Around 14,000 fans take to petition site Change.org to campaign.
Brian Griffin, voiced by Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane, was killed off in Sunday’s episode Life of Brian after being hit by a car. By Monday night, some 14,000 fans of the show were campaigning on petition site Change.org to resurrect the character.
Brian, an unconventional family dog that talks, drinks alcohol, dates women and is an aspiring novelist, has been a major character since the pilot of Family Guy in 1999 and has appeared in more than 200 episodes.
The show, which is set around bumbling buffoon dad Peter Griffin, his feisty wife Lois, teenage children Chris and Meg, and Machiavellian baby Stewie, is known for its raunchy humour and often draws criticism from watchdog groups such as the Parents Television Council. Episodes often feature characters in compromising or inappropriate situations. The Emmy-nominated series is in its 12th season and averages six million viewers an episode.
In Sunday’s episode, the Griffin family is left distraught as Brian dies saying his poignant final words, “You’ve given me a wonderful life. I love you all.” The family held a funeral and shared memories of its beloved four-legged friend, with Peter saying, “Brian wasn’t just my dog, he was my best friend in the whole world.”
Later in the episode, the family adopts the smart-talking dog Vinny, voiced by The Sopranos actor Tony Sirico, who quickly becomes a part of the family, even winning over Stewie by the end of the show. Representatives of the Fox show declined to comment on Brian’s death.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 27th, 2013.
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