"Barry Margolin" <barmar@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> In article <ANIM8Rfsk-AB20B1.13472621032008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> Anim8rFSK <ANIM8Rfsk@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>> In article <u96dnaC3C-gdaX7anZ2dnUVZ_g2dnZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>> Ubiquitous <weberm@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>> > chicagofish@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>> > >hancock4@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>> >
>> > >> On Family Guy, has it ever been explained why a baby and dog can
not
>> > >> only talk, but are the smartest ones of the family? Also, does
any
>> > >> character who meets them ever question that?
There was an episode where Brian was searching for his mother and tracked
down her owner. The guy asked Brian which puppy was he, and he replied,
"I
was the one who could talk" (or something like that).
>> > >
>> > >Actually, since the "Stewie Kills Lois" debacle, it seems the whole
>> > >family can now understand Stewie.
>> >
>> > Actually, they've always been able to understand Stewie.
>>
>> That's completely unclear to me. There are episodes where, if they can
>> understand Stewie, they're clearing ignoring him.
>
> able != willing :)
>
I also thought they clearly could not understand him, at least in certain
episodes. Or where the audience were hearing complete sentences they were
hearing gibberish or simple words. But as of late he seems to be
understood
by anyone whenever the script calls for it.
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