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Brian Goes Back to College

Written by Matt Fleckenstein and directed by Greg Colton

Full Title: "Brian Goes Back to College (and Stewie Goes With Him for Obvious Comedy Reasons)".

After writing a story for a local magazine, Brian lands a job with the prestigious New Yorker. However, his college dropout status haunts him so he decides to go back to Brown University to get his degree. As Brian struggles to pass his class, Stewie enjoys the college lifestyle. Meanwhile, Peter and his friends combine forces to help the city (or so they think).

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Episode number: 415
Production number: 4ACX18
Season: Season 4 (2005/2006)

First broadcast:
Sunday November 13, 2005

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Cultural references

Cultural references from Brian Goes Back to College.

Reference		Details
A-Team		Peter and the gang act as heroes under the name of the A-Team, from the TV show.
Ashlee Simpson		Ashlee Simpson was caught lipsynching on Saturday Night Live
Brown		Brown is an Ivy League collage
Brown vs. Board of Education
Brown vs. Board of Education		Landmark civil rights case at the supreme court , ruled against Topeka Board of Education, making educational segregation illegal.
Charlie Brown		The "No Dogs Allowed" voice and Brian's doghouse were references from Charlie Brown.
Facts of Life		Brian is watching an episode of this 80s sitcom
M.C. Escher		Stewie buys an Escher drawing that he believes is titled "Crazy Stairs."
M.C. Escher		The poster that Stewie buys for the dorm room--which he calls "Crazy Stairs"--is by this noted artist, and is actually titled "Relativity."
Rocky IV		Stewie and Brian act out several scenes from the movie Rocky IV
Saturday Night Live		When Stewie says plenty of people cheat they show Ashley Simpson messing up on Saturday Night Live.
Small Wonder		A 1985-89 sci-fi sitcom referenced in this episode. They showed Tiffany Brissette, who played the main character, Vicki the Robot. The sign above her booth in this episode had her name as Tiffany "Vicki" Brissette.
The A Team		A hit 80's T.V. Show that made Mr. T famous
The New Yorker		This is the fancy newspaper that Brian has a short lived job at.