Why does Brian never translate what Stewie says?
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After watching a bit of Family Guy it becomes clear that none of the main characters can understand what Stewie says, except for Brian, but why does he never tell anybody what Stewie says/wants or just the fact that he can speak?
Obviously there would be much less fun if anybody could understand Stewie but there were episodes where Stewie was saying things that could've been useful to the others, if only they would've understood, speaking about those cases, why doesn't Brian translate?
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After watching a bit of Family Guy it becomes clear that none of the main characters can understand what Stewie says, except for Brian, but why does he never tell anybody what Stewie says/wants or just the fact that he can speak?
Obviously there would be much less fun if anybody could understand Stewie but there were episodes where Stewie was saying things that could've been useful to the others, if only they would've understood, speaking about those cases, why doesn't Brian translate?
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Your last paragraph was asking a separate question so i have edited it out. If you want to ask it feel free to ask it as a new question.
– TheLethalCarrot
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Related: Do the Griffins know that Stewie can talk?
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Dec 18 at 17:25
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After watching a bit of Family Guy it becomes clear that none of the main characters can understand what Stewie says, except for Brian, but why does he never tell anybody what Stewie says/wants or just the fact that he can speak?
Obviously there would be much less fun if anybody could understand Stewie but there were episodes where Stewie was saying things that could've been useful to the others, if only they would've understood, speaking about those cases, why doesn't Brian translate?
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edited Dec 18 at 17:23
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asked Dec 18 at 16:55
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After watching a bit of Family Guy it becomes clear that none of the main characters can understand what Stewie says, except for Brian, but why does he never tell anybody what Stewie says/wants or just the fact that he can speak?
Obviously there would be much less fun if anybody could understand Stewie but there were episodes where Stewie was saying things that could've been useful to the others, if only they would've understood, speaking about those cases, why doesn't Brian translate?
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edited Dec 18 at 17:23
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asked Dec 18 at 16:55
Moondane
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edited Dec 18 at 17:23
Napoleon Wilson♦
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edited Dec 18 at 17:23
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edited Dec 18 at 17:23
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asked Dec 18 at 16:55
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asked Dec 18 at 16:55
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asked Dec 18 at 16:55
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Your last paragraph was asking a separate question so i have edited it out. If you want to ask it feel free to ask it as a new question.
– TheLethalCarrot
Dec 18 at 16:58
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Related: Do the Griffins know that Stewie can talk?
– Napoleon Wilson♦
Dec 18 at 17:25
add a comment |
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Your last paragraph was asking a separate question so i have edited it out. If you want to ask it feel free to ask it as a new question.
– TheLethalCarrot
Dec 18 at 16:58
3
Related: Do the Griffins know that Stewie can talk?
– Napoleon Wilson♦
Dec 18 at 17:25
2
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Your last paragraph was asking a separate question so i have edited it out. If you want to ask it feel free to ask it as a new question.
– TheLethalCarrot
Dec 18 at 16:58
Your last paragraph was asking a separate question so i have edited it out. If you want to ask it feel free to ask it as a new question.
– TheLethalCarrot
Dec 18 at 16:58
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Related: Do the Griffins know that Stewie can talk?
– Napoleon Wilson♦
Dec 18 at 17:25
Related: Do the Griffins know that Stewie can talk?
– Napoleon Wilson♦
Dec 18 at 17:25
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Because the main characters can hear and understand him anyway so there is no point.
Can all the characters hear Stewie when he talks?
The single most asked question about the show. They can, they can hear him and understand him, its just that he's a baby and for that reason they just don't take what he says with any seriousness.
So it's just funny that he wants to kill Lois?
Yeah, the best analogy I can come up with....there was an incident where my cousin's 4 year old son was leaving our house and he turned to my mother and said, "I'll see you in Hell." No one really knew where he picked that up, but everyone was laughing their asses off because here was this 4 year old telling my mother he would see her in hell.
He probably got it from TV!
He probably did. So basically, if you look at it like that, let's say hypothetically the kid was deadly serious, which Stewie was, people would still say, "Oh, isn't that cute." So they can understand him, they just didn't take it seriously.
TV Shows on DVD, Interview with Seth MacFarlane
Of course this interview is from 2003 and Family Guy isn't exactly known for sticking to its own canon especially for the sake of the joke so this could change if it suits them.
It's worth noting though that not all the characters always hear him so whilst they may understand what he says they don't actually hear it to respond anyway. This is mentioned on Wikipedia here but the source link is to a YouTube video that has been taken down.
However at the 2011 ComicCon panel, he compared this to Wile E. Coyote in the old Merrie Melodies cartoons. MacFarlane went on to say that Brian always hears Stewie, and more recently so does Chris, but the writers usually strive for Peter, Lois, and Meg not to hear him. Once Stewie leaves the house, the question of who can hear him depends very much on the story. MacFarlane also states that these rules can be broken for the sake of comedy, so this could change from one episode to another.
answered Dec 18 at 17:07
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I recall an appearance of Loretta saying "I get the gist of what you're saying" but then calling him Stevie or something to that effect
– m1gp0z
Dec 18 at 17:39
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@m1gp0z Aye that’s to do with a joke of Brian and Stewie arguing if she’s main cast enough to understand him IIRC.
– TheLethalCarrot
Dec 18 at 17:54
2
And I do believe the name she refers to him by is "Stoolie".
– Williham Totland
Dec 18 at 20:01
9
There’s also a joke about it at the end of the “Petoria” episode where there is a classroom in the future. A student asks “So can the family understand the baby?” and it cuts to the credits.
– DisgruntledGoat
Dec 18 at 22:25
They not only ignore Stewie speaking, they ignore his attempts at world domination (the "secret" weapons room that nobody seems to know about) and ignore the giant time machine in his room.
– SiXandSeven8ths
Dec 19 at 16:47
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I agree with TheLethalCarrot mostly. But I think what happened was for the first couple of series the gag was they couldn't understand him. But as the show went on the writers changed it to them ignoring him.
He's a lot more homicidal towards Lois in the early series and they slowly phased out that joke later on.
I'd guess Brian doesn't tell the family since he doesn't take Stewie seriously. If he did no doubt he would tell the family since he's obsessed with Lois.
answered Dec 19 at 0:55
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Brian is pretty much the only one to ever take Stewie seriously though. The rest of the family exclusively treats him as a baby.
– kevin
Dec 19 at 13:09
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Because the main characters can hear and understand him anyway so there is no point.
Can all the characters hear Stewie when he talks?
The single most asked question about the show. They can, they can hear him and understand him, its just that he's a baby and for that reason they just don't take what he says with any seriousness.
So it's just funny that he wants to kill Lois?
Yeah, the best analogy I can come up with....there was an incident where my cousin's 4 year old son was leaving our house and he turned to my mother and said, "I'll see you in Hell." No one really knew where he picked that up, but everyone was laughing their asses off because here was this 4 year old telling my mother he would see her in hell.
He probably got it from TV!
He probably did. So basically, if you look at it like that, let's say hypothetically the kid was deadly serious, which Stewie was, people would still say, "Oh, isn't that cute." So they can understand him, they just didn't take it seriously.
TV Shows on DVD, Interview with Seth MacFarlane
Of course this interview is from 2003 and Family Guy isn't exactly known for sticking to its own canon especially for the sake of the joke so this could change if it suits them.
It's worth noting though that not all the characters always hear him so whilst they may understand what he says they don't actually hear it to respond anyway. This is mentioned on Wikipedia here but the source link is to a YouTube video that has been taken down.
However at the 2011 ComicCon panel, he compared this to Wile E. Coyote in the old Merrie Melodies cartoons. MacFarlane went on to say that Brian always hears Stewie, and more recently so does Chris, but the writers usually strive for Peter, Lois, and Meg not to hear him. Once Stewie leaves the house, the question of who can hear him depends very much on the story. MacFarlane also states that these rules can be broken for the sake of comedy, so this could change from one episode to another.
answered Dec 18 at 17:07
TheLethalCarrot
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I recall an appearance of Loretta saying "I get the gist of what you're saying" but then calling him Stevie or something to that effect
– m1gp0z
Dec 18 at 17:39
9
@m1gp0z Aye that’s to do with a joke of Brian and Stewie arguing if she’s main cast enough to understand him IIRC.
– TheLethalCarrot
Dec 18 at 17:54
2
And I do believe the name she refers to him by is "Stoolie".
– Williham Totland
Dec 18 at 20:01
9
There’s also a joke about it at the end of the “Petoria” episode where there is a classroom in the future. A student asks “So can the family understand the baby?” and it cuts to the credits.
– DisgruntledGoat
Dec 18 at 22:25
They not only ignore Stewie speaking, they ignore his attempts at world domination (the "secret" weapons room that nobody seems to know about) and ignore the giant time machine in his room.
– SiXandSeven8ths
Dec 19 at 16:47
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show 1 more comment
Because the main characters can hear and understand him anyway so there is no point.
Can all the characters hear Stewie when he talks?
The single most asked question about the show. They can, they can hear him and understand him, its just that he's a baby and for that reason they just don't take what he says with any seriousness.
So it's just funny that he wants to kill Lois?
Yeah, the best analogy I can come up with....there was an incident where my cousin's 4 year old son was leaving our house and he turned to my mother and said, "I'll see you in Hell." No one really knew where he picked that up, but everyone was laughing their asses off because here was this 4 year old telling my mother he would see her in hell.
He probably got it from TV!
He probably did. So basically, if you look at it like that, let's say hypothetically the kid was deadly serious, which Stewie was, people would still say, "Oh, isn't that cute." So they can understand him, they just didn't take it seriously.
TV Shows on DVD, Interview with Seth MacFarlane
Of course this interview is from 2003 and Family Guy isn't exactly known for sticking to its own canon especially for the sake of the joke so this could change if it suits them.
It's worth noting though that not all the characters always hear him so whilst they may understand what he says they don't actually hear it to respond anyway. This is mentioned on Wikipedia here but the source link is to a YouTube video that has been taken down.
However at the 2011 ComicCon panel, he compared this to Wile E. Coyote in the old Merrie Melodies cartoons. MacFarlane went on to say that Brian always hears Stewie, and more recently so does Chris, but the writers usually strive for Peter, Lois, and Meg not to hear him. Once Stewie leaves the house, the question of who can hear him depends very much on the story. MacFarlane also states that these rules can be broken for the sake of comedy, so this could change from one episode to another.
answered Dec 18 at 17:07
TheLethalCarrot
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I recall an appearance of Loretta saying "I get the gist of what you're saying" but then calling him Stevie or something to that effect
– m1gp0z
Dec 18 at 17:39
9
@m1gp0z Aye that’s to do with a joke of Brian and Stewie arguing if she’s main cast enough to understand him IIRC.
– TheLethalCarrot
Dec 18 at 17:54
2
And I do believe the name she refers to him by is "Stoolie".
– Williham Totland
Dec 18 at 20:01
9
There’s also a joke about it at the end of the “Petoria” episode where there is a classroom in the future. A student asks “So can the family understand the baby?” and it cuts to the credits.
– DisgruntledGoat
Dec 18 at 22:25
They not only ignore Stewie speaking, they ignore his attempts at world domination (the "secret" weapons room that nobody seems to know about) and ignore the giant time machine in his room.
– SiXandSeven8ths
Dec 19 at 16:47
|
show 1 more comment
Because the main characters can hear and understand him anyway so there is no point.
Can all the characters hear Stewie when he talks?
The single most asked question about the show. They can, they can hear him and understand him, its just that he's a baby and for that reason they just don't take what he says with any seriousness.
So it's just funny that he wants to kill Lois?
Yeah, the best analogy I can come up with....there was an incident where my cousin's 4 year old son was leaving our house and he turned to my mother and said, "I'll see you in Hell." No one really knew where he picked that up, but everyone was laughing their asses off because here was this 4 year old telling my mother he would see her in hell.
He probably got it from TV!
He probably did. So basically, if you look at it like that, let's say hypothetically the kid was deadly serious, which Stewie was, people would still say, "Oh, isn't that cute." So they can understand him, they just didn't take it seriously.
TV Shows on DVD, Interview with Seth MacFarlane
Of course this interview is from 2003 and Family Guy isn't exactly known for sticking to its own canon especially for the sake of the joke so this could change if it suits them.
It's worth noting though that not all the characters always hear him so whilst they may understand what he says they don't actually hear it to respond anyway. This is mentioned on Wikipedia here but the source link is to a YouTube video that has been taken down.
However at the 2011 ComicCon panel, he compared this to Wile E. Coyote in the old Merrie Melodies cartoons. MacFarlane went on to say that Brian always hears Stewie, and more recently so does Chris, but the writers usually strive for Peter, Lois, and Meg not to hear him. Once Stewie leaves the house, the question of who can hear him depends very much on the story. MacFarlane also states that these rules can be broken for the sake of comedy, so this could change from one episode to another.
answered Dec 18 at 17:07
TheLethalCarrot
4,1151743
Because the main characters can hear and understand him anyway so there is no point.
Can all the characters hear Stewie when he talks?
The single most asked question about the show. They can, they can hear him and understand him, its just that he's a baby and for that reason they just don't take what he says with any seriousness.
So it's just funny that he wants to kill Lois?
Yeah, the best analogy I can come up with....there was an incident where my cousin's 4 year old son was leaving our house and he turned to my mother and said, "I'll see you in Hell." No one really knew where he picked that up, but everyone was laughing their asses off because here was this 4 year old telling my mother he would see her in hell.
He probably got it from TV!
He probably did. So basically, if you look at it like that, let's say hypothetically the kid was deadly serious, which Stewie was, people would still say, "Oh, isn't that cute." So they can understand him, they just didn't take it seriously.
TV Shows on DVD, Interview with Seth MacFarlane
Of course this interview is from 2003 and Family Guy isn't exactly known for sticking to its own canon especially for the sake of the joke so this could change if it suits them.
It's worth noting though that not all the characters always hear him so whilst they may understand what he says they don't actually hear it to respond anyway. This is mentioned on Wikipedia here but the source link is to a YouTube video that has been taken down.
However at the 2011 ComicCon panel, he compared this to Wile E. Coyote in the old Merrie Melodies cartoons. MacFarlane went on to say that Brian always hears Stewie, and more recently so does Chris, but the writers usually strive for Peter, Lois, and Meg not to hear him. Once Stewie leaves the house, the question of who can hear him depends very much on the story. MacFarlane also states that these rules can be broken for the sake of comedy, so this could change from one episode to another.
answered Dec 18 at 17:07
TheLethalCarrot
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answered Dec 18 at 17:07
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answered Dec 18 at 17:07
TheLethalCarrot
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answered Dec 18 at 17:07
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I recall an appearance of Loretta saying "I get the gist of what you're saying" but then calling him Stevie or something to that effect
– m1gp0z
Dec 18 at 17:39
9
@m1gp0z Aye that’s to do with a joke of Brian and Stewie arguing if she’s main cast enough to understand him IIRC.
– TheLethalCarrot
Dec 18 at 17:54
2
And I do believe the name she refers to him by is "Stoolie".
– Williham Totland
Dec 18 at 20:01
9
There’s also a joke about it at the end of the “Petoria” episode where there is a classroom in the future. A student asks “So can the family understand the baby?” and it cuts to the credits.
– DisgruntledGoat
Dec 18 at 22:25
They not only ignore Stewie speaking, they ignore his attempts at world domination (the "secret" weapons room that nobody seems to know about) and ignore the giant time machine in his room.
– SiXandSeven8ths
Dec 19 at 16:47
|
show 1 more comment
2
I recall an appearance of Loretta saying "I get the gist of what you're saying" but then calling him Stevie or something to that effect
– m1gp0z
Dec 18 at 17:39
9
@m1gp0z Aye that’s to do with a joke of Brian and Stewie arguing if she’s main cast enough to understand him IIRC.
– TheLethalCarrot
Dec 18 at 17:54
2
And I do believe the name she refers to him by is "Stoolie".
– Williham Totland
Dec 18 at 20:01
9
There’s also a joke about it at the end of the “Petoria” episode where there is a classroom in the future. A student asks “So can the family understand the baby?” and it cuts to the credits.
– DisgruntledGoat
Dec 18 at 22:25
They not only ignore Stewie speaking, they ignore his attempts at world domination (the "secret" weapons room that nobody seems to know about) and ignore the giant time machine in his room.
– SiXandSeven8ths
Dec 19 at 16:47
2
2
I recall an appearance of Loretta saying "I get the gist of what you're saying" but then calling him Stevie or something to that effect
– m1gp0z
Dec 18 at 17:39
I recall an appearance of Loretta saying "I get the gist of what you're saying" but then calling him Stevie or something to that effect
– m1gp0z
Dec 18 at 17:39
9
9
@m1gp0z Aye that’s to do with a joke of Brian and Stewie arguing if she’s main cast enough to understand him IIRC.
– TheLethalCarrot
Dec 18 at 17:54
@m1gp0z Aye that’s to do with a joke of Brian and Stewie arguing if she’s main cast enough to understand him IIRC.
– TheLethalCarrot
Dec 18 at 17:54
2
2
And I do believe the name she refers to him by is "Stoolie".
– Williham Totland
Dec 18 at 20:01
And I do believe the name she refers to him by is "Stoolie".
– Williham Totland
Dec 18 at 20:01
9
9
There’s also a joke about it at the end of the “Petoria” episode where there is a classroom in the future. A student asks “So can the family understand the baby?” and it cuts to the credits.
– DisgruntledGoat
Dec 18 at 22:25
There’s also a joke about it at the end of the “Petoria” episode where there is a classroom in the future. A student asks “So can the family understand the baby?” and it cuts to the credits.
– DisgruntledGoat
Dec 18 at 22:25
They not only ignore Stewie speaking, they ignore his attempts at world domination (the "secret" weapons room that nobody seems to know about) and ignore the giant time machine in his room.
– SiXandSeven8ths
Dec 19 at 16:47
They not only ignore Stewie speaking, they ignore his attempts at world domination (the "secret" weapons room that nobody seems to know about) and ignore the giant time machine in his room.
– SiXandSeven8ths
Dec 19 at 16:47
|
show 1 more comment
I agree with TheLethalCarrot mostly. But I think what happened was for the first couple of series the gag was they couldn't understand him. But as the show went on the writers changed it to them ignoring him.
He's a lot more homicidal towards Lois in the early series and they slowly phased out that joke later on.
I'd guess Brian doesn't tell the family since he doesn't take Stewie seriously. If he did no doubt he would tell the family since he's obsessed with Lois.
answered Dec 19 at 0:55
Pixelomo
1745
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Brian is pretty much the only one to ever take Stewie seriously though. The rest of the family exclusively treats him as a baby.
– kevin
Dec 19 at 13:09
add a comment |
I agree with TheLethalCarrot mostly. But I think what happened was for the first couple of series the gag was they couldn't understand him. But as the show went on the writers changed it to them ignoring him.
He's a lot more homicidal towards Lois in the early series and they slowly phased out that joke later on.
I'd guess Brian doesn't tell the family since he doesn't take Stewie seriously. If he did no doubt he would tell the family since he's obsessed with Lois.
answered Dec 19 at 0:55
Pixelomo
1745
4
Brian is pretty much the only one to ever take Stewie seriously though. The rest of the family exclusively treats him as a baby.
– kevin
Dec 19 at 13:09
add a comment |
I agree with TheLethalCarrot mostly. But I think what happened was for the first couple of series the gag was they couldn't understand him. But as the show went on the writers changed it to them ignoring him.
He's a lot more homicidal towards Lois in the early series and they slowly phased out that joke later on.
I'd guess Brian doesn't tell the family since he doesn't take Stewie seriously. If he did no doubt he would tell the family since he's obsessed with Lois.
answered Dec 19 at 0:55
Pixelomo
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I agree with TheLethalCarrot mostly. But I think what happened was for the first couple of series the gag was they couldn't understand him. But as the show went on the writers changed it to them ignoring him.
He's a lot more homicidal towards Lois in the early series and they slowly phased out that joke later on.
I'd guess Brian doesn't tell the family since he doesn't take Stewie seriously. If he did no doubt he would tell the family since he's obsessed with Lois.
answered Dec 19 at 0:55
Pixelomo
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answered Dec 19 at 0:55
Pixelomo
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answered Dec 19 at 0:55
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answered Dec 19 at 0:55
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Brian is pretty much the only one to ever take Stewie seriously though. The rest of the family exclusively treats him as a baby.
– kevin
Dec 19 at 13:09
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Brian is pretty much the only one to ever take Stewie seriously though. The rest of the family exclusively treats him as a baby.
– kevin
Dec 19 at 13:09
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Brian is pretty much the only one to ever take Stewie seriously though. The rest of the family exclusively treats him as a baby.
– kevin
Dec 19 at 13:09
Brian is pretty much the only one to ever take Stewie seriously though. The rest of the family exclusively treats him as a baby.
– kevin
Dec 19 at 13:09
add a comment |
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Your last paragraph was asking a separate question so i have edited it out. If you want to ask it feel free to ask it as a new question.
– TheLethalCarrot
Dec 18 at 16:58
3
Related: Do the Griffins know that Stewie can talk?
– Napoleon Wilson♦
Dec 18 at 17:25