Episode grade: A- Stan’s job at the CIA is one of the core features of the show, stretching all the way back to its conception. Though Stan himself has evolved in many ways, the nature of his job as an … Continue reading American Dad! Season 13 Episode 20: “Gifted Me Liberty”

Whenever Stan tries to bond with Hayley, it’s a perfect recipe for awkward times. Sure, Stan doesn’t exactly have the best relationship with Steve either, but at least Steve is usually enthusiastic about spending time with his dad. Hayley, on … Continue reading American Dad! Season 13 Episode 19: “Garfield and Friends”

Episode grade: B+ First off, I apologize for missing last week’s episode, but since it wasn’t that great, I don’t really feel guilty. Plus, I was with friends and family, which is extraordinarily unusual in my pathetic life, so cut … Continue reading American Dad! Season 13 Episode 18: “Mine Struggle”

Episodes grade: Part one: B+ Part two: C- Two-part episodes are exceedingly rare in the American Dad! catalog. And to be totally frank, they’re not really necessary. The writers have proved themselves time and again to be miraculously adept at … Continue reading American Dad! Season 13 Episode 15 & 16: “Daesong Heavy Industries (Parts I & II)”

Episode grade: A Steve and Francine have one of the more complex relationships in this show, and it’s quite often a gold mine for plot ideas. Sometimes Francine is an overprotective mother who can’t let go of her little boy, … Continue reading American Dad! Season 13 Episode 14: “The Nova Centauris-burgh of Tourism Presents: American Dad”

Episode grade: B+ Roger and Francine are a volatile and unpredictable combination. Just last week, we saw how Francine could be little more than an enabler of Roger’s worst tendencies, serving as little more than a springboard for his antics. … Continue reading American Dad! Season 13 Episode 13: “Widow’s Pique”

Episode grade: B There have been undoubtedly dozens and dozens of episodes of American Dad! that rely heavily on the insane flexibility of Roger’s character and the fact that he can become basically anyone he wants to be, due to … Continue reading American Dad, S13E12 – “The Dentist’s Wife”

Episode grade: A- Ah, yes. Steve and Snot: best friends, partners in geekery, (occasional recipients of each other’s sexual confusion), and two social outcasts who are destined to grow up single, with no distractions from girls or the burdens of … Continue reading American Dad!, S13E11: – “The Unincludeds”

Episode grade: A Step back for a second and consider this strange little miracle. Who would have thought this show would have made it to 200 episodes? It’s a milestone that the vast majority of TV shows never come close … Continue reading American Dad!, S13E10: “The Two Hundred”

Episode grade: B+ Greg and Terry have been one of the best gay couples on any sitcom in TV history. Sure, they can be a bit clichéd in their behavior and tastes, but since they debuted at the beginning of … Continue reading American Dad!, S13E09: “Anchorfran”

Overall grade: C It’s funny how certain films become such landmarks that they become rife targets for multiple parodies. Few long-running animated comedies have been able to resist easy targets like Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory or The Wizard … Continue reading American Dad!, S13E08: “Stan-Dan Delivers”

Sorry, folks. I have failed you tonight. I didn’t have my usual computer access so I don’t have a legitimate review. But, hey, let’s still discuss the show! Or post your own review! 😘 Original Post with Comments Continue reading TV: American Dad!, S13E08: “The Devil Wears a Lapel Pin”

Episode grade: B As I’ve mentioned in previous reviews, it’s inevitable that American Dad! would have to resort to recycling the same kind of basic plots that they’ve done many times before. And the whole “our marriage is in trouble … Continue reading American Dad!: S13E06 “Kiss Kiss, Cam Cam”

Episode grade: A- Ah, good ol’ Stan. Patriarch of the Smith family, breadwinner, conservative stalwart, father to two crazy, irresponsible kids, father-in-law to a worthless stoner who shares way too much information, husband of a chronic kleptomaniac, caretaker of an … Continue reading American Dad!: S13E05 “Stan Smith Is Keanu Reeves As Stanny Utah in Point Break”

Episode grade: B The relationship between Steve and his father Stan has always been a bit of a wild card in this show’s run. Unlike with Hayley, there’s not really any underlying animosity between them. In fact, in the first … Continue reading American Dad!: S13E04 “N.S.A. (No Snoops Allowed)”

Episode grade: B+ There’s a trope in family comedy that’s practically universal and one that few shows have managed to resist: even more than the fat, stupid father, even more than the annoying and/or crazy harpy mother… it’s the buzzkill … Continue reading American Dad!: S13E03 “Hayley Smith, Seal Team Six”

Episode grade: A- The trials and tribulations of teenage sexuality have been explored and exploited a million times in a million different TV shows, and yet it’s a vein that never really runs dry. And no character on TV has … Continue reading American Dad!: S13E02 “The Life Aquatic with Steve Smith”

Episode grade: C+ Howdy, friends! Well, it’s been nearly half a year since we’ve had a new American Dad! episode, and the A.V. Club has long since abandoned giving it the kind of treatment a lot of us think it … Continue reading American Dad!: S13E01 “Roots”