--- title: "Family Guy season 3 episode guide | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-3/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "All 22 episodes of Family Guy season 3, first broadcast 11 July 2001 to 9 September 2003, with air dates, writers and directors." --- # Family Guy season 3 22 episodes, first broadcast 11 July 2001 to 9 September 2003. Titles, air dates, writers and directors for each, in broadcast order. ## Episodes | No. | Code | Title | First aired | Written by | Directed by | Story | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | S03E01 | [The Thin White Line](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e01-the-thin-white-line/) | 11 Jul 2001 | Steve Callaghan | Glen Hill | Peter wins a cruise for the family through a competition at work. | | 2 | S03E02 | [Brian Does Hollywood](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e02-brian-does-hollywood/) | 18 Jul 2001 | Gary Janetti | Gavin Dell | After rehab, Brian moves to Los Angeles to live with his cousin Jasper and unintentionally ends up directing films. | | 3 | S03E03 | [Mr. Griffin Goes to Washington](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e03-mr-griffin-goes-to-washington/) | 25 Jul 2001 | Ricky Blitt | Brian Hogan | A tobacco company, El Dorado, buys the Happy-Go-Lucky Toy Factory. | | 4 | S03E04 | [One If by Clam, Two If by Sea](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e04-one-if-by-clam-two-if-by-sea/) | 1 Aug 2001 | Jim Bernstein and Michael Shipley | Dan Povenmire | A hurricane flattens most of Quahog but spares the Drunken Clam. | | 5 | S03E05 | [And the Wiener Is...](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e05-and-the-wiener-is/) | 8 Aug 2001 | Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman | Bert Ring | Peter discovers Chris is better endowed than he is and grows anxious about his own body. | | 6 | S03E06 | [Death Lives](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e06-death-lives/) | 15 Aug 2001 | Mike Henry | Rob Renzetti | Peter marks his wedding anniversary by sending Lois on a scavenger hunt across Quahog, which leaves him free to play golf. | | 7 | S03E07 | [Lethal Weapons](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e07-lethal-weapons/) | 22 Aug 2001 | Chris Sheridan | Brian Hogan | New York tourists, known as leafers, are overrunning Quahog. | | 8 | S03E08 | [The Kiss Seen Around the World](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e08-the-kiss-seen-around-the-world/) | 29 Aug 2001 | Mark Hentemann | Pete Michels | Meg has a crush on the news anchor Tom Tucker, so she applies for an internship at the Quahog 5 news station. | | 9 | S03E09 | [Mr. Saturday Knight](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e09-mr-saturday-knight/) | 5 Sept 2001 | Steve Callaghan | Michael Dante DiMartino | Mr Weed, Peter's boss, dies while having dinner with the Griffins, and the toy factory is subsequently torn down. | | 10 | S03E10 | [A Fish Out of Water](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e10-a-fish-out-of-water/) | 19 Sept 2001 | Alex Borstein and Mike Henry | Bert Ring | After almost a fortnight without work, Peter decides to make a living as a fisherman. | | 11 | S03E11 | [Emission Impossible](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e11-emission-impossible/) | 8 Nov 2001 | Dave Collard and Ken Goin | Peter Shin | Peter and Lois help deliver the baby of Lois's sister, and the experience makes them want another child of their own. | | 12 | S03E12 | [To Love and Die in Dixie](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e12-to-love-and-die-in-dixie/) | 15 Nov 2001 | Steve Callaghan | Dan Povenmire | Chris takes a paper round. | | 13 | S03E13 | [Screwed the Pooch](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e13-screwed-the-pooch/) | 29 Nov 2001 | Dave Collard and Ken Goin | Pete Michels | The Griffins travel to the home of Lois's parents, the Pewterschmidts, for a visit. | | 14 | S03E14 | [Peter Griffin: Husband, Father... Brother?](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e14-peter-griffin-husband-father-brother/) | 6 Dec 2001 | Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman | Scott Wood | Peter sets out to teach Chris about the family's Irish roots. | | 15 | S03E15 | [Ready, Willing, and Disabled](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e15-ready-willing-and-disabled/) | 20 Dec 2001 | Alex Barnow and Marc Firek | Andi Klein | Joe chases a thief and fails to catch him, which leaves him low on confidence. | | 16 | S03E16 | [A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e16-a-very-special-family-guy-freakin-christmas/) | 21 Dec 2001 | Danny Smith | Brian Hogan | Christmas arrives in Quahog and Lois has planned the perfect holiday for her family. | | 17 | S03E17 | [Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e17-brian-wallows-and-peters-swallows/) | 17 Jan 2002 | Ali Adler | Dan Povenmire | Brian dates a woman he finds unintelligent and comes home dejected. | | 18 | S03E18 | [From Method to Madness](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e18-from-method-to-madness/) | 24 Jan 2002 | Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman | Bert Ring | Stewie enrols in an acting class and is partnered with Olivia, a conceited child star. | | 19 | S03E19 | [Stuck Together, Torn Apart](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e19-stuck-together-torn-apart/) | 31 Jan 2002 | Mark Hentemann | Michael Dante DiMartino | Lois meets up again with an old boyfriend, and Peter becomes jealous of the reunion. | | 20 | S03E20 | [Road to Europe](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e20-road-to-europe/) | 7 Feb 2002 | Daniel Palladino | Dan Povenmire | Stewie adores Jolly Farm Revue, a British children's programme, and sets off for London to live on the farm. | | 21 | S03E21 | [Family Guy Viewer Mail #1](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e21-family-guy-viewer-mail-1/) | 14 Feb 2002 | Gene Laufenberg, Seth MacFarlane, Jim Bernstein and Michael Shipley | Pete Michels, Scott Wood and Michael Dante DiMartino | Brian and Stewie present three short stories said to be based on requests from viewers, none of which is part of the series' continuity. | | 22 | S03E22 | [When You Wish Upon a Weinstein](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s03e22-when-you-wish-upon-a-weinstein/) | 9 Sept 2003 | Ricky Blitt | Dan Povenmire | Peter gives Lois's emergency savings to Jim Kaplan, a con man selling volcano insurance. | ## Navigation - Previous season: [Season 2](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-2/) - Next season: [Season 4](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-4/) - All episodes: [Family Guy episode guide](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/) --- Unofficial fan resource. 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