The Thin White Line (11 Jul. 2001)

Brian gets a job with the police as a drug sniffing dog, but ends up getting hooked.

Directors:

Glen Hill, Pete Michels,

Writers:

Seth MacFarlane (creator), Seth MacFarlane (developed by),

Stars:

Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Seth MacFarlane	...	Peter Griffin / Brian Griffin / Stewie Griffin / Glenn Quagmire / Tom Tucker / Jasper / Johnson / Additional Voices (voice)
Alex Borstein	...	Lois Griffin / Loretta Brown / Tricia Takanawa / Barbara Pewterschmidt / Additional Voices (voice)
Seth Green	...	Chris Griffin / Neil Goldman / Additional Voices (voice)
Mila Kunis	...	Meg Griffin (voice)
Carlos Alazraqui	...	Mr. Jonathan Weed (voice)
Thomas Dekker	...	Kid in bathroom (voice)
June Foray	...	Rocky (voice)
Leif Garrett	...	Himself (voice)
Mike Henry	...	Greased-up Deaf Guy (voice)
Haley Joel Osment	...	Kid in bathroom (voice)
Danny Smith	...	(voice)
Nicole Sullivan	...	Tina / Doctor and Swim Instructor in Providence Rehab Clinic (voice)
Patrick Warburton	...	Joe Swanson (voice)
Wally Wingert	...	Dr. Bruce Kaplan (voice)

Storyline

Brian becomes a narcotic cop & in the process becomes addicted to cocaine.

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Plot Keywords:

drug sniffing dog | intervention | rehab clinic | yanked off bikini top | cocaine addict | 

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy

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Details

Release Date:

11 July 2001 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rough Draft Studios

Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title is based on the "The Thin Red Line" by James Joyce.

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Goofs

When Brain and Joe are chasing their first suspect, during the CHiPS parody, the luggage cart handles switch from facing inward to outward between shots.

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Quotes

Greased Up Deaf Guy: You're never gonna catch me! You're wasting your time!

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Connections

References The Thin Red Line (1998)

User Reviews

Funny stuff

Great episode! Compare this one to the recent 2 seasons and you would almost think you're watching a totally different show. Also compare Stewie's depiction here versus the current seasons--he's a total fop now, and not funny at all. He had a great line in this one "Oh, splendid! Fido McCoke-fiend is home" I love the Bullwinkle parody (how many viewers was this lost on?). I also liked the David Letterman spoof too. In fact, the older shows had many takeoffs on older television shows, which were very clever. I tried watching the latest episode today and could not sit through it. It was just not funny at all.

This and the follow-up episodes are great, especially Stewie's attempt to hypnotize viewers on Bill Cosby's show. Funny stuff.