Good Old-Fashioned Television Christmas Miracle: Brian Griffin Is Back from the Dead!

In case you haven't heard the news, Brian Griffin is back from the dead. On last night's episode of Family Guy, Stewie used a time machine to travel back in time and prevent Brian from getting run over by a car, which means that petition you signed when Brian was first killed off really worked!

Nah, I'm just messing with you. Are you kidding? That petition didn't work. Petitions never work.

No, they brought Brian back because that's what they always intended to do. This whole thing was just a ploy to get people talking and writing about Family Guy. And obviously it was successful because I'm writing this and you're reading it.

But just in case you don't believe me, here's what Seth MacFarlane had to say on the Twitters:

So, do you feel better now, internet? The fictional cartoon dog is totally fine. You can now resume your regular, everyday lives.