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Stan’s excessive cruelty mars a wickedly clever <i>American Dad</i>

TVReviewsAmerican Dad

Stan’s excessive cruelty mars a wickedly clever American Dad

It would be safe to say that over the 12-year run of American Dad, it’s been made fairly clear that Stan Smith is…

John Hugar

11/07/16 9:20PM

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Headed to a new network, <i>American Dad</i> remains TV’s most lovably shocking show

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Headed to a new network, American Dad remains TV’s most lovably shocking show

Entering its 11th season and, as it completes its move from Fox to TBS, its second network, American Dad remains…

Alasdair Wilkins

10/20/14 10:00AM

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<i>American Dad</i>: “The Longest Distance Relationship"

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American Dad: “The Longest Distance Relationship"

At least American Dad ends its run on Fox’s Animation Domination with a bang. With the network breaking up the…

Kevin McFarland

5/19/14 12:58AM

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<i>American Dad</i>: “News Glance With Genevieve Vavance"

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American Dad: “News Glance With Genevieve Vavance"

“News Glance With Genevieve Vavance” is an episode of American Dad specifically designed for people as familiar with…

Kevin McFarland

5/12/14 2:49AM

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<i>American Dad</i>: “Permanent Record Wrecker"

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American Dad: “Permanent Record Wrecker"

Given the frequency with which American Dad puts Stan and Steve into father/son conflicts, it’s probably about time…

Kevin McFarland

5/05/14 2:10AM

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American Dad: “Rubberneckers"

Let’s start with what is unquestionably the best part of “Rubberneckers,” a delightfully creative musical episode…

Kevin McFarland

4/28/14 12:17AM

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<i>American Dad</i>: “She Swill Survive"

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American Dad: “She Swill Survive"

Hayley Smith has been stuck in a consistent rut ever since American Dad had Roger send her husband Jeff into space…

Kevin McFarland

4/14/14 2:29AM

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<i>American Dad</i>: “Honey, I’m Homeland”

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American Dad: “Honey, I’m Homeland”

Looking back over episode descriptions from the past few seasons, it’s been at least three years since American Dad…

Kevin McFarland

4/07/14 1:47AM

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<i>American Dad</i>: “Stan Goes On The Pill”

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American Dad: “Stan Goes On The Pill”

Stan and Francine having marital troubles is a wearyingly derivative episode premise at this point. It was the…

Kevin McFarland

3/30/14 11:56PM

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<i>American Dad</i>: “I Ain’t No Holodeck Boy"

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American Dad: “I Ain’t No Holodeck Boy"

I can’t count the number of new television episodes I’ve watched since the current broadcast network season began…

Kevin McFarland

3/24/14 1:59AM

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<i>American Dad</i>: Introducing The Naughty Stewardesses

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American Dad: Introducing The Naughty Stewardesses

The term “stewardess” has been out-of-date for more than a few decades, so for American Dad to go full Charlie’s…

Kevin McFarland

3/16/14 7:00PM

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<i>American Dad</i>: “Cock Of The Sleepwalk”

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American Dad: “Cock Of The Sleepwalk”

Episodes that revel in Stan being a jerk are among my least favorite in American Dad’s run. They utilize one of the…

Kevin McFarland

1/26/14 11:55PM

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American Dad: "Familyland"

Disneyland is a rare achievement, a location that popularized and cemented the consistent foothold of an entire…

Kevin McFarland

1/13/14 12:30AM

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<i>American Dad</i>: “Vision: Impossible”

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American Dad: “Vision: Impossible”

Episodes of American Dad rarely wrap up in such a succinct fashion as “Vision: Impossible” does, but every now and…

Kevin McFarland

1/06/14 12:20AM

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American Dad: “Minstrel Krampus”

Through some strange confluence of winter holiday television synergy, this weekend I’ve reviewed both a Christmas…

Kevin McFarland

12/16/13 1:00AM

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American Dad: “Faking Bad”

Using Breaking Bad as a loose inspiration for this episode was probably the only choice the American Dad writers…

Kevin McFarland

12/09/13 5:25AM

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<i>American Dad</i>: "Independent Movie"

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American Dad: "Independent Movie"

At the very least, “Independent Movie” is a riff that lampoon hacks Jason Freidberg and Aaron Seltzer will never…

Kevin McFarland

12/02/13 4:45PM

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American Dad: “Kung Pao Turkey”

I’m struggling to think of an episode of American Dad in the past few years that I’ve disliked as much as I did…

Kevin McFarland

11/25/13 3:15AM

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American Dad: "Crotchwalkers"

Last week’s episode focused on the father/son relationship between Stan and Steve, so this week is a bit of smart…

Kevin McFarland

11/11/13 6:40AM

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American Dad: "Buck, Wild"

Most of the time on American Dad Steve Smith’s less-than-manly characterization stems from his lack of sexual…

Kevin McFarland

11/04/13 4:50AM

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