At the commencement of Family Guy's run, the central duo was Peter and Brian. Peter would practice and say ridiculous things every bit a less family-friendly version of Homer Simpson and Brian would react to his antics every bit the dry, deadpan voice of reason. Nonetheless, as the show went on, the writers found that there was even more than comedic potential in pairing Brian with diabolical babe Stewie.

From Brian accidentally reversing the grade of time to Stewie getting pregnant with a bunch of their human being-dog hybrid babies, these are Stewie and Brian'due south best team-ups from Family unit Guy's storied history.

xi The Tan Aquatic With Steve Zissou (Flavor 5, Episode 11)

Stewie gets into tanning afterwards Peter takes him out in the sun without sunscreen in season five'southward "The Tan Aquatic with Steve Zissou," but he overdoes it and fears he might have cancer.

While Stewie waits to hear dorsum from the doctor, Brian helps him check off all the items on his bucket list. Since Stewie isn't definitely dying, Brian has very petty patience for his convoluted, enervating final wishes.

10 Saving Individual Brian (Season 5, Episode 4)

When Brian visits the military recruiter who tried to sign upward Chris to give him a piece of his heed, Stewie ends upwardly enlisting both himself and Brian in season five'due south "Saving Private Brian." Subsequently passing kicking camp, they're shipped off to fight. Sending Stewie and Brian to the frontlines was a smashing lens through which to satirize the Republic of iraq War.

At beginning, the premise is only a vehicle for jokes, only Stewie convinces Brian to stick with information technology considering he has a history of quitting, giving the episode an emotional arc lacking from most Family unit Guy installments.

9 Stewie Is Enceinte (Season 13, Episode 12)

Stewie notices Brian growing distant in flavour xiii's "Stewie is Enceinte," and he decides to get closer to him in the most disturbing style possible: stealing Brian's DNA and impregnating himself with a bunch of human-dog hybrid babies.

This episode is controversial for its dark premise and graphic moments, merely it'due south a highlight for this duo. Stewie and Brian manage to bond over trying to figure out the kids' confusing biology.

8 Yug Ylimaf (Flavor 11, Episode 4)

After his pickup attempts fail miserably, Brian starts using Stewie's time machine to impress women in season 11's "Yug Ylimaf." When he tries to turn dorsum the year-o-meter to cover his tracks, time starts moving in reverse.

Many of Stewie and Brian'south all-time sci-fi adventures begin with Brian screwing something up and Stewie struggling to fix information technology, but in "Yug Ylimaf," information technology'due south left in Brian'southward hands when the reverse time catches upwardly with Stewie's birth.

7 Stuck Together, Torn Apart (Season 3, Episode 19)

While Peter and Lois give separation a try, Brian and Stewie become stuck to each other with industrial-forcefulness glue in the flavor 3 episode "Stuck Together, Torn Autonomously."

Naturally, later on having to spend every waking moment together for days on terminate, Brian and Stewie abound to hate each other. Only they eventually utilize the time to bail and become so close that even subsequently the solvent arrives, they keep holding easily.

6 Peter'south Girl (Season 6, Episode 7)

Stewie convinces Brian to invest in a fixer-upper in the B-plot of season half dozen'southward "Peter's Daughter." They rapidly find they've bitten off more than than they tin chew every bit neither of them knows the commencement thing about home renovation and they accept constant communication problems (primarily with the classic "over" walkie-talkie bit).

When Stewie suggests bravado up the building, he and Brian dive abroad from the explosion in dozens of dissimilar camera angles, the aforementioned way activity movies milk explosions for every ounce of spectacle they can.

5 N Past North Quahog (Season iv, Episode i)

While Peter and Lois are on holiday trying to spice up their marriage in the season 4 premiere "North by N Quahog" (the start episode after the show was un-cancelled by Fox), Brian is left in charge of the kids and instantly proves to be an ineffective disciplinarian.

Stewie helps out and they quickly morph into a grouse married couple. This was one of the early episodes that solidified Brian and Stewie's dynamic and started them on the journey to becoming Family Guy's central double act.

four Movin' Out (Brian'south Song) (Flavour 6, Episode 2)

Brian gets an apartment with his girlfriend Jillian in season 6'due south "Movin' Out (Brian's Song)." Stewie moves in to help with the rent and speedily establishes himself as an abrasive roommate. Brian thought Stewie got on his nerves at the Griffins' house, only that was aught compared to sharing an flat with him.

Since he'southward all the same just a baby (albeit a baby with walking-around coin), Stewie wants to sleep in Brian and Jillian's bed when he'due south scared. He drops a glass in the kitchen and spills his drink under the fridge and cries out, "Oh, nosotros are gonna have ants!" In other words, Stewie is a terrible roommate.

3 Back To The Pilot (Flavour 10, Episode v)

In season 10's "Dorsum to the Airplane pilot," Stewie takes Brian back in time to Family Guy's pilot episode to meet where he buried a bone. The stakes are raised when Brian seizes the opportunity to prevent nine/eleven, which has dire multiversal ramifications.

The episode has a lot of meta gags almost how much Family Guy and its characters have changed since the pilot episode every bit the glossy, modern Stewie and Brian enter the cruder animation of the show's early seasons.

ii Brian & Stewie (Flavour 8, Episode 17)

Easily the greatest episode revolving around Brian and Stewie outside the "Road to..." specials is the extended episode that puts the focus squarely on their friendship. In flavour viii'south "Brian & Stewie," the titular duo gets locked in a depository financial institution over a weekend.

A prime example of a bottle episode, "Brian & Stewie" breaks many Family unit Guy traditions. It has no other characters, no cutaway gags, and no music likewise the opening theme. Brian and Stewie simply sit in the banking company's safety eolith box room, which leads to a deep dive into their relationship. Brian reveals that he occasionally has suicidal thoughts and Stewie reveals that he depends on Brian, which gives him a reason to live.

1 Roads To Vegas (Season xi, Episode 21)

There are a handful of Bing and Crosby-fashion episodes, dubbed the "Road to..." episodes, that focus on Brian and Stewie's globetrotting adventures. Arguably the most hilarious (and ambitious) "Road to..." installment is season 11's "Roads to Vegas."

Stewie tries teleporting himself and Brian to Vegas for a Cher concert, and when the experiment seems to take failed, clones of Stewie and Brian arrive in Sin City. While ane Stewie and Brian have the time of their lives, the other Stewie and Brian suffer the consequences.

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