American animated comedy which has aired on Fox and TBS since 2005. Reviews by Dikachu and Aranaktu
In which Hayley helps Wheels and the Legman on a case I was thinking about this episode (and Wheels and the Legman as a whole) in terms of other shows. A show like Family Guy or The Simpsons would probably … Continue reading American Dad! Season 21, Episode 16, “The Mystery of the Missing Bazooka Shark Babe”
In which Stan wants to live forever Stan is a vain person. One who takes excessive pride in his appearance and his masculinity. At least depending on the episode. And here is such an episode. We have Stan trying like … Continue reading American Dad! Season 21, Episode 15, “Get Him to the Greek Lifestyle”
In which Hayley goes Satanic Hayley is a character originally conceived as a “liberal” counterpart to Stan’s 2000s Conservatism. This was the premise going into the show, a sort of All in the Family meets Family Guy (All in the … Continue reading American Dad! Season 21, Episode 14, “The Girl Who Cried Space Jam”
In which Francine and Roger take a peep Francine is depressed because no one wants to tell her anything or spend any time with her. Steve won’t tell her where he bought his shirt (Amazon), Hayley is addicted to her … Continue reading American Dad! Season 21, Episode 13, “The Clearview Motel”
In which Francine takes up gardening and unearths some Tremor worms Escalation is the name of the game in American Dad! I think almost all the best plots start off fairly benignly and then escalate to something weird, while remaining … Continue reading American Dad! Season 21, Episode 12, “The Legend of Mike Madonia, the Rototiller Man”
In which Jeff is both Jeff and money… Jeff has been part of the fabric of the show since the beginning, even if he wasn’t technically a Smith until he and Hayley got married. And he’s always been the dumb, … Continue reading American Dad! Season 21 Episode 10 “Idiot Rich”
In which this yearly custom becomes a tedious tradition… When American Dad! first started doing its Christmas episodes, it was born of the same ideas of the overall ethos of the show: “making fun of American Conservatism while also being … Continue reading American Dad! Season 21 Episode 9 “Nasty Christmas”
Ranking the weird, messed up, utterly bonkers Christmases of American Dad! Continue reading Top 10 American Dad! Christmas Episodes
It’s that time of year when Batman smells. Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – December 19th, 2024
In which American Dad! gets to emphasize the Dad part We all presumably have parents right? And what those parents do for us or not do for us defines who we are and who we become. On TV that usually … Continue reading American Dad! Season 21 Episode 8 “Piece by Piece”
In which the American Dad! treads old ground while the Smiths reach new heights… Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Stan is a selfish jerk and ends up wronging the family, they get mad but end up making … Continue reading American Dad! Season 21, Episode 4 “Touch the Sun: A Chimborazo Adventure”
In which the Smiths all learn they have to listen to each other… Body horror is not a new concept to American Dad! From gory deaths, to Jeff being skinned, to whatever Billy is, it is part of American Dad! … Continue reading American Dad! Season 21, Episode 3, “I’ve Got a Friend in Me”
In which we find out whether you can kill them with kindness… Do references work if you only know them in passing? I ask because this week’s episode referenced (maybe heavily, maybe not) The White Lotus, an HBO prestige drama … Continue reading American Dad! Season 21 Episode 2 “The Brown Lotus”
In which Stan, Francine and Roger have the perfect plan but then don’t As we head into the end of American Dad’s second decade on the air (ignore the season numbering convention, I basically have), we see it still being … Continue reading American Dad! Season 21, Episode 1 “The Grocery Store Bank”
In which Stan tries to keep his title as king of presents… Christmas season means a lot of things but for American Dad! fans specifically it means a Christmas themed episode. Whether its about battling Santa or finding the true … Continue reading American Dad! Season 20 Episode 22 “Into the Jingleverse”
In which the clothes make the man… Since time immemorial (2005) Steve Smith has been defined by that one quality all sitcom teens- to get some action. He’s tried and tried (and I believe at least once successfully got some). … Continue reading American Dad! Season 20 Episode 19 “Steve, Snot, and the Quest for the O.G. 4Loko”
In which the Smiths have a chaotic home life… Lampshading means, per Wiktionary “To intentionally call attention to the improbable, incongruent, or clichéd nature of an element or situation featured in a work of fiction within the work itself.” Tonight … Continue reading American Dad! Season 20 Episode 17 “Between a Ring and a Hardass”
In which it was all a dream but is that ok? I’m going to be straight forward here. “It was all a dream” has been overdone, even by American Dad! standards. An Incident at Owl Creek was a fantastic, funny … Continue reading American Dad! Season 20 Episode 13 “Productive Panic”
In which Jeff finds a friend, then not Jeff as a character is almost always one that needs Hayley or another Smith to bounce off of (Lost in Space not withstanding, although his actions were heavily influenced by Hayley). As … Continue reading American Dad! Season 20 Episode 11 “A Little Mystery”
In which Francine tries to save a friend from a small problem It’s fair to say that Francine is the best of the cartoon wives, generally written as someone who’s not a nagging wife or overbearing mother or general annoyance. … Continue reading American Dad! Season 20, Episode 10 “Frantastic Voyage”
In which Stan hits his peak… Stan is characterized by his ego, his neediness and his vanity if anything. And in this episode it all collides into one disturbing incident when he feels he needs to maintain his peak. After … Continue reading American Dad! Season 20 Episode 9 “Saving Face”
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