'Family Guy' Brings Brian Back From The Dead

by uInterviewDecember 16, 2013, 12:00 amNews >

Brian was resurrected on Sunday, Dec. 15's Christmas episode of Family Guy, which found Stewie traveling back in time to save his dog.

Friends forever. Retweet if you're happy to have Brian back. Happy holidays, everyone! #familyguy

— Family Guy (@FamilyGuyonFOX) December 16, 2013

Brian Lives Again

Family Guy caused quite an uproar in late November, when Brian was hit by a car and killed. Fans protested, and petitions were started to get Brian back on the show. Well, it seems that creator Seth MacFarlane and his team of writers never truly intended to kill Brian off for good. After the episode aired, MacFarlane tweeted, addressing the death of the beloved cartoon dog for the first time via twitter.

“I mean, you didn’t really think we’d kill off Brian, did you?” he wrote:

And thus endeth our warm, fuzzy holiday lesson: Never take those you love for granted, for they can be gone in a flash.

— Seth MacFarlane (@SethMacFarlane) December 16, 2013

I mean, you didn't really think we'd kill off Brian, did you? Jesus, we'd have to be fucking high.

— Seth MacFarlane (@SethMacFarlane) December 16, 2013

Oh and hey… thanks for caring so much about the canine Griffin. He is overcome with gratitude.

— Seth MacFarlane (@SethMacFarlane) December 16, 2013

Stewie Traveled Back In Time To Save Brian

The Griffins’ family dog returned in “Christmas Guy,” after Stewie tells a mall Santa that all he wants for Christmas is to have Brian back. His new dog, Vinny, is simply no match for Brian, and, in the mall, Stewie stumbles upon another self, one that had traveled in time previously to pick up a toy in that very mall. In this other Stewie’s backpack is a device that will allow him to go back in time and save Brian. With Vinny’s cynical blessing, (“I’m man’s best friend, not some stupid baby’s best friend.”) Stewie travels back in time, saves Brian. Thus, the universe of Family Guy is restored.