Brian Griffin
Brian Griffin is a character from the animated television series *Family Guy*—a white Labrador who walks upright, drinks martinis, and fancies himself an intellectual and writer.
The name serves as shorthand for pretentious yet mediocre creative ambition: He thinks he's the next Hemingway but he's such a Brian Griffin.
- best friendMost trusted companion
- martiniGin-vermouth cocktail
- martini glassV-shaped stemmed drinkware
- dogDomesticated barking mammal
- QuahogEdible hard-shelled clam
Stewie · Family Guy · Seth MacFarlane · novelist · pretentious · family dog · Lois · Meg · Chris · atheist · writer · MacFarlane · cartoon · intellectual · snob · vodka · typewriter · aspiring
- Seth MacFarlaneFamily Guy, American Dad, The Cleveland Show, Ted, Bordertown
- Cartoon CharactersMickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, SpongeBob, Tom, Scooby-Doo
- TV SidekicksRobin, Barney Rubble, Ed McMahon, Dwight Schrute, Patrick Star
intellectual pretension vs. anti-intellectualism
Brian GriffinPeter Griffin
Homer Simpson · Patrick Star · Ralph Wiggum · Beavis · Butt-Head
liberal vs. conservative politics (animated characters)
Brian GriffinHank Hill
anthropomorphic dog character types
Brian GriffinScooby-Doo
Pluto · Odie · Snoopy · Goofy · Santa's Little Helper