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title: "Big Trouble in Little Quahog (S17E04) | familyguy.co.uk"
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description: "Big Trouble in Little Quahog: Family Guy season 17 episode 4 (S17E04), first aired 21 October 2018. Writer and director credits."
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# Big Trouble in Little Quahog

Episode 4 of Family Guy season 17 (S17E04), the 313th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Dominic Bianchi and Joe Vaux and directed by Joe Vaux. First broadcast on 21 October 2018.

## Story

Brian teases Stewie about his height, so Stewie builds a shrinking machine to settle the score. The device turns on its maker, and both of them end up microscopic. At that size they fall in with a group of water bears whose leader is Vernon, and among them is a water bear rendering of Patrick Stewart. Peter and Lois, meanwhile, are left dealing with a lonely exterminator.

## Production and reception

- Vernon, the leader of the water bears, is voiced by the basketball player Kyrie Irving. ([Wikipedia: Family Guy season 17](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_17))

## Facts

| Fact | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| Season | 17 |
| Episode | 4 of 20 |
| Overall | No. 313 |
| Code | S17E04 |
| First aired | 21 October 2018 |
| Directed by | Joe Vaux |
| Written by | Dominic Bianchi and Joe Vaux |
| Production code | FACX19 |
| Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 17 |
| Wikidata | Q102834380 |
| IMDb | tt8732262 |
| Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree |
| US viewers | 2.57 million |

## Voices

| Voice | Characters |
| --- | --- |
| Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin |
| Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin |
| Seth Green | Chris Griffin, Fly |
| Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin |
| Mike Henry | Cleveland Brown, Consuela the Waterbear, Church of Spaceship Beep Boop Representative |
| Chris Cox | Gay the Waterbear |
| Damien Fahey | Corey |
| Ralph Garman | Exterminator |
| Gilbert Gottfried | Dog Whistle |
| Kyrie Irving | Vernon the Waterbear |

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

- Patrick Stewart as Waterbear
- Kyrie Irving as Waterbear

## Links

- Season: [17](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-17/)
- Source: [Wikipedia: Family Guy season 17](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_17)
- Wikidata: [Q102834380](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102834380)
- IMDb: [tt8732262](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8732262/)
- US viewers: [2.57 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_17)

## Navigation

- Previous: [S17E03 Pal Stewie](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e03-pal-stewie/)
- Next: [S17E05 Regarding Carter](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e05-regarding-carter/)
- Season hub: [Season 17](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-17/)
- All episodes: [Family Guy episode guide](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/)

## Season 17: episode 4 of 20

- S17E01 [Married... with Cancer](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e01-married-with-cancer/)
- S17E02 [Dead Dog Walking](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e02-dead-dog-walking/)
- S17E03 [Pal Stewie](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e03-pal-stewie/)
- S17E04 Big Trouble in Little Quahog (this entry)
- S17E05 [Regarding Carter](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e05-regarding-carter/)
- S17E06 [Stand by Meg](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e06-stand-by-meg/)
- S17E07 [The Griffin Winter Games](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e07-the-griffin-winter-games/)
- S17E08 [Con Heiress](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e08-con-heiress/)
- S17E09 [Pawtucket Pete](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e09-pawtucket-pete/)
- S17E10 [Hefty Shades of Gray](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e10-hefty-shades-of-gray/)
- S17E11 [Trump Guy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e11-trump-guy/)
- S17E12 [Bri, Robot](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e12-bri-robot/)
- S17E13 [Trans-Fat](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e13-trans-fat/)
- S17E14 [Family Guy Lite](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e14-family-guy-lite/)
- S17E15 [No Giggity, No Doubt](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e15-no-giggity-no-doubt/)
- S17E16 [You Can't Handle the Booth!](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e16-you-cant-handle-the-booth/)
- S17E17 [Island Adventure](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e17-island-adventure/)
- S17E18 [Throw It Away](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e18-throw-it-away/)
- S17E19 [Girl, Internetted](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e19-girl-internetted/)
- S17E20 [Adam West High](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s17e20-adam-west-high/)

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