Movin' Out (Brian's Song)

"Movin' Out (Brian's Song)" is the second episode of the sixth season of the American animated television series Family Guy.

In the episode, Peter convinces Brian to move in with his girlfriend Jillian and Stewie tags along to help pay the rent.

"Movin' Out (Brian's Song)" received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the episode for having a continuous storyline.

Much to his surprise, Brian has a good time living with Jillian, but he realizes that he cannot pay the rent by himself and decides to allow Stewie, who now makes money with his own paper route, to move in with them.

[1] Brooks and Al Jean were reportedly very upset with the gag, and because of it, Fox told both the Family Guy and The Simpsons staff that they could no longer make fun of one another.

[3] In its original broadcast on September 30, 2007, "Movin' Out (Brian's Song)" was viewed by 7.95 million viewers and dropped in 26% from the season premiere, "Blue Harvest".

[4] "Movin' Out (Brian's Song)" finished fourth in its timeslot in total viewership, behind ABC's Desperate Housewives, CBS's Cold Case and NBC's Sunday Night Football.

[5] She concluded her review, writing: "Jillian has been a pretty good addition to the Family Guy universe, and I think I'm actually sad to see her and Brian break up.

[5] Ahsan Haque of IGN wrote that the episode "managed to rise about the generic plotline and deliver a pretty solid half-hour of entertainment that told a cohesive (and somewhat sad) main story, with just enough gags to fill in the rest of the time.

"[6] Haque graded the episode 7.8 out of 10, and wrote that it was "definitely sad to see the end of the Brian and Jillian relationship, especially considering the great performance put on by Drew Barrymore.

[7] "Movin' Out (Brian's Song)", along with the five other episodes from Family Guy's sixth season, were released on a three-disc DVD set in the United States on October 21, 2008.