[s5e4] Saving: Private Brian

" Saving Private Brian " (Season 5, Episode 4) is a notable episode of Family Guy that parodies military culture and the film Saving Private Ryan . The episode features two parallel storylines:

: After Chris is targeted by an Army recruiter, Brian visits the recruitment office to complain. However, he and Stewie both end up enlisting in the Army . They endure boot camp under the harsh Sergeant Angryman (voiced by Louis Gossett Jr.) and are eventually deployed to Iraq, where they desperately try to get discharged. [S5E4] Saving Private Brian

: Beyond the title's nod to Saving Private Ryan , the episode references The Wizard of Oz and An Officer and a Gentleman . " Saving Private Brian " (Season 5, Episode