Production
The episode was written by Steve Callaghan, in his second writing credit for the season, as he has written "Lois Kills Stewie" earlier in the season. It was directed by Pete Michels, also on his second working episode of the season (he directed "Padre de Familia" earlier in the season). Series regulars Peter Shin and James Purdun acted as supervising directors for the episode. The episode's music was composed by Walter Murphy. The episode marked the first appearance of Brian's son Dylan, voiced by one of the shows main voice actors, Seth Green.
"The Former Life of Brian", along with the last four episodes of the sixth season and the first eight episodes of the seventh season were released on DVD by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment in the United States and Canada on June 16, 2009, one month after it had completed broadcast on television. The "Volume 7" DVD release features bonus material including deleted scenes, animatics, and commentaries for every episode.
In addition to the regular cast, actor Harvey Fierstein, actor Chace Crawford, actress Erinn Hayes and actor Max Burkholder made guest appearances in the episode. Recurring voice actors Patrick Warburton, writer Alec Sulkin, episode writer Steve Callaghan, writer John Viener and show creator Seth MacFarlane's sister Rachael MacFarlane made minor appearances.
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