"Road to the Multiverse" is the first episode of the eighth season of the animated comedy series Family Guy. Directed by Greg Colton and written by Wellesley Wild, the episode originally aired on Fox in the United States on September 27, 2009. In "Road to the Multiverse", two of the show's main characters, baby Stewie and anthropomorphic dog Brian, who are voiced by series creator Seth MacFarlane (pictured), use an "out-of-this-world" remote control to travel through a series of various parallel universes. They eventually end up in a world where dogs rule and humans obey. This causes Brian to become reluctant to return home to his own universe, and he ultimately ends up breaking the remote, much to the dismay of Stewie, who soon seeks a replacement. The "Road to" episodes which have aired throughout various seasons of Family Guy were inspired by the Road to ... comedy films starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour, though this episode was not originally conceived as a "Road to" show. Critical responses to the episode were mostly positive; critics praised its storyline, numerous cultural references, and its use of various animation styles.

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1294:

Boniface VIII began his papacy, replacing St. Celestine V, the only Pope ever to have resigned. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Boniface_VIII

1818:

"Silent Night", a Christmas carol by Josef Mohr and Franz Gruber, was first performed in a church in Austria. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Night

1914:

British and German soldiers interrupted World War I to celebrate Christmas, beginning the Christmas truce. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_truce

1964:

The Viet Cong bombed the Brinks Hotel in Saigon, killing two US Army officers, raising fears of an escalation in the Vietnam War. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_Brinks_Hotel_bombing

1979:

Ariane 1 , the first launch vehicle to be developed by the European Space Agency, had its first launch. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariane_1

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People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success. --Norman Vincent Peale http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Norman_Vincent_Peale