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(#8) Love, AD Style
- September 30, 2012
"Love, AD Style" begins with Jeff leaving and Roger realizing he has a crush on Hayley. Roger ultimately kidnaps her and wants to wear her skin. Meanwhile, Stan tries to sell his SUV on his own.
Why it falls short: There's nothing wrong with a little dark humor, but this episode goes overboard. Not only does Jeff get skinned alive, but a father and daughter break their necks while in Stan's car. The sequence continues with them being set on fire and then torn apart by a large cat. It's all way too much and is more gruesome than funny.
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(#5) Shallow Vows
- November 15, 2009
In "Shallow Vows," Francine learns that Stan only married her for her looks. As a result, she lets herself go before they renew their vows. Stan's response is to remove his retinas so that he doesn't have to look at her.
Why it falls short: Similar to Peter in Family Guy, Stan can be a bit of a jerk, but you want to believe that he's a good guy deep down. This episode does away with any pretenses and just makes him a flat-out a-hole to Francine.
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(#7) Pulling Double Booty
- November 16, 2008
In "Pulling Double Booty," Hayley breaks up with Jeff and starts dating Bill, an exact Doppelganger of Stan. To try to break them up, Stan takes Bill's place on a getaway weekend unbeknownst to Hayley, who makes plans to try to have sex with him.
Why it falls short: Not sure why the Family Guy/American Dad! team makes episodes so involved with incest. Sure, it's not like Hayley is actually making out with Stan throughout the episode but still.
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(#15) Dr. Klaustus
- March 11, 2012
Roger acts as the family's therapist at the beginning of "Dr. Klaustus." He tells the Smiths to repress their emotions. Klaus watches all this and eventually takes charge. He gets Roger to come back and sort everything out.
Why it falls short: The plot itself is fine, but this episode is just really nasty. The Smiths hate each other, and there really aren't any jokes that make it more palatable. It's an episodes that fails to redeem the entire family.
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(#12) Oedipal Panties
- January 27, 2008
"Oedipal Panties" starts off with Stan's mom getting dumped once again. Francine feels threatened and is determined to get to the root of the problem of why his mother can never keep a man.
Why it falls short: In addition to Stan's treatment of Francine in this episode, he's borderline incestuous with his mother, giving her baths. It's pretty uncomfortable. Ultimately leaving the audience with little to laugh at.
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(#3) Stan's Best Friend
- March 18, 2012
Francine gets Stan the dog he always wanted in "Stan's Best Friend." However, the dog suffers a horrible accident and Stan refuses to let it die. He turns it into a Frankenstein-esque abomination that terrorizes the family.
Why it falls short: If you're a dog lover, then you probably hate this episode. Seeing the dog get brutalized not once but twice in a single episode is a lot to stomach, and most viewers will likely prefer to skip this episode.
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American Dad is a comedy cartoon broadcast by Fox. In the series, the leading role is Stan Smith who is an agent of the US Central Intelligence Agency. While dealing with his weird-tempered boss, his angry and ridiculous families always make different troubles. His absent-minded wife, a typical ADHD son, a goldfish with a German accent, and an alien who looks like a gray octopus.
Since 2005, the series has been aired for 12 seasons, there are many hilarious stories about this family. But not all episodes are widely acclaimed, the random tool lists 15 of the worst American Dad! episodes.
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