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American Dad! Season 5 Episode 4

Choosey Wives Choose Smith

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AIRED: 11/2/08

Stan becomes jealous when he finds out Francine was once engaged to a pilot whose plane crashed. Little does she know that her lost love is still alive, but when Stan and Roger track him down, Francine is forced to choose between the two men.

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This episode is mediocre.

5.0

By jmbsonic555, Oct 17, 2011

Stan becomes jealous when he finds out Francine was once engaged to a pilot whose plane crashed. Little does she know that her lost love is still alive, but when Stan and Roger track him down, Francine is forced to choose between the two men.

Overall, Stan was quite ridiculous in this episode. Overall it is a 5 out of 10

Mediocre.
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By futuramarama, Jun 29, 2011

What I liked: Steve's dream about the cat in the middle of the episode, only to have it be revealed it was a wet dream, the cat at the end of the episode, Roger and Stan fighting on the island, Francine pretending to like the pilot to get back at Stan, amongst other things.

I have a feeling this show has a lot of episodes where Stan and Francine fight, kind of like The Simpsons with Homer and Marge. Only problem is this same story formula gets tired after a little while. However, now this time. This was still a pretty good episode, despite the fact they've already done a couple marriage episodes. Final grade is a solid B.moreless
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By Canogaparkcindy, Apr 15, 2011

Good episode of "American Dad!" I was never really a huge fan of this show just because I always thought of it as a carbon copy of Family Guy (only significantly worse), but this episode managed to bring some laughs.

I noticed the Macfarlane-esque humor, the story line felt all too familiar to when Peter was stranded and Brian ended up marrying Lois on Family Guy, but I decided to disregard the similarities.

Family Guy has been getting ridiculous, and this episode was not that at all. No poop jokes here, or ridiculous musical numbers (thank god!), so I think this is a promising series, lets just hope it doesn't go downhill like Family Guy did.moreless
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Paranoia, Cats, Seagulls and Stan...

9.5

By travellinguist, May 01, 2009

This is a great episode. It balances a health dose of Stan paranoia, Steve fantasy and oh yeah did I mention Seagulls? Stan believes his wife settled for him and settles himself on a plan to test his wife's love. Things go awry as they often do and he ends up on a deserted island with Roger. He quickly overcomes his fear of seagulls and for some reason find the whole seagull thing to be hilarious. Stan eats them and tries to make a raft out of them, whereas Roger "passes a beak", lassos 13 in an attempt to fly him to safety, and of course is first seen covered in their poo. The subplot is also pretty funny with Steve trying to win the love of a beat up cat. I am not sure entirely why this episode is fun but it is. It is definitely one of my favorites of the series.moreless
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Another one of my favorites!

10

By ctm723, Apr 17, 2009

Season 4 continues to produce amazing episodes like this one. Roger and Stan were very funny in this episode like when Stan said rather act crazy then be crazy I am going to write that down oh just forgot and when Roger said oh I thought I was your ship I felt you farting yeah I felt that. The Steve storyline was so funny every time that cat attacked steve I lost it but the funniest attack was when he finished playing the cello and he fought Simon The Cat was so funny. This was alot better then Baby Not On Board the Family Guy episode that aired on the same night.moreless
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Cast & Crew: STARS

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Rachael MacFarlane	Hayley Smith
Dee Bradley Baker	Klaus the Goldfish
Seth MacFarlane	Stan Smith, Roger the Alien
Scott Grimes	Steve Smith
Wendy Schaal	Francine Smith

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Cast & Crew: RECURRING AND GUESTS

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Brooks Gardner	Travis	Guest Star
Travis Bowe	Voice	Guest Star
Curtis Armstrong	Voice	Recurring Role
Mike Barker	Various	Recurring Role

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TRIVIA (4)
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- Goof: When Stan watches the cameras in the house when they first arrive on the CIA island base, the lamp in the background does not have a camera. But when Francine goes to open the door from Travis to comfort her, the camera is obvious.
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- Ironically, Travis Bowe, who is a contributor to American Dad and The Cleveland Show actually voices the character Travis Bowe's ranch hand, not Travis himself in this episode.
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- Music:
  - "I'm So Into You" by Peabo Bryson.
  - "Don't Go" by Fascinoma.
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- It is revealed in this episode that Roger floats in water.
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QUOTES (3)
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- Stan: Roger, I think I've found a way off this island! Is there such a thing as a time crab?
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- Stan: Come on, Francine! Small planes are the safest of all. If Richie Valens' plane had been just a little bit smaller, he'd still be alive.
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- Stan: Well, I'd rather be acting crazy than feeling crazy. That's good, Stan, I'm gonna write that down when we land. Oh, already forgot it.
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NOTES (1)
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- Roger's opening credits disguise: the Saudi Arabian harem girl from "Stan of Arabia: Part 2"
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ALLUSIONS (4)
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- James and the Giant Peach
  Roger attempts to escape from the island by tying a bunch of seagulls together like James and the insects from Roald Dahl's 1961 novel James and the Giant Peach.
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- Ritchie Valens
  Stan mentions that Ritchie Valens would still be alive if his plane would have been smaller. Valens, together with Buddy Holly and J.P. Richardson, died in a plane crash on February 3, 1959. Valens had "won" the seat in the plane through a coin toss.
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- Yo-Yo Ma
  Steve sings playing the cello like Yo-Yo Ma. Yo-Yo Ma is a multiple Grammy Award winning Cellist.
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- Episode Title: Choosey Wives Choose Smith
  This title is a take on the slogan for Jif Peanut Butter, "Choosey Mothers Choose Jif."
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