--- title: "Extra Large Medium (S08E12) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e12-extra-large-medium/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "Extra Large Medium: Family Guy season 8 episode 12 (S08E12), first aired 14 February 2010. Writer and director credits." --- # Extra Large Medium Episode 12 of Family Guy season 8 (S08E12), the 138th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Steve Callaghan and directed by John Holmquist. First broadcast on 14 February 2010. ## Story On a family hike Chris and Stewie wander off after a butterfly and are lost for several days. A frantic Lois consults a psychic medium, who assures her the boys are safe. Bruce finds the boys, and Lois's faith in psychics grows, irritating a sceptical Brian. To prove readings are a trick, Brian has Peter cold-read a stranger in the park. It goes so well that Peter believes he has real powers and opens a psychic business. Joe then asks him to help find a missing man with a bomb strapped to him. Peter stalls, the bomb goes off, and he admits he has no powers at all. Meanwhile Chris keeps a promise made in the woods to ask out Ellen, a classmate with Down syndrome. Stewie coaches him with a musical number, but Ellen proves rude and demanding, and the date ends badly. ## Production and reception - The first broadcast on 14 February 2010 was watched by an estimated 6.42 million viewers with a 3.2/8 rating among 18 to 49 year olds. ([Wikipedia: Extra Large Medium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extra_Large_Medium)) - Andrea Fay Friedman voiced Ellen in her first voice acting role. ([Wikipedia: Extra Large Medium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extra_Large_Medium)) - Sarah Palin objected to the episode's handling of Down syndrome; Friedman publicly disagreed with her, and Seth MacFarlane and Bill Maher defended the episode. ([Wikipedia: Extra Large Medium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extra_Large_Medium)) - The song Down Syndrome Girl brought a nomination at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards, in the Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics category. ([Wikipedia: Extra Large Medium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extra_Large_Medium)) - Emily VanDerWerff of The A.V. Club gave it a B minus and Ramsey Isler of IGN rated it 7.7 out of 10. ([Wikipedia: Extra Large Medium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extra_Large_Medium)) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 8 | | Episode | 12 of 21 | | Overall | No. 138 | | Code | S08E12 | | First aired | 14 February 2010 | | Directed by | John Holmquist | | Written by | Steve Callaghan | | Production code | 7ACX14 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 8 | | Wikidata | Q4038465 | | IMDb | tt1589765 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 6.42 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Barbara Pewterschmidt, Woman at Picnic | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin | | Mike Henry | Bruce the Performance Artist, Jeffrey | | Lori Alan | Diane Simmons | | Jennifer Birmingham Lee | Woman at Park | | Jackson Douglas | Italian American, Audience Member #2, Doctor in Audience | | Andrea F. Friedman | Ellen | | Phil LaMarr | Black Guy | Principal voice credits as recorded by IMDb, which lists up to ten credits per episode, so recurring characters can be missing here. Guest voices below come from Wikipedia and TVmaze. ### Guest voices - Jennifer Birmingham - Jackson Douglas - Andrea Fay Friedman as Ellen - Phil LaMarr as Black Guy - Michele Lee as Estelle, Estelle Lewis - Nana Visitor as USS Enterprise, Lottery Announcer - Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson - Adam West as Mayor Adam West - Lori Alan as Diane Simmons - Mike Henry as Bruce the Performance Artist ## Links - Season: [8](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-8/) - Source: [Wikipedia: Family Guy season 8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_8) - Wikidata: [Q4038465](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4038465) - IMDb: [tt1589765](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1589765/) - US viewers: [6.42 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extra_Large_Medium) ## Navigation - Previous: [S08E11 Dial Meg for Murder](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e11-dial-meg-for-murder/) - Next: [S08E13 Go, Stewie, Go!](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e13-go-stewie-go/) - Season hub: [Season 8](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-8/) - All episodes: [Family Guy episode guide](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/) ## Season 8: episode 12 of 21 - S08E01 [Road to the Multiverse](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e01-road-to-the-multiverse/) - S08E02 [Family Goy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e02-family-goy/) - S08E03 [Spies Reminiscent of Us](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e03-spies-reminiscent-of-us/) - S08E04 [Brian's Got a Brand New Bag](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e04-brians-got-a-brand-new-bag/) - S08E05 [Hannah Banana](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e05-hannah-banana/) - S08E06 [Quagmire's Baby](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e06-quagmires-baby/) - S08E07 [Jerome Is the New Black](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e07-jerome-is-the-new-black/) - S08E08 [Dog Gone](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e08-dog-gone/) - S08E09 [Business Guy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e09-business-guy/) - S08E10 [Big Man on Hippocampus](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e10-big-man-on-hippocampus/) - S08E11 [Dial Meg for Murder](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e11-dial-meg-for-murder/) - S08E12 Extra Large Medium (this entry) - S08E13 [Go, Stewie, Go!](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e13-go-stewie-go/) - S08E14 [Peter-assment](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e14-peter-assment/) - S08E15 [Brian Griffin's House of Payne](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e15-brian-griffins-house-of-payne/) - S08E16 [April in Quahog](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e16-april-in-quahog/) - S08E17 [Brian & Stewie](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e17-brian-and-stewie/) - S08E18 [Quagmire's Dad](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e18-quagmires-dad/) - S08E19 [The Splendid Source](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e19-the-splendid-source/) - S08E20 [Something, Something, Something, Dark Side](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e20-something-something-something-dark-side/) - S08E21 [Partial Terms of Endearment](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e21-partial-terms-of-endearment/) --- Unofficial fan resource. 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