Vinny appeared to serve as a replacement for Brian, who has been a major character on "Family Guy" since the series first made its debut in 1999. But now, it looks like Brian is back and here to stay.

Family Guy Brings Brian Back From the Dead [Warning: This article contains spoilers from Sunday's episode of Family Guy. Read at your own risk!] ...

The erudite dog Brian Griffin of the Fox animated series "Family Guy," who was killed by a hit-and-run driver on the Nov. 24 episode, returned to life this past Sunday.

Just weeks after the controversial death of "Family Guy's" Brian Griffin ... suggesting Vinny will be sticking around even after Brian comes back. A popular theory floating around the internet ...

Brian has been reunited with the Griffins in time for Christmas (Picture: 20th Century Fox) [SPOILERS] Brian Griffin is alive and back on Family Guy again after Stewie staged a daring rescue.

The Family Guy creator resurrected beloved Griffin family dog Brian in Sunday’s night’s episode, despite having insisted the dog had been dead for good. MacFarlane tweeted on Sunday night that ...

“Brian Griffin was an important part of our viewing experience,” the petition says. ” ‘Family Guy’ and Fox Broadcasting will lose viewers if Brian Griffin is not brought back to the show.” ...

Brian, Family Guy‘s erudite dog who died in an episode last month, may return to the series. The character will appear on the show’s December 15th episode, though how and why he will return ...

STORY: ‘Family Guy’ Fans Petition Against Brian’s Death He jumps back to the moment right before Brian was killed and saves his best friend. “You’re alive my friend!” he exclaims.

In the Season 12 episode, “Life of Brian,” Family Guy decided to kill off Brian Griffin. It was a huge event episode that really struck a chord with fans, and received some of the biggest buzz ...

The Griffins got the best Christmas present ever on Sunday's episode of Family Guy, when beloved dog Brian - who was hit by a car and killed in an episode that aired last month - was brought back ...

Well, we never bought that "Brian is dead" hysteria because it made no creative and business sense (read A Dog Mystery: Is ‘Family Guy’s Brian Gone?) But many did.