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title: "Vinny Griffin: The Griffins | familyguy.co.uk"
canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/characters/vinny-griffin/"
updatedDate: 2026-09-06
author: Alex Moss
description: "Vinny Griffin: The dog who joined the family during Brian's absence in season 12. First appeared in Life of Brian."
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# Vinny Griffin

The dog who joined the family during Brian's absence in season 12.

## Facts

| Fact | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| Household | The Griffins |
| Role | The dog who joined the family during Brian's absence in season 12 (draft, awaiting review) |
| First appearance | [Life of Brian](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e06-life-of-brian/) (S12E06, 24 November 2013) |
| Wikidata | [Q15244361](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15244361) |

## About

Vinny Griffin is a dog who joined the Griffin household in the twelfth season, after Brian was killed in "Life of Brian". The family took him in about a month after Brian's death, and he first appears in that episode. Two episodes later, in "Christmas Guy", a past version of Stewie arrives by time machine. Vinny provides a distraction so that Stewie can take the visitor's return pad, go back in time and save Brian. The episode ends with the family back to normal and Brian restored.

## Credited appearances

Credited in the principal cast or guest list of 4 episodes across 2 seasons. IMDb records up to ten voice credits per episode, so this is a floor, not a full list.

### Season 12

- S12E06 [Life of Brian](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e06-life-of-brian/) (voiced by Tony Sirico)
- S12E07 [Into Harmony's Way](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e07-into-harmonys-way/) (voiced by Tony Sirico)
- S12E08 [Christmas Guy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s12e08-christmas-guy/) (voiced by Tony Sirico)

### Season 15

- S15E01 [The Boys in the Band](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s15e01-the-boys-in-the-band/) (voiced by Tony Sirico)

No character imagery appears on this site.

## Provenance

- Source: [Wikipedia: Vinny Griffin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinny_Griffin)
- Source: [Wikidata Q15244361](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15244361)
- Source: [Wikipedia: List of Family Guy characters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Family_Guy_characters)
- Source: [Wikipedia: Brian Griffin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Griffin)
- Data refreshed: 2026-09-06
- Note: The profile text was written for this site from the sources listed, by Claude in Claude Code on 2026-09-08, awaiting editorial review. Facts only; no dialogue is reproduced. Role lines are curated on this site; voice actor, first appearance and creator come from Wikidata.

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