Stan and the family go out to dinner at a buffet restaurant; Roger becomes a flower.Stan and the family go out to dinner at a buffet restaurant; Roger becomes a flower.Stan and the family go out to dinner at a buffet restaurant; Roger becomes a flower.
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Seth MacFarlane
- Stan Smith
- (voice)
- …
Wendy Schaal
- Francine Smith
- (voice)
Scott Grimes
- Steve Smith
- (voice)
Dee Bradley Baker
- Klaus
- (voice)
Laura Bailey
- Jennifer
- (voice)
- …
Troy Baker
- Christoph Waltz
- (voice)
- …
Stephanie Beatriz
- Chardonnay
- (voice)
Jeff Fischer
- Jeff Fischer
- (voice)
Mike Henry
- Jackson
- (voice)
- …
Richard Kind
- Al Tuttle
- (voice)
Matthew Mercer
- Adam
- (voice)
- …
Matt E. Mixer
- Dr. Weitzman
- (voice)
Patrick Stewart
- Avery Bullock
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- Quotes
Hayley Smith: It's a little weird that this buffet has a VIP section, right?
Stan Smith: You wanna hear something weird? The Goodyear Blimp is the official bird of Redondo Beach, California.
Francine Smith: Oh, you guys wanna hear something really weird? Zerp Znap Za-noodle!
- ConnectionsReferences The Mickey Mouse Club (1955)
Featured review
AD Producers: You should minimize your appearances in the show
Family Time was a solid episode, which in the post-Fox years, is any episode with a 6 or 7 rating.
But let's cut to the chase and identify the two main issues that keep these episodes from achieving "classic" status...
1. In the event someone from the AD production team actually reads these, and can understand my reviews here are earnest and from the heart, please think about the point I'm about to make because it's the number one thing you're doing to hurt the quality of your episodes:
Stop with the "what if Roger was a (enter something random)" plots/subplots.
Roger is not in the main plot of this episode and at first, the reason why seems promising: he's jaded and overwhelmed by life. He doesn't know who he is.
I think the writers are projecting here. THEY don't know who Roger is. And so, he goes for a walk and becomes a flower.
And I'm not saying this was a terrible little secondary storyline. It had its funny moments. But it makes me suspect they've forgotten that Roger's best personas, even the absurd ones-like being a termite or a racing greyhound-are organic to the storyline.
In the case of "Family Time," it felt more like a half-hearted attempt to fill up 21 minutes of run time. The best secondary plots tie back into the larger plot-that's about the only time these abstract Roger personas work.
2. I say this with the utmost respect to the producers of American Dad: Please stop giving your alter-egos leading roles in episodes. American Dad already has several "awkward misfit loners" At its disposal (e.g., Klaus, Dick, Tuttle).
The more we see of these once ancillary characters who are graduating to secondary characters (Weitzman, Parker), the more it makes us miss the amazing secondary characters of seasons' past. I'm sure there are a lot of inside jokes things you find hilarious but I promise you the average fan would trade one of their organs for a proper appearance by Reginald or even donate plasma for a visit by Debbie or Vince Chung.
But let's cut to the chase and identify the two main issues that keep these episodes from achieving "classic" status...
1. In the event someone from the AD production team actually reads these, and can understand my reviews here are earnest and from the heart, please think about the point I'm about to make because it's the number one thing you're doing to hurt the quality of your episodes:
Stop with the "what if Roger was a (enter something random)" plots/subplots.
Roger is not in the main plot of this episode and at first, the reason why seems promising: he's jaded and overwhelmed by life. He doesn't know who he is.
I think the writers are projecting here. THEY don't know who Roger is. And so, he goes for a walk and becomes a flower.
And I'm not saying this was a terrible little secondary storyline. It had its funny moments. But it makes me suspect they've forgotten that Roger's best personas, even the absurd ones-like being a termite or a racing greyhound-are organic to the storyline.
In the case of "Family Time," it felt more like a half-hearted attempt to fill up 21 minutes of run time. The best secondary plots tie back into the larger plot-that's about the only time these abstract Roger personas work.
2. I say this with the utmost respect to the producers of American Dad: Please stop giving your alter-egos leading roles in episodes. American Dad already has several "awkward misfit loners" At its disposal (e.g., Klaus, Dick, Tuttle).
The more we see of these once ancillary characters who are graduating to secondary characters (Weitzman, Parker), the more it makes us miss the amazing secondary characters of seasons' past. I'm sure there are a lot of inside jokes things you find hilarious but I promise you the average fan would trade one of their organs for a proper appearance by Reginald or even donate plasma for a visit by Debbie or Vince Chung.
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- Feb 3, 2023
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