Production
Dan Povenmire, who directed the episode, was granted substantial creative freedom by series creator and executive producer Seth MacFarlane. Povenmire recalled that MacFarlane would tell him "We've got two minutes to fill. Give me some visual gags. Do whatever you want. I trust you." Povenmire praised this management style for letting him "have fun." Povenmire brought realism, and material from his own experiences, to the visual direction of Family Guy.
For this episode, Povenmire drew inspiration from his own childhood in the deep south for a sequence for a background scene where a "redneck" character nonchalantly kicks a corpse into the nearby river. Also, there was a running gag of raccoons jumping out of things and scratching Peter in the face.
In addition to the regular cast, actor Brian Dunkleman, voice actress Dakota Fanning, voice actor Ralph Garman, singer Waylon Jennings, voice actress Rachael MacFarlane, and actress Kathleen Wilhoite guest starred in the episode. Recurring guest voice actors and writers Mike Henry and Danny Smith made minor appearances
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