Black Mystery Month

Season 3, Episode 13, Aired

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  • My 300th review comes to this perfect American Dad episode

    10
    "Perfect"

    While researching a paper about George Washington Carver in celebration of Black History Month, Steve uncovers a conspiracy that's been going on since the Civil War. When the curator of the Smithsonian Peanut Museum reaches out to tell Steve the truth, he's mysteriously murdered, and Steve and Stan are tracked by a secret society that will stop at nothing to keep this scandalous secret of American history.





    Overall a hilarious episode





    a 10 out of 10

  • perfect

    10
    "Perfect"
    What I liked: the anagram, that cop who thought Steve killed the curator, the guy at the beginning of the episode, all the mysteries in it, Stan being in the Illuminati, Stan and Steve working together, amongst other things.



    Mystery episodes of TV shows have always been personal favorites for me. Maybe because I really like mysteries. As long as the episode itself has good pacing, jokes if it needs them, and a strong plot, all of which this one has, I think the mystery aspect is great and well-done, and as a result, this episode gets an A+ as a grade from me.
  • An adventerous and hillarious episode.

    10
    "Perfect"
    This episode is so good in so many ways wether it is hillarity,suspense,and adventure and the hillarious and adventureious Stan and Steve stroryline and the hillarious Roger and Haley storyline were Roger takes forever to go in a game of jenga he plays with Haley. Some hillarious parts are when Roger hires someone to just determine whitch move he should take in jenga and when Roger built another model jenga tower just to see what would happen when he moved. Also it was hillarious when it was finally Haley's turn and She was thinking and Roger slamed his hand on the table and said go already even though he took forever to go and it is very funny when Stan fell down and kept hitting every floor level and kept falling through them. Overall an episode within my top five and had two equally amazing storylines.
  • A conspiracy of peanut proportions!

    9.5
    "Superb"
    This Da Vinci Code parody is hilarious, as it puts all the complexities and codes of the conspiracy into the simplicity of a peanut, and it's a hilarious father/son plot for American Dad, with the CIA in on the whole thing as well.



    This hilarious exaggeration of conspiracies, and accusation of what race really created the first jar of peanut butter is balanced by a not so funny exaggeration of playing jenga. Roger's tough choice was slightly amusing at first, but got old quickly, and the ending was predictable.



    Either way, for the most part, this episode is a hilarious send up and has great interaction between Stan and Steve as they try to solve the nutty mystery.
  • Consistent with it's content; this episode is nutty.

    7.0
    "Good"
    While researching a paper about George Washington Carver in celebration of Black History Month, Steve uncovers a conspiracy that's been going on since the Civil War. When the curator of the Smithsonian Peanut Museum reaches out to tell Steve the truth, he's mysteriously murdered, and Steve and Stan are tracked by a secret society (the Illuminuti, an obvious parody of the Illuminati) that will stop at nothing to keep this scandalous secret of American history a secret. Meanwhile Steve and Hailey play a game of Jenga...........



    There have been many takes on The Da Vinci Code in Family Guy, South Park, Epic movie and other parodist books but this one can boast the funniest with it's incorporation of Peanut Butter and the most interesting with it's inclusion of other elements from National Treasure and Angels and Demons as the Da Vinci Code plot concept on it's own is a little weak. The Jenga sub - plot was superfluous as nothing happens but it does offer a realistic break from the insane main plot and includes some of the best jokes.



    The humour for the episode itself is often put on hold for the action and the mystery but when the chips are down; the passing gags are funnier than the ones that are given a large build - up but fizzle out e.g. The Burger King gag.



    The episode looks stunning with heaps of texture and detail as the duo go from Museums to Strip Clubs and then to a fortress under the Lincoln statue in Washington. Seth Macfarlane delivers a great performance with his drill sergeant - like voicing on Stan and the alien Roger who sounds suspiciously like Peter Griffin from the related show Family Guy. Special mention goes to Scott Grimes as Steve. This episode won't earn an Emmy but is an entertaining break from reality.
  • One of my favorite episodes...

    9.7
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    While researching a paper about George Washington Carver in celebration of Black History Month, Steve uncovers a conspiracy that's been going on since the Civil War. When the curator of the Smithsonian Peanut Museum reaches out to tell Steve the truth, he's mysteriously murdered, and Steve and Stan are tracked by a secret society that will stop at nothing to keep this scandalous secret of American history. Amazing episode that was dedicated to one of our nation's best Americans, George Washington Carver. I espically loved the end where it shows a picture of Carver and it says that little blurb about the peanut plant, and that he did not invent peanut butter...
  • hilarious and adventurous this episode is simply hilarious.

    10
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    this episode is by far the best episode ive seen so far. Steve finding out that carver never invented peanut butter and tat his father is part of the conspiracy that Steve is fighting against.the government of peanut butter co attacks Steve and all who know a bout the conspiracy of the peanut butter founder Abraham Lincoln!!! towards the middle Steve then find the paper and the amulet to find out the hiding place in which the secret is held. Steve's father than attacks his son hoping to retrieve the truth and accidentally destroys the evidence while misplacing placing the real item for the fake.
  • While doing a report on George Washington Carver for school on black history month, Steve finds a secret about Mr.Peanut.

    9.0
    "Superb"
    This episode was very strange....Steve is just doing a project on George Washington Carver when he finds out something peculiar on a peanut butter jar. He finds a peanut symbol which he thinks is very wierd. He then searches for what it means, but he ends up getting into trouble. He finds out peanut butter wasn't made by George Washington Carver, but Abraham Lincoln who then slipped the peanut butter jar he had created to George Washington Carver's door , then left. So overall this episode was superb because it had excitement, some murder, and wierd moments that keep you watching.
  • A strange, but still very funny episode.

    9.5
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    This episode was very strange.. Not what i was expecting at all, but i still found it very funny. The entire episode appears to be one big rip off of the da Vinci code, which everyone seems to be ripping off these days, and they threw in some Indiana Jones references just for fun, too.



    Not a whole lot happened in this episode in terms of character development, but thats not what i (or most of the target audience) watch these shows for. Shows like this, the simpsons, futurama, family guy, all them, they're just for fun, you just wanna veg out and have a bit of a laugh so i approved of this episode. Random, but funny!
  • Mr.Peanut,Peter Pan Peanut Butter,PB&J. . .American classics! Everybody loves peanut butter. . .maybe a little too much. . .

    9.1
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    Who would've come up with the idea of a peanut butter conspiracy. lol. This was an excellent episode. Exactly why I watch this series. I love the DaVinci Code and National Treasure, soo I thought this episode was really funny. It kept me entertained. Especially with the confusion of alligence for Stan Smith and the little jab at wikipedia at the end. I love American Dad, Family Guy, and The Simpsons, I mean who doesn't? This really was an American Dad classic. I love their parodies of pop culture. Example: World of Warcraft ("Dungeons and Wagons"). American Dad has sky-rocketed to popularity, and I'm positive it will stay there for a long time. Family Guy and American Dad are giving The Simpsons a run for their money!
  • Steve comes upon a secret held in the United States that dated back to the Civil War while doing a report on George Washington Carver for Black History month. He runs into the Illuminutty who try to hide that it was not Carver who invented Peanut butter.

    10
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    I was amazed with the originality of this episode. I was a huge fan of The Da Vinci Code and I loved the refrences to that, as well as the refrences to National Treaure, and unknowingly, Dan Browns Angels & Demons with mocking of the Illuminati (illuminutty in American Dad)This was one of my favorite episodes.
  • A peanut butter conspiracy and other crazy antics.

    8.0
    "Great"
    I found this episode a lot funnier than Family Guy's "The Tan Aquatic with Steve Zissou." (Although many might disagree with me.) This plot was actually worth watching. A whole episode based on the conspiracy of George Washington Carver not actually inventing peanut butter? That's just ridiculous.



    Some of the jokes I found funny were Roger and Haley playing Jenga and he "hired" an engineer and the Wikipedia one. The ending with the dedication to George Washington Carver was also funny.



    Basically, this episode was decent. I personally liked the plot because it kept the flow of the show going with occasional jokes put in.
  • Umm... a Peanut Butter conspiracy?

    8.1
    "Great"
    Ok. I usually go for stupid humor, it's amusing in its own way, and I love Peanut Butter, but this was dumb. Like Labyrinth and Scorpian King Dumb for a story. I will admit that I found it amusing, and they actually pulled a lot of things off really well, so I can't trash it too hard. I guess that it helps if you don't think about the story afterwards. This is just one of those episodes that you may or may not enjoy, and realize that there is no logical reason to enjoy it. You have your warning, so go watch it.
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