JR & TWA @ The Quahog Jazz Fest (Guest Starring the Family Guy Gang)

          At Quahog Med Center, we find Brian the dog relaxing on the couch talking to his therapist.

          "Have you ever had a kid that bugs you?" asked Brian.

          "Not really." said the therapist.

          "Doc," Brian confessed, "I got this nephew named Matty who bugs me. That's my sister Buttercup's kid. He's a pint sized version of me, only he wears a green collar & is the complete opposite of me. I'm surly while Matty's cheerful, I hold my emotions while he crys like Mr. Jolly the cat, I love a good martini while he likes snow cones."

          "Have you ever met your nephew?" asked the therapist.

          "Yeah Christmas. When Family Guy was on hiatus, Larry wrote me into his Joey Lawrence fanfics as the Roman family pet dog, Brian. He turned me from a TV-14 to a TV-G rated character. Then when he heard that Family Guy's coming back, he replaced me & added that baby puppy Matty."

          "Is Matty a runt?" he asked as Brian nodded, "Brian, maybe Matty looks up to you since you were a runt as well. Maybe you & him should spend a few days together."

          "Believe me, Larry will think of a way." quipped Brian.

          At the neighborhood park in Philadelphia, we find Scott Roman playing fetch with Matty. Matty loved chasing the ball around & had a good time. When he was tired, Scott got a cup, filled it up with water from the fountain & let Matty lap the water from the cup.

          "Can't we go home?" asked Matty, "I'm a tired little puppy."

          So Scott put his leash on & they walked back home to the private street. When they entered the house, there was a surprise birthday party for Matty! The family (& Buttercup) gathered round the table. Then Matt Roman plays the guitar & sings,

          "Hey Matty, look Matty.
      Happy birthday little dog.
      Hey Matty, look Matty.
            Now you're one year old & a full grown dog,
    Not a little baby puppy.
            Hey Matty, look Matty.
      May your birthday wish comes true!"

          Matty was cheering after Matt sang that birthday song, but Matt groaned,

          "I can't believe I performed for a dog."    

"Uncle Matt," Scott said, "I named him after you.

    Then they cheered when Matty blew out his candle with Scott helping.

          "Happy birthday Matty." said Buttercup hugging & licking her son, "It was a year ago that I had a litter of puppies & you were part of that litter. Now you're a full grown dog."

          "Thanks momma." said Matty, "When I'm 3 years old, I'll be an adult dog. Right now I'm a kid dog & next year, I'll be a teenager in my terrible twos!"

          Matty ate his strawberry birthday cake with some ice cream. Then he got some presents including dog treats, some snow cones, dog toys, a dog bed which he could use during the day (but would still sleep with Scott @ night) & a card that Lou gave him. Matty reads the envelope & saw a cute birthday card the family signed. Then he saw that there were train tickets going to Quahog, Rhode Island!

          "Yippee!" cried Matty, "I'll get to visit my Uncle Brian!"

          Meanwhile @ the Griffin house @ Quahog, Brian's having a bad dream. Brian's in a haunted house being chased by ghosts until Matty arrives & uses a vacuum cleaner to suck up the ghosts!

          "No!" yelled Brian waking up. Lois goes over to him & asks,

          "Had another nightmare about meeting Matty?"     "Yeah Lois, a Scooby Doo nightmare." quipped Brian, "Every time I think of my baby clone, it's like having Scrappy Doo with me. Matty's the complete opposite of me!"

          Just then, Chris & Meg came home from the mall. Chris informs the family that he'll be painting in the art show strip that's part of the Quahog Jazz Fest.

          "This is going to be a cool jazz fest!" said Meg.     "Don't tell me Hanson's appearing?" asked her father, Peter. Then Peter puts his finger in his mouth & starts gagging of how he feels about Hanson.

          "My sentiments exactly." quipped Brian.

          "No," Meg said, "The White Angels will be performing! I love Ben Sanders when he plays those vibes! Too bad it won't be the same without Joe Roman on guitar since he sprained his arm."

          "What a shame!" said Baby Stewie poking a pin into a Joe Roman doll.

          "No voo doo!" said Lois, taking the doll away from Stewie & giving it back to Meg. Stewie gives her a dirty look. Then Lois sees Brian packing his dog belongings in a duffle bag.

          "I got to get out of here!" said Brian, "Joe's kid has Matty as the pet dog. He'll drive me crazy with his crying & sensitive side. If you need me, I'll be in Alaska!"

          Just as Brian opened the front door, who should be there but Buttercup & Matty.

          "Uncle Brian!" cried Matty joyfully, hugging him. Then Buttercup comes over & licks him asking,

          "How's my brother, the tv-star?"

          "Stop it Buttercup." demanded Brian as she stops licking him. Brian was disgusted, so he decided to stay home to entertain his sister & nephew. Meg goes over to Matty & pets him.

          "What a cute little dog!" cried Meg.

          "Yeah," Peter quipped, "Brian & Matty, more like Scooby & Scrappy Doo!"

          Just then, the doorbell rang. Chris answers it & a pizza delivery boy arrives. He asked in his Casey Kasem Shaggy voice,

          "Is this the Griffith residents? Like someone ordered a couple of pizzas."

          "You got the wrong house, buddy!" said Peter.     "Zoinks!" looking @ the address, "Goofed again!"     As he left, Brian's disgusted over that stupid gag.

          Later, we find Brian on the family computer playing a puzzle game on the internet. Matty comes up to him asking,

          "Will you play with me, Uncle Brian?"

          "No kid." said Brian, "I'm trying to solve this puzzle."

          Brian saw that Matty's about to cry, so he picked him up & had him on his lap. Brian's playing a puzzle game where you have to connect 3 or more of the same cookies by switching cookies around to have them connect & disappear to earn points. And if you chain for very long, you can win a cash prize. Brian was in the middle of the game & had difficulty solving the puzzle.

          "Can I try Uncle Brian?" asked Matty.

          After Brian lost the round, he restarted the game & set it for expert mode. Then he hands the mouse to Matty telling him to solve that!

          With the clock ticking down, Matty looks @ the board & swaps a macaroon to a peanut butter cookie, having 4 peanut butter cookies disappear. After they dropped, 3 chocolate chips disappeared, then 3 macaroons, 4 sandwich cookies, 3 newtons all disappeared. The chain went on after 25 sets of cookies disappeared! Then fireworks burst on the screen & an announcement appeared saying that Brian_Dog (his screen name) won $100!

          "I did it!" cried Matty.

          "Beginner's luck," mumbled Brian, "How about we go for a walk?"

          Brian & Matty went out for a walk. As Matty got himself an red apple snow cone, Brian had a martini.

          That night when Matty's about to go to sleep, he sees a picture of a dog on top of the piano. It was Brian's mother, Biscuit.

          "Who's that dog, Uncle Brian?"

          Brian didn't want to talk, so Buttercup told her son,

          "Matty, that's Biscuit, our mother & what would've been your grandma. Brian's a little runt that he was taken away from his mother just like you & both of you were raised by humans. You remember Grandma Daisy? The one who made you wear diapers?"

          Matty told Brian about his puppy hood & how Scott became his master & when he was reunited with Buttercup. Brian comforted Matty because both of them share a lot in common.

          "Good night kid."

     "Good night Uncle Brian & momma."

     Matty went to sleep.

          The big day of the Quahog Jazz Fest arrived. Fans got to enjoy famous jazz bands perform by the beach while on the shore, famous starving artists got to paint & show their displays. Meg got to meet the band before they went on. Ben even gave her an autograph pic of him.

          In a dressing room, Shaun's playing his tenor sax wearing Guts swim briefs. He stopped when Bart entered the room.

          "Ready for your first performance?" he asked.     "I look bad in Guts." said Shaun, "Can't I wear a muscle shirt with my Guts?"

          Bart told him the band does wear muscle shirts with Guts when they perform. So Shaun got a muscle shirt on.

          "Don't be nervous." said Bart, "You'll do well in the concert. I'm nervous that I'm now lead guitarist with Joe injured."

          In another dressing room, we find drummers Ranny & Danny Torgerson getting prepared for their 1st performance. However, Danny saw that Ranny's wearing & groaned,

          "Do you have to wear Guts?"

          "Got a problem with that?" asked Ranny, "The band wears Guts on stage in beach concerts."

          "Well I like my trunks." said Danny, "You just want to make a fool of yourself & be another Eric Hunter. What next, have some He-Man muscles?"

          Ranny smiled as Danny says,

          "No! We're the Torgerson Brothers, not Eric & Cody." (Eric & Cody; former drummers of the band)

          "It wouldn't hurt to pump up our muscles." says Ranny, "We can get babes!"

          The band was backstage ready to go on. Except for Victoria, Danny couldn't believe that the band wears Guts (normally they wear white tuxedoes). Then on cue, Ranny raced on stage, headed over to the tympanis & played a fanfare/drumroll. Girls started screaming that Danny went back to his dressing room, took off his trunks & wore Guts underneath. Then he came out with the rest of The White Angels as they started performing their songs.

          The first number's an instrumental & it featured the news members. Shaun played his first sax solo, then Ranny plays a drum solo & Danny ends it playing a tympani fanfare/drumroll. After that song, Frank Brandis (leader/trumpet) told the fans,

          "Hello, Quahog! As you can tell, we got some new members as well as temporary members of the band. First on tenor sax, Shaun Matthews!" fans cheer, "On the drums & tympani, meet brothers Ranny & Danny Torgerson!" girls scream over the new drummers, "Looks like they're the next Eric & Cody."

          Then Frank announced,

          "Recently, Joe Roman was terrorized by a hateful fan & is unable to play the guitar for a while. So he asked that Bart become lead guitarist! He also asked his brother to sub for him. Our next number features him. On rhythm guitar & lead vocal, Matt Roman!"

          Girls cheered as Matt played his red hollowed bodied electric guitar & sang a cool song. Other fans started booing @ Matt because he wasn't no Joe Roman! However, Lois discovers that Stewie's poking needles @ a Matt Roman doll, making more voo doo!

          "I told you Stewie, no voo doo!" said Lois, "Matt deserves a chance."

          "Who do you think put a hex on Canada by discontinuing televising O Canada @ the baseball All-Star Game?" quips Stewie, Lois was shocked!

          Fans overcame the spell & Matt's accepted by all the fans. Then he watched Bart play a guitar solo as he strummed. After that, Matt sang again.

          When that number was over, the fans cheered to see Joe Roman up on stage. Joe held a mike on his right hand, then he & Matt started singing together.

          Meg was thrilled that the next number had Ben play solo on the vibes, marimba & chimes.

          At the shore of the art section, Chris was painting away putting a few touches on his artwork. Then Chris showed his beloved masterpiece to the public. The painting had a beach setting with Brian as a lifeguard wearing Guts with Buttercup in a bikini getting a suntan while little Matty surfed the waves!

          "It's a terrible painting!" groaned Brian, "I look ridiculous in Guts for a dog. No one would like having three dogs @ the beach."

          "That's my title!" exclaimed Chris, "Three Dogs @ The Beach."

          Everyone who saw that painting laughed @ Chris' creation. But Matty decided he wanted the painting because it has his family in it.

          A few days later @ the Quahog train station, Buttercup & Matty gave a big hug to Brian.

          "I'll miss you, Uncle Brian, except on tv." cried Matty. Then Brian & Matty started crying while hugging & saying good-bye.

          "You're embarrassing me!" cried Brian, "What will others think?"

          A few feet away, we find a green bird & an orange cat. The orange cat starts crying saying,

          "I like it when they say good-bye! It's very very sad! I can't stop crying! Boo-hoo hoo!"

          "Don't dehydrate yourself again!" yelled the bird.

          "Great!" groaned Brian, "Mr. Jolly & Pretty Boy of Teacher's Pet get a cameo scene."

          Along with the Romans, Buttercup & Matty boarded the train back to Philadelphia.

          Back home, Matty decided to hang his painting in Scott's bedroom although Scott didn't like it.

          In Joe's bedroom, he's relaxing while Lou's in the bathroom. Lou thought it's real cool that he got to sing with Matt without stealing his spotlight. Then Joe got a telephone call.

          "Hello?"

          "This is manager Ray Walters." he said, "Great jazz fest. I got good news, once you get your cast out & your arm's healed, I got a real cool gig. The White Angels will give a super televised concert @ The Rose Bowl. All old & current members will be part of that concert, even Matt."

          Joe's excited & told Lou about the next concert.


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