<P> Various episodes of the show have generated controversy . In "420" (season seven, 2009) Brian decides to start a campaign to legalize cannabis in Quahog; the Venezuelan government reacted negatively to the episode and banned Family Guy from airing on their local networks, which generally syndicate American programming . Venezuelan justice minister Tareck El Aissami, citing the promotion of the use of cannabis, stated that any cable stations that did not stop airing the series would be fined; the government showed a clip which featured Brian and Stewie singing the praises of marijuana as a demonstration of how the United States supports cannabis use . In "Extra Large Medium" (season eight, 2010) a character named Ellen (who has Down syndrome) states that her mother is the former Governor of Alaska, which strongly implies that her mother is Sarah Palin, the only woman to have served in the office of governor in the state . Sarah Palin, the mother of a special - needs child, criticized the episode in an appearance on The O'Reilly Factor, calling those who made the show "cruel, cold - hearted people ." </P> <P> Family Guy premiered in Australia on April 9, 1999, on the Seven Network, in 2000 on Fox8, and on 7mate on September 27, 2010 . In Canada, the series premiered January 31, 1999 on Global and September 1, 2003 on Teletoon . Beginning in the 2015--16 season, the show moved to City . In addition to Teletoon, the show has been syndicated to TVtropolis (now DTour), Adult Swim from July 4, 2012, and FXX . The show also airs in India on Star World Premiere, in Ireland on 3e, and in New Zealand on Four . </P> <P> In the United Kingdom, Family Guy premiered in September 1999, originally on Channel 4 and Sky One . In January 2005, FX (now Fox) began broadcasting the show . From October 2005, BBC Two started screening Family Guy before switching to BBC Three on September 2006 . In March 2015, it was announced that season 14 of Family Guy and all of MacFarlane's other cartoons will transfer to ITV2, premiering on February 29, 2016, while the BBC would continue to hold the rights until 2017 for older episodes . </P> <P> Family Guy: It Takes a Village Idiot, and I Married One was written by executive story editor Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and actress Alex Borstein . The book was first published on May 8, 2007 . The book is a biographical monologue by Lois Griffin discussing her memories of growing up and to her attempted run for mayor in the town of Quahog . Though the book primarily consists of a loose narrative monologue by Lois, it is also interspersed with sections from other characters such as Peter Griffin . The book covers events featured in the Family Guy episode "It Takes a Village Idiot, and I Married One", with which it shares a title . It was published in the United Kingdom in 2007 by Orion Books . </P>

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