Brian Writes a Bestseller is the sixth episode of the ninth season of
the animated comedy series Family Guy. It premiered on Fox in the
United States on November 21, 2010. "Brian Writes a Bestseller"
follows anthropomorphic dog Brian after he publishes a self-help book
that becomes an immediate success, following the failure of his novel,
Faster Than the Speed of Love. Once he hires Stewie as his publicist,
however, Brian becomes increasingly self-centered, and fires him when
he continues to botch his schedule. However, when Brian goes on Real
Time with Bill Maher, he ends up getting a wake-up call from Maher
himself.The episode was written by Gary Janetti and directed by Joseph
Lee. It received high praise from critics for its storyline and many
cultural references. According to Nielsen ratings, it was viewed in
6.59 million homes in its original airing. The episode featured guest
performances by Dana Gould, Arianna Huffington, Christine Lakin, Bill
Maher, Katie Sah and Ashley Tisdale, along with several recurring
guest voice actors for the series. It was first announced at the 2010
San Diego Comic-Con International.Receiving hundreds of packages in
the mail containing unsold copies of his failed novel Faster Than the
Speed of Love, Brian gives up his ambitions of becoming a writer.
While reading The New York Times, Brian discovers that a self-help
book is the highest-selling book on its bestseller list, and after
some persuasion by Stewie, decides to write his own in order to prove
that self-help books are useless. Finishing it in three hours and
titling it Wish It, Want It, Do It, Brian publishes the book, and it
immediately becomes a commercial success. Brian decides to hire Stewie
(because of his connections that helped publish the book) as his
publicist when the book becomes popular, and organizes a publicity
tour. Though Brian is initially skeptical of Stewie's arrogant
demeanour, Brian soon follows suit and becomes an egomaniac. While
reflecting on his fame during dinner, Brian notices Renée Zellweger
at the front of the restaurant; after angrily berating Stewie for not
booking their table there, he punishes him by refusing to give him a
lift to their hotel. Seeking to reconcile his relationship with Brian,
Stewie books him an appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher to discuss
separation of church and state with Maher and Christopher Hitchens.Two
hours prior to his appearance, Brian continues to bully Stewie for
insignificant inconveniences, when they are informed that Hitchens
cannot attend, and that Arianna Huffington and Dana Gould will serve
as replacement panelists. Blaming Stewie again, Brian angrily fires
him and continues on to the show's panel. While on the show, Maher,
Huffington and Gould begin to criticize Brian's book, stating that it
fails to meet the expectations of the public and is pretentious,
repetitive, unhelpful, banal and manipulative. Brian attempts to
defend it by talking down to the panelists, including pettily
insulting Huffington's accent and Gould's feminine-sounding first
name, but finds himself under pressure from them. In anger and
desperation, he insults the panelists for having little sense in
literature, but is constantly put down. He ultimately confesses that
he too considers the book to be of a low standard, admitting that he
wrote it in a day in the hope that it would sell. Maher loses all
respect for Brian, stating that a real writer would stand by their
work despite what others think. When trying to regain Maher's trust,
Brian panics and urinates, prompting Maher to angrily chase him off
the set with a newspaper. Humiliated, Brian returns to Quahog and
half-heartedly apologizes to Stewie, during which he unsubtly and
passive-aggressively continues to blame him for everything that went
wrong. Realizing that this is going to be as good an "apology" as
Brian can give, Stewie bluntly tells him "You can't write". Brian Writes a Bestseller Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter