https://www.looper.com/434149/the-real-reason-family-guy-killed-brian/
Seth MacFarlane says he killed Brian Griffin in 2013 to remind viewers that anything can happen on the show. He also brought back the dog in a Christmas episode after fans' outcry.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_of_Brian_(Family_Guy)
"Life of Brian" is the sixth episode of the twelfth season and the 216th overall episode of the animated comedy series Family Guy. It aired on Fox in the United States on November 24, 2013, and is written by Alex Carter and directed by Joseph Lee.. The episode revolves around the death of Brian Griffin, after being struck by a car, and the family coping with the loss by adopting a replacement

https://screenrant.com/why-family-guy-killed-brian-season-12/
The writers of Family Guy made the bizarre choice to kill off Brian Griffin, the beloved pseudo-intellectual talking family dog, in season 12, episode 6 "Life of Brian." While Brian and Stewie were playing street hockey, a drunk driver came tearing around the corner and ran over Brian. He died in extreme agony at the vet's office, the family held a funeral in his memory, and he was

https://familyguy.fandom.com/wiki/Life_of_Brian
Stewie and Brian flee a band of hostile Native Americans in jeeps. After they escape, Brian explains that on a trip to Jamestown in the past, they gave the Native Americans guns which were used to wipe out the whites. Stewie finds his return pad destroyed by bullets and decides to find the alternate Stewie for help.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SMrdHl4V84
I do not own any of this, all credits go to their respectful creators.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3304810/
Life of Brian: Directed by Joseph Lee, Dominic Bianchi, James Purdum. With Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis. Brian dies and Stewie cannot use his time machine to save him. Meanwhile, Peter replaces Brian with an Italian dog named Vinny.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zqzh7w70TlQ
Family guy - Brian diesSeason 12 - Episode 6Special thanks to Peter Griffin for giving me this idea.

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/seth-macfarlane-reveals-why-he-killed-brian-griffin-in-family-guy-9058894.html
Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane has shed light on his controversial killing off of central character Brian Griffin, insisting it "did what it was designed to do": shock.

https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/family-guy-kills-off-brian-174912/
Brian Griffin, the talking dog on Family Guy, died in a car accident in 2013. The show posted a video of his highlights and introduced a new dog, Vinny, to replace him.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3304810/plotsummary/
Brian dies and Stewie cannot use his time machine to save him. Meanwhile, Peter replaces Brian with an Italian dog named Vinny. When Stewie and Brian travel back to 17th century Jamestown, via Stewie's time machine, they encounter too many close calls with altering the course of mankind.

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/family-guy-kills-off-major-character-8962663.html
Brian the pet dog will be replaced by Vinny (above left) Brian, one of the most-loved central characters on animated TV comedy Family Guy, was hit by a car and killed in Sunday night's episode

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/FamilyGuyS12E6LifeOfBrian
Recap /. Family Guy S 12 E 6 Life Of Brian. After a time-traveling mission gone wrong, Stewie decides to destroy his time machine once and for all — which proves to be disastrous when Brian gets hit by a car and dies, and what's worse, the supply guy Stewie goes to for plutonium is arrested for drawing Mohammed.

https://www.distractify.com/p/what-happened-to-brian-on-family-guy
Family Guy centers on the Griffins, a family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their children, Meg, Chris and outspoken baby Stewie; as well as their talking, adult pot-smoking, Brown University-educated (sort of) dog, Brian. In 2013, Brian was killed in the episode "Life of Brian," when he was hit by a car.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/family-guy-killed-off-brian-last-night-it-was-the-right-move
Yes, Family Guy killed off the Griffin family dog, Brian, in last night's episode. He was hit by a car as Stewie watches in horror from the front door of the house. His death scene was actually

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Griffin
Brian Griffin is a fictional character from the American animated sitcom Family Guy.He is one of the main characters of the series and a member of the Griffin family.Created, designed, and voiced by Seth MacFarlane, he is an anthropomorphic white labrador retriever who is Stewie Griffin's best friend and comic foil with the ability to speak, drive, and stand on two legs.

https://www.cnn.com/2013/11/25/showbiz/tv/family-guy-brian-dead/index.html
So Brian gets hit by a car and dies, the Griffins get a new dog, and if Stewie doesnt rebuild the time machine, I'm boycotting. #familyguy — Todd Bailey, PGA (@ToddABailey) November 25, 2013

https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/9051433/brian-griffin-die-family-guy/
Brian Griffin died during season 12, episode 6 of Family Guy, titled Life of Brian. The episode premiered on November 24, 2013. As Screen Rant reported, Brian was run over by a drunk driver while he and Stewie were playing street hockey. He died "in extreme agony" at the vet's office, and the family then held a funeral.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/family-guy-brian-griffin-back-from-the-dead/
December 16, 2013 / 11:01 AM EST / CBS News. It may be a holiday miracle. Sunday night's Christmas-themed installment of "Family Guy" saw the return of the much-beloved canine Brian Griffin

https://familyguy.fandom.com/wiki/Brian_Griffin
See also: Brian (Disambiguation) Brian Edward Griffin is an 10-year old talking white Labrador who has lived with the Griffin family since Peter picked him up as a stray as shown in "Brian: Portrait of a Dog". He also possesses various anthropomorphic qualities, such as the ability to speak intelligently, drive a car, and walk bipedally. In "I Never Met the Dead Man", "Jerome Is the New Black

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOxXRDOdxIE
Brian gets hit by a car and dies.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/seth-macfarlane-family-guy-brian-dead_n_4594872
The (temporary) death of beloved "Family Guy" pet, Brian, caused an uproar among fans who were furious that MacFarlane and writers would kill off, and then seemingly replace, the pooch. MacFarlane tells Entertainment Weekly that he had not expected his fanbase to react so violently, saying, "We were all very surprised, in a good way, that

https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/3404066/what-happened-brian-family-guy/
In a November 2013 episode of Family Guy, Brian was killed off. Brian was hit by a car leaving viewers wondering if he was gone for good or if he could miraculously come back thanks to the flexibility in cartoon universes. The episode featured Brian getting ran over and killed right in front of his best friend Stewie.

https://www.earnthenecklace.com/what-happened-to-brian-on-family-guy/
In season 12, while the two are getting ready to play outside, Brian is killed just outside the Griffin home. A car hit him, and he later died of his injuries in the hospital. The family had a funeral for Brian, and Peter even gave a moving eulogy to the dog who was his best friend. Family Guy fans did not take Brian's death very well.

https://screenrant.com/family-guy-stewie-brian-time-travel/
The next Stewie and Brian Family Guy time travel episode is season 9, episode 6, titled "The Big Bang Theory." The episode isn't a crossover with the hit sitcom of the same name, but instead is a tale about Stewie nearly being erased from the universe. It begins with Stewie using the time machine to make fun of Brian, leading to the two pals fighting over control of it.

https://people.com/guy-fieri-dad-jim-ferry-first-fathers-day-since-death-8550021
Guy's sister Morgan died from melanoma in 2011. "Hope everyone's having a great Father's Day. I'm with Hunter and Ryder and the family right now and bunch of our friends all getting together

https://cbs12.com/news/local/a-perfect-pair-family-mourn-couple-who-drowned-in-stuart-while-on-vacation-with-kids
The Warter family told CBS12 News the happy couple had been dating for over a year and were looking forward to building a future together. "He [Brian] had proposed to her.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/20/entertainment/donald-sutherland-death/index.html
Family connections Sutherland appeared in three films with son Kiefer, beginning with the "24" star's small part in the comedy-drama "Max Dugan Returns" in 1983, followed by the John