A.T. The Abusive Terrestrial

Season 3, Episode 12, Aired

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When Roger is rejected by Steve, who seems to be over him, Roger heads out in search of a new human companion. But when this new friend starts to abuse Roger and the relationship turns into a lot of excuses and sorry's, Steve and Hayley scheme to get Roger out of the bad relationship and back home where he belongs. Meanwhile, Stan tours the Mr. Pibb factory and meets the man himself.moreless
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  • Poor Roger.

    9.5
    "Superb"
    By jmbsonic555, Oct 14, 2011
    When Roger is rejected by Steve, who seems to be over him, Roger heads out in search of a new human companion. But when this new friend starts to abuse Roger and the relationship turns into a lot of excuses and sorry's, Steve and Hayley scheme to get Roger out of the bad relationship and back home where he belongs. Meanwhile, Stan tours the Mr. Pibb factory and meets the man himself.
    Overall, roger kept getting beat up which lowered my score.

    Overall a 9.5 out of 10moreless

  • Roger searches a new humancompanion

    9.5
    "Superb"
    By fsaenz0125, Sep 28, 2011
    When Roger is rejected by Steve, who seems to be over him, Roger heads out in search of a new human companion. But when this new friend starts to abuse Roger and the relationship turns into a lot of excuses and sorry's, Steve and Hayley scheme to get Roger out of the bad relationship and back home where he belongs. Meanwhile, Stan tours the Mr. Pibb factory and meets the man himself.
    Favorite/Funny Parts:
    *Montages during Roger's song
    *The guy being a girl
    *Jeff's cameo
    *Stan and Francine jaming to a song
    *Roger pretending to sick and going back to his hometown
    *The last part
    Scenes that lowers my score:
    *I though Henry was being harsh to Roger especially when he beats him up.
    Overall score: 9.5/10 (A)moreless

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    By futuramarama, Jun 29, 2011
    Roger is rejected by Steve and starts spending time with a new kid, one who beats him up when things don't go his way. When Steve finds out the other boy attacks Roger, he tries to do something, but the boy swears he will go to the FBI and tell them about Roger being an alien if he does anything.

    Good episode. I really liked the main plot in this. I thought the sub plot with Mr. Pibb was alright. It started off funny but got a little boring near the end. But Roger's plot, whilst not really hilarious, was better in terms of plot, so overall it was a good episode, one that gets a B+ as a grade from me.moreless

  • ROger finds a replacement Steve.

    7.5
    "Good"
    By jimbo_001, May 18, 2008
    Roger befriending a new kid in an ET spoof, mixed with an abusive relationship, isn't the most normal plot one would think of, but it was pretty funny, though it did seem to go on for too long and became predictable.

    Keeping with the weird factor, Stan and Francine travel the country to keep their favourite soft drink alive, and through that crazy journey find out what they were really fighting for, their love.

    Both these plots make fun of clichs, but of course this becomes a clich itself, and the episode is fairly funny throughout the episode, but not a very memorable one.moreless

  • Like Mr. Pibb, this episode goes down good!

    8.0
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    By GeorgeJobson, Feb 22, 2007
    Two things are happening on "American Dad!" and boy that episode goes down good. Satan and Francie go the Mr. Pibb factory and meet with the president of Mr. Pibb. speaking of Mr. Pibb, the nearby movie theatre where I live is selling Mr. Pibb. Next time I get a Mr. Pibb there, I'll think of Stan. How about a series of ads on Mr. Pibb and let American Dad pitch the product for televison. The Flintstones push Welch's products on their show. How about it? Meanwhile Roger made friends with a new companion who smacks him around and then apologized for what he did. Just like one of those Lifetime TV movies.moreless
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    • Stan: Ah, Mr. Pibb. The cornerstone of our love. Delicious, refreshing, and totally lacking in portention!

    • Henry: You don't appreciate what I've done for you! I made you lieutenant! You were a cook when we started playing!

    • Roger: Oh, man, he's never gonna fall for this. Henry: Cool! A real spaceship. Roger: Then again, he is nine.

    • Steve: (About Roger) Why does he stay, Hayley?! Why does he stay? Hayley: Clearly, he's getting something from this kid he wasn't getting from you. When you have that kind of co-dependency, it can be hard to break free from an abusive relationship. Jeff: Can I come out of the pantry now, babe? Hayley: I said I'll get you when I'm ready! (Throws her coffee mug at him)

    • Hayley: What's wrong with you? You look horrible. Klaus: I've had this flu for, like, two weeks. I started to feel better on Tuesday, but then I pushed it and now I have this darker mucus and... Hayley: I was talking to Steve. Klaus: Are you sure you don't want to be a nurse, Hayley? You're so caring!

    • Steve: You sound just like Daphne Zuniga from that Lifetime movie, and you remember what happened to her. Roger: Oh, my God! She ended up on ABC Family! Well, I'm not going to let that happen to me.

    • Bob: Welcome to the Mr. Pibb Experience. Stan. Francine. Stan: Evening, Bob. You get the e-mail I sent you with different ideas for Pibb T-shirts? Bob: Yes, I deleted it immediately. Stan: (Laughs) Classic Bob.

    • Stan: I can't believe you're still upset. It's been a week. Francine: You called me a pig. Stan: I didn't say you were a pig. I said that dress made you look like a pig. And those shoes didn't help. All your fat, sweaty toes shoved in there like 20 Hondurans stuffed in a giant... shoe.

    • Steve: Chlorine, Bromine... crap! (Looks at book) Astatine! How could I forget? It has the words "teen" and "ass" in it.

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    • Roger: Check it out, I blinded us with science! This is a reference to the 1983 song "She Blinded Me with Science" by Thomas Dolby.

    • Laverne & Shirley The glove on the bottle in the Mr. Pibb factory is a reference to the television show Laverne & Shirley, where they wave to a glove that they put on a bottle in the plant that they work at in the opening sequence of the show.

    • Henry: Name The name of the kid that befriends Roger is a reference to actor Henry Thomas. Henry Thomas played Elliot in E.T. The Extra Terrestrial.

    • Mr. Pibb: Soda Mr. Pibb soda is a former beverage from the Coca-Cola Company, originally introduced in 1971. Like in the episode, they changed the formula in 2001, and it now sells as Pibb Xtra.

    • Episode Title: A.T. The Abusive Terrestrial This is an allusion to the movie E.T. The Extra Terrestrial.

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