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(#10) Hot Water
- September 25, 2011
In "Hot Water," Stan gets a 30-year old hot tub that he obsesses over. He neglects his family in lieu of listening to CeeLo Green musical numbers.
Why it falls short: It's an incredibly surreal episode that may rub some people the wrong way. Ultimately, there's not much in the way of plot as any character development is swapped out for random songs. Plus, the ending is a letdown with everyone just getting murdered horrifically by the hot tub.
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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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(#13) 42-Year-Old Virgin
- November 18, 2007
In "42-Year-Old Virgin," Stan reveals that he's never actually killed someone. This makes Steve lose respect for him and Francine find him sexually unappealing. Meanwhile, Steve and his friends form a bond with a pedophile.
Why it falls short: This episode is incredibly nihilistic, including a sequence where they parade out characters who they deem "worthy of being killed," such as a 46-year old woman who hasn't married. The pedophile B-plot is also very uncomfortable.
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(#2) Kung Pao Turkey
- November 24, 2013
In "Kung Pao Turkey," Francine invites her adoptive parents over for Thanksgiving, ruining Stan's plans of watching football. Francine's mother encourages Hayley to start dating again with Jeff still missing after his alien abduction, but she has ulterior motives for this.
Why it falls short: Thanksgiving episodes are important to nail because they're pretty much shown at least once a year, but this one really drops the ball. It has racist jokes and a boring lesson for Stan to learn. It just feels like no one really tried that hard on this one.
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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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(#6) Kloger
- August 21, 2017
In "Kloger," Roger and Klaus end up dating after accidentally matching on an online dating site. They keep their affair a secret while Steve tries to get out of doing the Presidential Physical Fitness test and Hayley tries to get health insurance.
Why it falls short: It's mostly just boring, but the affair between Roger and Klaus and how they get intimate is pretty disturbing. The combination of being boring and uncomfortable make this an episode you can probably skip.
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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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