"Brian the Closer" is the fourth episode of the thirteenth season of the animated sitcom '' Family Guy'', and the 235th episode overall. It aired on

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in the United States on November 9, 2014, and is written by Steve Marmel and directed by

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. In the episode, Brian works for a real estate agency, which leads him into trouble with Quagmire.

Plot

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finds

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's old rope toy in the sofa, and Brian becomes possessive of it, making Peter jealous. One day, when the rope toy is in Brian's mouth, Peter ties it to his car and drives off. Brian trails behind the car until Peter takes a sharp turn and sends him flying into a

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, losing all his teeth and breaking his nose severely. Brian is miserable without his teeth and Lois refuses to spend money at the dentist to get him a new set since the procedure would be expensive and the fact that he's an animal. While having a drink with Quagmire at The Drunken Clam, Brian starts to cry until Quagmire gives him the number to his dentist where he has an account. When Brian returns, the family finds that the dentist has given him a prominent smile. Apprehensive about his appearance, the family offers support. Brian begins to find the new look suits him. While out for a walk, he is mistaken for a

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agent. When the actual agent shows up, he gives Brian a job offer to join the agency called Quahog Realty. He finds himself selling many properties, including one to Bonnie near a cliff and one to

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that overlooks a camp. The owner sees how good Brian is at selling good property, so talks him to tackling a terrible condo and soon overhears that Quagmire has just received a bonus. Brian pays Quagmire back for the dental work and leads him into buying the property by convincing him it is a great investment. After showing him the prospective video, Quagmire is still hesitant until Brian convinces him a hated rival pilot is after it. After the purchase, the guys accompany Quagmire to the property to find it is a rundown dump and was completely misrepresented. Joe reveals that there is an escape clause good for 72 hours after purchase, but when they arrive at Quahog Realty, he is not around and it is revealed that he has ducked out to hide for the 72 hours. Taking refuge at a motel, he finds Quagmire already waiting for him. Quagmire informs Brian that his already low opinion of him has been pushed even further. Brian confesses that Quagmire may be his only friend for being the only person in Quahog to call him out on his wrongs, but it is revealed to only be a ruse to outlast the 72 hours. An enraged Quagmire knocks Brian's teeth out with a lamp. Returning to normal life, the family consoles Brian.

Cultural References

While craving the rope toy, Peter becomes a

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-version of himself until Lois sends Peter away. Peter then returns as Johnny 5 from ''

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''. The dumb beaver from "

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" is shown twice in the episode. Lois comments that Brian's new teeth make him look similar to Adam Carolla, who is known for voicing

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on the show. Brian sells a house to

that overlooks a camp.

Reception

The episode received an audience of 3.63 million, the lowest in its timeslot, but the third-most watched show on Fox that night after ''

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'' episode " Simpsorama" and '' Brooklyn Nine-Nine''. Narsimha Chintaluri of ''TV Fanatic'' gave the episode 4/5 stars.

References

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