The Secret Life of Brian
Extended and Deleted Scenes
by LDEJRuff
Extended Scene 7 - Brian Comes Home (Secret Life Cut)
The day after reuniting Dylan with his mother, Brian pulled into the Griffins' driveway. He was back home where he belonged. He got out of the car and knocked on the door. Lois opened it from the inside, and gasped in surprise.
"Oh, my God," she whispered, smiling.
"What's going on, Lois?" Peter asked, coming to her with Meg and Chris. "What the hell happened?"
Lois turned to her husband and two older children, still wearing her overjoyed smile.
"It's Brian," she said, shedding tears of joy. "He's alive!"
With that, Brian walked inside the door, happy to see his then-confused family.
"Brian?" Meg repeated.
"Alive?" Chris repeated.
"But how in the hell could this happen?" Peter shrugged. "We all saw him die at the vet several months ago."
"Yes, it's true," Brian replied. "But I figured that a miracle was bound to happen, you know, like in One Magic Christmas."
Cutaway: We see the film's main character, Ginny Grainger, overjoyed one night on the sidewalk to see her husband, Jack, alive and well.
"Oh, Jack," she said, hugging him. "It's so good to see that you're okay."
"What are you talking about, Ginny?" Jack asked, confused. "I haven't gone anywhere. I just went out for a walk."
"It doesn't matter, Jack," Ginny replied. "All that matters is that I'm in the spirit of Christmas."
Back to the living room.
"Anyway," Brian began, "where's Stewie? Isn't he with you guys?"
"Oh," Lois replied, not knowing what to say at first, "we've got something to tell you, Brian. One month, after you died, we went ahead and found another dog named Vinny. He took Stewie to the mall today. I hope it's all right with you, Brian, that he stays here."
"It's okay, Lois," Brian replied, as if he understood. "I handled having New Brian in the household before, God rest his soul, so I'll make do with having Vinny."
"I'm glad that you understand," Lois said. "It's so good to have you back, Brian."
"Welcome home, buddy," Peter added.
Peter, Lois, Meg and Chris gave their dog a welcome-home hug. Brian couldn't help but feel happy for them.
"Thank you, guys," he said, shedding tears of joy.
"You know, Brian," Meg began, "you didn't have to make us suffer through your death. But it's still a miracle to know that you're alive, and we're overcome with joy because of it."
"Okay, Meg," Peter replied, "we get it."
Brian chuckled. "I've missed you guys so much."
"And we've missed you, Brian," Chris replied. "The question, however, is how will the two dogs meet each other when Vinny gets home?"
"Don't worry, Chris," Lois answered. "I'm sure Brian will treat Vinny like a little brother to him."
"Yeah," Brian chuckled in agreement. "Imagine that."