Each American Dad cast member is charming in their own ways, but Roger is widely-regarded as the comedy’s most entertaining character. Updated April 2, 2023, by Daniel Kurland: American Dad was initially denigrated by many to be a more politically-minded copycat of Family Guy, yet the radical comedy has firmly established its own voice and properly surpassed its animated predecessor. American Dad always has a winner on its hands when Roger is the episode's focus, whether he's lost in selfish whims or attempting to right some wrong. Many dismiss Roger as a stale and stagnant character, but he exhibits surprising growth. Roger often defies explanation, but his chaotic demeanor often causes the biggest conflicts in American Dad, some of which are completely avoidable. Family Guy might have fallen into a rut of usualness, but American Dad is just as funny now as it was in Season 1 and it achieves that by remaining fresh and creative.RELATED: 10 Times American Dad Was Surprisingly Wholesome For example, a high school principal killing drug dealers and stealing their cocaine-filled plane, while Steve and his family look on was an unexpected high point of this episode. I watch both series each week and, more often than not, find American Dad funnier, more unexpected and more creative. Roger’s outrageous antics provide for endless fun and because he’s an animated alien, MacFarlane has unlimited possibilities of adventures for Roger.Īmerican Dad continues to outshine its big brother, Family Guy. In this episode, we were given a delightful montage of many of the great Roger moments from previous episodes, most I recognized, but some I didn’t (in what episode does Roger give birth to a baby Roger?). He’s got a never-ending closet of costumes and disguises and, for the most part, we don’t see two characters twice, unless it’s with a purpose within the episode. Roger is what makes American Dad as enjoyable as it is. I guess, at times, the supposed B-plot overcasts the main focus of the episode, which is especially hard to do when Roger is at the forefront. But hey, this is animation!Īnd, here we are, more than halfway through this review of a Roger-centric episode and I’ve hardly discussed Roger. In real life, Jeff obviously wouldn’t survive. MacFarlane actually created a similar situation earlier this season, in the Season 8 premiere when Roger skinned Jeff alive. The great thing about animated series is that anything can happen to a character one week and next week you can bring that same character back to the show without anyone really caring. A high school girl points and laughs at Steve and announces that he “stuffs,” the typical joust you would hear about a young girl stuffing her bra.Īlthough Jeff has been sent to a distant planet, I would bet money he is not gone for good from American Dad. Steve gets advice from his mother to stuff ham shanks down his pants and the plan works well, until fatso Barry wants to eat a chunk. MacFarlane delightfully took the typical issue of a young female’s slow development and gave it a male equivalent and the idea provided for many laughs throughout the episode. I just about lost it when he started dancing with his belly butt. Barry grabs his belly, turns it into a front-butt and dances around with it. The funniest moment in the episode comes from Steve’s B-plot story line, when Toshi, Snot and Barry dance around the gym shaking their butts. This is another laugh-out-loud episode from my beloved American Dad series a series that continues to make me laugh in the most unexpected ways. Also, Steve learns that his peers have grown their adult butts, while his remains as flat as a pancake, causing a great deal of ridicule for him at his high school. But, Jeff discovers that Roger is an alien, which forces Stan to choose between killing Roger or Jeff in order to keep the secret under wraps. In last night’s episode, Roger pretends to be Jeff’s imaginary friend in order to freely roam around the house stark naked, after Stan tells Roger he needs to wear disguises while Jeff is around.
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