--- title: "To Love and Die in Dixie (S03E12) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e12-to-love-and-die-in-dixie/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "To Love and Die in Dixie: Family Guy season 3 episode 12 (S03E12), first aired 15 November 2001. Writer and director credits." --- # To Love and Die in Dixie Episode 12 of Family Guy season 3 (S03E12), the 40th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Steve Callaghan and directed by Dan Povenmire. First broadcast on 15 November 2001. ## Story Chris takes a paper round. A thief robs a shop on his route and steals his bike. Chris identifies the man at the police station, where Peter unwittingly hands over a photo of him and other personal details. The thief escapes and swears revenge, so the family enters witness protection in Bumblescum in the Deep South. Peter becomes sheriff, Stewie joins a jug band and Chris befriends a local child called Sam. When Peter disrupts a Civil War re-enactment by insisting the North won, Sam's father bans the friendship. Sam kisses Chris, who takes Sam for a boy until learning otherwise. FBI agents in Quahog let slip the family's location; the thief tracks them down and Sam's father shoots him dead. At home, 113 answerphone messages await from Herbert, an elderly customer on Chris's round. ## Production and reception - Director Dan Povenmire said series creator Seth MacFarlane gave him considerable freedom to fill spare running time with visual gags of his own choosing. ([Wikipedia: To Love and Die in Dixie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Love_and_Die_in_Dixie)) - A background scene in which a local casually kicks a corpse into a river came from Povenmire's memories of growing up in the Deep South. ([Wikipedia: To Love and Die in Dixie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Love_and_Die_in_Dixie)) - A running gag has raccoons leaping out of unexpected places and clawing Peter's face. ([Wikipedia: To Love and Die in Dixie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Love_and_Die_in_Dixie)) - Guest voices included the singer Waylon Jennings, Dakota Fanning, Brian Dunkleman, Kathleen Wilhoite, Ralph Garman and Rachael MacFarlane, with writers Mike Henry and Danny Smith in minor roles. ([Wikipedia: To Love and Die in Dixie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Love_and_Die_in_Dixie)) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 3 | | Episode | 12 of 22 | | Overall | No. 40 | | Code | S03E12 | | First aired | 15 November 2001 | | Directed by | Dan Povenmire | | Written by | Steve Callaghan | | Production code | 3ACX09 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 3 | | Wikidata | Q2061330 | | IMDb | tt0576976 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 5.00 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Tricia Takanawa, Dixie Teacher | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin, Dixie Student #2 | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin | | Brian Dunkleman | Buck Owens | | Dakota Fanning | Little Girl | | Ralph Garman | Paul Simon, Agent Jenkins, Jeff Foxworthy | | Mike Henry | John Herbert | | Waylon Jennings | Waylon Jennings | | Rachael MacFarlane | Barbara | 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 - Brian Dunkleman as Southerner, Buck Owens - Dakota Fanning as Little Girl, Girl - Ralph Garman as Jeff Foxworthy / Agent Jenkins, Agent Jenkins - Waylon Jennings as himself - Rachael MacFarlane as Barbara - Kathleen Wilhoite as Sam - Mike Henry as Herbert - Danny Smith as Officer Horowitz ## Links - Season: [3](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-3/) - Source: [Wikipedia: Family Guy season 3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_3) - Wikidata: [Q2061330](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2061330) - IMDb: [tt0576976](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0576976/) - US viewers: [5.00 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_3) ## Navigation - Previous: [S03E11 Emission Impossible](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e11-emission-impossible/) - Next: [S03E13 Screwed the Pooch](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e13-screwed-the-pooch/) - Season hub: [Season 3](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-3/) - All episodes: [Family Guy episode guide](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/) ## Season 3: episode 12 of 22 - S03E01 [The Thin White Line](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e01-the-thin-white-line/) - S03E02 [Brian Does Hollywood](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e02-brian-does-hollywood/) - S03E03 [Mr. Griffin Goes to Washington](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e03-mr-griffin-goes-to-washington/) - S03E04 [One If by Clam, Two If by Sea](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e04-one-if-by-clam-two-if-by-sea/) - S03E05 [And the Wiener Is...](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e05-and-the-wiener-is/) - S03E06 [Death Lives](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e06-death-lives/) - S03E07 [Lethal Weapons](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e07-lethal-weapons/) - S03E08 [The Kiss Seen Around the World](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e08-the-kiss-seen-around-the-world/) - S03E09 [Mr. Saturday Knight](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e09-mr-saturday-knight/) - S03E10 [A Fish Out of Water](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e10-a-fish-out-of-water/) - S03E11 [Emission Impossible](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e11-emission-impossible/) - S03E12 To Love and Die in Dixie (this entry) - S03E13 [Screwed the Pooch](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e13-screwed-the-pooch/) - S03E14 [Peter Griffin: Husband, Father... 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