Written by Gary Janetti and directed by Michael Dante DiMartino
Brian is entered into a Dog Contest, despite his arguements against it.
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Episode number: 107
Production number: 1ACX07
Season: Season 1 (1999)
First broadcast:
Sunday May 16, 1999
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Cultural references from Brian: Portrait of a Dog.
| Reference | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| All That Jazz by Bob Fosse |    | Before the dog show, Brian parodies Joe Gideon's daily routine in the bathroom, ending with him saying "Showtime!" |
| Barber Shop Quartets | | Brian used to do a Barber Shop Quartet act on his own. |
| Bloody Mary | | Tom Tucker: "I guess I had too many Bloody Marys for breakfast." |
| Calcutta | | |
| Dick Van Patten | | See "Eight Is Enough" reference. |
| Eight Is Enough | | Eight Is Enough is being watched on television at the start of the episode. |
| Henry: Portrait of a serial killer | | The title of the episode, "Brian: Portrait of a Dog" is a play on the film titled "Henry: Portrait of a serial killer." |
| Jeopardy | | Peter goes onto this gameshow and then continualy answers the questions saying "Diarrhea". |
| Joyce Dewitt | | Brian finds Joyce Dewitt (from Three's Company) hiding in a basket. |
| Karate | | Brian claims to be able to do karate. |
| Lady and the Tramp | | They are sat eating spaghetti in an alleyway to the disgust of Brian. |
| Like taking candy from a baby | | Reference is made to this common phrase when Peter tries to steal candy from a baby. |
| Liza Minelli | | A cut scene in this episode shows Liza Minelli needing drugs before a performance, the drug is just a blue M&M. |
| Lockheed Martin | | Stewie asks Rupert if he's called the engineer the engineer at Lockheed. Lockheed Martin being a developer of aerospace defense technology. |
| M&Ms | | See "Liza Minelli" reference. |
| MacGyver | | Peter writes to him to request help in getting Brian off death row. |
| Match Game TV | | Reference is made to the gameshow "Match Game TV" when the Griffins ask Meg "How hot is it?" in unison. |
| Mickey Mouse and Pluto | | Spoof cut scene with Peter and Brian. |
| Midnight Express | | In the dog prison the bitch presses her teats up against the glass for her boyfriend, this is a parody of a scene from "Midnight Express." |
| Murder She Wrote | | On the television. |
| Pillsbury Dough Boy | | Lois kills the Pillsbury Dough Boy from the Pillsbury commercials. |
| Raiders Of The Lost Ark | | The street market chase scene is a parody of the market chase scene in the movie 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark' |
| Tennis | | In this episode there's a flashback scene to Brian playing tennis. |
| The Merchant of Venice | | "Does a dog not feel? If you scratch him, does his leg not shake?" is a reference to Shylock's short monologue in Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" (Act 3, Scene 1). |
Facts, bloopers, and visual gags from Brian: Portrait of a Dog (not cultural references).
| Note |
|---|
| In the prison Brian is reading (looking at) "Barely Legal Bitches" magazine which says at the bottom "All Models Over 3" (remember it is a porn magazine for dogs). |
| When Peter writes to MacGyver he writes his address as "Peter Griffin, 725 Spooner St., Quahog, R.I.", however in episode 2ACX10 we learn that the Griffins live in number 31 Spooner Street, and subsequent episodes also confirm this! |
| In the Quahog Mini-Mart there is a poster on the wall for Pawtucket Beer. |
| Character | Voice | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Griffin | Seth MacFarlane | |
| Chris Griffin | Seth Green | |
| Diane Simmons | Lori Alan | |
| Felicia | UNKNOWN | |
| Jake Tucker | Seth MacFarlane | |
| Lois Griffin | Alex Borstein | |
| Meg Griffin | Lacey Chabert | |
| Peter Griffin | Seth MacFarlane | |
| Rupert | ||
| Stewie Griffin | Seth MacFarlane | |
| Tom Tucker | Seth MacFarlane |