian was a taxi driver in Deep Throats, he didn't pick Cleveland up when he passed him in his cab.
Despite his overwhelming human qualities, Brian still exhibits some traits associated with real dogs, such as being unable to resist playing fetch, being afraid of vacuum cleaners, taking pleasure in rolling around in trash, getting excited by going for a ride in the car, and occasional coprophagia (shown in "Brian & Stewie" and mentioned in "Brian's Got a Brand New Bag"). As well as this, he occasionally displays behaviors that are hallmarks of dog communication, such as growling, barking, licking himself, and wagging his tail. He also fears the sound of the toilet flushing, so instead of using it, he defecates on the lawn like normal dogs ("Bill and Peter's Bogus Journey"). In "Farmer Guy", when the family tells him that they are taking him to "the big farm upstate", Brian panics and briefly takes Stewie hostage at gunpoint, believing the family are planning to have him put down.
It has also been shown in several episodes that Brian is color blind like most dogs. He mentions this in the commentary for "Road to Rhode Island" as he mentions that he is one of a handful of dogs that can drive and that on his driver's license, under visual impairments, it says "sees in black & white." Another example of this is in "Brian Writes a Bestseller" when he says "I said no grey M&Ms, these are all grey", and in "Road to the Multiverse", where Stewie tells him to press the red button to send them home; unable to tell which one, Stewie exasperatedly says "Push the big button!".
Relationships.
Brian's relationship with the Griffin family is different with each member. Peter and Brian are best friends. In the episode "The Man with Two Brians" (season 7, 2008), Peter states that Brian is the one who helps him get out of the trouble of his shenanigans. In the episode Dog Gone, when the family thinks that Brian is dead, Peter says that Brian is his "best friend in the whole world". Peter and Brian can sometimes struggle with their friendship, such as in "Peter's Got Woods" (season 4, 2005), where Peter replaces Brian with James Woods. However, at the end of that episode, Brian and Peter become best friends once again, and Brian is seen sleeping at the end of Peter's bed.
Brian has an unrequited crush on Peter's wife Lois, which is used as a recurring joke in the series. His affections for her are first revealed in the Season 2 episode "Brian in Love", where they both talk about it and agree to remain friends. In the season 6 episode "Play It Again, Brian", Brian tries to kiss her. Lois does see Brian as a great help to her though, mainly due to Peter's frequent incompetence to do basic tasks. In the episode "Perfect Castaway", Brian marries Lois after Peter is presumed dead (after being lost at sea). Peter returns, but Lois says that she cannot just divorce Brian after all the support he had given to the family in Peter's absence (getting a job at a Hummer dealer). After a short time, Brian tells Lois to go back to Peter, so the family returns to normal. However, Lois then mentions that she would have had sex with Brian, which causes him to angrily go to the basement.
Brian has acted as a third parent for the Griffin children on several occasions. This is most obvious with Stewie due to their close friendship (see below). Brian has helped Meg and Chris on a number of occasions, such as when Brian accompanied Meg to her prom in the episode "Barely Legal" and defended Meg after she was getting picked on by Connie D'Amico, telling Meg she does not "deserve all the crap (she) gets." In Seahorse Seashell Party, Meg confronts her family because of their abuse towards her, and Brian compliments Meg for finally defending herself. In the episode "Dial Meg for Murder", Brian calms Meg down by showing he does care about her (using an article he wrote as proof), after she had become an armed thug. Brian also gives Chris advice for growing up from time to time.
In the episode "Jerome Is the New Black", Brian learns that, despite their apparent friendship seen in episodes up to that point, Quagmire actually hates him. Brian tries to befriend Quagmire and asks why he hates him so much. Quagmire responds with a lengthy (somewhat hypocritical) rant, fastidiously pointing out every singly one of Brian's flaws, calling him, amongst other things, "a sad, alcoholic bore." The animosity between them is also shown in, "Quagmire's Dad", Quagmire beats Brian up, after Brian had (unknowingly) had sex with Quagmire's transgendered father Ida (née Dan). The feud reaches a high point in "Tiegs for Two", when Brian tries to spite Quagmire by dating his ex-girlfriend Cheryl Tiegs. Quagmire gets revenge in turn by dating Jillian and, after an argument and trade of insults, both women leave in disgust. Quagmire and Brian apologize to each other and reconcile – until Quagmire purposely hits Brian with his car. Since that point, though, the two characters have simply ignored each other during those occasions when they've been in the same place, but are showing signs in some episodes that they are getting to respect each other. In the episode "Forget-Me-Not", Stewie puts both Brian and Quagmire into a simulated dream world where they assume Brian is Quagmire's pet, and it quickly becomes clear that their personalities are incompatible. In "Life of Brian", Quagmire is busy texting on his cellphone at Brian's funeral while the rest of the attendants are openly grieving.
Brian is also friends with Joe Swanson, the Griffin family's next-door neighbor. This was most obvious in the episode "The Thin White Line", where Brian joined the Quahog police force as a police dog. Brian has an estranged relationship with his (human) son, Dylan. Brian first encountered him in the episode, "The Former Life of Brian", where Dylan was a rude, uneducated, marijuana smoker. After bonding with his son, Brian managed to turn Dylan's life around, making him into a well-mannered young man. At the end of the episode, Dylan decided to leave Brian to help his mother (like Brian had helped him), and Brian reluctantly agreed to let him do so. Dylan next appeared in the episode, "Brian's a Bad Father", where he became the star of a Disney Channel show. Brian attempted to use Dylan's television connections to further his own writing career, which succeeded until Brian was fired and Dylan saw through his plan. However, at the end of the episode, Brian showed remorse for his selfishness, and they embraced.
Brian struggles with his romantic relationships, and his inability to find a long-term girlfriend is often used as a recurring joke in the series. His longest relationship to date was with Jillian Russell, which lasted the length of season 5, but ended when Brian admitted that he did not want a serious relationship with her. Jillian has appeared in episodes since, usually with other men. None of Brian's other relationships have lasted longer than an episode. Some have ended due to the fault of others, for instance Carolyn (from "Love, Blactually") when she cheated on him with Cleveland. The others have ended because the women found Brian to be too pretentious.
To date, Brian has only had one relationship which has been with another dog: this was his one-time lover, Seabreeze (Carter Pewterschmidt's prized greyhound), from "Screwed the Pooch". Brian was having difficulty controlling his canine instincts and he went as far as "violating" Seabreeze during a greyhound race. All of Brian's ex-girlfriends (including Jillian, Carolyn, Ida and Seabreeze) appeared in the episode "Valentine's Day in Quahog". Stewie gathered them to try and discover why Brian is so unsuccessful in love. Brian and his exes trade insults, before they are all shown in bed together in the final scene of the episode, having had an orgy. In the "Family Guy" feature-length parodies of the "Star Wars" original trilogy – "Blue Harvest", "Something, Something, Something, Dark Side" and "It's a Trap!" – Brian appears as Chewbacca. Brian, and most of the central characters on "Family Guy", also appeared in the pilot episode of the show's spin-off "The Cleveland Show".
Relationship with Stewie.
Brian and Stewie's relationship is a prominent aspect of the "Family Guy" series, as it is the basis for numerous sub-plots and several main plots during the series. Their relationship is very love-hate; they often argue, but are also very close friends. Brian is generally the only main character who can understand and interact with Stewie, which highlights the importance of this relationship in the show. In the past, they have gone on various adventures (usually under difficult circumstances). Namely in the "Road to..." series, which is a parody of the "Road to..." film series, Brian and Stewie have gone on various trips to different locations, including Europe, World War II-era England, the Middle East, Aspen, Brian's hometown of Austin, a number of different realities across the Multiverse and (most recently) Las Vegas. These episodes are generally considered to be the best episodes of the series, most notably the first Road to episode, "Road to Rhode Island", which remains as one of the highest rated episodes of the series to date.
In the episode "Brian & Stewie", Brian tells Stewie that he has considered suicide because he feels that his life has no purpose. Stewie talks to Brian about this feeling and eventually makes Brian see how important and purposeful his life actually is. Stewie reveals to Brian that he would be lost without him and that Brian is the only person he cares about. He also says that Brian gives his life purpose. He then tells Brian that he loves him as an irreplaceable friend. Brian says that he also loves Stewie, in the same way. Their close friendship has been shown in other episodes also, one being "Jerome Is the New Black"; after Quagmire's rant leaves Brian in tears, Stewie comforts Brian and says that he likes him, so he doesn't need Quagmire to like him. Also, in "Dog Gone", after Brian sinks into a deep depression after he learns that he is considered inferior because of his species, Stewie takes Brian's collar and plants it on a stray dog, before killing it by torching a liquor store with it inside. The Griffin family then believe that Brian is dead and they are all deeply saddened, as they see how important Brian is to the family. Seeing this reaction, Brian is cheered up and he thanks Stewie. 
Thanks to their critically acclaimed episodes and their complex relationship, they are considered by many critics and fans to be the best characters in the series, due both to the way in which their individual characters have developed during the series and how their relationship with one another has developed.
Earlier in the series, before the two became friends, Brian addressed Stewie as "Kid."
Death and return.
Brian's death was the main focus in the season twelve episode "Life of Brian". After Stewie destroys his time machine, Brian and Stewie arrive home with a street hockey net. As he is setting it up, Brian is struck by a reckless driver (joked by Seth Green, Chris' voice actor, to be Justin Bieber in the 2014 Comic-con Panel) in a hit and run, and later succumbs to his injuries at the veterinary clinic. After a month of mourning the loss of their beloved pet, the family replaces Brian with a new dog, named Vinny, voiced by Tony Sirico.
Vinny appears in place of Brian in the opening credits for "Into Harmony's Way" and "Christmas Guy". In the latter episode, Stewie still misses Brian dearly, and spots a past incarnation of himself who has traveled forward in time to Christmas. Stealing the time machine's return pad from his past self, Stewie goes back in time and saves Brian's life, joyously exclaiming "you're alive, my friend", when he sees Brian alive. Brian is extremely grateful for being saved, but Stewie of this timeline finds Brian's affections unnerving, not knowing the reason behind them. The episode ends with the family sitting around their Christmas tree, with everything back to normal. After "Christmas Guy" aired, Seth MacFarlane tweeted, "you didn't really think we'd kill off Brian, did you? Jesus, we'd have to be fucking high."
Reception.
Ahsan Haque of IGN has given Brian a positive review, calling him the best talking man-dog. He also praised Brian's adventures with Stewie calling them, "center of many of the show's best bits". Haque later made a list titled "Family Guy: Stewie and Brian's Greatest Adventures", where he stated that "Brian and Stewie paired together has always been a winning formula for Family Guy". They also praised the selection of Brian to play Chewbacca as they stated in the "Blue Harvest" review. In their list of "What Else Should Family Guy Make Fun Of?", IGN commented that Brian would be perfect to play Q, if "Family Guy" ever decides to make a James Bond parody.
However, in a review of the seventh season, Haque wrote that Brian "unfortunately was terribly misused this season. He's degenerated into nothing more than a soapbox for the political views of the writers". In a review of the eighth season, Ramsey Isler stated that Brian "left his lofty position as the voice of reason and switched to pretentious loser".
Todd VanDerWerff of The A.V. Club praised the Brian character, and stated that "Brian has always been the show's best character and its most developed one". In a 2004 interview, Seth MacFarlane noted his similarities to Brian. He also revealed that Brian is his favorite character from Family Guy, because he feels most comfortable when playing that role.
Commendations.
In IGN's "Family Guy: Top 10 Fights" Brian's fight with Stewie in the episode "Patriot Games (season 4, 2006) is ranked number 5. In IGN's top 10 musical moments in Family Guy Brian ranked number 6, number 5, and number 3 with the songs, "The Freakin' FCC" from "PTV" (season 4, 2005), "Never Gonna Give You Up" from "Meet the Quagmires" (season 5, 2007) and "This House Is Freakin' Sweet" from "Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater" (season 2, 1999) respectively. In a list of the Top 25 Family Guy characters compiled by IGN, Brian was placed second on the list (behind Stewie). They stated that "man's best friend is a poor understatement" with regards to Brian.
Reaction to "Life of Brian".
The death of Brian in the episode "Life of Brian" was met with massive opposition and anger from "Family Guy" fans around the world, many of whom threatened to boycott the show, due to Brian's absence. Family Guy's official Facebook and Twitter pages were bombarded with messages and comments from fans, demanding that they bring Brian back. Hostile messages were also directed towards Family Guy's producing staff, including the show's creator, Seth MacFarlane. The family's new pet, Vinny, subsequently appeared in the opening credits for the next two episodes ("Into Harmony's Way" and "Christmas Guy"). Brian's death was averted through time travel in the latter episode, with him returning to the show as a permanent character. MacFarlane later thanked fans "for caring so much about the canine Griffin, he is overcome with gratitude."
Fan petitions sprang up within hours of "Life of Brian"'s first airing, also receiving media attention, including most prominently a Change.org petition directed towards Seth MacFarlane, making the petition one of the fastest-growing entertainment-related petitions on the site, attracting over 120,000 signatures.
In other media.
Brian is featured in a "Family Guy" parody in the "South Park" episode "Cartoon Wars Part I". The scene depicted a conversation between Peter and Brian leading to one of the show's trademark cut-away gags; like Peter, Brian was rendered in the distinct animation style of "South Park".
Brian was also featured, along with Stewie, in an advertisement for Wheat Thins. He and Stewie also introduced the 2007 Emmy Awards with a song which recapped the events in television, over the past year. The song was adapted from the one sung by Brian, Stewie and Peter in the "Family Guy" episode "PTV".
Merchandise.
Brian is featured on the ' CD, and also plays a significant part in "Family Guy Video Game!", the first "Family Guy" video game, which was released by Sierra Entertainment in 2006. He (along with Stewie) features at the center of Family Guy's second video game, '.
MacFarlane recorded exclusive material of Brian's voice and other "Family Guy" characters for a 2007 pinball machine of the show by Stern Pinball. In 2004, the first series of "Family Guy" toy figurines was released by Mezco Toyz, each member of the Griffin family had their own toy, with the exception of Stewie, of whom two different figures were made. Over the course of two years, four more series of toy figures have been released.
As of 2009, six books have been released about the "Family Guy" universe, all published by HarperCollins since 2005. This include "" (ISBN 978-0-7528-7593-4), which covers the entire events of the episode "It Takes a Village Idiot, and I Married One", and "Family Guy and Philosophy: A Cure for the Petarded" (ISBN 978-1-4051-6316-3), a collection of seventeen essays exploring the connections between the series and historical philosophers. which include Brian as a character.
A book written from Brian's point of view (actually written by Andrew Goldberg) was published in 2006. It was called "Brian Griffin's Guide to Booze, Broads and the Lost Art of Being a Man".