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★ 7.4
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Overall Rating

★ 7.4
S4 E10
#1
★ 8.4

Tearjerker

Jan 13, 2008

A James Bond spoof casts Stan as a 007-type agent assigned by B (Bullock) to infiltrate the set of a movie producer named TchochkieSchmear (Klaus), who's in cahoots with the diabolical villain Tearjerker (Roger). Their plan? To kill everyone in the world by making movies so sad, people will cry themselves to death.

S4 E1
#2
★ 8.2

The Vacation Goo

Sep 30, 2007

Francine demands that Stan take the family on a vacation after she learns all of their previous vacations never actually happened: The CIA had planted artificial memories of the "vacations" in their brains so Stan could ditch them. Meanwhile, Roger wants to be a thespian.

S4 E3
#3
★ 8.1

Dope & Faith

Oct 14, 2007

Stan prays for a friend and one is provided: a guy named Brett who's like him in every way but one--he's an atheist. So Stan has some evangelizing to do. Meanwhile, Steve is accepted into wizardry school.

S4 E8
#4
★ 7.9

The Most Adequate Christmas Ever

Dec 16, 2007

Stan dies on Christmas Eve while trying to find a perfect Christmas tree, then wreaks havoc in heaven (and limbo) trying to return to Earth to save his family--who were dragged along on his quest--from freezing to death in the woods.

S4 E16
#5
★ 7.8

Spring Breakup

May 18, 2008

Francine is out of town, giving Roger an opportunity to host spring break at the Smith house for visiting college students, one of whom becomes the straying Stan's "spring-break buddy." Meanwhile, cable music-channel host Carmen Selectra decides she wants to make Steve her sexual conquest.

S4 E2
#6
★ 7.7

Meter Made

Oct 7, 2007

After Stan punches a male meter maid during a disagreement over a parking ticket, a judge sentences him to two weeks of community service--as a meter maid. Meanwhile, Hayley poses in the nude for an art class, where one of the artists turns out to be Roger.

S4 E14
#7
★ 7.7

Office Spaceman

May 4, 2008

After outing himself as an alien, Roger (in disguise) finagles his way into being appointed the CIA's chief alien hunter to take advantage of a lavish expense account--while coming up just short in attempts to catch himself. Meanwhile, Francine shocks her family by displaying a prejudice they never knew she had.

S4 E12
#8
★ 7.6

Widowmaker

Feb 17, 2008

Francine wants Stan to open up emotionally, and after a few sessions with "pretend psychiatrist" Roger, he's more touchy-feely than she can handle. Meanwhile, Hayley kills the queen bee from Steve's science project, and he vows vengeance.

S4 E9
#9
★ 7.5

Frannie 911

Jan 6, 2008

Stan and Francine give the constantly nasty Roger an ultimatum: Be nice or ship out. Meanwhile, Klaus and Hayley play truth or dare, and Steve decides to become a backup dancer.

S4 E5
#10
★ 7.4

Haylias

Nov 11, 2007

Stan, who had Hayley brainwashed because he wanted her to be a sleeper CIA agent, activates her and orders her to marry a senator's son. Meanwhile, Roger and Steve decide to open a detective agency like the ones in the '70s TV shows they have been watching.

S4 E11
#1
★ 7.2

Oedipal Panties

Jan 27, 2008

When Stan's mom gets dumped by yet another boyfriend, she comes running to Stan for support, which he willingly provides (yet again). Francine, feeling threatened, seeks to loosen this umbilical cord, with Roger's help. Meanwhile, Klaus inadvertently gives Steve a fish disease called "ick."

S4 E4
#2
★ 7.3

Big Trouble in Little Langley

Nov 4, 2007

Stan seeks out Francine's birth parents because her visiting adoptive parents annoy him so much. But they don't annoy Steve, especially after they give him fireworks.

S4 E13
#3
★ 7.3

Red October Sky

Apr 27, 2008

Stan hunts for an ex-KGB agent but can't find him--until he moves in next door. And Steve is building a rocket for a school science project, but can't get it to work--until he gets some help from his new next-door neighbor. Meanwhile, Roger and Klaus head off on a European vacation.

S4 E5
#4
★ 7.4

Haylias

Nov 11, 2007

Stan, who had Hayley brainwashed because he wanted her to be a sleeper CIA agent, activates her and orders her to marry a senator's son. Meanwhile, Roger and Steve decide to open a detective agency like the ones in the '70s TV shows they have been watching.

S4 E6
#5
★ 7.4

The 42-Year-Old Virgin

Nov 18, 2007

Although Stan is a veteran CIA agent, it turns out that he has never killed anyone, so three of his buddies from the agency (and Roger) take him out so he can bag his "first kill."

S4 E7
#6
★ 7.4

Surro-Gate

Dec 2, 2007

Terry and Greg, the Smiths' gay neighbors, want to have a baby, and Francine offers to be their surrogate. Not surprisingly, Stan objects. Meanwhile, Steve and Roger play a practical joke on Klaus, who vows revenge.

S4 E15
#7
★ 7.4

Stanny Slickers II: The Legend of Ollie's Gold

May 11, 2008

After almost dying in a car crash, Stan decides that he must do something important with his life, so he digs for the gold he claims Iran-Contra figure Oliver North buried beneath his house. Meanwhile, Roger poses as a sexually provocative female office worker, hoping he'll be harassed so he can sue over it.

S4 E9
#8
★ 7.5

Frannie 911

Jan 6, 2008

Stan and Francine give the constantly nasty Roger an ultimatum: Be nice or ship out. Meanwhile, Klaus and Hayley play truth or dare, and Steve decides to become a backup dancer.

S4 E12
#9
★ 7.6

Widowmaker

Feb 17, 2008

Francine wants Stan to open up emotionally, and after a few sessions with "pretend psychiatrist" Roger, he's more touchy-feely than she can handle. Meanwhile, Hayley kills the queen bee from Steve's science project, and he vows vengeance.

S4 E2
#10
★ 7.7

Meter Made

Oct 7, 2007

After Stan punches a male meter maid during a disagreement over a parking ticket, a judge sentences him to two weeks of community service--as a meter maid. Meanwhile, Hayley poses in the nude for an art class, where one of the artists turns out to be Roger.

S4 E1
★ 8.2

The Vacation Goo

Sep 30, 2007

Francine demands that Stan take the family on a vacation after she learns all of their previous vacations never actually happened: The CIA had planted artificial memories of the "vacations" in their brains so Stan could ditch them. Meanwhile, Roger wants to be a thespian.

S4 E2
★ 7.7

Meter Made

Oct 7, 2007

After Stan punches a male meter maid during a disagreement over a parking ticket, a judge sentences him to two weeks of community service--as a meter maid. Meanwhile, Hayley poses in the nude for an art class, where one of the artists turns out to be Roger.

S4 E3
★ 8.1

Dope & Faith

Oct 14, 2007

Stan prays for a friend and one is provided: a guy named Brett who's like him in every way but one--he's an atheist. So Stan has some evangelizing to do. Meanwhile, Steve is accepted into wizardry school.

S4 E4
★ 7.3

Big Trouble in Little Langley

Nov 4, 2007

Stan seeks out Francine's birth parents because her visiting adoptive parents annoy him so much. But they don't annoy Steve, especially after they give him fireworks.

S4 E5
★ 7.4

Haylias

Nov 11, 2007

Stan, who had Hayley brainwashed because he wanted her to be a sleeper CIA agent, activates her and orders her to marry a senator's son. Meanwhile, Roger and Steve decide to open a detective agency like the ones in the '70s TV shows they have been watching.

S4 E6
★ 7.4

The 42-Year-Old Virgin

Nov 18, 2007

Although Stan is a veteran CIA agent, it turns out that he has never killed anyone, so three of his buddies from the agency (and Roger) take him out so he can bag his "first kill."

S4 E7
★ 7.4

Surro-Gate

Dec 2, 2007

Terry and Greg, the Smiths' gay neighbors, want to have a baby, and Francine offers to be their surrogate. Not surprisingly, Stan objects. Meanwhile, Steve and Roger play a practical joke on Klaus, who vows revenge.

S4 E8
★ 7.9

The Most Adequate Christmas Ever

Dec 16, 2007

Stan dies on Christmas Eve while trying to find a perfect Christmas tree, then wreaks havoc in heaven (and limbo) trying to return to Earth to save his family--who were dragged along on his quest--from freezing to death in the woods.

S4 E9
★ 7.5

Frannie 911

Jan 6, 2008

Stan and Francine give the constantly nasty Roger an ultimatum: Be nice or ship out. Meanwhile, Klaus and Hayley play truth or dare, and Steve decides to become a backup dancer.

S4 E10
★ 8.4

Tearjerker

Jan 13, 2008

A James Bond spoof casts Stan as a 007-type agent assigned by B (Bullock) to infiltrate the set of a movie producer named TchochkieSchmear (Klaus), who's in cahoots with the diabolical villain Tearjerker (Roger). Their plan? To kill everyone in the world by making movies so sad, people will cry themselves to death.

S4 E11
★ 7.2

Oedipal Panties

Jan 27, 2008

When Stan's mom gets dumped by yet another boyfriend, she comes running to Stan for support, which he willingly provides (yet again). Francine, feeling threatened, seeks to loosen this umbilical cord, with Roger's help. Meanwhile, Klaus inadvertently gives Steve a fish disease called "ick."

S4 E12
★ 7.6

Widowmaker

Feb 17, 2008

Francine wants Stan to open up emotionally, and after a few sessions with "pretend psychiatrist" Roger, he's more touchy-feely than she can handle. Meanwhile, Hayley kills the queen bee from Steve's science project, and he vows vengeance.

S4 E13
★ 7.3

Red October Sky

Apr 27, 2008

Stan hunts for an ex-KGB agent but can't find him--until he moves in next door. And Steve is building a rocket for a school science project, but can't get it to work--until he gets some help from his new next-door neighbor. Meanwhile, Roger and Klaus head off on a European vacation.

S4 E14
★ 7.7

Office Spaceman

May 4, 2008

After outing himself as an alien, Roger (in disguise) finagles his way into being appointed the CIA's chief alien hunter to take advantage of a lavish expense account--while coming up just short in attempts to catch himself. Meanwhile, Francine shocks her family by displaying a prejudice they never knew she had.

S4 E15
★ 7.4

Stanny Slickers II: The Legend of Ollie's Gold

May 11, 2008

After almost dying in a car crash, Stan decides that he must do something important with his life, so he digs for the gold he claims Iran-Contra figure Oliver North buried beneath his house. Meanwhile, Roger poses as a sexually provocative female office worker, hoping he'll be harassed so he can sue over it.

S4 E16
★ 7.8

Spring Breakup

May 18, 2008

Francine is out of town, giving Roger an opportunity to host spring break at the Smith house for visiting college students, one of whom becomes the straying Stan's "spring-break buddy." Meanwhile, cable music-channel host Carmen Selectra decides she wants to make Steve her sexual conquest.

Season Average Rating Episodes Best Episode Worst Episode
4 ★ 7.6 16
★ 8.4 Tearjerker
★ 7.2 Oedipal Panties
6 ★ 7.6 18
★ 8.8 Rapture's Delight
★ 7.1 An Incident at Owl Creek
3 ★ 7.5 19
★ 7.9 The Best Christmas Story Never Told
★ 7.0 Of Ice and Men
7 ★ 7.5 19
★ 8.5 For Whom the Sleigh Bell Tolls
★ 6.9 Gorillas in the Mist
2 ★ 7.4 16
★ 7.7 Bullocks to Stan
★ 7.1 Con Heir
8 ★ 7.4 18
★ 8.1 Hurricane! (III)
★ 6.8 Stan's Best Friend
5 ★ 7.4 20
★ 7.9 The One That Got Away
★ 7.0 One Little Word
10 ★ 7.3 20
★ 8.0 Faking Bad
★ 6.6 Kung Pao Turkey
9 ★ 7.3 19
★ 8.4 Lost in Space
★ 6.6 National Treasure 4: Baby Franny: She's Doing Well: The Hole Story
13 ★ 7.3 22
★ 8.6 The Two Hundred
★ 6.8 Kiss Kiss, Cam Cam
1 ★ 7.3 7
★ 7.5 Homeland Insecurity
★ 7.1 Threat Levels
11 ★ 7.1 3
★ 7.3 A Boy Named Michael
★ 7.0 Blagsnarst: A Love Story
16 ★ 7.1 20
★ 8.7 Rabbit Ears
★ 6.4 An Irish Goodbye
21 ★ 7.0 17
★ 7.9 The Clearview Motel
★ 6.0 An Adult Woman
15 ★ 7.0 22
★ 8.1 Persona Assistant
★ 6.3 Flavortown
12 ★ 7.0 15
★ 7.6 Holy S***, Jeff's Back!
★ 4.0 American Fung
14 ★ 7.0 22
★ 7.6 The Talented Mr. Dingleberry
★ 6.5 Family Plan
20 ★ 6.9 22
★ 7.6 Fellow Traveler
★ 6.1 Stretched Thin
17 ★ 6.9 24
★ 8.0 300
★ 6.2 Cheek to Cheek: A Stripper's Story
18 ★ 6.8 22
★ 7.6 Stan & Francine & Stan & Francine & Radika
★ 5.9 Klaus and Rogu in "Thank God for Loose Rocks": An American Dad! Adventure
19 ★ 6.7 22
★ 7.4 Gold Top Nuts
★ 6.3 American Dad Graffito